LaLiga · Matchweek 2
Espanyol
ESP
1–2Full time
Real Madrid
RMA
How they playPossession, press, how they create
Nothing in the numbers separates these two by much — which is itself worth knowing, and more common than most previews admit.
47%Possession54%
36%Territory46%
22%From set plays19%
0.12Chance quality0.15
5.9%Directness4.8%
Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 4 for Espanyol, 4 for Real Madrid.
Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90
Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 32 of 59 matches, not the full season.