RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs Club Atlético de Madrid, La Liga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs Club Atlético de Madrid — La Liga at RCDE Stadium.
- RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 7 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
- Club Atlético de Madrid 7 games · 16 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Alejandro Hernandez
- Referee Jose Naranjo
- Referee Juan Martinez
- Referee Diego Barbero
- Referee Miguel Martinez
- Referee Andres Fuentes (Spain)
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
Last 5 meetings
2021-09-12
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
1–2
Club Atlético de Madrid
2020-03-01
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
1–1
Club Atlético de Madrid
2019-11-10
Club Atlético de Madrid
3–1
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
2019-05-04
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
3–0
Club Atlético de Madrid
2018-12-22
Club Atlético de Madrid
1–0
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Sep | Club Atlético de Madrid | H | 1–2 | L |
| 27 Aug | RCD Mallorca | A | 0–1 | L |
| 21 Aug | Villarreal CF | H | 0–0 | D |
| 14 Aug | CA Osasuna | A | 0–0 | D |
| 19 Jul | RC Celta de Vigo | H | 0–0 | D |
| 16 Jul | Valencia CF | A | 0–1 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Sep | RCD Espanyol de Barcelona | A | 2–1 | W |
| 29 Aug | Villarreal CF | H | 2–2 | D |
| 22 Aug | Elche CF | H | 1–0 | W |
| 15 Aug | RC Celta de Vigo | A | 2–1 | W |
| 22 May | Real Valladolid CF | A | 2–1 | W |
| 16 May | CA Osasuna | H | 2–1 | W |
Season Stats
| RCD Espanyol de Barcelona | Club Atlético de Madrid | |
|---|---|---|
| #15 | Position | #2 |
| 7 | Points | 16 |
| 7 | Played | 7 |
| 2 / 1 / 4 | W / D / L | 5 / 1 / 1 |
| 10 | Scored | 16 |
| 10 | Conceded | 7 |
| +0 | GD | +9 |
| 1.00 | PPG | 2.29 |
| 29% | Win % | 71% |
Key Stats
75%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
H2H (12 games)
58%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
29%
Clean Sheets
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this season
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this season
43%
Clean Sheets
Club Atlético de Madrid this season
Club Atlético de Madrid this season
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 15th (7 pts). Club Atlético de Madrid are 2nd (16 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
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
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
Top Scorers (This Season)
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
| Roberto Fernandez | 6 G |
| Tyrhys Dolan | 1 G |
| Alex Calatrava | 1 G |
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 |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona launch into their encounter with Club Atletico de Madrid.
- 5' 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.
- 10' It’s high time Vicente Moreno made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 15' Oscar Gil Regano has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 239 appearances.
- 20' Adri Embarba is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona so far.
- 25' Koke has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 30' It looks surprising RCD Espanyol de Barcelona does not make any changes. Angel Correa has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 31' Club Atletico de Madrid player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 36' With 0 assists to his name this season, Diego Lopez is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Club Atletico de Madrid.
- 40' Brilliant from the ! Raul de Tomas makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 40.
- 45' Club Atletico de Madrid come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 46' Mario Hermoso makes way for Geoffrey Kondogbia at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Club Atletico de Madrid.
- 51' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both RCD Espanyol de Barcelona and Club Atletico de Madrid are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 53' GOAL! Thomas Lemar fires home to make it 1-1!
- 58' The supporters are chanting for Keidi Bare. He replaces Oscar Melendo on 58 minute.
- 63' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His RCD Espanyol de Barcelona side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 68' Supporters expect more eagerness from Sergi Darder, as he is very good at scoring at RCDE Stadium with 9 goals in the last 8 games.
- 71' The whistle greets Luis Suarez as he departs to be replaced by Matheus Cunha.
- 75' The RCD Espanyol de Barcelona bench stirs into life. Aleix Vidal is withdrawn and Nico Ribaudo gets his opportunity.
- 79' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Yannick Carrasco makes no mistake. 1-2!
- 82' Geoffrey Kondogbia has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 82.
- 83' Another change for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona made on 83 minute. Raul de Tomas leaves to be changed by Landry Dimata.
- 88' The home supporters are growing impatient. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 90' Yannick Carrasco picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- The referee brings this contest to a close. Club Atletico de Madrid take all three points.
