Barcelona v Real Madrid result

Full-time · Barcelona 1–2 Real Madrid

La Liga · Sat, 28 Oct 2023 15:15 BST · Camp Nou

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:57 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Barcelona · Real Madrid · Head-to-head

Barcelona 1–2 Real Madrid — Real Madrid won this La Liga match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Real Madrid won 2–1 at Camp Nou in La Liga on Saturday 28 October. Barcelona have scored in 13 consecutive matches in all competitions. Real Madrid have scored in at least 15 consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Real Madrid came from behind: Barcelona led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Barcelona: İlkay Gündoğan (6’); Real Madrid: Jude Bellingham (68’; 90’, assisted by Luka Modrić).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: Barcelona out-shot Real Madrid 15 to 13 and created the better chances, 1.55 xG to 1.07 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

Jesus Gil Manzano, Spain showed three yellow cards — against 4.8 yellows a game across the last 9 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Barcelona: Fermín (17’) and Ferran Torres (45+2’); Real Madrid: Dani Carvajal (61’).

What it changes

Real Madrid are unbeaten in their last seven matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) 10.9, İlkay Gündoğan (Barcelona) 5.3 and Gavi (Barcelona) 4.9 led the match.

Next up

Barcelona next travel to Paris Saint-Germain on 20 October 2026.

Real Madrid next host RB Leipzig on 21 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Barcelona: Paris Saint-Germain v Barcelona, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Real Madrid: Real Madrid v RB Leipzig, Wednesday 21 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Barcelona 1–2 Real Madrid · La Liga
Venue: Camp Nou · Barcelona
Referee: Jesus Gil Manzano, Spain
Head-to-head (last 6): Barcelona 4 · draws 0 · Real Madrid 2 · 3.33 goals/game
Recent form: Barcelona 4W 1D 0L · Real Madrid 4W 1D 0L

Barcelona 1–2 Real Madrid (La Liga): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2.13 / 2.13

Goals

against 0.88 / 0.88 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6.75 / 5.4

Corners

against 3.88 / 3.2 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 5 matches

6.38 / 7.2

Shots on target

against 3.38 / 3.2 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 5 matches

2.5 / 1.8

Cards

against 2.63 / 2 · 5 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 5 matches

4.78 yellows

Referee · Jesus Gil Manzano, Spain

2.56 home / 2.22 away

over 9 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 25 October 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 25 October 2023. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Barcelona for / against	Line	Real Madrid for / against
Goals scored	2.13 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2.13 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.75 for · 3.88 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5.4 for · 3.2 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	16.5 for · 9.88 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	16.2 for · 13.8 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	6.38 for · 3.38 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	7.2 for · 3.2 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.38 for · 13.13 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	9.4 for · 9.6 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	2.5 for · 2.63 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.8 for · 2 against n 5 Last 5

Referee: Jesus Gil Manzano, Spain — 4.78 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 24.22 fouls over 9 matches (2.56 to the home side, 2.22 to the away side).

Home 2.56Away 2.22

Barcelona

Barcelona — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 October 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Gavi n 8	81.5	2.9 8/6	1.8 8/5	—
Fermín n 8	45.6	2.2 5/2	1.2 3/2	—
Oriol Romeu n 8	47.8	1.9 6/2	1.9 5/1	—
Marcos Alonso n 8	42.5	1.9 6/1	1.1 3/1	—
R. Araújo n 8	68	1.3 6/2	0.8 3/1	—

Barcelona — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 October 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
João Félix n 8	77.1	3.1 8/6	1.8 7/4
Fermín n 8	45.6	3 6/3	2.2 6/3
Lamine Yamal n 8	56.4	2.4 6/4	0.4 2/0
Raphinha n 8	44.3	2.3 5/3	1.8 5/2
R. Lewandowski n 8	75.6	2.1 5/5	1.3 4/4

Barcelona — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 October 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
R. Lewandowski n 8	75.6	0.7 4/1	0.4 2/1
Raphinha n 8	44.3	0.5 2/0	0.5 2/0
João Félix n 8	77.1	0.3 1/1	0.4 3/0
Ferran Torres n 8	62.1	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
Fermín n 8	45.6	0.5 2/0	0 0/0

Barcelona — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 October 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
João Cancelo n 8	88.3	3.6 7/7
Gavi n 8	81.5	3.2 7/5
Oriol Romeu n 8	47.8	2.6 7/2
Fermín n 8	45.6	1.7 5/2
Marcos Alonso n 8	42.5	1.6 2/1

Barcelona — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 October 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. ter Stegen n 8	90	2.5 5/5

