Real Madrid vs Barcelona

2 March 2019 · La Liga · 2018/19 · Referee Undiano Mallenco

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Ivan Rakitic 26’

Match summary

Barcelona took a 1-0 win at Real Madrid. Barcelona led 1-0 at half-time.

Ivan Rakitic put Barcelona ahead in the 26th minute, set up by Sergi Roberto.

The chances backed that up: Barcelona created 1.29 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots to Real Madrid's 0.80 from 17.

Match stats

Real Madrid Barcelona
17 Shots 10
3 Shots on Target 4
8 Corners 6
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0.79 xG 1.25
0.79 Non-penalty xG 1.25
8 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Real Madrid Barcelona
Kick-off
26’
Ivan Rakitic
Assist: Sergi Roberto0-1 (Barcelona)
Half-time0-1
Full-time0-1

Bookings

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

Real Madrid
  • Daniel Carvajal
  • Sergio Ramos
  • Marco Asensio
Barcelona
  • Clement Lenglet
  • Sergio Busquets

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.80 1.29 26’ Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona), 0-1 26’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.80 1.29 26’ Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona), 0-1 Rakitic 26’
Real Madrid 0.80 xGBarcelona 1.29 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Barcelona attacking Real Madrid attacking 
39’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.47 xG, saved 19’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.36 xG, off target 26’ Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 22’ Luka Modric (Real Madrid), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 3’ Gareth Bale (Real Madrid), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, off target 66’ Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 39’ Luis Suárez (Barcelona), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 59’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 37’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 90+3’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 70’ Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 28’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 56’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 13’ Raphael Varane (Real Madrid), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 42’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 43’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 45’ Luka Modric (Real Madrid), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+1’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 10’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 57’ Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 72’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 13’ Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 28’ Casemiro (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 87’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 73’ Casemiro (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 32’ Sergio Reguilón (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 39’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.47 xG, saved 19’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.36 xG, off target 26’ Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 22’ Luka Modric (Real Madrid), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 3’ Gareth Bale (Real Madrid), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, off target 59’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 66’ Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 39’ Luis Suárez (Barcelona), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 37’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 90+3’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 70’ Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 28’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 56’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 13’ Raphael Varane (Real Madrid), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 42’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 43’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 45’ Luka Modric (Real Madrid), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+1’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 10’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 57’ Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 72’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 13’ Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 87’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 28’ Casemiro (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 73’ Casemiro (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 32’ Sergio Reguilón (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.02 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 DEF900 0.000.122
Raphael Varane DEF901 0.050.000
Sergio Ramos DEF900 0.000.061
Sergio Reguilón DEF901 0.020.041
Luka Modric MID902 0.140.041
Casemiro MID752 0.040.000
Toni Kroos MID551 0.020.021
Gareth Bale FWD611 0.090.000
Karim Benzema FWD902 0.060.101
Vinícius Júnior FWD906 0.300.093
Federico Valverde Sub350 0.000.021
Marco Asensio Sub291 0.080.000
Isco Sub150 0.000.041

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Real Madrid win 35% Bet365 odds 2.75
Draw 26% Bet365 odds 3.70
Barcelona win 39% Bet365 odds 2.45

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

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

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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.