La Liga Gameweek 26 Mon, Mar 2 · 20:00 Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
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Our take

Real Madrid were clear favourites.

Real Madrid were the stronger side on L90 Strength (89 vs 44). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for Getafe. Real Madrid had 9.1 days of rest, Getafe 8.3 and had to travel 13 km.

Away travel13 kmRest days9.1 · 8.3Matches / 14d1 · 1
Real Madrid68%
Draw21%
Getafe11%
Expected goals 2.03 – 0.69
Real Madrid77%
Draw15%
Getafe8%
Expected goals 2.55 – 0.70
Real Madrid69%
Draw20%
Getafe11%
Expected goals 2.04 – 0.67
Real Madrid62%
Draw24%
Getafe15%
Expected goals 1.81 – 0.77
Real Madrid69%
Draw20%
Getafe11%
Expected goals 2.13 – 0.75
Over 2.5 51% Both score 44% Likeliest score 2–0
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
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Referee · SpainAlejandro Muñiz Ruiz
  • Cards per match 5.2
  • Penalties per match 0.46
  • Matches 37

Team strength

Real MadridGetafe
89 L90 StrengthIn forecast 44
89 Current StrengthIn forecast 48
89 AttackIn forecast 27
85 DefenceIn forecast 59
— Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Real Madrid

Attack—
Defense risk—

Getafe

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Real MadridGetafe
2.16 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.80
0.84 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.16
2.11 xGVia Att/Def 0.75
1.05 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.88
+0.05 Goals minus xGContext +0.05
92% Scored inContext 56%
44% Clean sheetsContext 24%
17.88 ShotsContext 9.20
6.72 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.83
38% On target shareContext 28%
11.12 Shots in the boxContext 5.35
62% Box shareContext 56%
12% ConversionContext 9%
2.10 OffsidesContext 2.65
9.88 Shots allowedContext 9.80
3.38 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.72
3.26 BlocksContext 2.36
2.33 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.04
69% Save rateContext 77%
59% PossessionIn forecast 41%
574 PassesContext 292
515 Accurate passesContext 206
90% Pass accuracyContext 70%
7.14 Team ratingContext 6.72
10.32 FoulsContext 13.40
12.96 Fouls sufferedContext 15.20
1.64 Yellow cardsContext 2.68
0.04 Red cardsContext 0.12
This league season, per match · 25 and 25 games
2.40 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.70
1.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.20
1.88 xGVia Att/Def 0.77
1.29 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.02
+0.52 Goals minus xGContext -0.07
100% Scored inContext 50%
40% Clean sheetsContext 20%
16.10 ShotsContext 9.70
6.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.60
37% On target shareContext 27%
10.90 Shots in the boxContext 6.00
68% Box shareContext 63%
15% ConversionContext 7%
2.33 OffsidesContext 2.60
12.30 Shots allowedContext 9.50
4.25 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.20
3.90 BlocksContext 2.25
3.25 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.63
77% Save rateContext 70%
59% PossessionIn forecast 43%
579 PassesContext 302
521 Accurate passesContext 215
90% Pass accuracyContext 71%
7.12 Team ratingContext 6.70
10.70 FoulsContext 13.30
12.60 Fouls sufferedContext 15.30
2.10 Yellow cardsContext 2.60
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.10
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Real Madrid
Rest9.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km634 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Getafe
Rest8.3 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel13 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
Real Madrid Getafe
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match9.1La Liga 2025-2026, 21 Feb8.3La Liga 2025-2026, 22 Feb
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km13 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways634 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 30 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one45.8

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Real Madrid Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1T. Courtois(G)
18Álvaro Fernández 4D. Alaba 22A. Rüdiger 12T. Alexander-Arnold
45Thiago Pitarch 14A. Tchouaméni
7Vinícius 15A. Güler 8F. Valverde
16Gonzalo García
+6 more reported missing outside this XI
Getafe Confirmed XI
5-4-1
13David Soria(G)
16Diego Rico 24Z. Romero 22Domingos Duarte 15Sebastián Boselli 21Juan Iglesias
10M. Satriano 8M. Arambarri 5Luis Milla 17Kiko Femenía
19L. Vázquez
+6 more reported missing outside this XI

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
Real Madrid Scores -0.07 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Getafe Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.06 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Real Madrid-0.8 pp
  • Draw+0.3 pp
  • Getafe+0.5 pp

Home / Away this season

Real Madrid · Home 2.75points per game · 12 home games
W-D-L
11-0-1
Scored
2.42
Conceded
0.67
Getafe · Away 1.17points per game · 12 away games
W-D-L
4-2-6
Scored
0.83
Conceded
1.50

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Common opponents 18 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head last 10 of 11 meetings

8 Real Madrid wins1 draws1 Getafe wins
Goals per game1.20 – 0.20 Over 2.510% Both scored10% Clean sheets80% · 20%
  • 19 Oct 2025Getafe0–1Real Madrid
  • 23 Apr 2025Getafe0–1Real Madrid
  • 1 Dec 2024Real Madrid2–0Getafe
  • 1 Feb 2024Getafe0–2Real Madrid
  • 2 Sep 2023Real Madrid2–1Getafe
  • 13 May 2023Real Madrid1–0Getafe

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Referee · Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz Spain · 37 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.81league 4.19
Red cards0.35league 0.27
Cards 5+59%league 46%
Fouls24.7league 24.6
Penalties0.46league 0.38
Home wins57%league 47%
Real Madrid3 with this referee
Record2-1-0 Cards · opp.2.3 · 4.0 Pens for · against1 · 1 Reds2
  • W20 Dec 25H · Sevilla2–02
  • D18 Feb 24A · Rayo Vallecano1–13
  • W3 Jan 24H · Mallorca1–02
Getafe2 with this referee
Record0-1-1 Cards · opp.3.0 · 2.5 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L24 Feb 24A · Barcelona0–44
  • D11 Nov 23A · Granada CF1–12

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

Real Madrid25 games · scored 54 · conceded 21
4 1 0-15
8 2 16-30
12 4 31-45
9 6 46-60
7 4 61-75
14 4 76-90
Getafe25 games · scored 20 · conceded 29
1 2 0-15
1 3 16-30
3 6 31-45
7 5 46-60
5 4 61-75
3 9 76-90
Real Madrid10 games · scored 24 · conceded 10
3 1 0-15
4 1 16-30
1 3 31-45
7 2 46-60
4 1 61-75
5 2 76-90
Getafe10 games · scored 7 · conceded 12
0-15
1 16-30
1 2 31-45
3 4 46-60
1 1 61-75
2 4 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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