La Liga · Matchweek 28
Antonio Rüdiger 39'
Federico Valverde 44'
Dean Huijsen 66'
Arda Güler 89'
HT 2:0
Manuel Ángel Morán 85' (OG)
Sat, 14 Mar 2026, 20:00 (UK) · Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
Real Madrid 2nd · 66 pts|Elche 17th · 26 pts

Real Madrid won on the scoreboard and on xG (1.37–0.84).

Player of the matchArda Güler8.5Decisive moment39' Antonio Rüdiger+0.6

Real Madrid 4-1 Elche

Key numbers

  • Possession 47% – 53%
  • Shots 14 (6 on target) – 11 (1)
  • Decisive moment: 39' Antonio Rüdiger, FN xPts +0.6
Player of the match
Arda Güler 8.5Dominant

Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.5 (Dominant)

Game state

1-02-03-03-14-1
Real Madrid ahead 51 min · level 39 min · Elche ahead 0 min
  • Daniel Yañez — off the bench 32 min · 0G 1A
  • Arda Güler — off the bench 32 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.

39' Antonio Rüdiger Goal +0.6
44' Federico Valverde Goal · assist Fran García +0.2
66' Dean Huijsen Goal · assist Daniel Yañez 0.0
85' Manuel Ángel Morán Own goal 0.0
89' Arda Güler Goal 0.0
Real Madrid Expected (last two seasons) 2.5Own moments +0.8Opponent moments 0.0Time effect −0.3→ League points won 3
Elche Expected (last two seasons) 0.4Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.5Time effect +0.1→ 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 MadridElche
47%Possession53%
1.37Expected goals (xG)0.84
0.1xG per shot0.08
14Shots11
6Shots on target1
43%Shots on target %9%
5Shots in box8
480Passes531
88%Pass accuracy88%
5Corners4
1Saves2
11Fouls21
1Yellow cards3
3Offsides1

Compared with usual

Real Madrid

40 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals42.2
Conceded11
xG1.372.1
xG against0.841.1
Shots1418.4
On target66.9
Shots faced1111.5
xG per shot0.10.12
Possession47%59.4%
Passes480579.4
Pass accuracy88%88.9%
Corners56.6
Fouls1110.3

Elche

last 15 matches, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals11.5
Conceded41.7high
xG0.841.1
xG against1.372
Shots1110.8
On target13.9
Shots faced1415.4
xG per shot0.080.12
Possession53%58.6%
Passes531508.1
Pass accuracy88%84.1%
Corners44.2
Fouls2113.4

Timeline

  • 23' Sub Buba Sangare → Adrià Pedrosa
  • 39' Goal Antonio Rüdiger league goal #1
  • 44' Goal Federico Valverde league goal #3 assist Fran García
  • 55' Yellow Eduardo Camavinga
  • 58' Sub Vinicius Júnior → Arda Güler
  • 58' Sub Federico Valverde → Gonzalo García
  • 58' Sub Aurélien Tchouaméni → Daniel Yañez
  • 61' Sub Antonio Rüdiger → Diego Aguado
  • 62' Yellow Germán Valera
  • 63' Sub Brahim Díaz → Manuel Ángel Morán
  • 64' Sub Thiago Pitarch → César Palacios
  • 64' Sub Léo Pétrot → Josan
  • 64' Sub Lucas Cepeda → Rafa Mir
  • 64' Sub Federico Redondo → Marc Aguado
  • 66' Yellow David Affengruber
  • 66' Goal Dean Huijsen league goal #2 assist Daniel Yañez
  • 74' Sub Martim Neto → Grady Diangana
  • 74' Sub David Affengruber → Pedro Bigas
  • 85' Goal Manuel Ángel Morán (OG)
  • 88' Yellow Rafa Mir
  • 89' Goal Arda Güler league goal #4

Category leaders

  • Key passesFederico Valverde2
  • Duels wonBrahim Díaz10/14
  • DribblesVinicius Júnior3/6
  • Defensive actionsArda Güler6
  • Fouls wonBrahim Díaz7

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.