Real Madrid extended their unbeaten start to the season to ten matches after a convincing 3-0 victory over Elche in LaLiga. Federico Valverde opened the scoring for the visitors in the 11th minute. Ballon d’Or 2022 winner, Karim Benzema doubled the lead late in the second half. Marco Asensio came off the bench and secured three points for Carlo Ancelotti’s men.
We’ve broken down all the key stats for you to digest, including;
* shot maps
* xT (expected threat)
* pass networks
* xG timelines * defensive duels
* average positions and much more!
We also try to answer some questions for you with the visuals;
Who won the most aerial duels for Elche? How many passes were delivered to the final third by Real Madrid?
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The home team played the match in a 4-1-4-1 formation. Tete Morente played on the right side for the first 60 minutes. The manager switches him to the opposite side in the latter stages of the match.
Real Madrid played the match in their preferred 4-3-3 formation. Carlo Ancelotti played an attacking side and started Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo on the wings. Toni Kroos played in the holding midfielder role.
The home team ended the match with a possession rate of 42.46%.
Real Madrid ended the match with a possession rate of 57.54%. They dominated the first half and averaged more than 60% ball possession.
Elche players created 21 positional attacks and attempted four shots from these attacks. Most of the attacks came from the left side.
Real Madrid players created 34 positional attacks and attempted seven shots from these attacks. They created most of the chances from the centre.
Elche players tried to find the back of the net on nine occasions. They managed to hit the target three times. The home team attempted four shots in the first half. Their first shot in the second half struck the crossbar and went out.
Real Madrid attempted ten shots and had a 60% shot accuracy rate. Karim Benzema attempted the first shot in the 11th minute. His shot was followed by back-to-back shots, and the final shot by Valverde ended up in the back of the net. The Los Blancos scored all the goals towards the goalkeeper’s right. They were unlucky as VAR cancelled their two goals.
Elche ended the match with an xG rate of 0.97. They attempted five shots from inside the penalty box. The shot that struck the crossbar was attempted from the edge of the penalty box, and that shot generated the highest xG rate.
Real Madrid ended the match with an xG rate of 1.75. They attempted six shots from inside the penalty box. The first goal was scored from the edge of the box, and the other two were scored from a similar angle.
Omar Mascarell was the main player in the centre for the hosts. He was involved in most of the passes that were attempted by the team. Overall, the team attempted 426 passes with an accuracy rate of 87.8%.
Real Madrid midfielders distributed the ball to different areas on the pitch. Toni Kroos was responsible for bringing the ball from the back. The team attempted 728 passes and had an accuracy rate of 93.68%.
Elche players attempted 45 passes to the final third and delivered 37.
The Los Blancos attempted 122 passes to the final third and had a high accuracy rate of 95.08%. Karim Benzema was the most targeted player in the final third for Real Madrid.
The home team made 29 recoveries in the defensive third, 15 in the middle third, and seven in the final third. Omar Mascarell recovered the most number of balls for his side.
The visitors made 24 recoveries in the defensive third, 26 in the middle third, and six in the final third. They recovered most of the balls on the edge of the defensive third and middle third.
Elche players made 86% of their interceptions in the defensive third.
The Los Blancos made 31% of the interceptions in the middle third. Toni Kroos intercepted the ball nine times for the visitors.
Both teams contested 166 duels, and Elche won 84. They had a high win percentage in the middle third. Lucas Boye contested 37 duels for his side and won 46% of his duels.
Real Madrid players won 81 duels in the match. They had a high win percentage in the defensive half and also won a few duels on the left side in the attacking third.
Elche won 39 defensive duels in the match. They won most of these duels in high areas in the defensive third.
Real Madrid players won 36 defensive duels in the match. Eder Militao contested 13 duels and won eight.
Elche just lost one aerial duel in the match. Lucas Boye was the only player to lose his aerial duel.
Real Madrid players lost every aerial duel in the match.
Real Madrid kept hold of the ball and created limited chances. They were clinical with their finishing and ended the match with better stats than their opponents.
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