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Competition: Spain La Liga
Competition: Sun 20.March
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu (81044 seats)

Get ready for a show! The leading antagonists are Real Madrid and FC Barcelona, victory is the main plot and 90 minutes the playing time.

Insights:
  • Real Madrid have the most scored goals (59) in La Liga

The visiting FC Barcelona played their last game only three days ago, a Europa League match. That game was also an away game, at Galatasaray. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.

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Real Madrid form and stats

Real Madrid are steadily winning La Liga games and points here at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu. 10 wins, 4 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 14 games. With a nice streak brewing from their home games, Real Madrid are also looking for their fifth consecutive victory regardless of location.

Real Madrid are returning here after visiting Mallorca and winning with a 3-0 scoreline. Júnior and Benzema (2) scored the goal(s). The versatile forward Benzema outperformed all others in that match and received a match rating of 9.01 out of 10. Benzema scored two goals, served one assist, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 32 successful passes (of 39 total).

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Madrid handle that role? We have found four games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are two wins, two draws and zero defeats.

Goals decide football matches and Real Madrid are scoring many of them at home; 32 on target from 14 league matches. 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 9 from 14 matches.

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FC Barcelona form and stats

Playing away, FC Barcelona have won 5 games, drawn 7 and suffered 2 defeats in the La Liga this season. Things are running smoothly for FC Barcelona who hasn't tasted defeat in their last twelve matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Real Betis.

Two away matches in a row for Barcelona, whose boss Xavi could celebrate last time after the Europa League win against Galatasaray. Midfield player Busquets was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.61/10. Busquets hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 78 successful passes (of 89 total).

That result followed a home victory 4-0 versus Osasuna in the La Liga.

The travelling fans enjoy FC Barcelona's attacking play in away games, having scored 21 goals in 14 league matches away. 16 goals have been conceded by FC Barcelona in these games.

Head 2 Head

The squads have played each other already this season, with the final score FC Barcelona - Real Madrid 1-2 logged in the official records. Real Madrid-FC Barcelona H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Madrid five wins, FC Barcelona three wins, two draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Real MadridK. Benzema
K. Benzema
22 goals
Real MadridV. Júnior
V. Júnior
14 goals
FC BarcelonaM. Depay
M. Depay
10 goals

Real Madrid missing players

FC Barcelona missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Real Madrid FC Barcelona
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
28 14 3 Played P 2 14 27
20 10 3 Won W 0 5 14
6 4 0 Drew D 1 7 9
2 0 0 Lost L 1 2 4
59 32 8 Scored S 1 21 52
21 9 2 Conceded C 3 16 29
86% 79% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 96%
68% 64% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 71% 78%
61% 57% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 43% 56%
29% 36% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 36% 41%
25% 29% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 19%
54% 50% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 64% 63%
43% 50% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 21% 26%
18% 21% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 21% 15%
 
5.9 6.4 3.3 Corners for (avg) C F 7.5 4.9 5.6
3.7 3.5 3.7 Corners against (avg) C A 3 4.5 3.4
1.9 1.7 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 3.2 2.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 4 5
 
17.5 18.7 12 Shots (avg) S ( 15 12.3 13.7
6.5 6.9 5.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4.4 5.3
32% 33% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 12% 34% 36%
 
10.3 9.2 6.3 Shots against (avg) S A 6 11.3 9.6
3.3 3.2 3.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.5 3.5 3.2
Key stats in La Liga this season:
  • Real Madrid have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Real Madrid have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Real Madrid have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in La Liga
  • Real Madrid have the most points (34) at home in La Liga
  • Real Madrid have the most scored goals (59) in La Liga
  • Real Madrid have the most scored goals in the second half (40) in La Liga
  • Real Madrid have the the best goal difference (+23) at home in La Liga
  • Real Madrid have the the best goal difference (+38) in La Liga

