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

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Primera Division · 2024-25

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

Club Atletico de Madrid 38 games · 69 pts (2026/27)
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 38 games · 46 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

5 games this season 🟨 0.6/game ⚽ 4.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

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

Recent Form

Club Atletico 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 Atletico 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 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' KICK OFF: Club Atletico de Madrid gets underway.
5' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
10' The travelling RCD Espanyol de Barcelona supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
15' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
25' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona come into this ranked 19 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
30' The 32-year-old Rodrigo de Paul has been sensational this season — 2 goals and 4 assists is a remarkable return.
35' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Manolo González will be considering his options from the bench.
40' The home supporters are growing impatient. Club Atletico de Madrid must find a spark to ignite this game.
45' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
46' The Club Atletico de Madrid bench stirs into life. Julian Alvarez is withdrawn and Antoine Griezmann gets his opportunity.
51' Argentina international Julian Alvarez has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
55' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona receives a card for a hard tackle on 55.
60' It’s high time Manolo González made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
62' A tactical swap from Club Atletico de Madrid — Angel Correa on, Rodrigo de Paul off on 62 minutes.
64' It is a substitution in RCD Espanyol de Barcelona team. Alejo Veliz is replaced by Walid Cheddira on 64 minute.
65' The RCD Espanyol de Barcelona manager makes a substitution. Marash Kumbulla departs to be replaced by Sergi Gomez.
66' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona make a change. Jose Gragera trudges off to be replaced by Pol Lozano on 66 minutes.
71' 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.
73' The Club Atletico de Madrid manager makes a substitution. Alexander Sorloth departs to be replaced by Reinildo.
78' The energy levels are beginning to show. Manolo González might look to freshen things up shortly.
82' Omar El Hilali catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 82.
87' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jofre Carreras Pages is hanging Aguado on the field on 87 minute.
The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Club Atletico 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
Sergi Darder	2
Thomas Lemar	2
Raul de Tomas	2
Borja Iglesias	2
Cesar Montes	2

Head to Head

Club Atletico de Madrid Form

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

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2024-08-28 Club Atletico 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

1.59 Club Atletico de Madrid xG

Expected Goals

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

0.85 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Club Atletico de Madrid53% Draw27% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona20%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.44

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	70%	30%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 3.5	23%	77%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Club Atletico de Madrid or Draw

80%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

47%

Club Atletico de Madrid or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Club Atletico de Madrid37% Draw48% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona15%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

12.9%

1 – 1

12.6%

0 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

10.7%

2 – 1

9.1%

0 – 1

6.4%

3 – 0

5.6%

3 – 1

4.9%

1 – 2

4.8%

2 – 2

3.9%

0 – 2

4 – 0

2.2%

Asian Handicap — Club Atletico de Madrid

Handicap	Club Atletico de Madrid covers	Push	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	17%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	24%	47%
-0.5	53%	—	47%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	12%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Club Atletico de Madrid keeps clean sheet

43% ✗

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

21% ✗

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