Alaves vs Real Madrid

23 January 2021 · La Liga · 2020/21 · Referee Alejandro José Hernández Hernández

Full time 1 – 4

Half-time: 0–3

  • Joselu 59’
  • Casemiro 15’
  • Karim Benzema 41’, 70’
  • Eden Hazard 45+1’

Match summary

Real Madrid won comfortably, 4-1 away at Alaves. Real Madrid led 3-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Casemiro put Real Madrid ahead with a header in the 15th minute, set up by Toni Kroos, Karim Benzema made it 0-2 in the 41st minute, set up by Eden Hazard, and Eden Hazard made it 0-3 in first-half stoppage time, set up by Toni Kroos. In the second half, Joselu pulled one back to make it 1-3 with a header in the 59th minute, set up by Lucas Pérez and Benzema made it 1-4 in the 70th minute, set up by Luka Modric.

The chances backed that up: Real Madrid created 1.54 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Alaves's 0.76 from 15.

Match stats

Alaves Real Madrid
14 Shots 10
4 Shots on Target 7
4 Corners 4
5 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0.76 xG 1.42
0.76 Non-penalty xG 1.42
7 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Alaves Real Madrid
Kick-off
15’
Casemiro
Assist: Toni Kroos0-1 (Real Madrid)
41’
Karim Benzema
Assist: Eden Hazard0-2 (Real Madrid)
45+1’
Eden Hazard
Assist: Toni Kroos0-3 (Real Madrid)
Half-time0-3
Joselu
Assist: Lucas Pérez1-3 (Alaves)
59’
70’
Karim Benzema
Assist: Luka Modric1-4 (Real Madrid)
Full-time1-4

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Alaves
  • Ximo Navarro
  • Víctor Laguardia
  • Edgar Méndez
  • Manu García
  • Borja Sainz
Real Madrid
  • Eder Militão
  • Ferland Mendy
  • Karim Benzema

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.76 1.54 15’ Casemiro (Real Madrid), 0-1 15’ 41’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), 0-2 41’ 45+1’ Eden Hazard (Real Madrid), 0-3 45+1’ 59’ Joselu (Alaves), 1-3 59’ 70’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), 1-4 70’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.76 1.54 15’ Casemiro (Real Madrid), 0-1 Casemiro 15’ 41’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), 0-2 Benzema 41’ 45+1’ Eden Hazard (Real Madrid), 0-3 Hazard 45+1’ 59’ Joselu (Alaves), 1-3 Joselu 59’ 70’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), 1-4 Benzema 70’
Alaves 0.76 xGReal Madrid 1.54 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Real Madrid attacking Alaves attacking 
14’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 46’ Eden Hazard (Real Madrid), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 14’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.31 xG, blocked 59’ Joselu (Alaves), set piece, 0.27 xG, goal 11’ Eder Militão (Real Madrid), set piece, 0.14 xG, off target 41’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 3’ Joselu (Alaves), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 28’ Eden Hazard (Real Madrid), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 70’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 6’ Joselu (Alaves), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 43’ Joselu (Alaves), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 13’ Martín Aguirregabiria (Alaves), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 87’ Manu García (Alaves), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 2’ Edgar Méndez (Alaves), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 47’ Joselu (Alaves), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 15’ Casemiro (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.03 xG, goal 16’ Edgar Méndez (Alaves), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 65’ Luka Modric (Real Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 43’ Víctor Laguardia (Alaves), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 45’ Joselu (Alaves), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 88’ Edgar Méndez (Alaves), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 12’ Luka Modric (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 53’ Borja Sainz (Alaves), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 68’ Manu García (Alaves), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 81’ Lucas Pérez (Alaves), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 14’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 46’ Eden Hazard (Real Madrid), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 14’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.31 xG, blocked 59’ Joselu (Alaves), set piece, 0.27 xG, goal 11’ Eder Militão (Real Madrid), set piece, 0.14 xG, off target 41’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 3’ Joselu (Alaves), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 28’ Eden Hazard (Real Madrid), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 70’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 6’ Joselu (Alaves), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 13’ Martín Aguirregabiria (Alaves), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 43’ Joselu (Alaves), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 87’ Manu García (Alaves), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 2’ Edgar Méndez (Alaves), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 47’ Joselu (Alaves), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 15’ Casemiro (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.03 xG, goal 65’ Luka Modric (Real Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 16’ Edgar Méndez (Alaves), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 43’ Víctor Laguardia (Alaves), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 45’ Joselu (Alaves), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 88’ Edgar Méndez (Alaves), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 12’ Luka Modric (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 53’ Borja Sainz (Alaves), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 81’ Lucas Pérez (Alaves), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 68’ Manu García (Alaves), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Fernando Pacheco GK900 0.000.000
Ximo Navarro DEF470 0.000.000
Florian Lejeune DEF900 0.000.011
Víctor Laguardia DEF901 0.020.061
Rubén Duarte DEF900 0.000.073
Martín Aguirregabiria MID901 0.060.063
Tomás Pina MID730 0.000.000
Rodrigo Battaglia MID470 0.000.000
Luis Rioja MID470 0.000.152
Edgar Méndez FWD903 0.070.071
Joselu FWD7916 0.530.000
Manu García Sub432 0.060.000
Lucas Pérez Sub4311 0.020.333
Borja Sainz Sub431 0.020.000
Pere Pons Sub170 0.000.000
Deyverson Sub110 0.000.021

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Alaves win 13% Avg odds 7.23
Draw 21% Avg odds 4.63
Real Madrid win 66% Avg odds 1.44

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Alaves WDLLL
Real Madrid WWDWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Real Madrid 1-2 Alaves, 28 Nov 20 Next meeting: Alaves 1-4 Real Madrid, 14 Aug 21  All Alaves vs Real Madrid meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.