Chelsea v Real Madrid
How the SharpXI model rated this UEFA Champions League fixture — every call it made on shots, cards and fouls, set against what actually happened on the day.
Before Chelsea lost to Real Madrid 0–2, the SharpXI model made 14 confident calls on the player markets and 13 landed — the strongest being Karim Benzema for 1+ shots total (96%, had 3). Its clearest miss: Marc Cucurella for 1+ tackles (88%, had 0). Every probability here was published before kick-off, priced the same way as every other fixture — one game is noise, not a verdict.
13 matches on record — too few to quote a card rate against. See the record
Player markets — the model's calls
Each probability is the model's own number for the headline (1+) line, before any bookmaker margin. The result column is what the player actually recorded.
| Player | Market | Line | Model | Actual | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karim Benzema | shots total | 1+ | 96% | 3 | ✓ |
| Rodrygo | shots total | 1+ | 93% | 3 | ✓ |
| João Félix | shots total | 1+ | 93% | 3 | ✓ |
| Vinícius Júnior | fouls drawn | 1+ | 92% | 4 | ✓ |
| Kai Havertz | shots total | 1+ | 91% | 3 | ✓ |
| Marc Cucurella | tackles | 1+ | 88% | 0 | ✗ |
| Vinícius Júnior | shots total | 1+ | 86% | 1 | ✓ |
| Eduardo Camavinga | tackles | 1+ | 85% | 5 | ✓ |
| Enzo Fernández | tackles | 1+ | 82% | 2 | ✓ |
| Eduardo Camavinga | fouls drawn | 1+ | 82% | 3 | ✓ |
| N'Golo Kanté | tackles | 1+ | 81% | 2 | ✓ |
| Wesley Fofana | tackles | 1+ | 80% | 3 | ✓ |
| Toni Kroos | tackles | 1+ | 78% | 1 | ✓ |
| Vinícius Júnior | fouls committed | 1+ | 78% | 3 | ✓ |
How these are modelled: Shots total Fouls drawn Tackles Fouls committed
Team & match markets
| Market | Line | Model | Actual | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTTS | Yes | 61% | No | ✗ |
| Match goals | O2.5 | 58% | 2 goals | ✗ |
| Match cards | O4.5 | 28% | 4 cards | ✗ |
How these are modelled: BTTS Match cards
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Past meetings
- Real Madrid 2–0 Chelsea Apr 2023
Frequently asked
How did the SharpXI model do on Chelsea v Real Madrid?
13 of its 14 most-confident calls landed. The board on this page lists every one with the model's pre-kickoff probability next to what actually happened, hits and misses in the same table.
What did the model get wrong on Chelsea v Real Madrid?
The most confident call it got wrong was Marc Cucurella at 88% for tackles — shown in the same table as the hits, marked with a cross. A record that hides its misses isn't a record, so we don't.
Are these probabilities hindsight?
No. Each one is the number the model produced from data available before kick-off, using the same settings as every other fixture on the site — nothing was refitted after the result. That is the only way a per-match report means anything.
Does one match tell you if the model is any good in the UEFA Champions League?
No, and we'd rather say so. A single fixture is a handful of calls and mostly noise; the season-long, market-by-market record — including the markets that fail to beat a naive guess — is on the track record page.
SharpXI models probabilities from public match data; it does not take bets or guarantee outcomes. Prices are entered per leg in the tool. 18+ — please gamble responsibly.