Season trivia for La Liga 2017/2018
It's not all about becoming the top scorer or winning matches - there's also a wealth of fascinating information related to goalscorers and other remarkable records. Below, you'll find trivia and interesting facts from the 2017/2018 La Liga season in Spain.
Best scoring couple
The top goal-scoring pair, in other words two players where one scored the goal and the other player assisted to it, were Luis Suárez and Lionel Messi. Together they were behind 12 goals for Barcelona in the 2017/2018 season.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2017/2018 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Simone Zaza, playing for Valencia, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 8 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Valencia-Málaga.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
The most goals scored in a calendar month during the season 2017/2018 was 8 goals, which these players scored in those months:
Antoine Griezmann (Atlético Madrid) - February 2018
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) - March 2018
Most braces by player
Most braces (at least two goals in a match) were scored 8 times during this season, and the players who managed that were these:
Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2017/2018 season was Willian José in Real Sociedad, in total he did it 10 times.
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Lionel Messi in Barcelona during the 2017/2018 season, in total he did this 10 times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2017/2018 season was Dani Parejo, in total he scored 6 penalties for his Valencia.
Most penalty goals by team
Most goals from the penalty spot was a feat shared by 2 teams, and the teams that each scored 8 penalty goals were Valencia and Real Madrid.
Most stoppage time goals by player
In total, 6 players scored 2 goals in added time, and the players who did so were:
Ángel (Getafe)
Cristian Tello (Real Betis)
Antonio Sanabria (Real Betis)
Nicola Sansone (Villarreal)
Enes Ünal (Villarreal/Levante)
Paulinho (Barcelona)
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Real Betis was the best team, in total they scored 6 goals in the final minutes of the match.
Most own goals by player
2 players share the less-than-honourable title of "most own goals" during the 2017/2018 season in La Liga. These players each scored 2 own goals and they were Mikel San José (Athletic Bilbao) and Mario Hermoso (Espanyol).
Most own goals by team
Real Betis scored 4 own goals in all their matches, making them the "best" at it in the entire league during the 2017/2018 season.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Luis Suárez in Barcelona scored in 8 consecutive matches during the 2017/2018 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with assists in most consecutive matches
It was Lionel Messi in Barcelona who had the longest streak of matches in a row with at least one assist, achieving this in 5 consecutive matches.
Players with goals or assists in most consecutive matches
Lionel Messi in Barcelona scored or assisted in 10 consecutive matches during the 2017/2018 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Lionel Messi in Barcelona who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 15 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
Lionel Messi in Barcelona scored a total of 19 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in La Liga during the 2017/2018 season.
Most consecutive wins
Valencia was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2017/2018 season, with a total of 8 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Barcelona were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2017/2018 season, playing 36 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
Las Palmas had a streak of 8 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in La Liga during the 2017/2018 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
The longest winless run in the 2017/2018 season was 15 matches in a row, and it was Deportivo La Coruña and Levante who managed that dubious achievement.
Most comebacks from behind to win
The art of turning a deficit in a match into a win is something Barcelona were best at during the 2017/2018 season, they came back to win 4 matches in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but Real Sociedad have managed this in 6 matches during the 2017/2018 season, more than any other team in La Liga.
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