Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid

12 December 2021 · La Liga · 2021/22 · Referee Mateu Lahoz

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Karim Benzema 16’
  • Marco Asensio 57’

Match summary

Real Madrid won 2-0 at home to Atletico Madrid. Real Madrid led 1-0 at half-time.

Karim Benzema put Real Madrid ahead in the 16th minute, set up by Vinícius Júnior and Marco Asensio made it 2-0 in the 57th minute, set up by Vinícius Júnior.

There was little between the sides on chances: Real Madrid created 0.59 expected goals (xG) from 7 shots, Atletico Madrid 0.77 from 9.

Match stats

Real Madrid Atletico Madrid
7 Shots 9
3 Shots on Target 6
3 Corners 6
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0.59 xG 0.77
0.59 Non-penalty xG 0.77
5 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Real Madrid Atletico Madrid
Kick-off
Karim Benzema
Assist: Vinícius Júnior1-0 (Real Madrid)
16’
Half-time1-0
Marco Asensio
Assist: Vinícius Júnior2-0 (Real Madrid)
57’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Real Madrid
  • David Alaba
  • Ferland Mendy
Atletico Madrid
  • Felipe
  • Geoffrey Kondogbia
  • Luis Suárez

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.59 0.77 16’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), 1-0 16’ 57’ Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), 2-0 57’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.59 0.77 16’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), 1-0 Benzema 16’ 57’ Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), 2-0 Asensio 57’
Real Madrid 0.59 xGAtletico Madrid 0.77 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Atletico Madrid attacking Real Madrid attacking 
57’ Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 90+2’ João Félix (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 80’ Héctor Herrera (Atletico Madrid), set piece, 0.14 xG, saved 51’ Matheus Cunha (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 35’ Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, saved 16’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 38’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 48’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 61’ Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 4’ Matheus Cunha (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 80’ Luis Suárez (Atletico Madrid), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 50’ João Félix (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 38’ Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 11’ Eder Militão (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 25’ Eder Militão (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 23’ Koke (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 57’ Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 90+2’ João Félix (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 80’ Héctor Herrera (Atletico Madrid), set piece, 0.14 xG, saved 51’ Matheus Cunha (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 35’ Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, saved 16’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 38’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 48’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 61’ Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 4’ Matheus Cunha (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 80’ Luis Suárez (Atletico Madrid), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 50’ João Félix (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 38’ Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 11’ Eder Militão (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 25’ Eder Militão (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 23’ Koke (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Thibaut Courtois GK900 0.000.000
Daniel Carvajal DEF831 0.020.021
David Alaba DEF900 0.000.000
Eder Militão DEF902 0.040.000
Ferland Mendy DEF900 0.000.000
Casemiro MID900 0.000.071
Luka Modric MID900 0.000.000
Toni Kroos MID900 0.000.021
Marco Asensio FWD8711 0.310.071
Karim Benzema FWD4811 0.070.000
Vinícius Júnior FWD8922 0.140.382
Luka Jovic Sub420 0.000.000
Nacho Sub70 0.000.000
Federico Valverde Sub30 0.000.000
Rodrygo Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Real Madrid win 51% Avg odds 1.88
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.57
Atletico Madrid win 22% Avg odds 4.32

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

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Atletico Madrid 1-1 Real Madrid, 07 Mar 21 Next meeting: Atletico Madrid 1-0 Real Madrid, 08 May 22  All Real Madrid vs Atletico 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.