LaLiga matchweek 13: What the stats say

Athletic Club v Cádiz CF
5 November, 2021

Athletic and Cádiz have drawn none of their last 12 LaLiga games (eight wins for Athletic and four for Cádiz) after drawing five of their previous seven meetings in the competition (two wins for the Basque side).

At home, Athletic lost their last LaLiga game against Cádiz, 0-1 in October 2020 after avoiding defeat in their first 13 home matches against them in the competition (W11 D2).

Athletic have lost only one of their last 10 LaLiga games played on a Friday (W5 D4), 0-2 vs Celta de Vigo in December 2020, and Cádiz are unbeaten in their four played on this day in the competition (W2 D2).

Cádiz have won two of their last four away LaLiga games against Basque sides (D1 L1), after failing to win in their previous 26 away from home against such teams in the competition (D5 L21).

Athletic have lost just one of their 11 games in LaLiga 2021-22 (W4 D6), 1-2 vs Rayo Vallecano in September – their current tally of 18 points is their best points return at this stage since 2013/14 when they finished 4th (20 points).

Cádiz have conceded 19 goals after their first 12 LaLiga 2021-22 games (W1 D6 L5), their most at this stage of the season since the 1987-88 (also 19).

Álex Berenguer is on his longest goalless run for Athletic in LaLiga (17 appearances) while he scored his only brace in the competition last February against Cádiz.

Cádiz’s Álvaro Negredo has scored six goals in 17 LaLiga games against Athletic but he has failed to score in his last six appearances against them in the competition – his last goal against them in the league was a brace in April 2013 as Sevilla player.

Athletic’s Iker Muniain has created 39 chances in LaLiga 2021-22, more than any other player in the top five European Leagues – he has been involved in five league goals this season (two goals and three assists), winning six points for his team.

Athletic’s Marcelino García Toral has managed seven games in all competitions against Cádiz, avoiding defeat in all of them (W5 D2) – he has only managed more games against Real Zaragoza without a defeat (GP9 W4 D5).

RCD Espanyol v Granada CF
6 November, 2021

Espanyol have lost their last two LaLiga games against Granada, as many defeats as in their previous 17 matches against them in the competition (W10 D5).

At home, Espanyol have lost only three games against Granada in LaLiga (W16 D4) but one of those defeats came in their last home match against them in the competition, 0-3 in September 2019 – they have never lost two in a row against Granada in the top-flight.

Espanyol are unbeaten in their last four home LaLiga games (W3 D1) after losing five of their previous seven at home (D2).

Granada have avoided defeat in their last four LaLiga games (W2 D2) after losing four of their previous five (D1), last going five games unbeaten in the competition in June 2020 (GP6 W3 D3).

Espanyol (171) and Granada (170) have faced the most shots in LaLiga 2021-22, however, eight sides have conceded more goals than them in this league season (Espanyol 13 and Granada 14).

Granada’s Rubén Rochina has scored in two of his last four LaLiga appearances against Espanyol (two goals on aggregate) and both games finished in a draw – he has failed to win in his six games against the Catalonian side in the competition (D4 L2).

Espanyol’s Aleix Vidal has the highest shot conversion rate in LaLiga this season among the players to have attempted 2+ shots (66.7 per cent, two goals scored from three shots).

Raúl de Tomás six goals have been worth six points for Espanyol in LaLiga 2021-22 (Espanyol 14 total points) – only Real Sociedad’s Mikel Oyarzabal has won more points for his team with his goals (7 points with 6 goals) in the competition this season (alongside Real Madrid’s Vinícius Junior, 6 points with 7 goals).

Raúl de Tomás has scored in his last four LaLiga appearances and he could become the third Espanyol player to score in five in a row in the competition in the 21 century, after Raúl Tamudo (6 in 2004) and Borja Iglesias (5 in 2018).

Espanyol’s Vicente Moreno has failed to win in his four games in all competitions as a manager against Granada, two in LaLiga and two in LaLiga SmartBank, all of them as Mallorca boss (D1 L3).

Celta Vigo v FC Barcelona
6 November, 2021

Celta de Vigo have won just two of their last nine LaLiga games against Barcelona (D3 L4), conceding at least two goals in seven of these nine matches.

Barcelona won in their last away LaLiga game against Celta de Vigo, 3-0 in October 2020, ending five games without an away win against them in the competition (D2 L3) – they have suffered three defeats at Balaídos in LaLiga since the 2015-16 season, more than at any other away ground during this period.

Celta de Vigo have won only one of their last five LaLiga games (D1 L3), 3-0 v Getafe on MD10, failing to score in the other four matches in this run – they only failed to score in four of their previous 21 games prior to this run.

