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This match

Match statistics

MetricReal MadridAtletico Madrid
Shots17 shots/match12 shots/match
Shots on target10 shots/match6 shots/match
Expected goals2.42 xG/match0.91 xG/match
Possession53%47%
Corners4 corners/match1 corners/match
Fouls2 fouls/match15 fouls/match
Yellow cards1 cards/match4 cards/match

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What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline. A second useful context is: Atletico Madrid's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. Limitation: Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Both teams have elevated corners records

strong

Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.

6.41 corners/matchCornersReal Madrid · Atletico Madrid6.69 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

MetricReal MadridAtletico MadridBaseline
Corners6.41 corners/match6.69 corners/match4.64 corners/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

Atletico Madrid's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Atletico Madrid's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2.2 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.69 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for2.2 goals/match1.69 goals/match1.21 goals/match

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

Atletico Madrid have a visible away split

moderate

Atletico Madrid's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

10.8 shots/matchShotsAway only · Season13.6 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots10.8 shots/match13.6 shots/match11.8 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.

0Real Madrid
0Draws
1Atletico Madrid
Atletico MadridReal Madrid · La Liga52

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Real Madrid favored in 6 of 14 directional metrics · Atletico Madrid in 2 · 6 too close

2.17 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 29/291.69 goals/match
0.9 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 29/290.97 goals/match
Expected goalsseason · 2/2
Expected goals allowedseason · 2/2
18.1 shots/matchShotsseason · 29/2913.6 shots/match
10.2 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 29/2910.5 shots/match
6.9 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 29/295.52 shots/match
3.07 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 29/293.34 shots/match
59.2%Possessionseason · 29/2955.1%
6.41 corners/matchCornersseason · 29/296.69 corners/match
3.41 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 29/293.76 corners/match
2.11 cards/matchCardsseason · 28/291.97 cards/match
9.86 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 29/2911.1 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
38%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 29/2941%
90%Scoring frequencyseason · 29/2986%

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.

Real Madrid92.5
Atletico Madrid82.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Real Madrid92.5
Atletico Madrid82.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

Real Madrid94.2
Atletico Madrid88.3
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

Real Madrid97.5
Atletico Madrid47.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Real Madrid15
Atletico Madrid17.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Real Madrid87.5
Atletico Madrid92.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Real Madrid70
Atletico Madrid70
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
2 goals/matchGoals scored5/52.2 goals/match
1.4 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51.4 goals/match
Expected goals2/2
15.6 shots/matchShots5/516.4 shots/match
6.2 shots/matchShots on target5/56 shots/match
60.2%Possession5/557.6%
6.4 corners/matchCorners5/55.4 corners/match
3.25 cards/matchCards4/52 cards/match
9.2 fouls/matchFouls5/58.8 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
2.2 goals/matchGoals scored10/101.5 goals/match
0.9 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.1 goals/match
Expected goals2/2
15.6 shots/matchShots10/1015.1 shots/match
6.3 shots/matchShots on target10/105.6 shots/match
59.8%Possession10/1058.2%
6.7 corners/matchCorners10/106.5 corners/match
2.22 cards/matchCards9/102 cards/match
9.7 fouls/matchFouls10/1010.4 fouls/match

Window

Season

29 / 29 matches
2.17 goals/matchGoals scored29/291.69 goals/match
0.9 goals/matchGoals allowed29/290.97 goals/match
Expected goals2/2
18.1 shots/matchShots29/2913.6 shots/match
6.9 shots/matchShots on target29/295.52 shots/match
59.2%Possession29/2955.1%
6.41 corners/matchCorners29/296.69 corners/match
2.11 cards/matchCards28/291.97 cards/match
9.86 fouls/matchFouls29/2911.1 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

15 / 14 matches
2.4 goals/matchGoals scored15/141.07 goals/match
0.8 goals/matchGoals allowed15/141.14 goals/match
Expected goals2/1
18.9 shots/matchShots15/1410.8 shots/match
7.6 shots/matchShots on target15/143.93 shots/match
59.7%Possession15/1453.2%
6.53 corners/matchCorners15/144.93 corners/match
2.71 cards/matchCards14/142.14 cards/match
9.87 fouls/matchFouls15/1412.4 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

8 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/18.2 days
1 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples29 / 29home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: xg_for, xg_against.
Analysis cutoff: Mon, 23 Mar 2026, 00:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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