Real Madrid vs Valencia

2 February 2023 · La Liga · 2022/23 · Referee Javier Alberola Rojas

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Marco Asensio 52’
  • Vinícius Júnior 55’

Match summary

Real Madrid saw off Valencia 2-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Marco Asensio put Real Madrid ahead in the 52nd minute, set up by Karim Benzema and Vinícius Júnior made it 2-0 in the 55th minute, set up by Karim Benzema.

The chances backed that up: Real Madrid created 2.60 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Valencia's 0.21 from 4. Valencia had a player sent off.

Match stats

Real Madrid Valencia
19 Shots 4
7 Shots on Target 0
6 Corners 6
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
2.60 xG 0.21
2.60 Non-penalty xG 0.21
11 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Real Madrid Valencia
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Marco Asensio
Assist: Karim Benzema1-0 (Real Madrid)
52’
Vinícius Júnior
Assist: Karim Benzema2-0 (Real Madrid)
55’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Real Madrid
  • Nacho
  • Marco Asensio
  • Karim Benzema
Valencia
  • Gabriel
  • Mouctar Diakhaby

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 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.60 0.21 52’ Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), 1-0 52’ 55’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), 2-0 55’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.60 0.21 52’ Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), 1-0 Asensio 52’ 55’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), 2-0 Júnior 55’
Real Madrid 2.60 xGValencia 0.21 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Valencia attacking Real Madrid attacking 
57’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.52 xG, blocked 25’ Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), open play, 0.50 xG, off target 3’ Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 55’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.26 xG, goal 90’ Rodrygo (Real Madrid), direct free kick, 0.17 xG, saved 19’ Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 56’ Luka Modric (Real Madrid), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 63’ Samuel Lino (Valencia), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 47’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 68’ Marcos de Sousa (Valencia), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 84’ Aurelien Tchouameni (Real Madrid), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 86’ Nacho (Real Madrid), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+2’ Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 28’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 31’ Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 74’ Federico Valverde (Real Madrid), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90+3’ Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 86’ Aurelien Tchouameni (Real Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 64’ Rodrygo (Real Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 87’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 52’ Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 56’ Yunus Musah (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 82’ Fran Pérez (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 57’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.52 xG, blocked 25’ Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), open play, 0.50 xG, off target 3’ Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 55’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.26 xG, goal 90’ Rodrygo (Real Madrid), direct free kick, 0.17 xG, saved 19’ Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 56’ Luka Modric (Real Madrid), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 63’ Samuel Lino (Valencia), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 47’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 68’ Marcos de Sousa (Valencia), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 84’ Aurelien Tchouameni (Real Madrid), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 86’ Nacho (Real Madrid), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+2’ Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 28’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 31’ Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 74’ Federico Valverde (Real Madrid), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90+3’ Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 86’ Aurelien Tchouameni (Real Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 64’ Rodrygo (Real Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 87’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 52’ Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 56’ Yunus Musah (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 82’ Fran Pérez (Valencia), open play, 0.02 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
Nacho DEF901 0.080.000
Antonio Rüdiger DEF900 0.000.000
Eder Militão DEF350 0.000.000
Eduardo Camavinga DEF901 0.040.112
Dani Ceballos MID900 0.000.031
Luka Modric MID731 0.090.852
Toni Kroos MID730 0.000.091
Marco Asensio FWD9016 1.090.183
Karim Benzema FWD6722 0.600.965
Vinícius Júnior FWD9013 0.340.143
Daniel Carvajal Sub550 0.000.000
Rodrygo Sub232 0.190.000
Aurelien Tchouameni Sub172 0.110.000
Federico Valverde Sub171 0.040.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Real Madrid win 69% Avg odds 1.39
Draw 19% Avg odds 5.04
Valencia win 12% Avg odds 8.21

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

Form going into the game

Real Madrid WWLWD
Valencia WLLDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Real Madrid 4-1 Valencia, 08 Jan 22 Next meeting: Valencia 1-0 Real Madrid, 21 May 23  All Real Madrid vs Valencia 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.