RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs Club Atlético de Madrid, La Liga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2022-23

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

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Club Atlético de Madrid

Wed 24 May 2023 · 20:00 UTC RCDE Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Aleix Vidal 66' Y

Y 75' Ivo Grbic

Vinicius de Souza Costa 80' Y

Y 89' Carlos Martin

Y 90' Jose Maria Gimenez

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 Diego Barbero
Referee Mario Melero
Referee Javier Estrada
Referee Ignacio Iglesias
Referee Jose Gonzalez
Referee Sergiu Claudiu Muresan (Spain)
Referee Jose Luis Martinez
Referee Javier Iglesias

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2023-05-24 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 3–3 Club Atlético de Madrid 2022-11-06 Club Atlético de Madrid 1–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2022-04-17 Club Atlético de Madrid 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 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

Recent Form

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 May	Club Atlético de Madrid	H	3–3	D
21 May	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	A	2–1	W
14 May	FC Barcelona	H	2–4	L
04 May	Sevilla FC	A	2–3	L
30 Apr	Getafe CF	H	1–0	W
27 Apr	Villarreal CF	A	2–4	L

Club Atlético de Madrid

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 May	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	A	3–3	D
21 May	CA Osasuna	H	3–0	W
14 May	Elche CF	A	0–1	L
03 May	Cadiz CF	H	5–1	W
30 Apr	Real Valladolid CF	A	5–2	W
26 Apr	RCD Mallorca	H	3–1	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)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

29% Clean Sheets
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this season

43% Clean Sheets
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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona is hosting Club Atlético de Madrid for another epic battle.
5' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
10' Club Atlético de Madrid come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
15' Koke needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
21' Brilliant from the ! Saul makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 21.
26' 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.
31' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Club Atlético de Madrid needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
36' Club Atlético de Madrid are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
41' Club Atlético de Madrid 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.
44' Magnificent from Antoine Griezmann! That is 140 goals in 526 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
46' A tactical swap from RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — Vinicius de Souza Costa on, Fernando Calero off on 46 minutes.
46' Against the run of play, Yannick Carrasco has scored! This game has turned on its head.
47' Antoine Griezmann makes no mistake. The score reads 0-4 and Club Atletico de Madrid are in front.
52' Jose Maria Gimenez has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
55' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona ring the changes. Oscar Gil Regano has done his job and it is now time for Aleix Vidal to step up.
56' A change in the RCD Espanyol de Barcelona ranks — Denis Suarez exits the field as Edu Exposito enters on 56.
61' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
64' Cesar Montes makes no mistake. The score reads 1-4 and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are in front.
65' A goal from the Mexico international Cesar Montes! He fires home on 65 to make it 2-4!
66' Aleix Vidal was booked on 66.
71' With 0 assists to his name this season, Pacheco is clearly more than just a goal scorer for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
75' The referee shows Club Atletico de Madrid player a Yellow card on 75.
76' The Spain Joselu breaks the deadlock on 76 minutes. 3-4!
77' Club Atletico de Madrid ring the changes. Rodrigo de Paul has done his job and it is now time for Pablo Barrios to step up.
78' A tactical swap from Club Atletico de Madrid — Carlos Martin on, Angel Correa off on 78 minutes.
79' Magnificent from Vinicius de Souza Costa! That is 3 goals in 227 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
80' Vinicius de Souza Costa catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 80.
85' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His RCD Espanyol de Barcelona side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
88' A tactical swap from Club Atletico de Madrid — Reguilon on, Yannick Carrasco off on 88 minutes.
89' Poor challenge from Carlos Martin. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jose Maria Gimenez.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

9
Joselu
13
Pacheco
10
Sergi Darder
7
Javi Puado ↓ Martin Braithwaite 78'
4
Leandro Cabrera
6
Denis Suarez ↓ Edu Exposito 56'
14
Brian Olivan ↓ Pedrosa 78'
5
Fernando Calero ↓ Vinicius de Souza Costa 46'
23
Cesar Montes
21
Nico Ribaudo
2
Oscar Gil Regano ↓ Aleix Vidal 55'

Bench

Coach Luis Garcia

Club Atlético de Madrid Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

12
Matt Doherty
4
Geoffrey Kondogbia ↑ 88'
3
Reguilon ↑ 88'
26
Diego Bri
–
Carlos Martin ↑ 78'
24
Pablo Barrios ↑ 77'
–
Alberto Moreno
36
Marco Moreno
31
Antonio Gomis

Coach Diego Simeone

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2023-05-24 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 3–3 Club Atlético de Madrid D 2023-05-21 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2023-05-14 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–4 FC Barcelona L 2023-05-04 Sevilla FC 3–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2023-04-30 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–0 Getafe CF W 2023-04-27 Villarreal CF 4–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L

Club Atlético de Madrid Form

2023-05-24 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 3–3 Club Atlético de Madrid D 2023-05-21 Club Atlético de Madrid 3–0 CA Osasuna W 2023-05-14 Elche CF 1–0 Club Atlético de Madrid L 2023-05-03 Club Atlético de Madrid 5–1 Cadiz CF W 2023-04-30 Real Valladolid CF 2–5 Club Atlético de Madrid W 2023-04-26 Club Atlético de Madrid 3–1 RCD Mallorca W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.51 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

Expected Goals

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

2.21 Club Atlético de Madrid xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona29% Draw24% Club Atlético de Madrid47%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.72

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	50%	50%
± 4.5	32%	68%

Double Chance

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Draw

53%

Draw or Club Atlético de Madrid

71%

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Club Atlético de Madrid

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona22% Draw39% Club Atlético de Madrid39%

Actual: Club Atlético de Madrid win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–3 not predicted

3 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

8.9%

1 – 2

8.7%

2 – 2

6.4%

1 – 3

6.3%

0 – 2

2 – 1

0 – 1

4.9%

2 – 3

4.8%

0 – 3

4.3%

0 – 0

3.7%

1 – 4

3.5%

3 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Handicap	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers	Push	Club Atlético de Madrid covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	7%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	14%	74%
-0.5	26%	—	74%
+0.5	48%	—	52%
+1	48%	20%	32%
+1.5	68%	—	32%
+2	68%	16%	17%
+2.5	83%	—	17%

Clean Sheet

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

Club Atlético de Madrid keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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