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LaLiga · Matchweek 2

Espanyol

ESP

12Full 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.