Club Atlético de Madrid vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona, La Liga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2021-22

Club Atlético de Madrid

2 – 1

Full Time

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Sun 17 Apr 2022 · 14:15 UTC Estadio Wanda Metropolitano HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 30' Oscar Gil Regano

Y 33' Diego Lopez

Geoffrey Kondogbia 37' Y

Felipe 45' Y

Geoffrey Kondogbia 71' R

Stefan Savic 77' Y

Y 88' Didac

Marcos Llorente 88' Y

Y 90' Manu Morlanes

Y 90' Aleix Vidal

Overview

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Club Atlético de Madrid vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — La Liga at Estadio Wanda Metropolitano.

Club Atlético de Madrid 12 games · 28 pts (2026/27)
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 12 games · 12 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Angel Nevado
Referee Ricardo de Burgos
Referee Guadalupe Porras
Referee Alvaro Carreno
Referee Jorge Figueroa
Referee Alberto Gomez (Spain)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Barcelona	12	33
2	Real Madrid CF	12	30
3	Club Atlético de Madrid	12	28
4	Real Betis Balompié	12	26
5	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	12	22
6	Sevilla FC	12	18
7	Athletic Club	11	16
8	RC Deportivo La Coruna	12	15
9	Villarreal CF	12	15
10	Real Racing Club de Santander	12	14
11	RC Celta de Vigo	12	13
12	Deportivo Alavés	12	13
13	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	11	12
14	CA Osasuna	12	12
15	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	12	12
16	Getafe CF	12	12
17	Levante UD	12	11
18	Elche CF	12	10
19	Valencia CF	12	9
20	Málaga CF	12	5

Head-to-Head

Club Atlético de Madrid 13 games · Avg 2.8 goals RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Last 5 meetings

2022-04-17 Club Atlético de Madrid 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2021-09-12 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–2 Club Atlético de Madrid 2020-03-01 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 Club Atlético de Madrid 2019-11-10 Club Atlético de Madrid 3–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2019-05-04 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 3–0 Club Atlético de Madrid

Recent Form

Club Atlético de Madrid

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Apr	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	H	2–1	W
13 Apr	Manchester City FC	H	0–0	D
09 Apr	RCD Mallorca	A	0–1	L
05 Apr	Manchester City FC	A	0–1	L
02 Apr	Deportivo Alavés	H	4–1	W
19 Mar	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	A	1–0	W

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Apr	Club Atlético de Madrid	A	1–2	L
10 Apr	RC Celta de Vigo	H	1–0	W
04 Apr	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	A	0–1	L
20 Mar	RCD Mallorca	H	1–0	W
12 Mar	Levante UD	A	1–1	D
05 Mar	Getafe CF	H	2–0	W

Season Stats

Club Atlético de Madrid		RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
#3	Position	#15
28	Points	12
12	Played	12
9 / 1 / 2	W / D / L	3 / 3 / 6
23	Scored	13
10	Conceded	14
+13	GD	-1
2.33	PPG	1.00
75%	Win %	25%

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
Club Atlético de Madrid this season

33% Clean Sheets
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this season

Club Atlético de Madrid are 3rd (28 pts). RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 15th (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Club Atlético de Madrid

0-15

2/–

16-30

2/–

31-45

3/2

46-60

5/2

61-75

3/3

76+

8/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/–

61-75

1/2

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Club Atlético de Madrid

Alex Baena	5 G	3 A
Alejandro Grimaldo	4 G	2 A
Giuliano Simeone	4 G	2 A
Jonathan David	3 G	2 A
Kang-in Lee	2 G	1 A

