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

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

Club Atletico de Madrid 38 games · 69 pts (2026/27)
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 38 games · 46 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	38	94
2	Real Madrid CF	38	86
3	Villarreal CF	38	72
4	Club Atletico de Madrid	38	69
5	Real Betis Balompie	38	60
6	RC Celta de Vigo	38	54
7	Getafe CF	38	51
8	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	38	50
9	Valencia CF	38	49
10	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	38	46
11	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	38	46
12	Athletic Club	38	45
13	Elche CF	38	43
14	Deportivo Alaves	38	43
15	Sevilla FC	38	43
16	CA Osasuna	38	42
17	RCD Mallorca	38	42
18	Levante UD	38	42
19	Girona FC	38	41
20	Real Oviedo	38	29

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
#4	Position	#11
69	Points	46
38	Played	38
21 / 6 / 11	W / D / L	12 / 10 / 16
62	Scored	43
44	Conceded	55
+18	GD	-12
1.82	PPG	1.21
55%	Win %	32%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Club Atletico de Madrid are 4th (69 pts). RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 11th (46 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at Estadio Wanda Metropolitano as Club Atletico de Madrid face off against RCD Espanyol de Barcelona in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' It is a cagey affair so far. Club Atletico de Madrid in their trying to find a way past RCD Espanyol de Barcelona's compact .
10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
15' Club Atletico de Madrid is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
25' Club Atletico de Madrid currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
30' Poor challenge from Oscar Gil Regano. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
33' A moment of madness from Diego Lopez on 33 minutes earns him a Yellow card. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona will be frustrated.
37' It’s a booking for Club Atletico de Madrid player. Geoffrey Kondogbia gets a Yellow card.
42' A quiet spell here at Estadio Wanda Metropolitano. Club Atletico de Madrid seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
45' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Felipe on 45 minutes.
46' The RCD Espanyol de Barcelona manager makes a substitution. Oscar Gil Regano departs to be replaced by Aleix Vidal.
47' Yannick Carrasco gets the nod from Club Atletico de Madrid. He replaces Joao Felix and will look to change the dynamic.
48' Another change for Club Atletico de Madrid made on 48 minute. Thomas Lemar leaves to be changed by Antoine Griezmann.
52' Goal! Yannick Carrasco scores his 27 goal in 120 matches.
57' Both keepers have barely been tested. Club Atletico de Madrid and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
59' Reinildo is replacing Renan Lodi for the Club Atletico de Madrid side.
61' Oscar Melendo is replacing Keidi Bare for the RCD Espanyol de Barcelona side.
66' The energy levels are beginning to show. Diego Simeone might look to freshen things up shortly.
71' Geoffrey Kondogbia has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Red card on 71.
74' What composure from Raul de Tomas! The Spain international strokes it home. 1-1.
77' That is a Yellow card for Club Atletico de Madrid. Stefan Savic will be fuming at that decision.
78' A tactical swap from Club Atletico de Madrid — Rodrigo de Paul on, Angel Correa off on 78 minutes.
80' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Lei Wu is hanging Sergi Gomez on the field on 80 minute.
85' Stefan Savic has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 523 appearances.
87' Time for substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Pedrosa is replaced by Didac.
88' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Didac on 88 minutes.
90' A moment of madness from Manu Morlanes on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona will be frustrated.
2-1 the final result. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona will be bitterly disappointed.

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

4 / 4

1.84 Club Atletico de Madrid xG

Expected Goals

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

0.96 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

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

Match Result

✓ Correct

Club Atletico de Madrid57% Draw24% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona19%

Actual: Club Atletico de Madrid win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.8

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Club Atletico de Madrid or Draw

81%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

43%

Club Atletico de Madrid or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Club Atletico de Madrid40% Draw44% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona16%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.6%

1 – 0

10.5%

2 – 0

10.1%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

7.9%

3 – 0

6.1%

3 – 1

5.9%

0 – 1

1 – 2

4.9%

2 – 2

4.6%

3 – 2

2.9%

4 – 0

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Club Atletico de Madrid

Handicap	Club Atletico de Madrid covers	Push	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	18%	67%
-1.5	33%	—	67%
-1	33%	23%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	12%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Club Atletico de Madrid keeps clean sheet

39% ✓

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.