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

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Primera Division · 2021-22

Club Atletico de Madrid

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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

Match Preview

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

Club Atletico de Madrid 7 games · 16 pts (2026/27)
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 7 games · 7 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	7	21
2	Club Atletico de Madrid	7	16
3	Real Betis Balompie	7	16
4	Real Madrid CF	7	15
5	Sevilla FC	7	13
6	Deportivo Alaves	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	Malaga CF	7	3

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

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

Recent Form

Club Atletico 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 Alaves	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 Atletico 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 Atletico 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 Atletico de Madrid this season

29% Clean Sheets
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Club Atletico 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 Atletico 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' The wait is over. Club Atletico de Madrid get us underway at Estadio Wanda Metropolitano.
5' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
10' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
15' 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.
20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Diego Simeone might look to freshen things up shortly.
25' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona have won 331 goals from 289 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
30' It’s a booking for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona player. Oscar Gil Regano gets a Yellow card.
33' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Diego Lopez.
37' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Geoffrey Kondogbia on 37 minutes.
42' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Didac made 289 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
45' Felipe catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 45.
46' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Aleix Vidal is hanging Oscar Gil Regano on the field on 46 minute.
47' Yannick Carrasco has so much to prove this time. He replaces Joao Felix on 47 minute.
48' A change in the Club Atletico de Madrid ranks — Thomas Lemar exits the field as Antoine Griezmann enters on 48.
52' What composure from Yannick Carrasco! The Belgium international strokes it home. 1-0.
57' Club Atletico de Madrid are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
59' The whistle greets Renan Lodi as he departs to be replaced by Reinildo.
61' Oscar Melendo is ready to make an impact after coming on for Keidi Bare at the 61 minute mark.
66' It’s high time Diego Simeone made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
71' That is a Red card for Club Atletico de Madrid. Geoffrey Kondogbia will be fuming at that decision.
74' A goal from the Spain international Raul de Tomas! He fires home on 74 to make it 1-1!
77' Club Atletico de Madrid player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
78' Time for substitution for Club Atletico de Madrid. Angel Correa is replaced by Rodrigo de Paul.
80' Fresh legs for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona! Lei Wu comes on to replace Sergi Gomez.
85' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
87' Didac is replacing Pedrosa for the RCD Espanyol de Barcelona side.
88' The referee has no hesitation. Didac is booked for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — Yellow card on 88.
90' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
The final score is 2-1.

Lineups

Club Atletico 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 Atletico de Madrid Form

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

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2022-04-17 Club Atletico 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

3 / 4

2.06 Club Atletico de Madrid xG

Expected Goals

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

0.94 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Club Atletico de Madrid to win 61% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Club Atletico de Madrid61% Draw22% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona17%

Actual: Club Atletico de Madrid win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 3

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Club Atletico de Madrid or Draw

83%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

39%

Club Atletico de Madrid or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Club Atletico de Madrid44% Draw42% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona14%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.4%

2 – 0

10.4%

1 – 0

9.6%

2 – 1

Actual

3 – 0

0 – 0

6.6%

3 – 1

6.6%

2 – 2

4.5%

1 – 2

4.4%

0 – 1

3.9%

4 – 0

3.6%

4 – 1

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Club Atletico de Madrid

Handicap	Club Atletico de Madrid covers	Push	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	19%	61%
-1.5	39%	—	61%
-1	39%	23%	38%
-0.5	62%	—	38%
+0.5	85%	—	15%
+1	85%	10%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Club Atletico de Madrid keeps clean sheet

40% ✓

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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