Outside90’s stats expert Kit Picks analyses all of the key stats to come out of La Liga Matchday 7 and compiles them in an infographic not seen anywhere else in the online football media space.
La Liga once again threw up an interesting weekend of football, with no shortage of unexpected results. Bottom-placed Levante defeated table-topping Villarreal 1-0, while Sevilla defeated Lionel Messi-less Barcelona 2-1.
Overall, 23 goals were scored among 99 shots on target and 268 in total.
Tellingly, Barcelona had the most shots on goal (28) and the most on target (nine) yet still succumbed to a defeat, finishing just one opportunity.
Athletic Bilbao and Malaga were the leading scorers of the weekend with three each. Real Madrid and Celta Vigo remain the highest scorers for the season with 15 goals apiece.
Malaga’s Charles top scored for the week, netting a hat-trick in his side’s 3-1 win over Real Sociedad.
Goals by half for the weekend were almost split evenly, with 1o scored in the opening stanza versus 12 in the second 45.
A steep 62 yellow cards were awarded across the weekend. Two send-offs were scattered among those.
Sumptuous stats to satisfy the appetite of La Liga fans everywhere, all thanks to the most comprehensive infographic on the web.
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