Position2of 20
Points78in 38
Won, drawn, lost25-3-10
Goals83for, 52 against
FormLLLLL
Results
2008-09Sun 31 May
FT
Sun 24 May
FT
Sat 16 May
FT
Sat 9 May
FT
Sat 2 May
FT
Sun 26 Apr
FT
Tue 21 Apr
FT
Sat 18 Apr
FT
Recreativo Huelva0
Sun 12 Apr
FT
Sat 4 Apr
FT
Sun 22 Mar
FT
Sat 14 Mar
FT
Sat 7 Mar
FT
Sat 28 Feb
FT
Sat 21 Feb
FT
Sun 15 Feb
FT
Sat 7 Feb
FT
Sat 31 Jan
FT
Sun 25 Jan
FT
Sun 18 Jan
FT
Sun 11 Jan
FT
Sun 4 Jan
FT
Sat 20 Dec
FT
Sat 13 Dec
FT
Sun 7 Dec
FT
Sat 29 Nov
FT
Sat 22 Nov
FT
Sat 15 Nov
FT
Sat 8 Nov
FT
Sun 2 Nov
FT
Sun 26 Oct
FT
Sat 18 Oct
FT
Sun 5 Oct
FT
Sat 27 Sep
FT
Wed 24 Sep
FT
Sun 21 Sep
FT
Sun 14 Sep
FT
Sun 31 Aug
FT
In numbers
- 5thof 84 teams of the five leagues by Vesta’s strength rating
- 5matches without a win, running now
- 10wins in a row, the longest run of 2008-09
- 4clean sheets in a row, the longest of 2008-09
- 27%of the team's league goals scored by Gonzalo Higuaín
- 67%of matches won since 2001-02
- 10–2Biggest win since 2001-02: Real Madrid 10–2 Rayo Vallecano
- 0–5Heaviest defeat: Barcelona 5–0 Real Madrid
In Europe
146 matches in the European cups since 2014-15Won, drawn, lost93-21-32
Goals318– 170
Finals5won Champions League 2015-16, Champions League 2016-17, Champions League 2017-18, Champions League 2021-22, Champions League 2023-24
Vesta and Real Madrid
349 league matches since 2017-18- 66%of Real Madrid's matches won by Vesta's favourite
- 224wins in 328 matches as Vesta's favourite
- 27%won with 27%: Barcelona 1–2 Real Madrid
- 27%won with 27%: Sevilla 0–1 Real Madrid
- 29%won with 29%: Barcelona 1–2 Real Madrid
- 84%lost at 84%: Real Madrid 0–1 Real Betis
- 80%lost at 80%: Real Madrid 1–2 Levante
- 79%lost at 79%: Real Madrid 0–1 Villarreal
Vesta's forecasts reconstructed with each season hidden (how).
By the minute
2008-09, 38 matches| Goals | 1-15 | 16-30 | 31-45+ | 46-60 | 61-75 | 76-90+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | 10 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 11 |
| Against | 6 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 10 |
- 5points won in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 0points thrown away in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 17points won after going behind
- 11points dropped after going ahead
Goal minutes. Quarters of an hour by the minute of the match reports; stoppage time counts in the last quarter of each half.
League position
2008-09Strength
Rating 1,690Vesta's rating before every match since 2014-15. 1,500 is an average team of these leagues.
Squad
Players used in 2008-09| Player | Apps | Min | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iker CasillasGoalkeeper | 38 | 3,420 | 0 | 0 |
| RaúlCentre-back | 37 | 3,007 | 18 | 7 |
| Sergio RamosCentre-back | 32 | 2,852 | 4 | 3 |
| Gonzalo HiguaínForward | 34 | 2,664 | 22 | 9 |
| Fabio CannavaroCentre-back | 29 | 2,428 | 0 | 0 |
| PepeCentre-back | 26 | 2,288 | 0 | 0 |
| Arjen RobbenRight winger | 29 | 2,242 | 7 | 6 |
| MarceloLeft-back | 28 | 2,188 | 4 | 3 |
| Fernando GagoMidfielder | 26 | 2,183 | 1 | 9 |
| Gabriel HeinzeCentre-back | 24 | 2,090 | 2 | 2 |
| Lassana DiarraMidfielder | 19 | 1,698 | 0 | 3 |
| Rafael van der VaartMidfielder | 32 | 1,466 | 5 | 6 |
| Wesley SneijderAttacking midfielder | 22 | 1,359 | 2 | 2 |
| GutíMidfielder | 18 | 1,198 | 3 | 5 |
| Klaas-Jan HuntelaarForward | 20 | 1,125 | 8 | 1 |
| Christoph MetzelderCentre-back | 12 | 863 | 0 | 1 |
| Miguel TorresLeft-back | 14 | 829 | 0 | 0 |
| Míchel SalgadoCentre-back | 9 | 674 | 0 | 0 |
| Royston DrentheCentre-back | 20 | 652 | 0 | 0 |
| Mahamadou DiarraMidfielder | 9 | 613 | 0 | 0 |
| Ruud van NistelrooyForward | 6 | 519 | 4 | 2 |
| Javi GarcíaMidfielder | 15 | 471 | 0 | 0 |
| Rubén De la RedMidfielder | 7 | 422 | 1 | 1 |
| Javier SaviolaForward | 8 | 175 | 1 | 1 |
| Miguel Palanca– | 3 | 107 | 0 | 0 |
| Dani Parejo– | 5 | 77 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Kagelmacher– | 1 | 58 | 0 | 0 |
| Julien FaubertRight-back | 2 | 53 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcos Tébar– | 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| Alberto BuenoAttacking midfielder | 3 | 22 | 0 | 0 |