Barcelona have failed to win in their last three LaLiga games (D1 L2) and they have lost their last two away from home without scoring – they last lost three in a row away from home in the competition in December 2002 (3).

Barcelona have collected 16 points after their first 11 LaLiga 2021-22 games (W4 D4 L3), their lowest total at this stage of the season since 2002-03 when they finished sixth.

2021-22 is the first LaLiga season that Barcelona have posted a lower goals tally (16) than their expected goals figure (20.22) since 2010-11 (when Opta started collecting such data).

Celta de Vigo are the only team yet to lead in a home LaLiga game this season and Barcelona are the only side that have failed to do so away from home.

Celta de Vigo’s Iago Aspas has been involved in 10 goals in 13 LaLiga appearances against Barcelona (seven goals and three assists), scoring in five of his six games against them in the competition at Balaídos (six goals).

Memphis Depay has been involved in three of Barcelona’s last five goals in LaLiga (two goals and one assist) – he has been involved in more goals (seven, five goals and two assists) and created more chances (28) than any other Barcelona player this season (12 chances created more than any other teammate, Sergiño Dest 16).

Barcelona’s Sergi Barjuán drew his only previous game in all competitions as a manager against Celta de Vigo, 2-2 in May 2015 as Almería boss.

Deportivo Alavés v Levante UD
6 November, 2021

Alavés have lost just one of their eight LaLiga games against Levante (W5 D2), 2-1 in September 2018.

At home, Alavés have won three of their four LaLiga games against Levante (D1) – only against Levante and Cádiz (D2) are the Basque side unbeaten at home in the competition (among current LaLiga sides).

Levante have won only one of their last seven away LaLiga games against Basque sides (D1 L5), 1-0 vs Eibar last April, the only time they kept a clean sheet in their last 23 away games played against such opposition in the competition.

Alavés have collected seven points from the last nine in LaLiga (W2 D1) after winning only three of the previous 27 on offer in the competition (W1 D8).

Levante have failed to win in their last 20 LaLiga games (D9 L11), their longest winless run in the competition ever. Should they fail to win this game, they will equal Osasuna’s 21 game winless run with only Sporting de Gijón (24), Elche (22) and Real Burgos (22) enduring a longer run without a victory in the competition.

Only Cádiz (34.5 per cent) have a lower possession figure in LaLiga this season than Alavés (40.1 per cent) – this is Alavés’ lowest possession figure in a season since 2017-18 (39.2 per cent).

Alavés’s Joselu has been involved in three goals in his four LaLiga appearances against Levante (two goals and one assist), scoring in his two games at Mendizorrotza against them in the competition (two goals).

Levante’s Roberto Soldado has scored in his three LaLiga appearances against Alavés (three goals in total) – they are the only opponent that he has faced 2+ times in the competition scoring in every game.

Alavés’s Javier Calleja has lost only one of his six LaLiga games as a manager against Levante (W3 D2), 1-2 at Ciutat de Valencia in August 2019.

Levante are winless in their four LaLiga games under Javier Pereira (D2 L2) – he could become the first Levante manager that has failed to win any of his first five games with the club in the competition.

Real Madrid CF v Rayo Vallecano
6 November, 2021

Having won 17 LaLiga games in a row against Rayo Vallecano between December 2000 and December 2018, Real Madrid lost their last game against them in the competition, 0-1 in April 2019 – they have never lost two matches in a row against Rayo Vallecano in the top-flight.

At home, Real Madrid have lost only one of their 18 LaLiga games against Rayo Vallecano (W15 D2), 1-2 in January 1996.

Real Madrid have drawn their last two home LaLiga games, both nil-nil, vs Villarreal and Osasuna – they last drew three consecutive home games in the competition in October 1969, while they have never had three consecutive goalless draws at home in the top-flight.

Rayo Vallecano have only won one of their last 15 away LaLiga games (D2 L12), 2-1 last September v Athletic, in the 200th win for Rayo Vallecano in the top-flight.

Real Madrid are unbeaten in their last 10 LaLiga games against Madrilean sides (W6 D4), keeping a clean sheet in eight of those games, since a defeat 0-1 v Rayo Vallacano.

Real Madrid have scored a league-high four goals from fast breaks this season (alongside Atlético de Madrid), each one scored by a different player (Vinícius Junior, Karim Benzema, David Alaba and Lucas Vázquez).

Real Madrid (14.4 per cent) and Rayo Vallecano (12.9 per cent) are the teams with the first and the third-highest shot conversion rates in LaLiga this season (Valencia, second, 13 per cent).

Rayo Vallecano’s Radamel Falcao has scored in two of his three LaLiga games against Real Madrid (two goals in total) but he failed to score in his only appearance at Santiago Bernabéu in the competition.

Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema has scored eight goals in nine LaLiga games against Rayo Vallecano, including a hat-trick in December 2015 (10-2).

After winning against Barcelona on MD11 this season (1-0), Andoni Iraola could become the second Rayo Vallecano manager to win against both Barcelona and Real Madrid in a season after Héctor Núñez in 1977-78.

Villarreal CF v Getafe CF
7 November, 2021

Villareal have won their last four LaLiga games against Getafe, their longest winning run in the competition against them.

After winning two away LaLiga games against Villarreal between 2012 and 2013, Getafe have won just one of their last six matches against them away from home in the competition (L5), 2-1 in January 2019.

Getafe have only won one of their last 11 away LaLiga games against sides from Comunidad Valenciana (D5 L5), failing to score in eight of them.

Villarreal have collected only 12 points after their first 11 LaLiga 2021/22 games (W2 D6 L3), their lowest tally at this stage of the season since 2018-19 (10) – this is the first time they’ve drawn six of their first 11 games in a single season in the top-flight.

Getafe won their last LaLiga game 2-1 vs Espanyol, ending a 12-game run without a win in the competition (D4 L8) – they last won two games in a row in the top-flight in January (v Elche and Huesca).

Only Elche (0 per cent - 0/9) have scored a lower percentage of their goals in LaLiga this season from set-piece situations than Villarreal (8 per cent - 1/13). The only Villarreal goal from a set-piece this season was scored by Pau Torres against Cádiz (from corner).

Villarreal’s Paco Alcácer has been involved in eight goals in eight LaLiga appearances against Getafe (four goals and four assists) more than against any other opponent in the competition – he has scored and/or provided an assist in five of those eight games.

Excluding own goals, Enes Ünal has scored three of Getafe’s five goals in LaLiga 2021-22 – the Madrilean side are the team with the fewest different scorers in the competition this season (two, Ünal and Sandro Ramírez).

After losing his first home LaLiga game against Getafe, 0-2 as Almería boss in December 2007, Villarreal’s Unai Emery has won in his last eight home games in the competition against them and his team have kept a clean sheet in the last four.

Getafe’s Quique Sánchez Flores has won only 13.3 per cent of his LaLiga games against Villarreal (W2 D4 L9), his lowest win percentage against an opponent in his managerial career in the competition (minimum 10 games).

Valencia CF v Atlético Madrid
7 November, 2021

Valencia have not won any of their last 13 matches against Atletico Madrid in LaLiga (D5 L8) since a 3-1 victory in October 2014 with Nuno Espirito Santo as coach. It’s their longest winless streak against Los Rojiblancos in the competition’s history.

Atletico Madrid have avoided the defeat in their last six visits to Valencia in LaLiga (W3 D3) and have never gone seven away without losing against Los Che in the top-flight.

Valencia have won five of their last eight games at Mestalla in LaLiga (D2 L1), as many victories as in their previous 16 home games in the competition (W5 D7 L4).

Atletico Madrid are unbeaten in their last four matches in LaLiga (W2 D2), scoring at least two goals in each of them (nine goals in total) although they have failed to keep a clean sheet in consecutive matches in the current league campaign.

Atlético de Madrid have won the most points after conceding the first goal of the game of any side in LaLiga this season (8), while Valencia have the joint-second most when conceding first this term (6, level with Real Madrid).

Valencia's Carlos Soler has scored four goals in eight games in LaLiga 2021-22, his second-highest tally in a campaign in the competition (11 goals in 32 games in 2020-21).

Valencia's Omar Alderete has received the most yellow cards in LaLiga this season, seven in 11 matches, including one in each of his last two games in the competition.

Atletico Madrid's Antoine Griezmann has scored nine goals in 19 games against Valencia in LaLiga, his joint-highest tally against an opponent in the competition (also nine against Athletic in 24 games).

Atletico Madrid's Yannick Carrasco one of two players in LaLiga to have both scored and assisted in at least two different matches this season (vs Espanyol and Real Betis) alongside Real Madrid's Karim Benzema (in three games).

Valencia coach José Bordalás has faced Atlético de Madrid eight times in LaLiga without winning any (D1 L7), he has only faced Real Madrid more times in the competition without ever winning (D2 L7).

RCD Mallorca v Elche CF
7 November, 2021

Mallorca have not won in their last three LaLiga games against Elche (D2 L1) and have never gone four games without a win against them in the top-flight.

At home, Mallorca have not lost any of their last 12 matches against Elche in all competitions (W7 D5), since a 0-1 defeat in LaLiga in January 1963.

Mallorca are winless in their last four LaLiga matches (D3 L1), drawing the last three - they have not drawn four in a row in the competition since March 2008 (5).

