Sunday, December 14, 2008

Barcelona – Real Madrid: the match of the week

On Saturday, FC Barcelona host Real Madrid in the 157th edition of ‘El Clásico’. La Liga leaders Barça have a nine point advantage over Real Madrid after 14 matchdays.

If all points are recalculated to three points for a win, the biggest gap (13 points) in favour of Barcelona after 15 matchdays was in the 1929/1930 season.
Barcelona can hand Real Madrid their third consecutive defeat in La Liga.
According to Infostrada, the last time Real lost three league matches in a row was when they set a club record of five straight defeats between April and May 2004.

Biggest gap between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid after 15 matchdays
# Season Points Barça Points Real

13 1929/1930 31 18
11 1990/1991 38 27
9 2004/2005 38 29
8 1947/1948 24 16
7 1973/1974 28 21
7 1984/1985 35 28
7 1995/1996 32 25
Note: all points recalculated to three points for a win

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