ANALYSIS: Carlo Ancelotti's men have already
accumulated 50 strikes in their first 16 games and are well on target to
smash the 190 registered by Barcelona in 2011-12
Real Madrid can't stop
scoring. Carlo Ancelotti's side travel to Granada on Saturday and will
be looking for their 11th straight victory after recovering from a
somewhat sloppy start to the season. And with 50 goals already from
their 16 matches, they are on course to net an unprecedented 200 in
2014-15.
Since losing the Supercopa to Atletico earlier this term
and back-to-back defeats against Real Sociedad and Atleti again in La
Liga, Madrid have racked up 10 wins in a row and netted 42 at an average
of over four goals per game in the last six weeks.
Overall, the
50 in 16 games have come at a rate of 3.125 goals per match and with up
to 65 fixtures possible for Ancelotti's side in 2014-15, Madrid could
become the first side from a major European league to reach 200 in a
single season. Cristiano Ronaldo, meanwhile, already has 21 this term
and is also on course to break his own personal records over the course
of the current campaign.
Here, Goal takes a look at Madrid's impressive scoring streak in 2014-15.
8 - Eight of Madrid's goals this season came in one match - the impressive 8-2 win at Deportivo La Coruna in September.
21 -
Ronaldo's 21 goals in just 14 games have come at a rate of 1.5 per
game. Should he continue to convert with the same success and stay clear
of injury, the Portuguese will easily beat his best of 60 in a single
season (in 2011-12) and will also threaten Lionel Messi's mark of 73 set
in the same campaign.
33 -
Madrid have already netted 33 times in La Liga from just nine matches.
That's 14 more than this time last season and leaves the team well on
course to break their record of 121 strikes in 2011-12. Maintain that
scoring ratio (3.66) over a whole season and Real will score 139 times
in their 38 Primera Division fixtures.
42 -
The percentage of Real Madrid's goals scored by Ronaldo so far in
2014-15. Last season, Cristiano scored 51 of his side's 160 goals - just
over 31 per cent of the team's total in all competitions.
50 - Madrid's goals from their first 16 games in 2014-15 - six up on last season.
65 -
The total games Madrid could play this term, if they go all the way to
the final in the Copa del Rey, the Champions League and the Club World
Cup.
160 - Ancelotti's side scored 160 times in their 60 games in all competitions last season.
174 - Jose Mourinho's Madrid currently hold the club record for strikes in a single season. They managed 174 in 2011-12.
190 - Barcelona netted 190 goals from their 64 games in Pep Guardiola's final campaign in charge, 2011-12.
203 -
At their current rate of 3.125 and assuming they play a maximum of 65
games this term, Madrid will score 203 goals in 2014-15. And if they can
maintain their recent ratio of 4.2 per match (as per their last 10
fixtures), they will hit in excess of 250 over the course of the season.
That, however, seems a very big ask.
