Girona vs Real Madrid

26 August 2018 · La Liga · 2018/19 · Referee Juan Martínez Munuera

Full time 1 – 4

Half-time: 1–1

  • Borja 17’
  • Sergio Ramos 39’ (pen)
  • Karim Benzema 52’ (pen), 80’
  • Gareth Bale 59’

Match summary

Real Madrid came from behind to win 4-1 away at Girona. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Borja put Girona ahead in the 17th minute and Sergio Ramos equalised from the penalty spot in the 39th minute. In the second half, Karim Benzema put Real Madrid in front from the penalty spot in the 52nd minute, Gareth Bale made it 1-3 in the 59th minute, set up by Isco, and Benzema made it 1-4 in the 80th minute, set up by Gareth Bale.

The chances backed that up: Real Madrid created 4.15 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Girona's 0.51 from 10.

Match stats

Girona Real Madrid
10 Shots 20
5 Shots on Target 8
4 Corners 7
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0.50 xG 4.09
0.50 Non-penalty xG 2.61
7 Deep Completions 9

Key events

Girona Real Madrid
Kick-off
Borja1-0 (Girona)
17’
39’
Sergio Ramos
Penalty1-1 (Real Madrid)
Half-time1-1
52’
Karim Benzema
Penalty1-2 (Real Madrid)
59’
Gareth Bale
Assist: Isco1-3 (Real Madrid)
80’
Karim Benzema
Assist: Gareth Bale1-4 (Real Madrid)
Full-time1-4

Bookings

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

Girona
  • Pedro Porro
  • Marc Muniesa
Real Madrid
  • Daniel Carvajal
  • Karim Benzema
  • Lucas Vázquez

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 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.51 4.15 17’ Borja (Girona), 1-0 17’ 39’ Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), 1-1 39’ 52’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), 1-2 52’ 59’ Gareth Bale (Real Madrid), 1-3 59’ 80’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), 1-4 80’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.51 4.15 17’ Borja (Girona), 1-0 Borja 17’ 39’ Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), 1-1 Ramos 39’ 52’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), 1-2 Benzema 52’ 59’ Gareth Bale (Real Madrid), 1-3 Bale 59’ 80’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), 1-4 Benzema 80’
Girona 0.51 xGReal Madrid 4.15 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Real Madrid attacking Girona attacking 
39’ Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 52’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 80’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.59 xG, goal 15’ Isco (Real Madrid), open play, 0.52 xG, off target 38’ Isco (Real Madrid), open play, 0.47 xG, saved 59’ Gareth Bale (Real Madrid), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 31’ Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.16 xG, off target 38’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 44’ Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 17’ Borja (Girona), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 26’ Pere Pons (Girona), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 78’ Borja (Girona), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 65’ Gareth Bale (Real Madrid), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+3’ Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 16’ Anthony Lozano (Girona), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 26’ Pere Pons (Girona), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 50’ Gareth Bale (Real Madrid), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 34’ Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 56’ Anthony Lozano (Girona), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 77’ Raphael Varane (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 21’ Juanpe (Girona), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 47’ Gareth Bale (Real Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 36’ Marcelo (Real Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 70’ Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+1’ Álex Granell (Girona), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 31’ Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 30’ Marcelo (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 77’ Nacho (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 61’ Álex Granell (Girona), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 89’ David Timor (Girona), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 39’ Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 52’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 80’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.59 xG, goal 15’ Isco (Real Madrid), open play, 0.52 xG, off target 38’ Isco (Real Madrid), open play, 0.47 xG, saved 59’ Gareth Bale (Real Madrid), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 31’ Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.16 xG, off target 38’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 44’ Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 17’ Borja (Girona), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 26’ Pere Pons (Girona), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 78’ Borja (Girona), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 90+3’ Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 65’ Gareth Bale (Real Madrid), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 16’ Anthony Lozano (Girona), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 26’ Pere Pons (Girona), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 50’ Gareth Bale (Real Madrid), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 34’ Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 56’ Anthony Lozano (Girona), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 77’ Raphael Varane (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 21’ Juanpe (Girona), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 47’ Gareth Bale (Real Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 36’ Marcelo (Real Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 70’ Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+1’ Álex Granell (Girona), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 31’ Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 77’ Nacho (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 30’ Marcelo (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 61’ Álex Granell (Girona), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 89’ David Timor (Girona), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Bono GK900 0.000.000
Pedro Porro DEF790 0.000.113
Bernardo DEF900 0.000.000
Juanpe DEF901 0.030.000
Marc Muniesa DEF900 0.000.000
David Timor MID901 0.010.000
Álex Granell MID902 0.040.011
Pere Pons MID712 0.150.000
Portu FWD900 0.000.000
Anthony Lozano FWD582 0.100.000
Borja FWD9012 0.180.000
Cristhian Stuani Sub320 0.000.000
Aleix García Sub190 0.000.081
Aday Benítez Sub110 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Girona win 12% Bet365 odds 8.00
Draw 17% Bet365 odds 5.50
Real Madrid win 71% Bet365 odds 1.36

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

Form going into the game

Girona D
Real Madrid W

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Real Madrid 1-2 Girona, 17 Feb 19  All Girona 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.