Atletico Madrid v Barcelona

Start date: Sun Feb 14, 2010
League: La Liga
Sport: Soccer

Atletico Madrid 2-1 Barcelona

Forlán 9
Sabrosa 22

Ibrahimovic 27

Game summary

The game was played in La Liga on Sunday February 14.
Atletico Madrid took the lead when Forlán scored the first goal after 9 minutes.
Sabrosa scored a goal for Atletico Madrid, making it 2-0, in the 22nd minute.
Ibrahimovic scored a goal for FC Barcelona, making it 2-1, in the 27th minute.
Jeffren was shown a yellow card after 29 minutes.
Sabrosa was shown a yellow card after 60 minutes.
Maxwell was shown a yellow card after 67 minutes.
Tiago was shown a yellow card after 69 minutes.
Busquets was shown a yellow card after 75 minutes.
Puyol was shown a yellow card after 80 minutes.
Ibrahimovic was shown a yellow card after 89 minutes.
The game ended in a 2-1 victory for the home team Atletico Madrid.

Team comparison

Average goals and home team advantage

The graphs and numbers here are based on the last 40 played games for Atletico Madrid (21 wins, 8 draws and 11 losses) and the last 40 games for FC Barcelona (26 wins, 7 draws and 7 losses).

During that period, the average number of goals scored per game was 2.3 for Atletico Madrid and 2.78 for FC Barcelona. The average for all teams combined within La Liga was 1.45 goals scored per game. This means that Atletico Madrid is better than its peers and Barcelona is better than its peers when it comes to scoring goals.

The home team, Atletico Madrid, is quite strong as a home team, winning a whopping 55% of their home games. The away team, Barcelona, usually wins a whopping 65% of its away games which is particularly good compared to the rest of the league.