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Roberto Fernandez	6 G
Tyrhys Dolan	1 G
Alex Calatrava	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Club Atlético de Madrid and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona is underway.
5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
20' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Club Atlético de Madrid and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
30' The referee calls foul for Oscar Gil Regano. He receives a Yellow card.
33' Poor challenge from Diego Lopez. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
37' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Geoffrey Kondogbia.
42' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering RCD Espanyol de Barcelona that had 298 games and scored 338 goals.
45' Controversy at the stadium! Felipe argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
46' It is a substitution in RCD Espanyol de Barcelona team. Oscar Gil Regano is replaced by Aleix Vidal on 46 minute.
47' Yannick Carrasco gets the nod from Club Atletico de Madrid. He replaces Joao Felix and will look to change the dynamic.
48' Club Atletico de Madrid make a change. Thomas Lemar trudges off to be replaced by Antoine Griezmann on 48 minutes.
52' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Yannick Carrasco makes it 0-1.
57' Both keepers have barely been tested. Club Atlético de Madrid and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
59' A change in the Club Atletico de Madrid ranks — Renan Lodi exits the field as Reinildo enters on 59.
61' Oscar Melendo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Keidi Bare on 61 minute.
66' It looks like no one’s ball. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
71' A moment of madness from Geoffrey Kondogbia on 71 minutes earns him a Red card. Club Atletico de Madrid will be frustrated.
74' GOAL! Raul de Tomas fires home to make it 0-2!
77' Club Atletico de Madrid player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
78' Rodrigo de Paul has so much to prove this time. He replaces Angel Correa on 78 minute.
80' Lei Wu is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sergi Gomez at the 80 minute mark.
85' Club Atlético de Madrid has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
87' The crowd applauds Pedrosa as he leaves the pitch. Didac steps in for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
88' Didac catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 88.
90' Manu Morlanes was booked on 90.
Full Time. Club Atlético de Madrid beats RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Lineups

Club Atlético de Madrid Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Diego Simeone

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

22
Aleix Vidal ↑ 46'
17
Didac ↑ 87'
15
David Lopez
14
Oscar Melendo ↑ 61'
16
Loren
1
Oier
6
Manu Morlanes ↑ 61'
8
Fran Merida
23
Adri Embarba
18
Landry Dimata
21
Nico Ribaudo
7
Lei Wu ↑ 80'

Coach Vicente Moreno

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Yannick Carrasco	4
Saul	3
Antoine Griezmann	3
Sergi Darder	2
Thomas Lemar	2
Raul de Tomas	2
Borja Iglesias	2
Cesar Montes	2

Head to Head

Club Atlético de Madrid Form

2022-04-17 Club Atlético de Madrid 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2022-04-13 Club Atlético de Madrid 0–0 Manchester City FC D 2022-04-09 RCD Mallorca 1–0 Club Atlético de Madrid L 2022-04-05 Manchester City FC 1–0 Club Atlético de Madrid L 2022-04-02 Club Atlético de Madrid 4–1 Deportivo Alavés W 2022-03-19 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 0–1 Club Atlético de Madrid W

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2022-04-17 Club Atlético de Madrid 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2022-04-10 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–0 RC Celta de Vigo W 2022-04-04 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 1–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2022-03-20 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–0 RCD Mallorca W 2022-03-12 Levante UD 1–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D 2022-03-05 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–0 Getafe CF W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.72 Club Atlético de Madrid xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.79 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Club Atlético de Madrid to win 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Club Atlético de Madrid58% Draw25% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona17%

Actual: Club Atlético de Madrid win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.51

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	45%	55%
± 3.5	25%	75%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Club Atlético de Madrid or Draw

83%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

42%

Club Atlético de Madrid or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Club Atlético de Madrid40% Draw47% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona13%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

13.1%

1 – 1

11.8%

2 – 0

11.7%

0 – 0

10.1%

2 – 1

Actual

3 – 0

6.6%

0 – 1

5.4%

3 – 1

5.3%

1 – 2

4.2%

2 – 2

3.7%

4 – 0

2.8%

0 – 2

2.4%

Asian Handicap — Club Atlético de Madrid

Handicap	Club Atlético de Madrid covers	Push	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	18%	67%
-1.5	33%	—	67%
-1	33%	25%	42%
-0.5	58%	—	42%
+0.5	84%	—	16%
+1	84%	11%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Club Atlético de Madrid keeps clean sheet

46% ✓

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.