La Liga · Matchweek 18
Gonzalo García 20'
Gonzalo García 50'
Raúl Asencio 56'
Gonzalo García 82'
Fran García 90'
HT 1:0
Cucho Hernández 66'
Sun, 4 Jan 2026, 15:15 (UK) · Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
Real Madrid 2nd · 45 pts|Real Betis 6th · 28 pts

Real Madrid won on the scoreboard and on xG (2.94–1.06).

Player of the matchFederico Valverde8.8Decisive moment20' Gonzalo García+0.6

Real Madrid 5-1 Real Betis

Key numbers

  • Possession 61% – 39%
  • Shots 19 (9 on target) – 13 (5)
  • Decisive moment: 20' Gonzalo García, FN xPts +0.6
Player of the match
Federico Valverde 8.8Dominant

Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.8 (Dominant)

Game state

1-02-03-03-14-15-1
Real Madrid ahead 70 min · level 20 min · Real Betis ahead 0 min
  • Arda Güler — off the bench 13 min · 0G 1A
  • Fran García — off the bench 6 min · 1G 0A

FN xPts — what each moment was worth

How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.

20' Gonzalo García Goal · scorer +0.4 · assist Rodrygo +0.2 +0.6
50' Gonzalo García Goal · scorer +0.2 · assist Federico Valverde +0.1 +0.3
56' Raúl Asencio Goal · assist Rodrygo +0.1
66' Cucho Hernández Goal · assist Aitor Ruibal 0.0
82' Gonzalo García Goal · assist Arda Güler 0.0
90' Fran García Goal · assist Federico Valverde 0.0
Real Madrid Expected (last two seasons) 2.1Own moments +1.0Opponent moments 0.0Time effect −0.1→ League points won 3
Real Betis Expected (last two seasons) 0.7Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.7Time effect 0.0→ League points won 0

Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.

How FN Score and FN xPts work →

Match stats

Real MadridReal Betis
61%Possession39%
2.94Expected goals (xG)1.06
0.15xG per shot0.08
19Shots13
9Shots on target5
47%Shots on target %38%
12Shots in box8
639Passes403
92%Pass accuracy86%
5Corners8
4Saves4
10Fouls12
1Yellow cards1
2Offsides0

Compared with usual

Real Madrid

25 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals52.1
Conceded11
xG2.942.2
xG against1.061.2
Shots1919.6
On target97.4
Shots faced1311.3
xG per shot0.150.11
Possession61%58.8%
Passes639564
Pass accuracy92%88.2%
Corners56.5
Fouls109.8

Real Betis

last 5 matches, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals12.4
Conceded51.2
xG1.062
xG against2.941.8
Shots1316.4
On target55.8
Shots faced1915
xG per shot0.080.12
Possession39%49%
Passes403451.4
Pass accuracy86%83%
Corners85.4
Fouls1211.2

Timeline

  • 19' Yellow Angel Ortiz
  • 20' Goal Gonzalo García league goal #1 assist Rodrygo
  • 46' Sub Angel Ortiz → Héctor Bellerín
  • 46' Sub Nelson Deossa → Giovani Lo Celso
  • 50' Goal Gonzalo García league goal #2 assist Federico Valverde
  • 53' Yellow Vinícius Júnior
  • 56' Goal Raúl Asencio league goal #1 assist Rodrygo
  • 66' Goal Cucho Hernández league goal #8 assist Aitor Ruibal
  • 67' Sub Marc Roca → Sergi Altimira
  • 67' Sub Aitor Ruibal → Rodrigo Riquelme
  • 77' Sub Rodrygo → Arda Güler
  • 77' Sub Vinícius Júnior → Franco Mastantuono
  • 81' Sub Aurélien Tchouaméni → Dani Ceballos
  • 82' Goal Gonzalo García league goal #3 assist Arda Güler
  • 88' Sub Gonzalo García → Fran García
  • 88' Sub Antony → Pablo García
  • 89' Sub Antonio Rüdiger → Ferland Mendy
  • 90' Goal Fran García league goal #1 assist Federico Valverde

Category leaders

  • Key passesFederico Valverde3
  • Duels wonRodrygo9/15
  • DribblesVinícius Júnior5/8
  • Defensive actionsAurélien Tchouaméni6
  • ShotsRodrygo3 (on target 1)
  • Fouls wonRodrygo5

Past-season matches are summarised from match data (API-Football) without a written review. FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.