October 19
Barcelona's numerical superiority dominates the scene.. and Real has the most penalty kicks
The Barcelona club is superior, by a large margin, to its counterparts Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid, in exploiting the numerical superiority.
The Spanish newspapers stated in light of the uproar about the refereeing, that during the last decade, beginning with the 2016-2017 season and up to the stage the Spanish league has reached this season, Barcelona played 862 minutes numerically superior to its rivals.
And that is equivalent to 9.57 full games, numbers that are very different from those recorded by Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid. As Al-Malki has a negative record, he played with 10 players for 91 minutes.
And the difference seems more obvious when looking at Atlético Madrid, which played 330 minutes with a numerical deficit, which is equivalent to 3.66 games.
And these numbers come as a result of the expulsions experienced by the players of the same teams, and those experienced by the competitors' players. At the time when 59 players were expelled from the ranks of the rivals, the number of expulsion cases in Barcelona reached 30 cases, a difference of 29 cases.
As for Real Madrid, it has a negative record, as the matches of 38 players from its ranks ended prematurely due to expulsion, compared to 39 players from the competing teams.
And there is no doubt that Atlético Madrid is the most affected team, after 45 players from their ranks were sent off, compared to 30 players from the competing teams.
Penalty kicks count more
When looking at another side of the statistics, Real Madrid appears in a better position. Stats Performance data puts Al-Maliky in first place in terms of the number of penalty kicks he received and those that were counted against him.
101 penalty kicks were awarded to Real Madrid during the last ten years, compared to 45 penalty kicks against them, with a difference of 56 kicks.
And Barcelona does not deviate much from these numbers, as its positive result amounts to 43 penalty kicks, after receiving 76 kicks, against 33 kicks that were counted against.
As for Atlético Madrid, its positive result amounts to 7 penalty kicks, after receiving 57 kicks, against 50 penalty kicks against.
And while the matches continue and the numbers speak, Barcelona leads the record of titles during these years, after being crowned with five titles in the Spanish league. And Real Madrid is behind him with four titles, while Atlético Madrid was crowned with one title.
With the first Clásico game of the season approaching, and 29 games remaining at the end of the competition, coach Hans Flick's team leads the standings, with 27 points, achieving the full mark of victories.
And coach Diego Simeone's team comes in second place, 5 points behind, after collecting 22 points, while the team coached by Jose Mourinho occupies third place, 6 points behind Barcelona.
The least difference in the commission of violations
And in another statistical context, Real Madrid is one of the teams that commits the least violations in the five major European leagues.
And according to the Statsroom website, the average number of fouls committed by the Royal Club is 8.56 per game, making it one of the five teams with the fewest fouls in Europe.
And Paris Saint-Germain leads the list, with an average of 5.86 opponents per game, followed by Everton with an average of 7.43, then Inter Milan with an average of 8.14, and then Torino with an average of 8.50 opponents.
On the other hand, Real Madrid is one of the European teams most exposed to penalties compared to the number of violations it commits. As the king gets one yellow card for every 4.28 violations he commits.
Only Hull City is ahead of him in this classification, with a rate of 3.45 opposition per yellow card, and Venezia with a rate of 3.55, and Genoa with a rate of 3.78. While Everton and Bournemouth are tied with an average of 4.33 opponents per yellow card.
