Real Madrid dispatched Oviedo with clinical efficiency on Saturday, securing a 2-0 victory that keeps their title push firmly on track. García opened the scoring in the 44th minute with an assist from Diaz, before Bellingham sealed the result in the 80th with a finish set up by Mbappé. The performance underlined the gulf in quality and motivation between a side chasing the championship and one already relegated, though the scoreline ultimately fell short of what our pre-match analysis suggested.

Our model predicted a 3-0 win for Real Madrid, and while the result direction proved correct—the 91% win probability for the hosts held firm—the match produced one fewer goal than expected. This represented a modest miss rather than a fundamental miscalculation. The factors we'd identified ahead of kickoff largely played out as anticipated: Real Madrid's title-race urgency was evident in their controlled, purposeful approach, while Oviedo offered minimal resistance in attack, limiting both their own threat and Real Madrid's ability to add goals. The home side's xG of 4.5 suggested multiple scoring opportunities, yet they converted just two of them. Bellingham and García delivered when it mattered most, but the final margin suggests Real Madrid faced slightly stiffer defensive organization than the pre-match metrics indicated, or perhaps showed less ruthlessness in the final third than their underlying performance warranted. Still, three points from a match against a depleted, unmotivated opponent represents a routine day at the office for Carlo Ancelotti's side in their pursuit of La Liga's crown.