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La Liga · 2023

Atlético Madrid 2–1 Deportivo Alavés · La Liga

2–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Atlético Madrid won 2–1.

Shots
118
Shots on target
71
Expected goals
1.290.49
Possession
64%36%

Full time

What the match recorded

Atlético Madrid beat Deportivo Alavés 2–1. Recorded in this match (Atlético Madrid – Deportivo Alavés): shots 11–8, shots on target 7–1, expected goals 1.29–0.49, possession 64%–36%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots11 shots8 shotsAtlético Madrid 11 shots, Deportivo Alavés 8 shots
  • Shots on target7 shots1 shotAtlético Madrid 7 shots, Deportivo Alavés 1 shot
  • Expected goals1.29 xG0.49 xGAtlético Madrid 1.29 xG, Deportivo Alavés 0.49 xG
  • Possession64%36%Atlético Madrid 64%, Deportivo Alavés 36%
  • Corners4 corners4 cornersAtlético Madrid 4 corners, Deportivo Alavés 4 corners
  • Fouls10 fouls11 foulsAtlético Madrid 10 fouls, Deportivo Alavés 11 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.

Rubén Duarte · Deportivo Alavés · 86′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedNahuel Molina · Atlético Madrid · 68′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedIanis Hagi · Deportivo Alavés · 83′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRodrigo Riquelme · Atlético Madrid · 6′ · 0.03 xG · on targetAnder Guevara · Deportivo Alavés · 57′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAndoni Gorosabel · Deportivo Alavés · 77′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedRodrigo Riquelme · Atlético Madrid · 80′ · 0.03 xG · on targetÁlvaro Morata · Atlético Madrid · 23′ · 0.04 xG · on targetAbdel Abqar · Deportivo Alavés · 58′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedAntoine Griezmann · Atlético Madrid · 38′ · 0.10 xG · on targetIanis Hagi · Deportivo Alavés · 70′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedSamu Aghehowa · Deportivo Alavés · 3′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedÁlvaro Morata · Atlético Madrid · 45′ · 0.11 xG · goalAnder Guevara · Deportivo Alavés · 90′ · 0.11 xG · goalNahuel Molina · Atlético Madrid · 73′ · 0.14 xG · on targetRodrigo Riquelme · Atlético Madrid · 26′ · 0.16 xG · goalMario Hermoso · Atlético Madrid · 9′ · 0.18 xG · off target or blockedSaúl Ñíguez · Atlético Madrid · 13′ · 0.19 xG · off target or blockedÁlvaro Morata · Atlético Madrid · 20′ · 0.27 xG · off target or blocked
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  • goal
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Atlético Madrid: 11 shots, 7 on target, 1.27 xG. Deportivo Alavés: 8 shots, 1 on target, 0.49 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

00.751.50′HT90′Rodrigo Riquelme · Atlético Madrid · 26′Álvaro Morata · Atlético Madrid · 45′Ander Guevara · Deportivo Alavés · 90′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Atlético Madrid 1.27 xG · Deportivo Alavés 0.49 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Atlético Madrid
0Draws
1Deportivo Alavés
Atlético Madrid — Deportivo Alavés · La Liga4–1
Deportivo Alavés — Atlético Madrid · La Liga1–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Atlético Madrid favored in 8 of 11 directional metrics · Deportivo Alavés in 3

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Window

Season

Atlético Madrid10 matchesDeportivo Alavés11 matches
2.5 goals/match ▲Goals scored10/110.82 goals/match
0.9 goals/match ▲Goals allowed10/111.45 goals/match
1.8 xG/match ▲Expected goals10/111.23 xG/match
11.7 shots/matchShots10/11▲ 13.5 shots/match
5.5 shots/match ▲Shots on target10/114.09 shots/match
51.5% ●Possession10/1143.5%
4.4 corners/match ●Corners10/114 corners/match
10.8 fouls/matchFouls10/1113.4 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples10 / 11home / 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: Mon, 30 Oct 2023, 00:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in La Liga

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsAtlético MadridDeportivo Alavés
CompetitionLa LigaLa Liga 2023/24
Head-to-headAtlético Madrid — Deportivo Alavés
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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