La Liga

• 4–2Biggest win: Celta Vigo 4–2 LevanteSat 19 May 2018
• 120Biggest upset: Leganes beat Real Betis, a side Vesta rated 120 points strongerLeganes 3–2 Real Betis, Sat 19 May 2018
• 2goals: Cristhian StuaniLas Palmas 1–2 Girona
• 2goals: Fernando TorresAtletico Madrid 2–2 Eibar
• 2goals: Iago AspasCelta Vigo 4–2 Levante
• 2goals: Maxi GómezCelta Vigo 4–2 Levante

• Biggest winReal Madrid 7–1 Deportivo La CorunaSun 21 Jan
• Most goals in a matchReal Betis 3–6 ValenciaSun 15 Oct

• 83%of the teams ahead at half-time won the match183 of 221; 12 matches turned round
• 11points won after trailing at half-time: Barcelona, the mostBehind at the break 6 times
• 14points dropped after leading at half-time: Real Sociedad, the mostAhead at the break 16 times
• 2–1at half-time, 2–4 at the end: Real Sociedad v Barcelona, the biggest turnaroundSun 14 Jan 2018

• 56%of the matches won by Vesta's favourite54% expected from its own percentages
• 62%Barcelona, the most predictable teamAverage chance Vesta gave to the result of its matches; then Real Madrid and Las Palmas
• 36%Espanyol, the least predictableThen Levante and Athletic Club
• 5%Real Madrid 0–1 Real BetisReal Betis won with 5%; Real Madrid was the favourite at 84%. Wed 20 Sep 2017
• 7%Barcelona 2–2 Celta VigoA draw with 7%; Barcelona was the favourite at 89%. Sat 2 Dec 2017
• 7%Real Madrid 0–1 VillarrealVillarreal won with 7%; Real Madrid was the favourite at 79%. Sat 13 Jan 2018
• 8%Las Palmas 1–1 BarcelonaA draw with 8%; Barcelona was the favourite at 89%. Thu 1 Mar 2018

Vesta's forecasts reconstructed with the season hidden (how); the published ones are in the Track record.

• 11%of the goals in the last five minutes and stoppage time112 goals, 46 of them in stoppage time
• 74%of the teams that scored first won the match262 of 352; 58 drew, 32 lost
• 7points won in the last five minutes: Real Betis and 1 other, level for the most8 goals scored from the 86th minute on
• 9points thrown away in the last five minutes: Celta Vigo, the most9 goals conceded from the 86th minute on
• 17points won after going behind: Barcelona, the mostBehind at some point in 10 matches
• 24points dropped after going ahead: Real Sociedad, the mostAhead at some point in 23 matches
• 1'the fastest goal, with 5 others in the same minute: Christian Santos, AlavesAlaves 1–0 Espanyol, Sat 4 Nov 2017
• 90+4'the latest winning goal, with 2 others in the same minute: Antonio Sanabria, Real BetisReal Madrid 0–1 Real Betis, Wed 20 Sep 2017

Goal minutes known. Minutes as the match reports write them; a winning goal is the one past the loser's final total (the second of a 3–1).

• 26.3years: Real Sociedad, the youngest of the 9 teams with enough birth datesAverage age, weighted by minutes played
• 28.2years: Barcelona, the oldest of the 9 teams with enough birth datesAverage age, weighted by minutes played
• 19years and 35 days: Achraf Hakimi, the youngest scorer with a known birth dateSat 9 Dec 2017
• 37years: Aduriz, the oldest scorer with a known birth dateSat 5 May 2018
• 53%of the minutes played by players from Spain50 nationalities; fewest: Atletico Madrid (22%), most: Athletic Club (100%)

Birth dates and citizenships of the players known with certainty: 73% of the minutes played. A player can hold more than one citizenship. Team ages only where at least 75% of the minutes are covered (9 of 20 teams).

• 1.7Most shots per match: Barcelonashots a match, 38 matches
• 531%Most accurate shooting: Athletic Club154 of 29 shots on target
• 168%Best conversion: Real Madrid94 goals from 56 shots
• 7.3Most corners per match: Real Madridcorners a match, 38 matches
• 17.7Most fouls per match: Getafefouls a match, 38 matches
• 3.6Most cards per match: Getafe132 yellow and 5 red in 38 matches
• 1.7Fewest cards per match: Real Sociedad60 yellow and 5 red in 38 matches

Match statistics of the season, match by match.

• Most chances createdReal Madrid2.40 xG per match
• Fewest chances concededAtletico Madrid0.93 xG against per match
• Sharpest finishingReal Betis60 goals from 46.7 xG
• Least clinicalLas Palmas24 goals from 37.9 xG
• Most goals preventedAtletico Madrid22 conceded from 35.5 xG