Real Madrid vs Granada

23 December 2020 · La Liga · 2020/21 · Referee Juan Martínez Munuera

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Casemiro 57’
  • Karim Benzema 90+3’

Match summary

Real Madrid won 2-0 at home to Granada. It was goalless at half-time.

Casemiro put Real Madrid ahead with a header in the 57th minute, set up by Marco Asensio and Karim Benzema made it 2-0 in stoppage time, set up by Isco.

The chances backed that up: Real Madrid created 2.07 expected goals (xG) from 23 shots to Granada's 0.80 from 10.

Match stats

Real Madrid Granada
23 Shots 10
6 Shots on Target 1
8 Corners 1
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2.04 xG 0.80
2.04 Non-penalty xG 0.80
5 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Real Madrid Granada
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Casemiro
Assist: Marco Asensio1-0 (Real Madrid)
57’
Karim Benzema
Assist: Isco2-0 (Real Madrid)
90+3’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Real Madrid
  • Daniel Carvajal
  • Lucas Vázquez
Granada
  • Dimitri Foulquier

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 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.07 0.80 57’ Casemiro (Real Madrid), 1-0 57’ 90+3’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), 2-0 90+3’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.07 0.80 57’ Casemiro (Real Madrid), 1-0 Casemiro 57’ 90+3’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), 2-0 Benzema 90+3’
Real Madrid 2.07 xGGranada 0.80 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Granada attacking Real Madrid attacking 
57’ Casemiro (Real Madrid), open play, 0.58 xG, goal 56’ Federico Valverde (Real Madrid), open play, 0.45 xG, saved 1’ Antonio Puertas (Granada), open play, 0.37 xG, off target 90+1’ Isco (Real Madrid), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 45’ Jesús Vallejo (Granada), set piece, 0.11 xG, off target 42’ Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 47’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 90+3’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 55’ Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 56’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 75’ Jorge Molina (Granada), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 3’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 7’ Rodrygo (Real Madrid), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 11’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 54’ Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 87’ Yangel Herrera (Granada), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 8’ Kenedy (Granada), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 25’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 46’ Carlos Neva (Granada), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 58’ Antonio Puertas (Granada), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 65’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 66’ Raphael Varane (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 72’ Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 89’ Germán Sánchez (Granada), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 90+2’ Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 20’ Antonio Puertas (Granada), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 29’ Raphael Varane (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 55’ Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 29’ Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 75’ Carlos Neva (Granada), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 14’ Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 4’ Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 90+2’ Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 57’ Casemiro (Real Madrid), open play, 0.58 xG, goal 56’ Federico Valverde (Real Madrid), open play, 0.45 xG, saved 1’ Antonio Puertas (Granada), open play, 0.37 xG, off target 90+1’ Isco (Real Madrid), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 45’ Jesús Vallejo (Granada), set piece, 0.11 xG, off target 42’ Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 47’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 90+3’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 55’ Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 56’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 75’ Jorge Molina (Granada), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 11’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 54’ Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 3’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 7’ Rodrygo (Real Madrid), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 87’ Yangel Herrera (Granada), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 8’ Kenedy (Granada), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 46’ Carlos Neva (Granada), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 58’ Antonio Puertas (Granada), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 25’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 65’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 66’ Raphael Varane (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 89’ Germán Sánchez (Granada), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 72’ Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+2’ Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 20’ Antonio Puertas (Granada), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 29’ Raphael Varane (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 55’ Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 29’ Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 75’ Carlos Neva (Granada), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 14’ Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 4’ Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 90+2’ Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
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 DEF903 0.090.112
Raphael Varane DEF902 0.060.000
Sergio Ramos DEF901 0.010.031
Ferland Mendy DEF900 0.000.021
Casemiro MID9011 0.580.000
Toni Kroos MID902 0.040.083
Federico Valverde MID821 0.450.132
Lucas Vázquez FWD821 0.040.091
Karim Benzema FWD9017 0.420.051
Rodrygo FWD371 0.050.133
Marco Asensio Sub5313 0.200.743
Vinícius Júnior Sub80 0.000.000
Isco Sub811 0.120.091

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Real Madrid win 74% Avg odds 1.29
Draw 16% Avg odds 5.86
Granada win 10% Avg odds 9.72

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

Form going into the game

Real Madrid LWWWW
Granada LLDWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Granada 1-2 Real Madrid, 13 Jul 20 Next meeting: Granada 1-4 Real Madrid, 13 May 21  All Real Madrid vs Granada 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.