Real Madrid La Liga Analysis: 3rd Place, 24 Points After 10 Games

Real Madrid are 3rd in the La Liga with 24 points from 10 games (8W 0D 2L) and a goal difference of +15.

Season at a glance

They trail the leaders Barcelona by 3 points, and are 5 points clear of fifth place.

They are 19 points above bottom-placed Malaga.

Real Madrid's season marks: biggest wins 4-0 at home and 2-3 away; heaviest defeats - at home and 2-1 away; a best winning run of 3; a longest losing run of 1.

Against top-half opponents Real Madrid have 4W 0D 2L (2.0 points per game from 6 games); against the bottom half it is 4W 0D 0L (3.0 per game from 4).

Attack

Real Madrid have scored 25 goals (2.5 per game), the 2nd-best attack in the La Liga. The league average is 1.50 per team per game, so they sit 67% above it. They failed to score in 1 of 10 games. They average 3.4 goals per home game and 1.6 per away game.

Defence

They have conceded 10 (1.0 per game), the 4th-best defence, with 2 clean sheets in 10 games. Clean sheets: 2 at home and 0 away. They concede 0.6 per home game and 1.4 per away game.

When the goals come

Real Madrid's 23 league goals are spread by minute band, with the most productive spell 76-90 (8 goals); 12 (52%) came after half-time and 8 after the 75th minute. they have conceded most between minutes 16-30 (3 of 12 goals), including 3 after the 75th minute.

Tactics and discipline

Real Madrid's most used formations: 4-2-3-1 (10 games).

Real Madrid have collected 22 yellow and 2 red cards and converted 2 of 3 penalties.

Home and away

Real Madrid have 5 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats at home (15 points from 5 games, 3.0 per game), scoring 3.4 and conceding 0.6 per game. They kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score in 0 of those 5.

Real Madrid have 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats away from home (9 points from 5 games, 1.8 per game), scoring 1.6 and conceding 1.4 per game. They kept 0 clean sheets and failed to score in 1 of those 5.

Form and streaks

Real Madrid's last 5 results in the La Liga, newest first (opponent position in brackets): 2-1 at Barcelona (1st, W); 4-1 vs Sevilla (6th, W); 1-0 vs Villarreal (10th, W); 1-2 at Atletico Madrid (2nd, L); 3-2 at Elche (16th, W). That is 12 points from a possible 15, with 11 goals scored and 6 conceded.

Current streaks for Real Madrid: 3 straight wins, a goal in each of their last 6.

Squad leaders

Real Madrid's league contributors: goals - Kylian Mbappé 11, J. Bellingham 3, A. Güler 2; assists - Vinícius Júnior 3, J. Bellingham 3, Kylian Mbappé 2.

Highest average ratings among regulars (270+ minutes): Kylian Mbappé 8.04, J. Bellingham 7.61, A. Güler 7.60.

Workload and impact: most minutes - Kylian Mbappé (894), T. Courtois (810); most key passes - A. Güler (33); most tackles and interceptions - Marc Cucurella (30); goalkeeper T. Courtois has made 29 saves; most yellow cards - I. Konaté (4).

Strengths and weaknesses

Real Madrid's strengths: 2nd in the league for goals scored (25 goals); 1st in the league for home points per game (3.00); 3rd in the league for away points per game (1.80); 3rd in the league for points from the last five games (12 points).

The schedule ahead

Next up: at Racing Santander (14th), at Valencia (19th), vs Celta Vigo (9th). The average league position of those opponents is 14.0, a kinder run.

Outlook

At 2.4 points per game, a full 38-game season would end near 91 points, and at 2.5 goals per game near 95 goals. That is a projection from the current rate, not a prediction.