Few goals, many fouls and a bargain: the numbers of the thickest League in Europe

• Analysis The big ones are not in control

In the absence of the four postponed games, which will be played during the Christmas break, the

has already completed

, a third of its competition. Enough time to assess surprises and disappointments, analyze the moments of form of the teams, point out the most important footballers and consolidate a general idea about the type of football that is being played in our country. A

course

than expected, exciting for the balance in the top positions of the classification and continuity in the

that make up the Spanish League: a

,

and

. A football that is more tactical than technical, more rigid than virtuous, where defenses bend to attacks and where team buildings are not built on the roof.

Of the five major European championships, including the

in England, the

in Germany,

in Italy and

in France, the

Spanish

is the one with the

per game, the one with the

per game. Look, the

per duel and the

committed per game. Four statistics that summarize very well these first three months of competition, where

is the leader with a point advantage over

, which have one less game.

The Spanish is a championship lacking in scoring talent, with only

, by 2.7 in the Premier, 2.8 in Ligue 1, 3.02 in the Bundesliga and 3.05 in Serie A. A trend that had already occurred in the last two seasons and that remains one more course.

There is no goal in the League.

Only

, with

, is inserted, sixth, within the European top20 that

leads, with 40

.

Benzema and Vinicius, Oyarzabal and Merino ...

A situation with a protagonist elevated above the rest:

. The French,

in the League, is the second scorer on the continent with

, only behind

(13), and is the only player in the Spanish championship to appear among the top ten scorers of the season.

, with seven, follow his shadow.

The pair of Madrid strikers is, statistically, the

of our tournament so far. French and Brazilian add seventeen goals each, for the

and the six and three of

.

lead Real, great surprise of the season. The former is "the best footballer in this league," according to his coach,

. The second is its captain and one of the references of the selection in the last Final Four of the League of Nations. Both are, along with Benzema and Vinicius, in the ideal eleven of the League according to the statistics website

, with

(Granada) in goal,

(Mallorca),

(Osasuna, another revelation),

(Real) and

(Barça) in defense, and Barça

and

accompanying them in attack.

A lot of possession ... not at all

The

, the team with more possession in Europe (65%), is the

of these months.

at

of the leader without turning that control the ball successfully scorer. Villarreal and Sevilla also have the ball more than 60% of the time and are on the continental podium, but without glory towards the goal.

, with Madrid as the only one that appears in its top20 with 16.3 shots, ranked fifth.

An explanation for the first positions in possession and the last in attempts on goal and goals can be the

that occur in the Spanish championship. It is by far the tournament with the most interruptions:

. Up to

national

appear in the top 15 fouls in the major leagues: Valencia, Getafe, Levante, Osasuna, Rayo, Real, Mallorca and Alavés.

Hugo Guillamón

, from Valencia, is the

per game: 3.1.

And the

is also from the League: Alderete (Valencia), Verdú (Elche) and Balliu (Rayo), with seven, six and six.

The Spanish referees have had work.

They have dealt almost

and have drawn

.

The

, with

and four red, the worst in this regard.

A

which are made 9.3

per team, with

as the

best footballer in this section (three per game).

The

appears to be awarded for

for the fourth consecutive year, and

will be fought for less than

.

The 28 points of the Real Sociedad, leader, project a champion that will be around 85, and the 11 of Elche, third from the tail, seem to ensure a

.

A bargain from which

, who have not won yet, and

, bottom,

are far from it at the moment

.

The two teams, together with Barcelona, ​​who have changed coaches in these first months.

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