Club Atletico de Madrid vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona, La Liga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2018-19

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Sat 22 Dec 2018 · 15:15 UTC Estadio Wanda Metropolitano HT 45' · FT 45'

Jan Oblak 85' Y

Y 88' Granero

Overview

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

Club Atletico de Madrid 1 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1 games · 3 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Mario Melero
Referee Manuel Torre
Referee Jose Martinez
Referee Jose Munuera
Referee Raul Gonzalez

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Deportivo Alavés	1	3
2	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	1	3
3	Club Atletico de Madrid	1	3
4	Sevilla FC	1	3
5	Real Racing Club de Santander	1	1
6	Villarreal CF	1	1
7	RC Deportivo La Coruña	1	1
8	Elche CF	1	1
9	Athletic Club	0	0
10	CA Osasuna	0	0
11	FC Barcelona	0	0
12	RC Celta de Vigo	0	0
13	Real Betis Balompié	0	0
14	Real Madrid CF	0	0
15	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	0	0
16	Valencia CF	0	0
17	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	1	0
18	Malaga CF	1	0
19	Getafe CF	1	0
20	Levante UD	1	0

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2018-12-22 Club Atletico de Madrid 1–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Recent Form

Club Atletico de Madrid

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Dec	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	H	1–0	W
15 Dec	Real Valladolid CF	A	3–2	W
11 Dec	Club Brugge KV	A	0–0	D
08 Dec	Deportivo Alavés	H	3–0	W
02 Dec	Girona FC	A	1–1	D
28 Nov	AS Monaco FC	H	2–0	W

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Dec	Club Atletico de Madrid	A	0–1	L
16 Dec	Real Betis Balompié	H	1–3	L
08 Dec	FC Barcelona	H	0–4	L
01 Dec	Getafe CF	A	0–3	L
25 Nov	Girona FC	H	1–3	L
11 Nov	Sevilla FC	A	1–2	L

Season Stats

Club Atletico de Madrid		RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
#3	Position	#2
3	Points	3
1	Played	1
1 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	1 / 0 / 0
2	Scored	3
0	Conceded	0
+2	GD	+3
3.00	PPG	3.00
100%	Win %	100%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

100% Clean Sheets
Club Atletico de Madrid this season

100% Clean Sheets
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this season

Club Atletico de Madrid are 3rd (3 pts). RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 2nd (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Club Atletico de Madrid

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

1/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at Estadio Wanda Metropolitano. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' Pedrosa has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 286 appearances.
10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
15' Leo Baptistao needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
20' Club Atletico de Madrid are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
25' Thomas Partey is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Club Atletico de Madrid tonight.
30' It looks surprising Club Atletico de Madrid does not make any changes. Jan Oblak has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
35' Club Atletico de Madrid are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined RCD Espanyol de Barcelona backline.
40' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Club Atletico de Madrid side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
45' Club Atletico de Madrid are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against RCD Espanyol de Barcelona's shape.
50' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
55' Over 55 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
56' GOAL! Antoine Griezmann scores on 56.
61' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Club Atletico de Madrid and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
65' The crowd applauds Nikola Kalinic as he leaves the pitch. Vitolo steps in for Club Atletico de Madrid.
70' It is a substitution in RCD Espanyol de Barcelona team. Sergio Garcia is replaced by Pablo Piatti on 70 minute.
72' It is a substitution in Club Atletico de Madrid team. Angel Correa is replaced by Francisco Montero on 72 minute.
77' Gelson Martins has so much to prove this time. He replaces Teye Partey on 77 minute.
82' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona ring the changes. Didac Vila has done his job and it is now time for Adria Pedrosa to step up.
85' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jan Oblak.
88' Granero catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 88.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Club Atletico de Madrid Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Diego Simeone

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

4
Victor Sanchez
19
Pablo Piatti ↑ 70'
21
Marc Roca
14
Oscar Melendo ↑ 72'
1
Roberto Jimenez
17
Hernan Perez
28
Pedrosa ↑ 82'

Coach Rubí

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

0.79 Club Atletico de Madrid xG

Expected Goals

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

0.3 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 89% + Under — clean sheet likely 84%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Club Atletico de Madrid50% Draw38% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona12%

Actual: Club Atletico de Madrid win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes16% 0% No84%

Avg goals/match: 1.09

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	64%	36%
± 1.5	30%	70%
± 2.5	11%	89%
± 3.5	3%	97%
± 4.5	1%	99%

Double Chance

Club Atletico de Madrid or Draw

88%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

50%

Club Atletico de Madrid or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

62%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Club Atletico de Madrid24% Draw70% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona6%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

36.5%

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

9.6%

1 – 1

0 – 1

8.3%

2 – 1

3.6%

3 – 0

2.5%

1 – 2

1.2%

0 – 2

1.2%

3 – 1

2 – 2

0.7%

4 – 0

0.5%

Asian Handicap — Club Atletico de Madrid

Handicap	Club Atletico de Madrid covers	Push	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	11%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	29%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	89%	—	11%
+1	89%	10%	1%
+1.5	99%	—	1%
+2	99%	1%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Club Atletico de Madrid keeps clean sheet

74% ✓

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

46% ✓

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

Club Atletico de Madrid vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona, La Liga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Club Atletico de Madrid Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Club Atletico de Madrid Form

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Club Atletico de Madrid

Clean Sheet