Real Madrid

Real Madrid — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 October 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Eduardo Camavinga n 8	66.8	2.7 8/5	2.4 7/3	—
Lucas Vázquez n 8	30.3	2.2 4/2	0.4 1/0	—
Nacho n 8	65.9	1.5 6/2	0.3 2/0	—
Dani Ceballos n 8	39.1	1.2 4/0	3.5 6/3	—
A. Rüdiger n 8	90	1 5/2	0.5 3/1	—

Real Madrid — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 October 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Joselu n 8	57.1	4.5 6/5	2.8 5/5
Rodrygo n 8	66.9	2.4 8/4	1 5/1
Vinícius Júnior n 8	67.8	2.2 5/4	1 5/1
J. Bellingham n 8	85	2 7/5	1.5 6/3
Brahim Díaz n 8	17.8	1.9 2/1	1.9 2/1

Real Madrid — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 October 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Bellingham n 8	85	0.8 5/1	0.4 3/0
Joselu n 8	57.1	0.8 4/0	0.2 1/0
Vinícius Júnior n 8	67.8	0.5 3/0	0.3 2/0
T. Kroos n 8	58.1	0.2 1/0	0.4 2/0
Brahim Díaz n 8	17.8	0.6 1/0	0 0/0

Real Madrid — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 October 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Eduardo Camavinga n 8	66.8	4.2 7/5
Dani Ceballos n 8	39.1	2.9 6/2
Dani Carvajal n 8	86.9	2.6 7/6
A. Tchouaméni n 8	71.1	2.2 6/4
J. Bellingham n 8	85	2 7/4

Real Madrid — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 October 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Kepa Arrizabalaga n 8	90	2.5 5/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Barcelona		Real Madrid
52%	Possession	48%
1.55	Expected goals (xG)	1.07
15	Shots	13
3	Shots on target	4
7	Shots off target	4
5	Blocked shots	5
9	Shots inside the box	5
6	Corners	3
1	Offsides	0
15	Fouls	15
2	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	2
546	Passes	507
87%	Pass accuracy	89%

Barcelona player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. ter Stegen	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
R. Araújo	90	0	1	1	0	3	0	6.9
A. Christensen	90	0	0	0	0	3	0	7.2
Íñigo Martínez	90	0	1	0	0	2	0	7.3
Gavi	90	0	2	0	1	6	0	7.2
İ. Gündoğan	90	1	1	1	0	1	0	7.2
Alejandro Balde	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
João Félix	77	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
João Cancelo	76	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.2
Fermín	72	0	2	0	1	2	Y	7
Ferran Torres	61	0	0	0	1	0	Y	6.7
R. Lewandowski sub	29	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.5
Oriol Romeu sub	18	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.6
Lamine Yamal sub	14	0	1	0	1	1	0	6.6
Raphinha sub	13	0	1	1	3	0	0	7

Real Madrid player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Kepa Arrizabalaga	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Dani Carvajal	90	0	0	1	0	1	2	Y	6.9
A. Rüdiger	90	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	7
D. Alaba	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	7.2
A. Tchouaméni	90	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	7.5
F. Valverde	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	7.3
J. Bellingham	90	2	0	2	2	0	2	0	8.2
Vinícius Júnior	89	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	6.6
T. Kroos	63	0	0	1	1	2	4	0	7.2
Rodrygo	63	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	7
F. Mendy	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
Eduardo Camavinga sub	38	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	7.5
L. Modrić sub	27	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	7.3
Joselu sub	27	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.7
Lucas Vázquez sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Barcelona v Real Madrid — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

BarcelonaWWDWW

Last 5: 4W 1D 0L · 1.4 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

Real MadridWWWDW

Last 5: 4W 1D 0L · 2.6 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Barcelona 4 · 0 draws · Real Madrid 2 · 3.33 goals/game

2023-04-05 Barcelona 0–4 Real Madrid
2023-03-19 Barcelona 2–1 Real Madrid
2023-03-02 Real Madrid 0–1 Barcelona
2023-01-15 Real Madrid 1–3 Barcelona
2022-10-16 Real Madrid 3–1 Barcelona
2022-03-20 Real Madrid 0–4 Barcelona

League standing · 2023/24

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Barcelona#2 pos85 pts38 pl+35 GD

Real Madrid#1 pos95 pts38 pl+61 GD

Goals per game

Barcelona scored2.08

Real Madrid scored2.29

Barcelona conceded1.16

Real Madrid conceded0.68

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Barcelona and Real Madrid?: In their last 6 meetings, Barcelona won 4, Real Madrid won 2 and there were 0 draws, averaging 3.33 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Barcelona and Real Madrid?: Recent form — Barcelona 4W 1D 0L; Real Madrid 4W 1D 0L.

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