Valencia vs Real Madrid

3 April 2019 · La Liga · 2018/19 · Referee Santiago Jaime Latre

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Gonçalo Guedes 35’
  • Ezequiel Garay 83’
  • Karim Benzema 90+3’

Match summary

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

Gonçalo Guedes put Valencia ahead from a corner in the 35th minute, set up by Carlos Soler, Ezequiel Garay made it 2-0 with a header in the 83rd minute, set up by Daniel Parejo, and Karim Benzema pulled one back to make it 2-1 with a header in stoppage time, set up by Luka Modric.

The chances backed that up: Valencia created 1.77 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Real Madrid's 0.85 from 15.

Match stats

Valencia Real Madrid
11 Shots 15
4 Shots on Target 5
6 Corners 6
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.77 xG 0.85
1.77 Non-penalty xG 0.85
5 Deep Completions 10

Key events

Valencia Real Madrid
Kick-off
Gonçalo Guedes
Assist: Carlos Soler1-0 (Valencia)
35’
Half-time1-0
Ezequiel Garay
Assist: Daniel Parejo2-0 (Valencia)
83’
90+3’
Karim Benzema
Assist: Luka Modric2-1 (Real Madrid)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Valencia
  • Daniel Wass
  • Daniel Parejo
Real Madrid
  • Álvaro Odriozola
  • Marcelo

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 1.77 0.85 35’ Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia), 1-0 35’ 83’ Ezequiel Garay (Valencia), 2-0 83’ 90+3’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), 2-1 90+3’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.77 0.85 35’ Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia), 1-0 Guedes 35’ 83’ Ezequiel Garay (Valencia), 2-0 Garay 83’ 90+3’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), 2-1 Benzema 90+3’
Valencia 1.77 xGReal Madrid 0.85 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Real Madrid attacking Valencia attacking 
74’ Carlos Soler (Valencia), open play, 0.66 xG, saved 90+3’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.40 xG, goal 36’ Kevin Gameiro (Valencia), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 53’ Carlos Soler (Valencia), open play, 0.26 xG, saved 81’ Rodrigo (Valencia), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 38’ Geoffrey Kondogbia (Valencia), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 61’ Rodrigo (Valencia), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 43’ Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 6’ Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 35’ Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 40’ Rodrigo (Valencia), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 47’ Mouctar Diakhaby (Valencia), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 55’ Marcelo (Real Madrid), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 79’ Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 83’ Ezequiel Garay (Valencia), from a corner, 0.04 xG, goal 43’ Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 17’ Marcelo (Real Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 54’ Geoffrey Kondogbia (Valencia), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 72’ Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 79’ Marcelo (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 41’ Marcelo (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 89’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 22’ Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 70’ Marcelo (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+3’ Gareth Bale (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 89’ Casemiro (Real Madrid), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 74’ Carlos Soler (Valencia), open play, 0.66 xG, saved 90+3’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.40 xG, goal 36’ Kevin Gameiro (Valencia), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 53’ Carlos Soler (Valencia), open play, 0.26 xG, saved 81’ Rodrigo (Valencia), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 38’ Geoffrey Kondogbia (Valencia), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 61’ Rodrigo (Valencia), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 43’ Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 6’ Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 40’ Rodrigo (Valencia), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 35’ Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 47’ Mouctar Diakhaby (Valencia), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 55’ Marcelo (Real Madrid), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 79’ Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 83’ Ezequiel Garay (Valencia), from a corner, 0.04 xG, goal 43’ Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 54’ Geoffrey Kondogbia (Valencia), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 72’ Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 17’ Marcelo (Real Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 79’ Marcelo (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 41’ Marcelo (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 89’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 22’ Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+3’ Gareth Bale (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 70’ Marcelo (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 89’ 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
Neto GK900 0.000.000
Daniel Wass DEF900 0.000.000
Ezequiel Garay DEF9011 0.040.000
Mouctar Diakhaby DEF901 0.050.000
José Gayá DEF900 0.000.000
Carlos Soler MID8112 0.920.412
Geoffrey Kondogbia MID902 0.100.000
Daniel Parejo MID9010 0.000.204
Gonçalo Guedes MID7411 0.050.000
Rodrigo FWD903 0.250.261
Kevin Gameiro FWD861 0.350.661
Denis Cheryshev Sub160 0.000.111
Ferrán Torres Sub90 0.000.000
Santi Mina Sub40 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Valencia win 29% Bet365 odds 3.30
Draw 27% Bet365 odds 3.60
Real Madrid win 44% Bet365 odds 2.15

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Valencia DWWDW
Real Madrid WLWWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Real Madrid 2-0 Valencia, 01 Dec 18 Next meeting: Valencia 1-1 Real Madrid, 15 Dec 19  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.