MADRID. Real Madrid prevails over Almería 4-2. Real Madrid was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (68%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu stadium in Madrid on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. In front of 58,036 spectators. The referee was Guillermo Cuadra Fernández who had the assistance of Aitor Villate Martínez and Julián Villaseñor Julián. The 4th official was Víctor Pérez Peraza. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 25 degrees Celsius or 76.96 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 35%.
Match Statistics
- ! 68 Ball Possession 32
Shots
- 15 Total 9
- 8 On Target 3
- 4 Off Target 5
- 3 Shots blocked 1
- 123 Attack 63
- 85 Dangerous attack 25
- 62 Ball safe 65
- 1 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 0
Fouls
- 12 Total 16
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Real Madrid was in firm control of the ball 68% while Almería was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Real Madrid was more aggressive with 85 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Real Madrid won the match.
Real Madrid shot 15 times, 8 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Almería shot 9 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Real Madrid received 2 yellow cards (Vinicius Junior and Eduardo Camavinga). On the opposite side, Almería received 2 yellow cards (Lázaro and Houboulang Mendes).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Real Madrid will have 68 points to hold in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Almería will stay with 33 points like Valencia to remain in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Real Madrid will play away against Real Sociedad on the 2nd of May with a 20-4 head to head statistic in favor of Real Madrid (6 draws).
Almería will host Elche on the 2nd of May with a 9-8 head to head stats in favor of Almería (8 draws).
Real Madrid – Formation
Real Madrid started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Carlo Ancelotti decided to play with the following team: Thibaut Courtois , Lucas Vázquez , Éder Militão , Antonio Rüdiger , Eduardo Camavinga , Dani Ceballos , Aurélien Tchouaméni , Toni Kroos , Rodrygo , Karim Benzema and Vinícius Júnior .
The home team had on the bench: Eden Hazard, Andriy Lunin, Nacho Fernández , Luis López, Mariano Díaz, Jesús Vallejo, Federico Valverde, Daniel Carvajal, Álvaro Odriozola and Marco Asensio .
Substitutions
Real Madrid made 3 changes: Rodrygo for Asensio (72′), Toni Kroos for Nacho (72′) and Vinicius Junior for Carvajal (84′).
Best player: Rodrygo
The most impressive player for Real Madrid was Rodrygo.
His rating is with 1 goal, 28 passes (96% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 7.
Almería – Formation
Almería started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).
Joan Francesc Ferrer Sicilia played with: Fernando Martínez , Houboulang Mendes , Chumi , Rodrigo Ely , Sergio Akieme , Arnau Puigmal , Francisco Portillo , César de la Hoz , Samuel Costa , Largie Ramazani and Lázaro .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Marciano Sanca, Dyego Sousa, Adrián Embarba, Léo Baptistão, Gonzalo Melero , Diego Mariño, Álex Centelles , Íñigo Eguaras , Luis Javier Suárez , Lucas Robertone and Alejandro Pozo.
Substitutions
Almería made 5 changes: Arnau Puigmal for Íñigo Eguaras (57′), César de la Hoz for Lucas Robertone (57′), L. Ramazani for Luis Javier Suárez (64′), Samú Costa for Álex Centelles (75′) and Sergio Akieme for Melero (75′).
Best player: Lucas Robertone
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Almería was Lucas Robertone.
His rating is with 1 goal, 8 passes (100% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 57′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- FC Barcelona – Real Betis – 4-0
- Elche – Rayo Vallecano – 4-0
- Real Madrid – Almería – 4-2