Lineups
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups
Starting XI
-
22
Aleix Vidal ↓ Nico Ribaudo 75'
- 13
-
14
Oscar Melendo ↓ Keidi Bare 58'
- 10
- 3
- 4
-
6
Manu Morlanes ↓ Loren 58'
- 23
-
11
Raul de Tomas ↓ Landry Dimata 83'
- 5
- 12
Bench
-
20
Keidi Bare ↑ 58'
- 17
-
16
Loren ↑ 58'
- 2
- 8
- 19
- 33
-
18
Landry Dimata ↑ 83'
-
33
Nico Ribaudo ↑ 75'
- 34
- 7
Coach
Vicente Moreno
Club Atlético de Madrid Lineups
Starting XI
-
23
Kieran Trippier ↓ Thomas Lemar 46'
- 6
-
8
Antoine Griezmann ↓ Joao Felix 58'
- 13
-
10
Angel Correa ↓ Renan Lodi 46'
- 15
- 22
-
9
Luis Suarez ↓ Matheus Cunha 71'
- 14
- 18
- 21
Bench
-
12
Renan Lodi ↑ 46'
- 1
-
19
Matheus Cunha ↑ 71'
-
4
Geoffrey Kondogbia ↑ 46'
- 2
-
11
Thomas Lemar ↑ 46'
- 24
- 5
- 16
-
7
Joao Felix ↑ 58'
Coach
Diego Simeone
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Yannick Carrasco | 4 |
| Saul | 3 |
| Antoine Griezmann | 3 |
| Borja Iglesias | 2 |
| Cesar Montes | 2 |
| Sergi Darder | 2 |
| Thomas Lemar | 2 |
| Raul de Tomas | 2 |
Head to Head
2021-09-12
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
1–2
Club Atlético de Madrid
2020-03-01
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
1–1
Club Atlético de Madrid
2019-11-10
Club Atlético de Madrid
3–1
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
2019-05-04
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
3–0
Club Atlético de Madrid
2018-12-22
Club Atlético de Madrid
1–0
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form
2021-09-12
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
1–2
Club Atlético de Madrid
L
2021-08-27
RCD Mallorca
1–0
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
L
2021-08-21
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
0–0
Villarreal CF
D
2021-08-14
CA Osasuna
0–0
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
D
2020-07-19
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
0–0
RC Celta de Vigo
D
2020-07-16
Valencia CF
1–0
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
L
Club Atlético de Madrid Form
2021-09-12
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
1–2
Club Atlético de Madrid
W
2021-08-29
Club Atlético de Madrid
2–2
Villarreal CF
D
2021-08-22
Club Atlético de Madrid
1–0
Elche CF
W
2021-08-15
RC Celta de Vigo
1–2
Club Atlético de Madrid
W
2021-05-22
Real Valladolid CF
1–2
Club Atlético de Madrid
W
2021-05-16
Club Atlético de Madrid
2–1
CA Osasuna
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.01
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.77
Club Atlético de Madrid xG
I would bet for:
Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Club Atlético de Madrid win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.78
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 92% |
|
8% |
| ± 1.5 | 76% |
|
24% |
| ± 2.5 | 52% |
|
48% |
| ± 3.5 | 30% |
|
70% |
| ± 4.5 | 16% |
|
84% |
Double Chance
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Draw
48%
Draw or Club Atlético de Madrid
77%
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Club Atlético de Madrid
74%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12%
0 – 1
10.2%
0 – 2
9.5%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
8%
1 – 3
5.6%
0 – 3
5.5%
2 – 1
5.4%
1 – 0
5.4%
2 – 2
4.8%
2 – 0
3.1%
2 – 3
2.9%
Asian Handicap — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
| Handicap | RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers | Push | Club Atlético de Madrid covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 2% | — | 98% |
| -2 | 2% | 5% | 92% |
| -1.5 | 8% | — | 92% |
| -1 | 8% | 13% | 80% |
| -0.5 | 20% | — | 80% |
| +0.5 | 46% | — | 54% |
| +1 | 46% | 23% | 31% |
| +1.5 | 69% | — | 31% |
| +2 | 69% | 17% | 14% |
| +2.5 | 86% | — | 14% |
Clean Sheet
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet
18%
✓
Club Atlético de Madrid keeps clean sheet
37%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

