ALMERIA. Real Madrid was capable to reverse the scoreline against Almería. It was Almería to score first with a goal from Sergio Arribas. Nonetheless, later Real Madrid found the way to turn the tables scoring 3 consecutive goals with Jude Bellingham (19′), Toni Kroos (45′) and Jude Bellingham (60′). Real Madrid made the most of its better ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos stadium in Almeria on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. In front of 17,561 spectators.​ The weather was clear sky. The temperature was extremely hot at 31.23 degrees Celsius or 88.21 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.​

Match Statistics​

Almería

1 - 3

Real Madrid

  • 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
  • 20 Total 25
  • 8 On Target 9
  • 8 Off Target 11
  • 4 Shots blocked 5
  • 79 Attack 111
  • 48 Dangerous attack 56
  • 90 Ball safe 81
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 5
  • 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 11 Total 12
  • 1 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Real Madrid had a superior ball possession 56% while Almería was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Real Madrid was more pushing with 56 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Real Madrid won the encounter.​

Almería shot 20 times, 8 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Real Madrid shot 25 times, 9 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Almería received 1 yellow card (Chumi). On the other side, Real Madrid didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

Sergio Arribas(goal)
3'
19'
Jude Bellingham(goal)
45'
Toni Kroos(goal)Daniel Carvajal
45'
Toni Kroos(VAR)
60'
Jude Bellingham(goal)
Chumi- Yellow
59'
Ibrahima Koné- sub ->Largie Ramazani
62'
Alejandro Pozo- sub ->Marc Pubill
69'
Gonzalo Melero- sub ->Lucas Robertone
70'
73'
Eduardo Camavinga- sub ->Rodrygo
73'
Luka Modric - sub ->Toni Kroos
73'
Vinicius Junior (goal)
81'
Joselu - sub ->Jude Bellingham
90'
Brahim Díaz- sub ->Vinícius Júnior
90'
Lucas Vázquez- sub ->Federico Valverde
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Real Madrid
90
35
FC Barcelona
76
35
Girona
75
35
Atlético Madrid
70
35
Athletic Club
62
35
Real Betis
55
35
Real Sociedad
54
35
Valencia
48
35
Villarreal
48
35
Getafe
43
35
Deportivo Alavés
42
35
Sevilla
41
35
Osasuna
40
35
Las Palmas
37
35
Mallorca
35
35
Rayo Vallecano
35
35
Celta de Vigo
34
35
Cádiz
29
35
Granada
21
35
Almería
17
35

After playing this contest, Almería stays with 0 points to occupy the 20th place in the standings. Talking about the opposition, Real Madrid has 6 points (1st).

Next matches

In the next match in the Real Madrid will play away agasint Celta de Vigo on the 27th of August with a 22-5 head to head record in favor of Real Madrid (3 draws).

Almería – Formation

Almería
G
Luís Maximiano 25.Portugal
6.4
G
Diego Mariño 1.Spain
D
Marc Pubill 18.Spain
6.9
69'
D
Chumi 21.Spain
6.3
59'
D
Edgar González 3.Spain
6.8
D
Sergio Akieme 15.Spain
6.3
D
Srdjan Babic 22.Serbia
M
Sergio Arribas 19.Spain
7.3
90' 3'
M
Iddrisu Baba 4.Ghana
7.2
90'
M
Lucas Robertone 5.Argentina
8.1
70'
M
Largie Ramazani 7.Belgium
7.3
62'
M
Adrián Embarba 10.Spain
7.6
F
Luis Javier Suárez 9.Colombia
6.6
Substitutes
G
Fernando Martínez 13.Spain
D
Kaiky 2.Brazil
D
Álex Centelles 20.Spain
D
Alejandro Pozo 17.Spain
6.8
69'
M
Dion Lopy 6.Senegal
M
Arnau Puigmal 8.Spain
6.6
90'
M
Gonzalo Melero 11.Spain
6.5
70'
M
Gui 28.Portugal
F
Ibrahima Koné 23.Mali
6.9
62'
F
Arvin Appiah 27.England
F
Lázaro 14.Brazil
90'

Almería started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Vicente Moreno Peris decided to play with the following team: Diego Mariño, Srđan Babić, Luís Maximiano (6.4), Marc Pubill (6.9), Chumi (6.3), Edgar González (6.8), Sergio Akieme (6.3), Lucas Robertone (8.1), Iddrisu Baba (7.2), Adrián Embarba (7.6), Sergio Arribas (7.3), Largie Ramazani (7.3) and Luis Javier Suárez (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Lázaro, Alejandro Pozo (6.8), Kaiky, Dion Lopy, Arnau Puigmal (6.6), Gonzalo Melero (6.5), Fernando Martínez, Álex Centelles, Ibrahima Kone (6.9), Arvin Appiah and Gui.

Almería could not rely on the presence of Alejandro Pozo (injured).

Substitutions

Almería made 5 changes: Largie Ramazani for Ibrahima Kone (62′), Marc Pubill for Alejandro Pozo (69′), Lucas Robertone for Gonzalo Melero (70′), Sergio Arribas for Arnau Puigmal (90′) and Iddrisu Baba for Lázaro (90′).

Best player: Lucas Robertone​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Almería was Lucas Robertone.

His rating is (8.1) with 40 passes (0% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 2 crosses.

Real Madrid – Formation

Real Madrid
G
Andriy Lunin 13.Ukraine
8.4
D
Fran García 20.Spain
6.6
D
Daniel Carvajal 2.Spain
7.3
D
David Alaba 4.Austria
6.8
D
Fran González 20.Spain
D
Antonio Rüdiger 22.Germany
7.3
M
Toni Kroos 8.Germany
8.2
73' 45'
M
Jude Bellingham 5.England
9.7
81' 19', 60'
M
Aurélien Tchouaméni 18.France
7.3
F
Vinicius Junior 7.Brazil
7.9
90' 73'
F
Rodrygo 11.Brazil
7.6
73'
F
Federico Valverde 15.Uruguay
7.9
90'
Substitutes
G
Kepa Arrizabalaga 25.Spain
D
Nacho Fernández 6.Spain
M
Luka Modric 10.Croatia
6.8
73'
M
Lucas Vázquez 17.Spain
6.9
90'
M
Brahim Díaz 21.Spain
6.9
90'
M
Nicolás Paz 32.Argentina
M
Eduardo Camavinga 12.France
6.4
73'
F
Joselu 14.Spain
81'

Real Madrid started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Carlo Ancelotti played with: Fran González, Andriy Lunin (8.4), Daniel Carvajal (7.3), Antonio Rüdiger (7.3), David Alaba (6.8), Fran García (6.6), Federico Valverde (7.9), Aurélien Tchouaméni (7.3), Toni Kroos (8.2), Jude Bellingham (9.7), Rodrygo (7.6), Vinícius Júnior (7.9).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Eduardo Camavinga (6.4), Nacho Fernández, Luka Modrić (6.8), Joselu, Lucas Vázquez (6.9), Brahim Díaz (6.9), Kepa Arrizabalaga and Nico Paz.

Substitutions

Real Madrid made 5 changes: Rodrygo for Eduardo Camavinga (73′), Toni Kroos for Luka Modrić (73′), Jude Bellingham for Joselu (81′), Vinícius Júnior for Brahim Díaz (90′) and Federico Valverde for Lucas Vázquez (90′).

Best player: Jude Bellingham​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Real Madrid was Jude Bellingham.

His rating is (9.7) with 2 goals, 44 passes (0% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 6.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga.​