
Counter-Attacking Masterclass: Madrid Edges Clásico Thriller
The away side absorbed sustained possession and delivered two lethal counter-attacks to secure a decisive 2–1 rivalry victory.
Ludistat
Referee
Luis Bestard Servera
La Liga: Valencia beat Elche 1–0. Goals: Umar Sadiq 69'.
The provider's match ratings, out of 10.
The running score, step by step, with every score marked.
| When | Elche | Valencia |
|---|---|---|
| 69′ · Umar Sadiq | 0 | 1 |
| 90′ | 0 | 1 |
Expected goals (xG) weigh every shot by how often a chance like it is scored. Set against the goals, they show who made the better chances and who took them.
How the chances split
Each side's xG treated as the average of a Poisson distribution of goals: how often this match ends each way if its chances were played out again and again.
| Elche | Valencia | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 1 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 1.33 | 0.96 |
| xG per shot | 0.083 | 0.192 |
| Goals minus xG | -1.33 | +0.04 |
| Elche win | 45% | |
| Draw | 28% | |
| Valencia win | 27% |
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elche | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valencia | 0 | 1 | 1 |
From each side's recent results and their meetings, before this match.
Expected goals (xG) weigh every shot by how often a chance like it is scored. Set against the goals, they show who made the better chances and who took them.
How the chances split
Each side's xG treated as the average of a Poisson distribution of goals: how often this match ends each way if its chances were played out again and again.
| Elche | Valencia | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 1 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 1.33 | 0.96 |
| xG per shot | 0.083 | 0.192 |
| Goals minus xG | -1.33 | +0.04 |
| Elche win | 45% | |
| Draw | 28% | |
| Valencia win | 27% |
Goals, shots the keeper saved, shots off target and shots blocked before they reached goal — then where they were taken from.
| Elche | Valencia | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 1 |
| Saved | 3 | 2 |
| Off target | 10 | 2 |
| Blocked | 3 | 0 |
| Inside the box | 11 | 4 |
| Outside the box | 5 | 1 |
Who had it, how often they moved it, and how many of those passes found a teammate.
| Elche | Valencia | |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 69% | 31% |
| Passes | 617 | 280 |
| Completed | 557 | 222 |
| Pass accuracy | 90% | 79% |
Fouls, cards and offsides, and when each card was shown.
| Elche | Valencia | |
|---|---|---|
| Fouls | 9 | 15 |
| Yellow cards | 3 | 2 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Offsides | 2 | 6 |
The provider's match ratings out of ten, one dot per player who featured. Point at a dot for the name.
| Player | Team | Rating | Min |
|---|---|---|---|
| U. Sadiq | Valencia | 7.4 | 29 |
| Gonzalo Villar | Elche | 7.1 | 90 |
| César Tárrega | Valencia | 7.1 | 90 |
| Pepelu | Valencia | 7.1 | 90 |
| R. Revivo | Elche | 7.0 | 90 |
| S. Dimitrievski | Valencia | 7.0 | 90 |
| Víctor Chust | Elche | 6.9 | 90 |
| M. Dituro | Elche | 6.9 | 90 |
| G. Rodríguez | Valencia | 6.9 | 90 |
| A. Danjuma | Valencia | 6.9 | 88 |
| T. Lemar | Elche | 6.8 | 24 |
| Dani Raba | Valencia | 6.8 | 12 |
| F. Redondo | Elche | 6.8 | 90 |
| F. Ugrinic | Valencia | 6.7 | 12 |
| Buba Sangaré | Elche | 6.6 | 68 |
| Arnau Martínez | Valencia | 6.6 | 90 |
| Rubén Sánchez | Elche | 6.6 | 22 |
| J. Morcillo | Elche | 6.5 | 78 |
| Luis Rioja | Valencia | 6.5 | 78 |
| Aaron Mayol | Valencia | 6.5 | 78 |
| José Gayà | Valencia | 6.4 | 90 |
| Jesús Vázquez | Valencia | 6.4 | 2 |
| Tete Morente | Elche | 6.4 | 22 |
| F. Buonanotte | Elche | 6.4 | 66 |
| G. Diangana | Elche | 6.3 | 12 |
| Javi Guerra | Valencia | 6.3 | 88 |
| A. Osorio | Elche | 6.3 | 22 |
| Pablo Maffeo | Valencia | 6.2 | 61 |
| L. Cepeda | Elche | 6.2 | 68 |
| M. Diakhaby | Valencia | 6.1 | 2 |
| Fer Niño | Elche | 6.0 | 90 |
| Germán Valera | Elche | 5.9 | 68 |
Saves against shots on target faced; goals prevented is the provider's measure of goals saved beyond what the shots' quality predicted.
M. Dituro
S. Dimitrievski| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elche | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valencia | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Coach: M. Anselmi
Bench
10F. BuonanotteM
22Rubén SánchezD
16Martim NetoM
6BigasD
19G. DianganaF
17JosanM
29Ali HouaryF
13Alejandro IturbeG
15K. LomónacoD
20Tete MorenteF
24A. OsorioF
9E. PonceFCoach: J. Aguirre
Bench
37Aimar BlázquezF
4M. DiakhabyD
15A. DiengM
9Hugo DuroF
20D. FoulquierD
19Dani RabaF
13Cristian RiveroG
6U. SadiqF
39R. SatoM
23F. UgrinicM
21Jesús VázquezD
12J. de HaasD| 1M. DituroG | 90 | 6.9 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2Buba SangaréD | 68 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23Víctor ChustD | 90 | 6.9 | 1 | 0 | 125 | 2 | 120 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5F. RedondoD | 90 | 6.8 | 2 | 1 | 82 | 0 | 76 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3R. RevivoD | 90 | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12Gonzalo VillarM | 90 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 4 | 52 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6BigasD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9E. PonceF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24A. OsorioF | 22 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20Tete MorenteF | 22 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15K. LomónacoD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13Alejandro IturbeG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29Ali HouaryF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17JosanM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19G. DianganaF | 12 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16Martim NetoM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10F. BuonanotteM | 66 | 6.4 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 47J. MorcilloM | 78 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18T. LemarM | 24 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21L. CepedaF | 68 | 6.2 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14Fer NiñoF | 90 | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11Germán ValeraD | 68 | 5.9 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22Rubén SánchezD | 22 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| POS | Team | GP | W | D | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 30 | |
| 2 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 30 | |
| 3 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 28 | |
| 4 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | |
| 5 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | |
| 6 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | |
| 7 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | |
| 8 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 | |
| 9 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | |
| 10 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | |
| 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | |
| 12 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 | |
| 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | |
| 14 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | |
| 15 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | |
| 16 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | |
| 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | |
| 18 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | |
| 19 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | |
| 20 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 5 |