Barcelona vs Real Madrid

28 October 2018 · La Liga · 2018/19 · Referee José María Sánchez Martínez

Full time 5 – 1

Half-time: 2–0

Philippe Coutinho 11’
Luis Suárez 30’ (pen), 75’, 83’
Arturo Vidal 87’

Marcelo 50’

Match summary

Barcelona won comfortably, 5-1 at home to Real Madrid. Barcelona led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Philippe Coutinho put Barcelona ahead in the 11th minute, set up by Jordi Alba and Luis Suárez made it 2-0 from the penalty spot in the 30th minute. In the second half, Marcelo pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 50th minute, Suárez made it 3-1 with a header in the 75th minute, set up by Sergi Roberto, Suárez made it 4-1 in the 83rd minute, set up by Sergi Roberto, and Arturo Vidal made it 5-1 with a header in the 87th minute, set up by Ousmane Dembélé.

The chances backed that up: Barcelona created 3.16 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Real Madrid's 2.11 from 15.

Match stats

13 Shots 15

8 Shots on Target 4

4 Corners 2

2 Yellow Cards 2

0 Red Cards 0

3.16 xG 2.11

2.42 Non-penalty xG 2.11

11 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Barcelona Real Madrid

Kick-off

Philippe Coutinho
Assist: Jordi Alba

1-0

11’

Luis Suárez
Penalty

2-0

30’

Half-time2-0

50’

Marcelo

2-1

Luis Suárez
Assist: Sergi Roberto

3-1

75’

Luis Suárez
Assist: Sergi Roberto

4-1

83’

Arturo Vidal
Assist: Ousmane Dembélé

5-1

87’

Full-time5-1

Bookings

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

Barcelona

Ivan Rakitic
Luis Suárez

Real Madrid

Nacho
Gareth Bale

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.

Barcelona 3.16 xGReal Madrid 2.11 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Real Madrid attacking Barcelona attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players


Marc-André ter Stegen	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Sergi Roberto	90′	–	2	1	0.06	1.01	4	–
Clement Lenglet	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Gerard Piqué	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jordi Alba	90′	–	1	1	0.10	0.49	1	–
Ivan Rakitic	90′	–	–	1	0.02	–	–
Sergio Busquets	90′	–	–	–	–	0.04	1	–
Arthur Taken off	85′	–	–	1	0.06	–	–	–
Rafinha Taken off	70′	–	–	1	0.04	0.02	1	–
Luis Suárez	90′	3	–	5	1.75	0.12	2
Philippe Coutinho Taken off	75′	1	–	2	0.55	0.10	1	–
Nélson Semedo Came on as a substitute	20′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ousmane Dembélé Came on as a substitute	15′	–	1	–	–	0.58	1	–
Arturo Vidal Came on as a substitute	5′	1	–	1	0.58	–	–	–


Thibaut Courtois	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Nacho	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Sergio Ramos	90′	–	–	2	0.09	–	–	–
Raphael Varane Taken off	47′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Marcelo Taken off	83′	1	–	2	0.46	0.16	2	–
Casemiro	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Luka Modric	90′	–	–	1	0.39	0.02	1	–
Toni Kroos	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Gareth Bale Taken off	78′	–	–	2	0.10	0.06	1
Karim Benzema	90′	–	–	5	0.95	0.10	2	–
Isco	90′	–	–	2	0.09	0.09	2	–
Lucas Vázquez Came on as a substitute	43′	–	–	–	–	0.47	1	–
Marco Asensio Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	1	0.03	–	–	–
Mariano Came on as a substitute	7′	–	–	–	–	0.29	1	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Barcelona win 49% Bet365 odds 1.95

Draw 25% Bet365 odds 3.80

Real Madrid win 26% Bet365 odds 3.60

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Barcelona D L D D W

Real Madrid W L D L L

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Previous and next meeting

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