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La Liga Matchday 1 Wed 26 Aug

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Mbappé 40′Mbappé 60′Vinicius Jr. 68′Mbappé 80′

Full-time 4:1
Away Real Sociedad

Sucic 44′

Player of the match Kylian Mbappé  9.8

GolVolt ratingHighlights will do 5.4/10 more watchable than 54% of La Liga matches Hat-trick for Mbappé, 5 goals. How we rate

GolVolt rating 5.4GolVolt rating

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The match in 30 seconds

Turning point: 60' Mbappé, 2:1
  1. 4 of 11

    Real Madrid turned that many shots on target into goals, from an xG of 2.6.

  2. 7 → 1

    Real Madrid climb 6 places in the table. Real Sociedad: 19 → 20.

The turning point is the biggest jump in the match: after the goal for 2:1, from 65% to 88% (Real Madrid).

How the match went

One minute axis for every view. The discs along the bottom are the goals.

90+3' · 4:1Real Madrid 88%draw 10%Real Sociedad 2%

Key stats

51% Possession 49%
2.55 xG (expected goals) 0.63
20 Shots 10
11 On target 3
4 Corners 7
68 Dangerous attacks 40
All stats (17)

Why this rating

Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.

How we rate

Hat-trick for Mbappé, 5 goals.

  • Dramaweight 50% Settled by 68′.The result was clear early — little to hold on for. Drama: 3.2 out of 10
  • Heroesweight 20% Hat-trick for Mbappé, Mbappé scored the winner, Mbappé: rated 9.8.Someone played a match to remember. Heroes: 8.9 out of 10
  • Stakesweight 15% It mattered for the table but settled nothing. Stakes: 3.4 out of 10
  • Quality of playweight 15% 5 goals.Plenty of chances and shots at both ends. Quality of play: 8.5 out of 10

Match ECG

A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.

Worth watching: Highlights will do

GolVolt rating 5.4more watchable than 54% of La Liga matches

The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).

Similar matches

A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.

How the match went

5 goals6 cards1 VAR

Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.

Timeline

  1. 10' Álvaro Carrerasyellow card · foul
  2. 31' Yangel Herrerayellow card · foul
  3. 40' Goal: Kylian Mbappéleft foot · assist: Valverde1:0
  4. 44' Goal: Luka Sucicleft foot1:1
  5. 45+2' Jon Aramburuyellow card · foul
  6. Half-time · 1:1
  7. 46' SubstitutionCucurella for Carreras
  8. 57' 2 substitutionsÓskarsson for OyarzabalZubeldia for Aramburu
  9. 60' Goal: Kylian Mbappéright foot · assist: Bellingham2:1
  10. 66' 2 substitutionsBarrenetxea for OchiengSoler for Herrera
  11. 68' Goal: Vinicius Juniorright foot · assist: Bellingham3:1
  12. 71' Luken Beitiayellow card · foul
  13. 73' Ibrahima Konatéyellow card · foul
  14. 74' SubstitutionGuedes for Kubo
  15. 78' 2 substitutionsCamavinga for BellinghamDíaz for Güler
  16. 80' Goal: Kylian Mbappéleft foot · assist: Vinicius Jr.4:1
  17. 84' SubstitutionDiomande for Vinicius Jr.
  18. 86' SubstitutionEspí for Silva
  19. 90+1' Goal Disallowed
  20. 90+4' Eduardo Camavingayellow card · foul
  21. Full-time · 4:1

Match stats

Shooting

2.55 xG (expected goals) 0.63
20 Shots 10
11 On target 3
3 Off target 4

Play

51% Possession 49%
4 Corners 7
580 Passes 548
91% Pass accuracy 91%
100 Attacks 82
68 Dangerous attacks 40

Defence

18 Tackles 12
10 Interceptions 6
2 Saves 7

Discipline

10 Fouls 7
1 Offsides 0
2 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0

Lineups and ratings

The highlighted rating is the player of the match.

Starting XIs · provider ratings

4-2-3-1 –4-2-3-1

Real Madrid

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Midfielders

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Real Madrid

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Match sheet

Stadium
Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid

Player ratings

Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.

  1. Player of the match · Real Madrid Kylian Mbappé  9.83
  2. 2. place · Real Madrid Jude Bellingham 8.49
  3. 3. place · Real Madrid Vinicius Junior 7.81

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Absences

Real Madrid · 6 out

  • Éder Militão Injured

    since 21 Apr · until 1 Sep · 13 matches missed · Muscle Injury

  • Thiago Pitarch Injured

    since 26 Jul · until 4 Sep · 6 matches missed · Cruciate Ligament Injury

  • Ferland Mendy Injured

    since 3 May · until 30 Apr 2027 · 11 matches missed · Tendon Rupture

  • Aurélien Tchouaméni Injured

    since 10 Aug · return date unknown · 3 matches missed · Muscle Injury

  • Endrick Injured

    since 14 Aug · return date unknown · 2 matches missed · Muscle Injury

  • Raúl Asencio Injured

    since 30 Jul · return date unknown · 5 matches missed · Muscle Injury

Real Sociedad · 2 out

  • Jon Gorrotxategi Injured

    since 15 Jul · until 31 Aug · 7 matches missed · Inflammation Of Pubic Bone

  • Mikel Goti Injured

    since 20 Jul 2023 · return date unknown · 131 matches missed · Calf Injury

Injuries and suspensions as reported for this match.

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