Real Madrid are hunting the top table spots while Almería are more concerned with escaping relegation. Who wins the prize?
- Real Madrid have the most scored goals (65) in La Liga
- Almería have the most conceded goals in the second half (32) in La Liga
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Madrid and Almería.
Real Madrid form and stats
34 points is a decent return from 15 La Liga games here at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu for Real Madrid. The data says 10 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss.
Real Madrid are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 2-4 away versus Girona. A goal frenzy last time out for Real Madrid, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Girona. Fun stuff to watch! Midfield player Kroos got a match rating of 7.65 in that game, the max score being 10. Kroos hit three key passes and had 106 successful passes (of 108 total).
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Celta de Vigo in a game that was won 2-0.The manager Ancelotti will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Real Sociedad in only three days.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (36 in 15 games), Real Madrid's attacking play is working. Madrid are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 12 from 15 matches.
Almería form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Almería so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 1-4-10 (win-draw-lose).
It's the second away game in a row for Almería, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Getafe (placed 17th) last time out. Goalkeeper Martínez was absolutely vital in the Almería victory against Getafe, making eight saves. The attacker Suárez got a match rating of 8.85 in that game. Suárez scored two goals, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.
A 1-2 loss hosting Athletic Club before that.Observe! Both sides have scored goal(s) in 9 of this club's last 11 league matches.
A new game in only three days for Almería, the La Liga home match versus Elche. Busy days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Almería as they have only managed to score 14 times from 15 away games in the league. For Almería, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net. Almería has visited these top teams four times, and 3 of 4 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
Real Madrid have won all of the 6 most recent duels versus this team. Something to take note of?Almería - Madrid 1-2 was the product when these teams last met, some time ago this season.
Top Goalscorers
  K. Benzema 14 goals |  V. Júnior 10 goals |  M. Asensio Willemsen 8 goals |
Real Madrid missing players
Almería missing players
| Real Madrid | Almería | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 31 |
| 20 | 10 | 5 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 10 | 16 |
| 65 | 36 | 17 | Scored | S | 3 | 14 | 38 |
| 28 | 12 | 2 | Conceded | C | 9 | 32 | 53 |
| 94% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 87% | 93% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 87% | 84% |
| 58% | 60% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 60% | 58% |
| 35% | 47% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 33% | 32% |
| 19% | 20% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 10% |
| 58% | 67% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 67% | 68% |
| 39% | 33% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 10% | 7% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 33% | 26% |
| 6.2 | 6.8 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| 4.2 | 3.1 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9.2 | 5.9 | 5.7 |
| 1.8 | 1.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 18.5 | 20 | 23.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 11 | 11.4 |
| 6.4 | 7.1 | 9.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
| 33% | 34% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 22% | 29% |
| 11.3 | 9.7 | 8.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 19 | 16.4 | 14.9 |
| 3.4 | 2.7 | 1.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8 | 6.2 | 5.8 |
- Almería have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Almería have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Almería have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Almería have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in La Liga
- Almería have the most conceded goals in the second half (32) in La Liga
- Almería haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Real Madrid have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Real Madrid have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Real Madrid have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Almería have scored away.
- Real Madrid have the most scored goals (36) at home in La Liga
- Real Madrid have the most scored goals (65) in La Liga
- Real Madrid have the most scored goals in the first half (30) in La Liga
- Real Madrid have the most scored goals in the second half (35) in La Liga
- Real Madrid have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | FC Barcelona | 31 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 55 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 9 | 44 | 76 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 31 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 65 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 16 | 37 | 65 |
| 3 | Atletico Madrid | 31 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 50 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 27 | 63 |
| 4 | Real Sociedad | 31 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 39 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 55 |
| 5 | Real Betis | 31 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 39 | 33 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 49 |
| 6 | Villarreal | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 39 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 47 |
| 7 | Athletic Club | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 42 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 46 |
| 8 | Osasuna | 31 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 44 |
| 9 | Rayo Vallecano | 31 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 38 | 37 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 1 | 43 |
| 10 | Girona | 31 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 48 | 45 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 3 | 41 |
| 11 | Mallorca | 31 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 34 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 23 | -4 | 40 |
| 12 | Celta de Vigo | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 37 | 42 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 25 | -5 | 39 |
| 13 | Sevilla | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 37 | 45 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 26 | -8 | 38 |
| 14 | Real Valladolid | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 48 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 32 | -22 | 35 |
| 15 | Almería | 31 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 38 | 53 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 32 | -15 | 33 |
| 16 | Cadiz | 31 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 23 | 43 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -20 | 32 |
| 17 | Getafe | 31 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 41 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 23 | -12 | 31 |
| 18 | Valencia | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 32 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 21 | -4 | 30 |
| 19 | Espanyol | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 35 | 49 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 24 | -14 | 28 |
| 20 | Elche | 31 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 20 | 62 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 35 | -42 | 13 |
