{"id":5643,"date":"2026-09-25T06:20:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T06:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/?p=5643"},"modified":"2026-09-25T06:20:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T06:20:20","slug":"real-madrids-worrying-away-problem-exposed-by-dramatic-57-drop-in-goals-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/?p=5643","title":{"rendered":"Real Madrid\u2019s worrying away problem exposed by dramatic 57% drop in goals \u2013 report"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Real Madrid<\/a> find themselves in a less-than-ideal situation in La Liga<\/a><\/em>, sitting six points behind league leaders Barcelona at a very early stage of the season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Los Blancos<\/em> have lost two games so far, to Real Betis and Atletico Madrid, and Mourinho has some work to do with his squad during the international break.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The team have looked capable of overwhelming opponents at the Santiago Bernabeu this season. Take Mourinho\u2019s side away from home, however, and the transformation has been alarming.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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According to Diario AS<\/a>, Madrid have played four matches at home and four away this season. Their Bernabeu record consists of four victories, while every away fixture has developed into either a defeat or a desperate late escape.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Madrid are scoring 57 per cent fewer goals away<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
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The difference is particularly striking in attack.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Madrid have scored 20 goals across their opening eight matches, with 14 coming at the Bernabeu. They hit four against Real Sociedad, Malaga and Rayo Vallecano, while also beating Inter 2-1.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Real Madrid have had a Jekyll and Hyde performance home and away. (Photo by Mateo Villalba Sanchez\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Away from home, Madrid have managed only six goals. Mourinho\u2019s side lost 1-0 at Real Betis and 2-1 against Atletico Madrid.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Their two victories were hardly convincing either. Carlos Espi<\/a> needed a 90th-minute winner to secure a 2-1 victory over Espanyol before rescuing Madrid again<\/a> in the 91st minute of a chaotic 3-2 win at Elche.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The consequence of this is a remarkable stat: Madrid are scoring 57 per cent fewer goals away from the Bernabeu.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The chances are still being created<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
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The difference in numbers is not simply because Madrid are becoming passive away from home.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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They have attempted 79 shots across four home matches, compared with 69 away. That works out at 19.75 attempts per home game and 17.25 on the road.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The bigger discrepancy comes in accuracy. Madrid have produced 38 shots on target at home, compared with only 23 away.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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That means Mourinho\u2019s team are still getting into shooting situations, but the quality and efficiency of those attacks deteriorate considerably outside the Bernabeu.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Carlos Espi has routinely saved Real Madrid in away games this season. (Photo by Francisco Macia\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Four games is a large enough sample size for a pattern to be emerging.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Mourinho must solve this problem before brutal fixture run<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
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Madrid will soon face four consecutive away matches against Barcelona, Racing Santander, AEK Athens and Valencia because of the NFL event being staged at the Bernabeu.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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While there is still a while to go before that fixture run arrives, Mourinho needs to be proactive in handling this weakness before it becomes a decisive problem.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Madrid are already six points behind Barcelona. They cannot keep relying on stoppage-time interventions from Espi whenever an away performance leaves a lot to be desired.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Mourinho has built a team capable of looking dominant at the Bernabeu. His next challenge is making them equally potent on the road.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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