The preview of a Classic is made up of a thousand and one different themes. From the environment, to the approaches, the statements, the possible variables during the match, the antecedents, the pending accounts, the debutants and the legends of this meeting between Madrid and Barcelona that now appear with new roles. Before it was Zinedine Zidane. This Tuesday, it will be Xavi who will make his ‘re-entry’ from the bench.
The Catalan and his rival, Carlo Ancelotti, they will play their game on the grass and to choose their best variables to achieve victory they will use each element of analysis. To the instinct of the coach and the knowledge of the states of form or injuries, technology has provided tools such as the analysis of de data on a large scale (big data) or artificial intelligence to measure the ‘mathematics’ of football.
Olocip, a company founded by former Real Madrid player Esteban Granero, is specialized in the analysis of professional football based on artificial intelligence. Their algorithms have covered every detail of this Classic and provide data that helps to understand the keys to the encounter.
Vinicius and Benzema impose their law, but Xavi recovers his best offensive trick
That the Brazilian and the French are being, as a couple and separately, one of the sensations of LaLiga Santander is no surprise, but in this artificial intelligence analysis it is seen that their performance is well above the rest of the players susceptible to appear across the lawn.
The best player to appear today for the green is Vinicius Jr. The winger accumulates good actions and his impact on the team is crucial, being the player who contributes the most with a +/- of +12.62. Shot above average and only followed by Benzema’s +11.6. For the AI, Vini is the best offensive player and game builder to be seen on the green. These two are also the most effective players on the field of play in front of goal. Benzema is the one who has shot the most and best followed by the Brazilian, who for years was blamed for lack of effectiveness in front of goal. With much more volume of shots, he has improved in the definition until signing 14 goals so far this season.
Although this threat to Barça is considerable, Xavi has good news. For the IA, Ansu Fati is the best offensive player that the coach has on the squad and this Wednesday, he is available after his injury. His physical condition, yes, will limit his minutes on the field. His second best attacker, Memphis is not counting on your confidence and the opportunity could be for Ferran Torres.
The defensive bastions will be, surely, on the green. Real Madrid is led in these rankings behind by Militao and Alaba. Barcelona for Piqué with a Ronald Araújo who could fall on the wing to try to stop the aforementioned Vinicius, the great threat. Xavi would even value a double winger with Alves and the Uruguayan with the most advanced Brazilian in search of stopping his compatriot. Also, to take advantage of the quality of Alves in a band that dominated for years.
The numbers give the reason to Busquets
In the press conference prior to the match, Sergio Busquets maintained as Barcelona captain that, despite the notable difference in the league, the distance between Madrid and Barcelona to one game is not that much. “We expect a very close game,” he said in the first answer. A concept, that of equality, which he maintained throughout the appearance.
Although the subsequent result may alter this feeling, the AI agrees with Busquets. This analyzes up to 64 different actions of all kinds on the green (attack, defense and distribution) and rates the teams from 3 to 10. And, if Real Madrid is the favorite with a 7.10, Barça touches the notable in the metrics with a 6.85. A difference of just 0.25 that leaves the game on the edge.
