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

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Primera Division · 2024-25

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

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Club Atletico de Madrid

Sat 29 Mar 2025 · 15:15 UTC Stage Front Stadium 30,559 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 38' Azpilicueta

Javi Puado pen 71' 1–1

Marash Kumbulla 21' Y

Alejo Veliz 73' Y

Y 90' Jose Gimenez

Overview

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

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

Match Details

Referee Javier Alberola Rojas
Assistant 1 Alfredo Rodriguez Moreno (Spain)
Assistant 2 Jorge Bueno Mateo (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

2025-03-29 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 Club Atletico de Madrid 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

Recent Form

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Mar	Club Atletico de Madrid	H	1–1	D
15 Mar	RCD Mallorca	A	1–2	L
10 Mar	Girona FC	H	1–1	D
22 Feb	Deportivo Alaves	A	1–0	W
16 Feb	Athletic Club	H	1–1	D
09 Feb	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	A	1–2	L

Club Atletico de Madrid

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Mar	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	A	1–1	D
16 Mar	FC Barcelona	H	2–4	L
12 Mar	Real Madrid CF	H	3–4	L
09 Mar	Getafe CF	A	1–2	L
04 Mar	Real Madrid CF	A	1–2	L
01 Mar	Athletic Club	H	1–0	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' What a night it is going to be! RCD Espanyol de Barcelona welcome Club Atletico de Madrid for this crunch clash at Stage Front Stadium.
5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Diego Simeone might look to freshen things up shortly.
10' France international Clement Lenglet has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
20' With 0 assists to his name this season, Joan Garcia is clearly more than just a goal scorer for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
21' It’s gonna be a card for Marash Kumbulla.
26' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona have won 326 goals from 286 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
28' The crowd applauds Robin Le Normand as he leaves the pitch. Jose Gimenez steps in for Club Atletico de Madrid.
33' Nahuel Molina has been relatively quiet despite scoring 22 goals in his last 161 appearances.
38' Goal! Azpilicueta scores his 12 goal in 409 matches.
43' It’s high time Diego Simeone made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
46' Fresh legs for Club Atletico de Madrid! Rodrigo de Paul comes on to replace Samuel Lino.
51' The home supporters are growing impatient. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona must find a spark to ignite this game.
56' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Julian Alvarez made 182 appearances and scored 93 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
61' 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.
62' The RCD Espanyol de Barcelona manager makes a substitution. Jofre Carreras Pages departs to be replaced by Antoniu Roca.
64' The Club Atletico de Madrid manager makes a substitution. Alexander Sorloth departs to be replaced by Julian Alvarez.
69' Jofre Carreras Pages has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
71' The deadlock is broken! Javi Puado gets on the scoresheet on 71 minutes.
73' It’s a booking for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona player. Alejo Veliz gets a card.
78' Time for substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Roberto Fernandez is replaced by Pere Milla.
81' Time for substitution for Club Atletico de Madrid. Azpilicueta is replaced by Reinildo.
84' The crowd applauds Urko Gonzalez as he leaves the pitch. Fernando Calero steps in for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
89' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Club Atletico de Madrid's 4-4-2 shape.
90' A moment of madness from Jose Gimenez on 90 minutes earns him a card. Club Atletico de Madrid will be frustrated.
90' Aguado is ready to make an impact after coming on for Javi Puado at the 90 minute mark.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

7
Javi Puado ↓ Aguado 90'
6
Leandro Cabrera
4
Marash Kumbulla
20
Alex Kral ↓ Edu Exposito 62'
10
Pol Lozano ↓ Alejo Veliz 46'
17
Jofre Carreras Pages ↓ Antoniu Roca 62'
19
Urko Gonzalez ↓ Fernando Calero 84'
1
Joan Garcia
23
Omar El Hilali
22
Carlos Romero
2
Roberto Fernandez ↓ Pere Milla 78'

Bench

13
Pacheco
3
Sergi Gomez
8
Edu Exposito ↑ 62'
11
Pere Milla ↑ 78'
18
Aguado ↑ 90'
5
Fernando Calero ↑ 84'
12
Alvaro Tejero
33
Angel Fortuno Vinas
9
Alejo Veliz ↑ 46'
16
Walid Cheddira
31
Antoniu Roca ↑ 62'
42
Roger Hinojo

Coach Manolo González

Club Atletico de Madrid Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

9
Alexander Sorloth ↓ Julian Alvarez 64'
3
Azpilicueta ↓ Reinildo 81'
7
Antoine Griezmann
13
Jan Oblak
15
Clement Lenglet
14
Marcos Llorente
24
Robin Le Normand ↓ Jose Gimenez 28'
4
Conor Gallagher ↓ Rodrigo Riquelme 81'
22
Giuliano Simeone ↓ Nahuel Molina 64'
8
Pablo Barrios
12
Samuel Lino ↓ Rodrigo de Paul 46'

Bench

20
Axel Witsel
11
Thomas Lemar
5
Rodrigo de Paul ↑ 46'
1
Juan Musso
23
Reinildo ↑ 81'
16
Nahuel Molina ↑ 64'
19
Julian Alvarez ↑ 64'
17
Rodrigo Riquelme ↑ 81'
31
Gomis
21
Javi Galan
2
Jose Gimenez ↑ 28'
40
Rayane Belaid

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

2025-03-29 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 Club Atletico de Madrid D 2025-03-15 RCD Mallorca 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2025-03-10 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 Girona FC D 2025-02-22 Deportivo Alaves 0–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2025-02-16 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 Athletic Club D 2025-02-09 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L

Club Atletico de Madrid Form

2025-03-29 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 Club Atletico de Madrid D 2025-03-16 Club Atletico de Madrid 2–4 FC Barcelona L 2025-03-12 Club Atletico de Madrid 3–4 Real Madrid CF L 2025-03-09 Getafe CF 2–1 Club Atletico de Madrid L 2025-03-04 Real Madrid CF 2–1 Club Atletico de Madrid L 2025-03-01 Club Atletico de Madrid 1–0 Athletic Club W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.21 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

Expected Goals

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

1.44 Club Atletico de Madrid xG

I would bet for: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Club Atletico de Madrid 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona36% Draw28% Club Atletico de Madrid36%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.65

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Draw

63%

Draw or Club Atletico de Madrid

64%

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Club Atletico de Madrid

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona23% Draw47% Club Atletico de Madrid30%

Actual: Club Atletico de Madrid win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

9.2%

0 – 0

9.1%

1 – 2

8.5%

1 – 0

7.5%

0 – 2

7.2%

2 – 1

7.1%

2 – 2

5.2%

2 – 0

1 – 3

4.1%

0 – 3

3.4%

3 – 1

2.9%

Asian Handicap — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Handicap	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers	Push	Club Atletico de Madrid covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	17%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	21%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	12%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Club Atletico de Madrid keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

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