Woke up today with this question buzzing in my head – who actually scores more, Real Madrid or Athletic Club? Felt like digging into it properly, not just guessing. Grabbed my coffee, fired up the laptop, and got ready to mess around with numbers.
First Step: Figuring Out What to Look At
Seemed simple enough at first. Just goals, right? But then I thought nah, gotta see the whole picture. Decided to check:
- Total goals this season – obvious one
- Goals when playing at home vs away – maybe one team’s turf gives ’em an edge?
- How often they actually score – like, what percentage of their games end with goals?
Found myself opening like ten different browser tabs already. Typical Saturday morning rabbit hole.
The Actual Digging Started
Headed straight to the La Liga stats site I usually use. Needed to pull numbers for both teams, current season only. This took longer than I expected, honestly. Kept getting distracted by other stats popping up – possession percentages, player passing charts… had to slap my own hand and stay focused!
Finally copied the numbers into my own little spreadsheet. Started simple: counted total league games played by both. Pretty much same amount, good. Then punched in:
- Madrid’s total goals: Big number jumped out instantly. Felt high.
- Athletic’s total: Solid, respectable… but noticeably lower.
Scrolled down further to find the home/away splits. Saw something crazy – Madrid scores wild amounts both at home AND away. Like, consistently high everywhere. Athletic? Stronger at home definitely, kinda drops off on the road.
Putting It Together & My “Oh!” Moment
Made a side-by-side table. Started calculating that scoring percentage thing I wanted. Turns out Madrid scores in nearly every single darn game they play. Wild consistency. Athletic scores less often overall, and like I saw earlier, way less reliable away from their home ground.
Checked the actual numbers. Total goals? Madrid smashed it, way ahead. Home goals? Madrid wins. Away goals? Madrid wins by a mile. Percentage of games scored in? Yeah, Madrid wins that too. Almost felt bad for Athletic Club!
Wrap Up & My Takeaway
So there you have it. Just laid bare by the numbers. No big surprise maybe, but seeing it so clear-cut was kinda fun. Madrid just has this scoring machine vibe going on everywhere they play. Athletic fights hard, especially at home, but they ain’t keeping up on the goalscoring front against this giant. Simple stats, simple answer.
Saved my spreadsheet and closed the browser. Coffee was cold by then. Classic Saturday research session!