Real Madrid vs Villarreal

16 July 2020 · La Liga · 2019/20 · Referee Alejandro José Hernández Hernández

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Karim Benzema 29’, 77’ (pen)
  • Vicente Iborra 83’

Match summary

Real Madrid beat Villarreal 2-1. Real Madrid led 1-0 at half-time.

Karim Benzema put Real Madrid ahead in the 29th minute, set up by Luka Modric, Benzema made it 2-0 from the penalty spot in the 77th minute, and Vicente Iborra pulled one back to make it 2-1 with a header in the 83rd minute, set up by Mario.

The chances backed that up: Real Madrid created 1.70 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Villarreal's 1.37 from 8.

Match stats

Real Madrid Villarreal
12 Shots 8
7 Shots on Target 4
4 Corners 2
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.70 xG 1.14
0.95 Non-penalty xG 1.14
8 Deep Completions 1

Key events

Real Madrid Villarreal
Kick-off
Karim Benzema
Assist: Luka Modric1-0 (Real Madrid)
29’
Half-time1-0
Karim Benzema
Penalty2-0 (Real Madrid)
77’
83’
Vicente Iborra
Assist: Mario2-1 (Villarreal)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Real Madrid
  • Daniel Carvajal
  • Luka Modric
  • Isco
Villarreal
  • Sofian Chakla
  • Xavier Quintillá

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.70 1.37 29’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), 1-0 29’ 77’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), 2-0 77’ 83’ Vicente Iborra (Villarreal), 2-1 83’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.70 1.37 29’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), 1-0 Benzema 29’ 77’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), 2-0 Benzema 77’ 83’ Vicente Iborra (Villarreal), 2-1 Iborra 83’
Real Madrid 1.70 xGVillarreal 1.37 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Villarreal attacking Real Madrid attacking 
77’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 90+3’ Vicente Iborra (Villarreal), open play, 0.60 xG, off target 29’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 90+3’ Bruno (Villarreal), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 83’ Vicente Iborra (Villarreal), open play, 0.19 xG, goal 54’ Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 81’ Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 7’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 80’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 15’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 87’ Sofian Chakla (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 39’ Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 4’ Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 90+2’ Javi Ontiveros (Villarreal), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 17’ Raphael Varane (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 63’ Javi Ontiveros (Villarreal), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 81’ Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 72’ Javi Ontiveros (Villarreal), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 16’ Luka Modric (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 12’ Casemiro (Real Madrid), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 77’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 90+3’ Vicente Iborra (Villarreal), open play, 0.60 xG, off target 90+3’ Bruno (Villarreal), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 29’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 83’ Vicente Iborra (Villarreal), open play, 0.19 xG, goal 54’ Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 81’ Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 7’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 80’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 15’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 87’ Sofian Chakla (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 4’ Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 39’ Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+2’ Javi Ontiveros (Villarreal), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 17’ Raphael Varane (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 63’ Javi Ontiveros (Villarreal), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 81’ Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 72’ Javi Ontiveros (Villarreal), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 16’ Luka Modric (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 12’ Casemiro (Real 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 DEF872 0.160.000
Raphael Varane DEF901 0.040.000
Sergio Ramos DEF900 0.000.051
Ferland Mendy DEF900 0.000.000
Casemiro MID901 0.010.061
Luka Modric MID8811 0.020.583
Toni Kroos MID881 0.020.052
Rodrygo FWD650 0.000.000
Karim Benzema FWD9024 1.260.071
Eden Hazard FWD650 0.000.000
Vinícius Júnior Sub251 0.070.000
Marco Asensio Sub251 0.110.000
Lucas Vázquez Sub30 0.000.000
Isco Sub20 0.000.000
Federico Valverde Sub20 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Real Madrid win 72% Avg odds 1.32
Draw 17% Avg odds 5.56
Villarreal win 11% Avg odds 8.99

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

Form going into the game

Real Madrid WWWWW
Villarreal WWLWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Villarreal 2-2 Real Madrid, 01 Sep 19 Next meeting: Villarreal 1-1 Real Madrid, 21 Nov 20  All Real Madrid vs Villarreal 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.