The WhiteboardA different read
on Real Madrid.

MADRID,
IN FOCUS.

Real Madrid, explained with data.

Open the board
Next match Racing Santander
vs. Real Madrid
La Liga · El Sardinero
The idea is simple

FOOTBALL MAKES
MORE SENSE
on a whiteboard.

What changed. Why it worked. Where the game turned. We look at Madrid through data and tactics, so the argument stays on the football.

How we work
One season, many angles

THE SEASON on the board.

2026-27 Sample data Sample charts.
Real match charts will land here.
Sample pressing map: the pitch split into zones, with more ball recoveries in the opponent’s third than in Madrid’s own.
Sample chart

Opening weekend: the high press as the starting point

Sample shot map on half a pitch: most shots come from inside the box, and the four goals, in gold, from close to the six-yard box.
Sample chart

Shots from inside the box, and very few from distance

Sample cumulative xG curve: the two teams are level until halftime, then the gold team pulls clear in the second half.
Sample chart

A match decided in the second half

Sample pass network: eleven positions joined by lines whose thickness shows the number of passes; the thickest links all run through the holding midfielder.
Sample chart

The midfield, seen through the pass network

Sample bar chart of xG difference over ten matchdays: seven gold bars above zero and three gray bars below.
Sample chart

Ten matchdays of expected-goal difference

The full season
Before and after the whistle

The game starts long before kickoff.
And it doesn’t end with the score.

01 / Before

PREVIEW

What to watch for once the ball is rolling.
02 / After

ANALYSIS

What the scoreline doesn’t tell you.
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The first board
is still being drawn.

The first issue is on its way.
Until then, see how we watch the game.
How we watch
More context, less noise

MADRID
in numbers.

A first look.
Context does the rest.

01 / League position
3rdLa Liga, after 10 matches
02 / Points
248 wins, 0 draws, 2 losses
03 / Goals scored
25In 10 La Liga matches
04 / Goals conceded
10Goal difference +15
The numbers, in context
Weekly / Free / No noise

One argument. The numbers. The tactical detail.
Madrid, beyond the scoreline.