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Real Madrid 28 20 6 2 59 21 14 10 4 0 32 9 14 10 2 2 27 12 38 66
2 Sevilla 28 15 11 2 40 19 13 10 3 0 28 11 15 5 8 2 12 8 21 56
3 FC Barcelona 27 14 9 4 52 29 13 9 2 2 31 13 14 5 7 2 21 16 23 51
4 Atletico Madrid 28 15 6 7 52 36 14 9 3 2 25 13 14 6 3 5 27 23 16 51
5 Real Betis 28 15 4 9 50 35 15 8 2 5 27 18 13 7 2 4 23 17 15 49
6 Real Sociedad 28 13 8 7 29 29 14 8 4 2 11 6 14 5 4 5 18 23 0 47
7 Villarreal 28 12 9 7 48 26 15 9 4 2 35 14 13 3 5 5 13 12 22 45
8 Athletic Club 28 10 10 8 32 27 13 7 2 4 22 14 15 3 8 4 10 13 5 40
9 Valencia 28 9 10 9 41 43 14 5 6 3 22 18 14 4 4 6 19 25 -2 37
10 Celta de Vigo 28 9 8 11 33 32 14 5 3 6 20 19 14 4 5 5 13 13 1 35
11 Osasuna 28 9 8 11 26 35 14 3 6 5 11 19 14 6 2 6 15 16 -9 35
12 Espanyol 28 8 9 11 34 41 14 7 4 3 21 16 14 1 5 8 13 25 -7 33
13 Rayo Vallecano 27 9 5 13 29 33 14 8 3 3 21 10 13 1 2 10 8 23 -4 32
14 Elche 28 8 8 12 30 39 13 5 5 3 16 14 15 3 3 9 14 25 -9 32
15 Getafe 28 6 10 12 26 32 14 6 4 4 19 13 14 0 6 8 7 19 -6 28
16 Mallorca 28 6 8 14 26 48 15 4 6 5 13 17 13 2 2 9 13 31 -22 26
17 Granada 28 5 10 13 28 44 14 4 4 6 17 22 14 1 6 7 11 22 -16 25
18 Cadiz 28 4 12 12 24 41 14 1 8 5 11 18 14 3 4 7 13 23 -17 24
19 Deportivo Alaves 28 5 7 16 21 45 14 4 4 6 10 15 14 1 3 10 11 30 -24 22
20 Levante 28 3 10 15 30 55 14 2 7 5 17 22 14 1 3 10 13 33 -25 19

Real Madrid:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Real Madrid 28 20 6 2 59 21 14 10 4 0 32 9 14 10 2 2 27 12 38 66
2 Sevilla 28 15 11 2 40 19 13 10 3 0 28 11 15 5 8 2 12 8 21 56
3 FC Barcelona 27 14 9 4 52 29 13 9 2 2 31 13 14 5 7 2 21 16 23 51
4 Atletico Madrid 28 15 6 7 52 36 14 9 3 2 25 13 14 6 3 5 27 23 16 51
5 Real Betis 28 15 4 9 50 35 15 8 2 5 27 18 13 7 2 4 23 17 15 49
6 Real Sociedad 28 13 8 7 29 29 14 8 4 2 11 6 14 5 4 5 18 23 0 47
7 Villarreal 28 12 9 7 48 26 15 9 4 2 35 14 13 3 5 5 13 12 22 45
8 Athletic Club 28 10 10 8 32 27 13 7 2 4 22 14 15 3 8 4 10 13 5 40
9 Valencia 28 9 10 9 41 43 14 5 6 3 22 18 14 4 4 6 19 25 -2 37
10 Celta de Vigo 28 9 8 11 33 32 14 5 3 6 20 19 14 4 5 5 13 13 1 35
11 Osasuna 28 9 8 11 26 35 14 3 6 5 11 19 14 6 2 6 15 16 -9 35
12 Espanyol 28 8 9 11 34 41 14 7 4 3 21 16 14 1 5 8 13 25 -7 33
13 Rayo Vallecano 27 9 5 13 29 33 14 8 3 3 21 10 13 1 2 10 8 23 -4 32
14 Elche 28 8 8 12 30 39 13 5 5 3 16 14 15 3 3 9 14 25 -9 32
15 Getafe 28 6 10 12 26 32 14 6 4 4 19 13 14 0 6 8 7 19 -6 28
16 Mallorca 28 6 8 14 26 48 15 4 6 5 13 17 13 2 2 9 13 31 -22 26
17 Granada 28 5 10 13 28 44 14 4 4 6 17 22 14 1 6 7 11 22 -16 25
18 Cadiz 28 4 12 12 24 41 14 1 8 5 11 18 14 3 4 7 13 23 -17 24
19 Deportivo Alaves 28 5 7 16 21 45 14 4 4 6 10 15 14 1 3 10 11 30 -24 22
20 Levante 28 3 10 15 30 55 14 2 7 5 17 22 14 1 3 10 13 33 -25 19

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