Valencia vs Real Madrid

19 September 2021 · La Liga · 2021/22 · Referee Pablo González Fuertes

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–0

  • Hugo Duro 66’
  • Vinícius Júnior 86’
  • Karim Benzema 88’

Match summary

Real Madrid came from behind to win 2-1 away at Valencia, with a late winner. It was goalless at half-time.

Hugo Duro put Valencia ahead in the 66th minute, Vinícius Júnior equalised in the 86th minute, set up by Karim Benzema, and Karim Benzema won it in the 88th minute, set up by Vinícius Júnior.

The chances backed that up: Real Madrid created 1.36 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Valencia's 0.65 from 12.

Match stats

Valencia Real Madrid
12 Shots 18
4 Shots on Target 10
2 Corners 5
1 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 0
0.65 xG 1.36
0.65 Non-penalty xG 1.36
4 Deep Completions 17

Key events

Valencia Real Madrid
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Hugo Duro1-0 (Valencia)
66’
86’
Vinícius Júnior
Assist: Karim Benzema1-1 (Real Madrid)
88’
Karim Benzema
Assist: Vinícius Júnior1-2 (Real Madrid)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Valencia
  • Gabriel
Real Madrid
  • Nacho
  • Casemiro
  • Vinícius Júnior
  • Rodrygo
  • Eduardo Camavinga

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 0.65 1.36 66’ Hugo Duro (Valencia), 1-0 66’ 86’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), 1-1 86’ 88’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), 1-2 88’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.65 1.36 66’ Hugo Duro (Valencia), 1-0 Duro 66’ 86’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), 1-1 Júnior 86’ 88’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), 1-2 Benzema 88’
Valencia 0.65 xGReal Madrid 1.36 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Real Madrid attacking Valencia attacking 
88’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.56 xG, goal 54’ Hugo Duro (Valencia), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 13’ Eden Hazard (Real Madrid), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 37’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 50’ Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 11’ Eder Militão (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 43’ Gabriel (Valencia), set piece, 0.07 xG, saved 38’ Yunus Musah (Valencia), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 66’ Hugo Duro (Valencia), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 68’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 46’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 73’ Rodrygo (Real Madrid), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 85’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 51’ Maxi Gómez (Valencia), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 7’ Federico Valverde (Real Madrid), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 46’ Hugo Duro (Valencia), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 86’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 78’ Gabriel (Valencia), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 11’ Federico Valverde (Real Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 62’ Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 65’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 7’ Casemiro (Real Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 32’ Casemiro (Real Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 48’ Daniel Wass (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 10’ Daniel Wass (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 46’ Maxi Gómez (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 59’ Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 59’ Daniel Wass (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 61’ Casemiro (Real Madrid), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 75’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 88’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.56 xG, goal 54’ Hugo Duro (Valencia), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 13’ Eden Hazard (Real Madrid), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 37’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 50’ Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 43’ Gabriel (Valencia), set piece, 0.07 xG, saved 11’ Eder Militão (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 66’ Hugo Duro (Valencia), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 68’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 38’ Yunus Musah (Valencia), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 46’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 73’ Rodrygo (Real Madrid), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 85’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 51’ Maxi Gómez (Valencia), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 7’ Federico Valverde (Real Madrid), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 46’ Hugo Duro (Valencia), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 86’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 78’ Gabriel (Valencia), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 62’ Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 65’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 7’ Casemiro (Real Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 11’ Federico Valverde (Real Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 32’ Casemiro (Real Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 48’ Daniel Wass (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 10’ Daniel Wass (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 46’ Maxi Gómez (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 59’ Daniel Wass (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 59’ Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 61’ Casemiro (Real Madrid), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 75’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
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 DEF220 0.000.000
Gabriel DEF902 0.110.051
Omar Alderete DEF900 0.000.000
Dimitri Foulquier DEF900 0.000.000
Carlos Soler MID140 0.000.000
Daniel Wass MID903 0.060.112
Hugo Guillamón MID900 0.000.042
Hugo Duro MID8413 0.250.000
Maxi Gómez FWD852 0.070.021
Gonçalo Guedes FWD841 0.090.202
Yunus Musah Sub761 0.070.091
Toni Lato Sub680 0.000.000
Hélder Costa Sub60 0.000.000
Marcos de Sousa Sub60 0.000.000
Uros Racic Sub50 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Valencia win 21% Avg odds 4.51
Draw 24% Avg odds 3.97
Real Madrid win 55% Avg odds 1.76

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

Form going into the game

Valencia DWDWW
Real Madrid WWDWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Real Madrid 2-0 Valencia, 14 Feb 21 Next meeting: Real Madrid 4-1 Valencia, 08 Jan 22  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.