Real Madrid breaks the curse and gets a deserved win against Real Betis

 Los Blancos, Real Madrid, managed to finally beat Real Betis at the home after failing to do so in 5 matches since 2016/2017

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Since Manuel Pellegrini took charge of Real Betis, Real Madrid was not able to score a goal at home against Los Verdiblancos. This time; however, Vini Jr and Rodrygo helped Real Madrid to a convincing and deserved win against Betis

Real Madrid 2 Real Betis 1 Post Match Data Analysis

Chance Creation

Real Madrid had a total of 51 shot-creating actions in the game with the Karim Benzema producing 7 shot-creating actions. Real Betis had 15 shot-creating actions with Rafael Leo producing 6 shot-creating actions.

Real Madrid managed to complete 2 passes within 20 yards of Betis's goal while Beits completed 8. Real Madrid allowed 17.2 passes per defensive action while Betis allowed 7.8 passes per defensive action.

Passes and Possession

Real Madrid had 49% possession while Real Betis had 51% ball possession. For pass accuracy, Real Madrid had 88% pass accuracy same as Real Betis. Real Madrid players that had the highest pass combinations were Karim Benzema and Vini Jr with 22 passes.

Aurelien Tchoumanei was the main ball distributor for Real Madrid for the game while Guido Rodriguez and Canales were the main ball distributors for the ball.

Pass Map

Shot Analysis

Real Madrid had a total xG of 3.21 versus Real Betis who had an xG of 0.33. Real Madrid's most dangerous shot from target came from Karim Benzema (0.75 xG) which get blocked by Betis's defense. Real Betis' most dangerous shot came from Borja Iglesias which had 0.08 xG which was off target.

xG Flow Chart

Real Madrid had a total of 22 shots with 4 shots on target while Betis had 8 shots and 4 of them were on target. The player who managed to get the highest xG in the team was Benzema having a total of 1.0 xG in the game. Betis' player with the highest xG was Canales with 0.2 xG. 

Real Madrid had an average of 0.146 xG per shot while Real Betis had 0.042 xG per shot. 

Match Shot Map

Conclusion

Real Madrid breaks the Betis curse and gets another three points to put Los Merengues at the top of the table with four wins out of 4 matches.