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

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Primera Division · 2021-22

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

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Club Atletico de Madrid

Sun 12 Sep 2021 · 12:00 UTC RCDE Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 31' Mario Hermoso

Y 82' Geoffrey Kondogbia

Y 90' Yannick Carrasco

Vicente Moreno 90' Y

Nico Ribaudo 90' Y

Y 90' Joao Felix

Overview

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RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs Club Atletico de Madrid — La Liga at RCDE Stadium.

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

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

Last 5 meetings

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 2018-12-22 Club Atletico de Madrid 1–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Recent Form

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Sep	Club Atletico 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

Club Atletico de Madrid

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

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

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

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between RCD Espanyol de Barcelona and Club Atletico de Madrid is underway.
5' The 30-year-old Fernando Calero has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
10' Pedrosa is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Club Atletico de Madrid tonight.
15' The home supporters are growing impatient. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona must find a spark to ignite this game.
20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
25' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
31' The referee shows Club Atletico de Madrid player a Yellow card on 31.
36' The travelling Club Atletico de Madrid supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
40' Raul de Tomas doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
45' Felipe is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona so far.
46' It is a substitution in Club Atletico de Madrid team. Mario Hermoso is replaced by Geoffrey Kondogbia on 46 minute.
51' Club Atletico de Madrid have won 611 goals from 523 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
53' What composure from Thomas Lemar! The France international strokes it home. 1-1.
58' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona ring the changes. Oscar Melendo has done his job and it is now time for Keidi Bare to step up.
63' Both keepers have barely been tested. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona and Club Atletico de Madrid are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
68' Diego Lopez has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
71' Club Atletico de Madrid manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Matheus Cunha is hanging Luis Suarez on the field on 71 minute.
75' The RCD Espanyol de Barcelona bench stirs into life. Aleix Vidal is withdrawn and Nico Ribaudo gets his opportunity.
79' Yannick Carrasco doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
82' Controversy at the stadium! Geoffrey Kondogbia argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
83' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Landry Dimata is hanging Raul de Tomas on the field on 83 minute.
88' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
90' Club Atletico de Madrid player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona will have plenty to reflect on. Club Atletico de Madrid were simply the better side today.

Lineups

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

20
Keidi Bare ↑ 58'
17
Didac
16
Loren ↑ 58'
2
Miguelon
8
Fran Merida
19
Vadillo
33
Alvaro Garcia
18
Landry Dimata ↑ 83'
33
Nico Ribaudo ↑ 75'
34
Joan Garcia
7
Lei Wu

Coach Vicente Moreno

Club Atletico de Madrid Lineups

Starting XI

23
Kieran Trippier ↓ Thomas Lemar 46'
6
Koke
8
Antoine Griezmann ↓ Joao Felix 58'
13
Jan Oblak
10
Angel Correa ↓ Renan Lodi 46'
15
Stefan Savic
22
Mario Hermoso ↓ Geoffrey Kondogbia 46'
9
Luis Suarez ↓ Matheus Cunha 71'
14
Marcos Llorente
18
Felipe
21
Yannick Carrasco

Bench

Coach Diego Simeone

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2021-09-12 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–2 Club Atletico 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 Atletico de Madrid Form

2021-09-12 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–2 Club Atletico de Madrid W 2021-08-29 Club Atletico de Madrid 2–2 Villarreal CF D 2021-08-22 Club Atletico de Madrid 1–0 Elche CF W 2021-08-15 RC Celta de Vigo 1–2 Club Atletico de Madrid W 2021-05-22 Real Valladolid CF 1–2 Club Atletico de Madrid W 2021-05-16 Club Atletico de Madrid 2–1 CA Osasuna W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.03 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

Expected Goals

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

1.58 Club Atletico de Madrid xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona25% Draw27% Club Atletico de Madrid48%

Actual: Club Atletico de Madrid win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.61

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	48%	52%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Draw

52%

Draw or Club Atletico de Madrid

75%

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Club Atletico de Madrid

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona19% Draw47% Club Atletico de Madrid34%

Actual: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.9%

0 – 1

10.7%

0 – 0

9.3%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

1 – 0

6.5%

2 – 1

5.9%

1 – 3

4.8%

2 – 2

4.7%

0 – 3

4.6%

2 – 0

3.8%

2 – 3

2.6%

Asian Handicap — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Handicap	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers	Push	Club Atletico de Madrid covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	6%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	14%	77%
-0.5	23%	—	77%
+0.5	51%	—	49%
+1	51%	23%	26%
+1.5	74%	—	26%
+2	74%	15%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Club Atletico de Madrid keeps clean sheet

36% ✓

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