Real Madrid’s 100% start to the season ended with a 1-1 draw against Osasuna in LaLiga. Vinicius Junior opened the scoring in the first half to give his side the lead. Kike Garcia scored an equaliser in the 50th minute to give his side one point away from the defending league champions. The visitors played the last 15 minutes of the match with ten men, but Real Madrid failed to capitalise on a man advantage.
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* shot maps
* xT (expected threat)
* pass networks
* xG timelines
* defensive duels
* average positions and much more!
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Real Madrid started the match in their preferred 4-3-3 formation. Karim Benzema made a return to the starting 11 after missing the last few matches due to an injury. Rodrygo featured on the right side, and Dani Ceballos replaced the injured Luka Modric in the team.
Osasuna started the match in a 4-1-4-1 formation. The manager opted to play two strikers at one point. However, a red card forced him to play five defenders, and they ended up playing in a 5-3-1 formation.
Real Madrid ended the match with a possession rate of 63.96%. It took them the whole of the first half to dominate possession in the game. The second half saw a bit of a dip in possession and Osasuna scored a goal. After the goal, Real Madrid showed a lot of dominance and kept the ball for the majority of the game.
Osasuna ended the match with a possession rate of 36.07%. They started the match with a high possession rate but eventually saw a dip in possession.
The home team was behind 42 positional attacks and attempted nine shots from these attacks. More than 50% of the attacks came from the left side. Vinicius Junior has created a lot of chances for his team in the past and was able to do so once again in this match.
Osasuna players only created ten positional attacks, but they attempted five shots from these attacks. They also created most of their plays from the left side.
Carlo Ancelotti’s men attempted 19 shots in the match and four were on target. They targeted the left side of the goalkeeper and were unlucky as one of the shots struck the crossbar. Aurelien Tchouameni attempted the first shot in the sixth minute for the hosts.
The visitors attempted eight shots and two were on target. They attempted four shots each in both halves.
Real Madrid ended the match with an xG rate of 2.05. They attempted seven shots from inside the penalty box and two were on target. Vinicius Junior scored the only goal for his team from outside the penalty box.
Osasuna ended the match with an xG rate of one. The players attempted six shots from inside the penalty box, and the only shot on target was converted into a goal. Kike Garcia’s shot after scoring the goal generated the highest xG.
Real Madrid played a very high attacking line and attacked from the left side. Ferland Mendy joined the attack from the left and supported Vinicius Junior in the attack. Toni Kroos and Aurelien Tchouameni played close to each other in the midfield. Overall, Real Madrid attempted 615 passes and had a high accuracy rate of 88.46%.
Osasuna played a very defensive line and the average position of most of the players was inside their own half. They attempted 335 passes and had an accuracy rate of 83.28%. Their passing channels were also created on the left side.
Carlo Ancelotti’s men tried to find a teammate 82 times in the final third and were successful 70 times. Vinicius Junior received most of the passes in the attacking areas.
The visitors tried to find a teammate 41 times in the final third and were successful 24 times. Abde Ezzalzouli received most of the passes in the final third.
Real Madrid tried the crossing game and attempted 29 in total. Most of the crosses came from the left side. They delivered ten crosses in the match.
The home team recovered the ball 35 times in the middle third and 14 times in the final third. They had a high success rate on the left side. Antonio Rudiger made 13 recoveries.
Osasuna recovered the ball 39 times in the defensive third, 16 times in the middle third, and five times in the final third. Most of the recoveries were made on the right side in the defensive third.
Both teams contested 156 duels, and Real Madrid won 80 duels. They won 15 defensive duels, and most of the wins came in the middle third. Dani Carvajal won five defensive duels.
The visitors won 73 duels. They contested most of the defensive duels in the defensive half and won 30 defensive duels. Nacho Vidal contested 18 duels and won nine.
Real Madrid players won 11 aerial duels. They contested most of the duels inside the opposition penalty box and won five. Eder Militao won three duels for his side.
The visitors won 15 aerial duels in the match. They defended their goal against aerial threat and won a few duels inside the penalty box.
Real Madrid stayed on the attack throughout the match. They won 42 offensive duels and most of the wins came on the left side.
Osasuna players were able to win 23 offensive duels. They had a high win percentage in the middle third.
Real Madrid failed to convert more than one chance and that cost them the lead at the top of the LaLiga table. Carlo Ancelotti won’t be happy with the result.
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