Elche have won just one of their last eight LaLiga games (D2 L5), 1-0 against Celta Vigo - they have not won away from home since September, 1-0 against Getafe (L4).

Elche have lost the most points after scoring the first goal of the game of any side in LaLiga this season (9) and Mallorca are one of the two teams to have lost the most points with goals conceded in the last five minutes of the game (six), along with Granada.

Mallorca have scored nine of their 11 goals in LaLiga this season in the first half of matches (including own goals), including each of the last four.

Mallorca have conceded 29 per cent of their goals in LaLiga 2021-22 from outside the box (5/17), a joint-high in the competition this campaign, level with Valencia (29 per cent - 5/17).

Mallorca's Ángel Rodríguez has scored in two of his four games against Elche in LaLiga (two goals in total) and his team did not lose any of those four games (W2 D2).

Dario Benedetto has been involved in three of Elche's last five LaLiga goals (two goals and an assist) but all of them at the Martínez Valero.

Mallorca coach Luis García Plaza has not lost in his five matches in all competitions against Elche (W3 D2), drawing 1-1 in the only one of those in LaLiga, with Getafe in November 2013.

Osasuna v Real Sociedad
7 November, 2021

Osasuna have not won any of their last 10 meetings against Real Sociedad in LaLiga (D5 L5), after having won six of their previous 10 against them in the competition (D1 L3) - their last win against them was in May 2012 (1-0).

After five consecutive LaLiga home wins against Real Sociedad between 2004 and 2012, Osasuna are winless in their last five meetings with them at El Sadar in the competition (D2 L3), losing the last three.

Osasuna have won just one of their last seven home games in LaLiga (D3 L3), 1-0 against Rayo Vallecano on MD8, after winning their previous three at home in the competition.

Real Sociedad have not lost any of their last 11 games in LaLiga (W7 D4), their best unbeaten run in the competition since April 2013 (15). They’ve alternated between a win and a draw in their last six (W3 D3), drawing 1-1 last time out against Athletic.

Osasuna have picked up nine points from goals scored in the last 10 minutes of games in LaLiga this season, the most by a team in the competition in the current campaign.

Real Sociedad have conceded 40 per cent of their goals from headers in LaLiga this season (4/10), the highest percentage for any team this campaign.

Real Sociedad have scored three of their last four LaLiga goals from set-pieces, after having scored the previous six from open play.

Osasuna's Chimy Avila scored the second of his two LaLiga braces in December 2019 against Real Sociedad at El Sadar, although his side lost 3-4 in that match.

Real Sociedad's Alexander Isak has scored on his two visits to El Sadar in LaLiga, one goal in December 2019 and one in May 2021, both of which his side won.

Osasuna coach Jagoba Arrasate, who began his coaching career in LaLiga with Real Sociedad (48 appearances), has not won any of his five matches against the San Sebastian side in any competition (D2 L3).

Real Betis v Sevilla FC
7 November, 2021

Real Betis are winless in their last five matches against Sevilla in LaLiga (D1 L4), since a 1-0 win in September 2018 thanks to a Joaquín Sánchez goal.

Sevilla have avoided defeat in 11 of their last 12 LaLiga away games against Real Betis (W4 D7), the only exception being a 0-1 loss in September 2018 with Pablo Machín as coach.

Real Betis have not lost any of their last five Andalusian derbies at home in LaLiga (W2 D3), including all four with Manuel Pellegrini as coach (W2 D2), while Sevilla are winless in their last three away (D1 L2).

Real Betis have won their last three home games in LaLiga and have not won four in a row at the Benito Villamarín in the competition since April 2018 under Quique Setién.

Sevilla have collected 24 points after their first 11 games in LaLiga this season (W7 D3 L1), their second-highest points tally (counting three points per win) at this stage of the campaign in the top-flight after 25 points in 1950-51, 2006-07 and 2009-10.

Real Betis have attempted more shots following high turnovers than any other side in LaLiga this season with a total of 24 but they are one of just five teams yet to score this way in the competition.

Five of Real Betis’ last six goals against Sevilla in LaLiga have been scored the second half of matches, with the only exception in this streak being Loren Morón's goal in November 2019.

Sevilla's Youssef En-Nesyri has scored five goals in 10 games against Real Betis in LaLiga, including the first of his three hat-tricks in the competition in February 2019 with Leganés.

No defender has scored more headed goals than Sevilla’s Diego Carlos in LaLiga in 2021 (three, level with Gabriel Paulista and Iñigo Martínez), including his goal in the last league match against Osasuna.

Real Betis coach Manuel Pellegrini has suffered just one defeat in nine LaLiga home matches against Sevilla (W3 D5), 0-2 with Villarreal in May 2009, in what was the Nervión side's 2 100th game in the top-flight.