UEFA Champions League · 2025Cívitas Metropolitano

Atlético Madrid 3–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise · UEFA Champions League

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Atlético Madrid won 3–1.

Shots
148
Shots on target
63
Expected goals
2.31.11
Possession
67%33%

Full time

What the match recorded

Atlético Madrid beat Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 3–1. Recorded in this match (Atlético Madrid – Royale Union Saint-Gilloise): shots 14–8, shots on target 6–3, expected goals 2.3–1.11, possession 67%–33%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

The teams have contrasting possession records

weak

Atlético Madrid have recorded the higher season possession share.

52.8% ●PossessionAtlético Madrid · Royale Union Saint-Gilloise35.8%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 17.0 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricAtlético MadridRoyale Union Saint-GilloiseBaseline
Possession52.8%35.8%49.3%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots14 shots8 shotsAtlético Madrid 14 shots, Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots3 shotsAtlético Madrid 6 shots, Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 3 shots
  • Expected goals2.3 xG1.11 xGAtlético Madrid 2.3 xG, Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 1.11 xG
  • Possession67%33%Atlético Madrid 67%, Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 33%
  • Corners9 corners1 cornerAtlético Madrid 9 corners, Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 1 corner
  • Fouls10 fouls13 foulsAtlético Madrid 10 fouls, Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 13 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Promise David · Royale Union Saint-Gilloise · 78′ · 0.02 xG · on targetMathias Rasmussen · Royale Union Saint-Gilloise · 87′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJulián Alvarez · Atlético Madrid · 23′ · 0.04 xG · on targetAlexander Sørloth · Atlético Madrid · 90′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedDávid Hancko · Atlético Madrid · 49′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedGiuliano Simeone · Atlético Madrid · 50′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedMatteo Ruggeri · Atlético Madrid · 53′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedRob Schoofs · Royale Union Saint-Gilloise · 2′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedOusseynou Niang · Royale Union Saint-Gilloise · 90′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedAntoine Griezmann · Atlético Madrid · 53′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedRoss Sykes · Royale Union Saint-Gilloise · 80′ · 0.10 xG · goalJosé María Giménez · Atlético Madrid · 55′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedJulián Alvarez · Atlético Madrid · 39′ · 0.14 xG · goalAlexander Sørloth · Atlético Madrid · 72′ · 0.18 xG · off target or blockedJosé María Giménez · Atlético Madrid · 32′ · 0.19 xG · off target or blockedConor Gallagher · Atlético Madrid · 72′ · 0.19 xG · goalPromise David · Royale Union Saint-Gilloise · 69′ · 0.20 xG · off target or blockedKevin Rodriguez · Royale Union Saint-Gilloise · 17′ · 0.29 xG · off target or blockedLouis Patris · Royale Union Saint-Gilloise · 90′ · 0.34 xG · on targetMarcos Llorente · Atlético Madrid · 90′ · 0.36 xG · goalThiago Almada · Atlético Madrid · 90′ · 0.40 xG · on targetJulián Alvarez · Atlético Madrid · 89′ · 0.56 xG · on target
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Atlético Madrid: 14 shots, 6 on target, 2.47 xG. Royale Union Saint-Gilloise: 8 shots, 3 on target, 1.13 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

01.252.50′HT90′Julián Alvarez · Atlético Madrid · 39′Conor Gallagher · Atlético Madrid · 72′Marcos Llorente · Atlético Madrid · 90′Ross Sykes · Royale Union Saint-Gilloise · 80′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Atlético Madrid 2.47 xG · Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 1.13 xG.

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Atlético Madrid favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · Royale Union Saint-Gilloise in 0 · 11 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Atlético Madrid4 matchesRoyale Union Saint-Gilloise4 matches
2.5 goals/match ▲Goals scored4/41 goal/match
2.25 goals/match ▲Goals allowed4/43 goals/match
2.01 xG/match ▲Expected goals4/41.57 xG/match
13.3 shots/matchShots4/4▲ 14.5 shots/match
5.75 shots/matchShots on target4/45.75 shots/match
52.8% ●Possession4/435.8%
6 corners/match ●Corners4/44.5 corners/match
10 fouls/matchFouls4/413 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples4 / 4home / away teams
Recent samples4 / 4last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Wed, 5 Nov 2025, 00:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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