Real Madrid extended their winning run to four matches and earned a comfortable 3-1 victory over Sevilla in LaLiga. Luka Modric opened the scoring in the fifth minute, and his team held on to a one-goal lead in the first half. Erik Lamela scored an equaliser within the first ten minutes of the second half. Lucas Vazquez and Federico Valverde scored back-to-back goals in a spell of three minutes and handed their side a comfortable victory.
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;
How many positional attacks were created by Real Madrid? Who won the most defensive duels for Sevilla?
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Real Madrid played the match in their preferred 4-3-3 formation. Rodrygo led the line in the absence of Karim Benzema.
Sevilla started the match in a 4-1-4-1 formation. They played in the same formation for the first 76 minutes. Later on, the manager decided to change the formation, and his team played with five defenders. However, the change didn’t work and Real Madrid scored two goals against them.
Real Madrid had a possession rate of 56.01%. They averaged around 50% ball possession in the first half. The Los Blancos took hold of the ball in the second half and a high rate of possession was converted into two goals.
Sevilla ended the match with a possession rate of 43.99%. They took hold of the ball after conceding an early goal. However, the side failed to keep possession in the second half and that led to their fifth defeat of the season.
The home team players created 33 positional attacks and attempted 12 shots from these attacks. They created most of the chances from the centre, but the highest xG was generated from the shots attempted from the left-sided attacks.
Sevilla players created 20 positional attacks and attempted four shots from these attacks. They created most of their chances from the right side.
Real Madrid attempted 17 shots in the match and six were on target. The first attempt on goal found the back of the net.
Sevilla players attempted eight shots, but they only managed to hit the target once in the match. That shot was converted into a goal. Most of the shots were blocked by Real Madrid players.
The home team ended the match with an xG rate of 1.79. They attempted five shots from inside the penalty box and managed to hit the target thrice. All three goals were scored from the right side of the attack.
The visitors ended the match with an xG rate of 0.43. They attempted four shots from inside the penalty box and Lamela scored the only goal for Sevilla from the right side of the attack.
The average position of the players shows that Luka Modric played in the number ten role for his side. His team attempted 636 passes and had an accuracy rate of 92.14%. Toni Kroos was at the heart of the midfield for Los Blancos. He distributed the ball to different areas on the field.
Sevilla players attempted 504 passes and had an accuracy rate of 86.7%. They focused on passing the ball towards the right side and successfully did so as most of the pass channels were created on that particular side.
The home team attempted 75 passes to the final third and had an 89.33% passing accuracy rate. Real Madrid’s main target in the final third was Rodrygo. He received a few passes from his teammates in the dangerous areas.
Sevilla players tried to find a teammate 38 times in the final third. They delivered 25 passes in total. Jesus Navas received a few passes on the right side.
Real Madrid made 34 recoveries in the defensive third, 27 in the middle third, and 13 in the final third. Eder Militao recovered the ball 13 times for the home team.
The visitors recovered the ball 25 times each in the defensive and middle third. The remaining ten recoveries came in the attacking third.
Both teams contested 168 duels and Real Madrid won 76. They won most of these duels in the middle third.
Sevilla players managed to win 81 duels in the match. They had a high win percentage in the defensive half. Erik Lamela won 50% of his duels.
The home team won 31 defensive duels in the match. Vinicius Junior was in the pick of the action, and the winger won seven defensive duels.
Sevilla players won 35 defensive duels in the match. Gonzalo Montiel won five duels for his side on the right side.
Real Madrid players won seven aerial duels in the match. They won all the duels in the defensive half but struggled a bit in the attacking half.
The visitors only won a single aerial duel in the match.
Real Madrid once again proved why they are the European Champions. They created chances in the second half and converted their chances.
Visuals via Wyscout