Valencia vs Real Madrid

21 May 2023 · La Liga · 2022/23 · Referee Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Diego López 33’

Match summary

Valencia saw off Real Madrid 1-0. Valencia led 1-0 at half-time.

Diego López put Valencia ahead in the 33rd minute.

Real Madrid can feel hard done by, creating 2.09 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Valencia's 1.55 from 11. Real Madrid had a player sent off.

Match stats

Valencia Real Madrid
12 Shots 13
6 Shots on Target 5
2 Corners 9
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
1.49 xG 2.09
1.49 Non-penalty xG 2.09
9 Deep Completions 14

Key events

Valencia Real Madrid
Kick-off
Diego López1-0 (Valencia)
33’
Half-time1-0
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Valencia
  • Giorgi Mamardashvili
  • Eray Cömert
  • Justin Kluivert
  • Yunus Musah
Real Madrid
  • Vinícius Júnior
  • Rodrygo
  • Luka Modric

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’ 105’ HT 1.55 2.09 33’ Diego López (Valencia), 1-0 33’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ 105’ HT 1.55 2.09 33’ Diego López (Valencia), 1-0 López 33’
Valencia 1.55 xGReal Madrid 2.09 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Real Madrid attacking Valencia attacking 
33’ Diego López (Valencia), open play, 0.51 xG, goal 90+12’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.45 xG, saved 90+1’ Federico Valverde (Real Madrid), open play, 0.44 xG, saved 56’ Rodrygo (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.42 xG, saved 45’ Javier Guerra (Valencia), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 41’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 52’ Diego López (Valencia), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 40’ Javier Guerra (Valencia), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 54’ Diego López (Valencia), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 11’ Nico González (Valencia), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 45’ Javier Guerra (Valencia), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 31’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, saved 48’ Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+4’ Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 57’ Rodrygo (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 68’ Rodrygo (Real Madrid), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+10’ Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 90+15’ Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 33’ Justin Kluivert (Valencia), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 52’ Justin Kluivert (Valencia), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 78’ Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 81’ Justin Kluivert (Valencia), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 16’ André Almeida (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 43’ Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 33’ Diego López (Valencia), open play, 0.51 xG, goal 90+12’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.45 xG, saved 90+1’ Federico Valverde (Real Madrid), open play, 0.44 xG, saved 56’ Rodrygo (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.42 xG, saved 45’ Javier Guerra (Valencia), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 41’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 52’ Diego López (Valencia), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 40’ Javier Guerra (Valencia), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 54’ Diego López (Valencia), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 11’ Nico González (Valencia), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 45’ Javier Guerra (Valencia), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 31’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, saved 48’ Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+4’ Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 57’ Rodrygo (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 90+15’ Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 68’ Rodrygo (Real Madrid), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+10’ Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 33’ Justin Kluivert (Valencia), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 52’ Justin Kluivert (Valencia), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 78’ Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 81’ Justin Kluivert (Valencia), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 16’ André Almeida (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 43’ Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Giorgi Mamardashvili GK900 0.000.000
Thierry Correia DEF680 0.000.000
Eray Cömert DEF900 0.000.000
Cenk Özkacar DEF900 0.000.000
José Gayá DEF900 0.000.072
Nico González MID901 0.090.031
Javier Guerra MID903 0.570.000
Diego López MID5813 0.750.000
André Almeida MID901 0.020.354
Justin Kluivert MID903 0.130.202
Edinson Cavani FWD580 0.000.000
Samuel Lino Sub320 0.000.000
Dimitri Foulquier Sub320 0.000.000
Toni Lato Sub220 0.000.000
Hugo Duro Sub10 0.000.000
Yunus Musah Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Valencia win 29% Avg odds 3.25
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.61
Real Madrid win 44% Avg odds 2.18

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

Form going into the game

Valencia WWLDW
Real Madrid WLWLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Real Madrid 2-0 Valencia, 02 Feb 23 Next meeting: Real Madrid 5-1 Valencia, 11 Nov 23  All Valencia vs Real 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.