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Almería

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Atlético Madrid

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This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

This match

Match statistics

Metric	Almería	Atlético Madrid
Shots	9 shots/match	18 shots/match▲
Shots on target	4 shots/match	9 shots/match▲
Expected goals	0.48 xG/match	1.55 xG/match▲
Possession	40%	60%●
Corners	2 corners/match	7 corners/match●
Fouls	13 fouls/match	12 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

off target
on target
goal
penalty
size = xG

Almería: 9 shots, 4 on target, 0.48 xG. Atlético Madrid: 18 shots, 9 on target, 1.55 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Almería 0.48 xG · Atlético Madrid 1.55 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Almería's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. A second useful context is: Almería's home-only shot average is above their full-season average. Limitation: The fixture is outside the configured active season.

Almería's recent record differs from the season

weak

Almería's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.8 goals/match▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.96 goals/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

Metric	Last 5	Season	Baseline
Goals for	0.8 goals/match	0.96 goals/match	1.16 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Almería have a visible home split

moderate

Almería's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

14.7 shots/match▲ShotsHome only · Season12.7 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: home

Metric	Home only	Season	Baseline
Shots	14.7 shots/match	12.7 shots/match	12.6 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

0Almería

1Draws

2Atlético Madrid

10 Dec 2023Atlético Madrid — Almería · La Liga2–1

16 Apr 2023Atlético Madrid — Almería · La Liga2–1

15 Jan 2023Almería — Atlético Madrid · La Liga1–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages · sample sizes shown with each metric. Context, not a forecast.

Where the edge is

Almería favored in 0 of 13 directional metrics · Atlético Madrid in 10 · 3 too close

0.96 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 26/26▲2 goals/match

2.08 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 26/26▲1.08 goals/match

1.3 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 26/26▲1.76 xG/match

1.7 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 26/26▲1.08 xG/match

12.7 shots/matchShotsseason · 26/2612.6 shots/match

15.3 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 26/26▲13 shots/match

4.23 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 26/26▲5.62 shots/match

5.12 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 26/26▲3.96 shots/match

46.7%Possessionseason · 26/26●51.3%

4.92 corners/match●Cornersseason · 26/264.73 corners/match

5.73 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 26/26▲5.42 corners/match

—Cardsseason · 0/0—

13.3 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 26/2610.9 fouls/match

—Passesseason · 0/0—

—Pass accuracyseason · 0/0—

—Shots inside boxseason · 0/0—

—Blocked shotsseason · 0/0—

—Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0—

—Offsidesseason · 0/0—

15%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 26/26▲35%

65%Scoring frequencyseason · 26/26▲81%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Almería37.5

Atlético Madrid67.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Almería46.7

Atlético Madrid75.8

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Almería5.8

Atlético Madrid52.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Almería82.5

Atlético Madrid47.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Almería62.5

Atlético Madrid12.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Almería52.5

Atlético Madrid47.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Almería58.8

Atlético Madrid51.2

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Season

Almería26 matchesAtlético Madrid26 matches

0.96 goals/matchGoals scored26/26▲2 goals/match

2.08 goals/matchGoals allowed26/26▲1.08 goals/match

1.3 xG/matchExpected goals26/26▲1.76 xG/match

12.7 shots/matchShots26/2612.6 shots/match

4.23 shots/matchShots on target26/26▲5.62 shots/match

46.7%Possession26/26●51.3%

4.92 corners/match●Corners26/264.73 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

13.3 fouls/matchFouls26/2610.9 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

Almería13 matchesAtlético Madrid13 matches

0.92 goals/matchGoals scored13/13▲1.54 goals/match

1.77 goals/matchGoals allowed13/13▲1.23 goals/match

1.49 xG/match▲Expected goals13/131.37 xG/match

14.7 shots/match▲Shots13/1311.5 shots/match

5.08 shots/matchShots on target13/13▲5.54 shots/match

51.3%Possession13/13●51.8%

4.85 corners/matchCorners13/13●5.38 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

13.8 fouls/matchFouls13/1311.2 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

6.2 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/17.29 days

2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidencelimited

Season samples26 / 26home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

The fixture is outside the configured active season.
Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence 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: Sun, 25 Feb 2024, 00:00 UTC · analysis-v4