Buckle up for a show! Today's starring roles are Real Madrid and FC Barcelona, 3 points is the main plot and 90 minutes the playing time.
- Real Madrid have the most points from losing position (6) in La Liga
- FC Barcelona have the most scored goals (20) in La Liga
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Champions League game only four days ago.
Real Madrid form and stats
Seven points from three La Liga home games is a great start for Real Madrid, who are hoping to build on that form here at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu.
The Madrid boss Ancelotti and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League. Midfielder Kroos was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.65 (out of ten) in that game. Kroos served one assist, hit five key passes and had 108 successful passes (of 115 total).
In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Getafe.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Real Madrid have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 7 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 1 and lost 2.
Real Madrid are traveling soon after this match as the La Liga match at Elche awaits in three days.
Goals decide football matches and Madrid are scoring many of them at home; 7 on target from 3 league matches.
FC Barcelona form and stats
Playing away, FC Barcelona have won 4 games, drawn 0 and suffered 0 defeats in the La Liga this season.
FC Barcelona have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen. It's been 624 minutes since they last conceded in La Liga.
Barcelona delivered a 3-3 draw playing at home against Inter in their previous game; a Champions League fixture. Attacker Lewandowski got a player rating of 9.12 in the game. "Man of the match" Lewandowski scored two goals, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Celta de Vigo.Something to take note of for sports bettors looking to bet on only one (or no) team scoring in this fixture: This club have played 6 consecutive league matches with just one or no side finding the net.
After this away game FC Barcelona return home for a La Liga game against Villarreal. That game is only four sleeps after this.
The FC Barcelona defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average ({1 goals} in 4 games).
Head 2 Head
Head to head statistics (for the prior ten meetings): Madrid won five games, one match ended in a draw and FC Barcelona got four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / four.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Lewandowski 9 goals |   V. Júnior 5 goals |  F. Valverde Dipetta 3 goals |
Real Madrid missing players
FC Barcelona missing players
| Real Madrid | FC Barcelona | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 7 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 12 | 20 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 62% |
| 75% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 75% | 62% |
| 38% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 50% | 38% |
| 25% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 25% | 12% |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 25% | 12% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 75% | 88% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 6.5 | 7.7 | 9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.2 | 6.9 |
| 3.8 | 2.3 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 4.2 | 3 |
| 1.1 | 1.3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 3 | 2.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19.8 | 22.3 | 21 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 15.2 | 18.1 |
| 6.8 | 6 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 6 | 6.6 |
| 35% | 39% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 57% | 50% | 38% |
| 10.4 | 7.3 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 11.8 | 9.8 |
| 3.1 | 2.7 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 3.8 | 3 |
- All of Real Madrid's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- FC Barcelona have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- FC Barcelona have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- FC Barcelona have scored in all their away matches so far.
- FC Barcelona have the fewest conceded goals (1) in La Liga
- FC Barcelona have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in La Liga
- FC Barcelona have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (0) in La Liga
- FC Barcelona have the most clean sheets (7) in La Liga
- FC Barcelona have the most scored goals (20) in La Liga
- FC Barcelona have the most scored goals in the second half (11) in La Liga
- FC Barcelona have the the best goal difference (+11) away in La Liga
- FC Barcelona have the the best goal difference (+19) in La Liga
- FC Barcelona have won all their away games so far.
- FC Barcelona have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- FC Barcelona have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- FC Barcelona haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- FC Barcelona is in the best form (6-0-0) in La Liga
- Real Madrid have not yet lost a game.
- Real Madrid have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Real Madrid have scored in all their matches so far.
- Real Madrid have the most points from losing position (6) in La Liga
- Real Madrid have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Real Madrid haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 19 | 22 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 22 |
| 3 | Athletic Club | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 17 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 16 |
| 5 | Real Betis | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 16 |
| 7 | Valencia | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 13 |
| 8 | Osasuna | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| 9 | Villarreal | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 10 | Rayo Vallecano | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 10 |
| 11 | Celta de Vigo | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -5 | 10 |
| 12 | Mallorca | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 9 |
| 13 | Real Valladolid | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -7 | 8 |
| 14 | Girona | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 7 |
| 15 | Almeria | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -5 | 7 |
| 16 | Getafe | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -8 | 7 |
| 17 | Espanyol | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -5 | 6 |
| 18 | Sevilla | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -6 | 6 |
| 19 | Cadiz | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -13 | 5 |
| 20 | Elche | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | -15 | 2 |
