Barcelona are the best in both halves LaLiga Santander Very impressive in the second period

For Barcelona, the second half of games is where they really put their foot on the accelerator in LaLiga Santander as they have by far the best difference in terms of goals after half-time with 24, having scored 35 goals and conceded just 11.

That is why the Blaugrana are sitting at the top of the table, especially as they also boast the best records in the first half, too, with a positive difference of 14.

Atletico Madrid, in second place in the table, have an almost identical difference across both, although they have scored more and conceded more in the second half.

What is striking is that Real Madrid only have a positive difference of three in the first half, showing that they often wait until the final half of the match to exploit the tiring opposition.

Three other teams of note that have an interesting record are Sevilla, Real Valladolid and Girona. While Sevilla have a difference of zero in the first half, that jumps up to +10 in the second period. Valladolid, however, start games in a different frame of mind to the second half as they have accumulated -10 with just four goals scored in the first half, compared to a record of zero after the break, with 15 goals scored. Conversely, Girona go into the break in a good position with +5, yet the capitulate in the second half with a -14 difference.

In terms of who has the worst overall difference across both halves, it is Huesca with -17: -7 from the first half, and -10 from the second.