📅 03/01/25🕒 20:00🏟️ Estadio de Mestalla🧑⚖️ César Soto
Late Winner90+6'J. BellinghamBiggest Swing+2.00 xT90+6' J. BellinghamMissed Pens1
Valencia 1-2 Real Madrid — xTears 20.09 (03/01/25)
Real Madrid came back to win 1-2 against Valencia on 3 January 2025 during Matchday 12 of La Liga. Total damage: 20.09 xTears.
The real swing for Real Madrid arrived through L. Modrić 85' goal (+1.84 xT) and J. Bellingham 90+6' goal (+2.00 xT), the sequence that changed who owned the match.
The match changed hands after the first blow, and Real Madrid's comeback ended up outweighing the opening phase. The knife twist arrived right at the death: late winner (J. Bellingham at 90+6'). The whistle kept getting involved under César Soto, with 2 VAR calls.
How It Unfolded
Timeline
27'
Goal
Hugo Duro - Valencia
55'
Missed penalty
J. Bellingham - Real Madrid
61'
Goal ruled out by VAR
Kylian Mbappé - Real Madrid
78'
Card upgraded by VAR
Vinícius Júnior - Real Madrid
79'
Red card
Vinícius Júnior - Real Madrid
85'
Goal
L. Modrić - Real Madrid
Assist: J. Bellingham
90+6'
Goal
J. Bellingham - Real Madrid
Absolute chaos
🧨
13.77
90+6'
Goal
+2.00 xT
J. Bellingham - Real Madrid
55'
Missed penalty
+1.93 xT
J. Bellingham - Real Madrid
85'
Goal
+1.84 xT
L. Modrić - Real Madrid
Assist: J. Bellingham
79'
Red card
+1.75 xT
Vinícius Júnior - Real Madrid
Cruelty
😈
7.13
90+6'
Goal
+2.00 xT
J. Bellingham - Real Madrid
55'
Missed penalty
+1.93 xT
J. Bellingham - Real Madrid
79'
Red card
+1.75 xT
Vinícius Júnior - Real Madrid
61'
Goal ruled out by VAR
+1.45 xT
Kylian Mbappé - Real Madrid
Late drama
🔥
6.78
90+6'
Goal
+2.00 xT
J. Bellingham - Real Madrid
85'
Goal
+1.84 xT
L. Modrić - Real Madrid
Assist: J. Bellingham
87'
Yellow card
+1.08 xT
L. Modrić - Real Madrid
88'
Substitution
+0.47 xT
Jesús Vázquez for Yarek Gasiorowski - Valencia
Referee scandal
🧑⚖️
6.66
55'
Missed penalty
+1.93 xT
J. Bellingham - Real Madrid
79'
Red card
+1.75 xT
Vinícius Júnior - Real Madrid
78'
Card upgraded by VAR
+1.53 xT
Vinícius Júnior - Real Madrid
61'
Goal ruled out by VAR
+1.45 xT
Kylian Mbappé - Real Madrid
All-out war
🟥
6.47
79'
Red card
+1.75 xT
Vinícius Júnior - Real Madrid
87'
Yellow card
+1.08 xT
L. Modrić - Real Madrid
78'
Yellow card
+1.04 xT
Lucas Vázquez - Real Madrid
78'
Yellow card
+0.89 xT
S. Dimitrievski - Valencia
Crushed hope
💔
5.38
90+6'
Goal
+2.00 xT
J. Bellingham - Real Madrid
55'
Missed penalty
+1.93 xT
J. Bellingham - Real Madrid
61'
Goal ruled out by VAR
+1.45 xT
Kylian Mbappé - Real Madrid