Club Atlético de Madrid vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona, La Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2024-25

Club Atlético de Madrid

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RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Wed 28 Aug 2024 · 19:30 UTC Estadio Civitas Metropolitano 56,669 HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 55' Javi Puado

Y 82' Omar El Hilali

Overview

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

Club Atlético de Madrid 7 games · 16 pts (2026/27)
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 7 games · 7 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Ricardo de Burgos
Assistant 1 Jose Naranjo Perez (Spain)
Assistant 2 Asier Perez de Mendiola (Spain)

3 games this season 🟨 6.7/game ⚽ 23.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Barcelona	7	21
2	Club Atlético de Madrid	7	16
3	Real Betis Balompié	7	16
4	Real Madrid CF	7	15
5	Sevilla FC	7	13
6	Deportivo Alavés	7	11
7	RC Deportivo La Coruña	7	10
8	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	7	10
9	CA Osasuna	7	8
10	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	7	8
11	Villarreal CF	7	8
12	Athletic Club	6	8
13	Getafe CF	7	8
14	RC Celta de Vigo	7	7
15	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	7	7
16	Real Racing Club de Santander	7	7
17	Levante UD	6	5
18	Elche CF	7	5
19	Valencia CF	7	4
20	Málaga CF	7	3

Head-to-Head

Club Atlético de Madrid 12 games · Avg 2.9 goals RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Last 5 meetings

2024-08-28 Club Atlético de Madrid 0–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2023-05-24 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 3–3 Club Atlético de Madrid 2022-11-06 Club Atlético de Madrid 1–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 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

Recent Form

Club Atlético de Madrid

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Aug	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	H	0–0	D
25 Aug	Girona FC	H	3–0	W
19 Aug	Villarreal CF	A	2–2	D
25 May	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	A	2–0	W
19 May	CA Osasuna	H	1–4	L
15 May	Getafe CF	A	3–0	W

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Aug	Club Atlético de Madrid	A	0–0	D
24 Aug	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	H	0–1	L
19 Aug	Real Valladolid CF	A	0–1	L
02 Jun	FC Cartagena	H	4–0	W
26 May	SD Amorebieta	A	0–0	D
20 May	Real Oviedo	H	2–1	W

Season Stats

Club Atlético de Madrid		RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
#2	Position	#15
16	Points	7
7	Played	7
5 / 1 / 1	W / D / L	2 / 1 / 4
16	Scored	10
7	Conceded	10
+9	GD	+0
2.29	PPG	1.00
71%	Win %	29%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

43% Clean Sheets
Club Atlético de Madrid this season

29% Clean Sheets
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this season

Club Atlético de Madrid are 2nd (16 pts). RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 15th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Club Atlético de Madrid

0-15

1/–

16-30

2/–

31-45

1/–

46-60

4/2

61-75

2/2

76+

6/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

0-15

2/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/1

76+

2/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Club Atlético de Madrid

Alex Baena	4 G	1 A
Jonathan David	3 G	1 A
Giuliano Simeone	2 G	2 A
Alejandro Grimaldo	2 G	1 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' Three points are at stake. Club Atlético de Madrid host RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — let the battle begin!
5' Belgium international Axel Witsel has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
25' Club Atlético de Madrid are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
30' The home supporters are growing impatient. Club Atlético de Madrid must find a spark to ignite this game.
35' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
40' It is a cagey affair so far. Club Atlético de Madrid in their 5-3-2 trying to find a way past RCD Espanyol de Barcelona's compact 5-3-2.
45' Supporters expect more eagerness from Robin Le Normand, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio Civitas Metropolitano with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
46' The whistle greets Julian Alvarez as he departs to be replaced by Antoine Griezmann.
51' Fernando Calero has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
55' That looks like a foul for a card for Javi Puado.
60' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
62' The supporters are chanting for Angel Correa. He replaces Rodrigo de Paul on 62 minute.
64' Fresh legs for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona! Walid Cheddira comes on to replace Alejo Veliz.
65' The crowd applauds Marash Kumbulla as he leaves the pitch. Sergi Gomez steps in for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
66' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona ring the changes. Jose Gragera has done his job and it is now time for Pol Lozano to step up.
71' Jose Gragera is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Club Atlético de Madrid so far.
73' A change in the Club Atletico de Madrid ranks — Alexander Sorloth exits the field as Reinildo enters on 73.
78' The 26-year-old Julian Alvarez has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
82' It’s a booking for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona player. Omar El Hilali gets a card.
87' A change in the RCD Espanyol de Barcelona ranks — Aguado exits the field as Jofre Carreras Pages enters on 87.
0-0 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Club Atlético de Madrid Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Diego Simeone

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Manolo González

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Club Atlético de Madrid Form

2024-08-28 Club Atlético de Madrid 0–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D 2024-08-25 Club Atlético de Madrid 3–0 Girona FC W 2024-08-19 Villarreal CF 2–2 Club Atlético de Madrid D 2024-05-25 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 0–2 Club Atlético de Madrid W 2024-05-19 Club Atlético de Madrid 1–4 CA Osasuna L 2024-05-15 Getafe CF 0–3 Club Atlético de Madrid W

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2024-08-28 Club Atlético de Madrid 0–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D 2024-08-24 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–1 Real Sociedad de Fútbol L 2024-08-19 Real Valladolid CF 1–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2024-06-02 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 4–0 FC Cartagena W 2024-05-26 SD Amorebieta 0–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D 2024-05-20 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–1 Real Oviedo W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.82 Club Atlético de Madrid xG

Expected Goals

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

0.84 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Club Atlético de Madrid to win 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Club Atlético de Madrid57% Draw25% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona18%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.66

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Club Atlético de Madrid or Draw

82%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

43%

Club Atlético de Madrid or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Club Atlético de Madrid41% Draw45% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona14%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

12%

1 – 1

11.5%

2 – 0

11.4%

2 – 1

9.4%

0 – 0

Actual

3 – 0

6.7%

3 – 1

5.7%

0 – 1

1 – 2

4.3%

2 – 2

4 – 0

3.1%

4 – 1

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Club Atlético de Madrid

Handicap	Club Atlético de Madrid covers	Push	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	18%	65%
-1.5	35%	—	65%
-1	35%	24%	41%
-0.5	59%	—	41%
+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

44% ✗

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

17% ✗

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