RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs Real Madrid CF, La Liga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs Real Madrid CF — La Liga at Stage Front Stadium.
- RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 38 games · 46 pts (2025/26)
- Real Madrid CF 38 games · 86 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Jesus Gil Manzano (Spain)
- Assistant 1 Angel Nevado Rodriguez (Spain)
- Assistant 2 Javier Martinez Nicolas (Spain)
28 games this season 🟨 0.9/game ⚽ 4.6 goals/gameStandings
# 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 Futbol 38 46 11 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 38 46 12 Athletic Club 38 45 13 Sevilla FC 38 43 14 Deportivo Alaves 38 43 15 Elche CF 38 43 16 Levante UD 38 42 17 CA Osasuna 38 42 18 RCD Mallorca 38 42 19 Girona FC 38 41 20 Real Oviedo 38 29 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 03 May Real Madrid CF H 0–2 L 27 Apr Levante UD H 0–0 D 23 Apr Rayo Vallecano de Madrid A 0–1 L 11 Apr FC Barcelona A 1–4 L 04 Apr Real Betis Balompie A 0–0 D 21 Mar Getafe CF H 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 03 May RCD Espanyol de Barcelona A 2–0 W 24 Apr Real Betis Balompie A 1–1 D 21 Apr Deportivo Alaves H 2–1 W 15 Apr FC Bayern Munchen A 3–4 L 10 Apr Girona FC H 1–1 D 07 Apr FC Bayern Munchen H 1–2 L Season Stats
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Real Madrid CF #11 Position #2 46 Points 86 38 Played 38 12 / 10 / 16 W / D / L 27 / 5 / 6 43 Scored 77 55 Conceded 35 -12 GD +42 1.21 PPG 2.26 32% Win % 71% Key Stats
42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history26% Clean Sheets
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this season37% Clean Sheets
Real Madrid CF this seasonRCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 11th (46 pts). Real Madrid CF are 2nd (86 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona0-15–/116-301/231-45–/–46-603/261-752/176+1/5■ Scored ■ ConcededReal Madrid CF0-152/116-302/131-452/246-604/–61-751/176+3/4■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against RCD Espanyol de Barcelona and Real Madrid CF has kicked off!
- 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Real Madrid CF needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering RCD Espanyol de Barcelona that had 272 games and scored 280 goals.
- 15' Real Madrid CF is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 20' It looks like no one’s ball. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 22' A meaty challenge results in booking for Brahim Diaz on 22.
- 23' The referee shows Real Madrid CF player a card on 23.
- 25' That looks like a foul for a card for Omar El Hilali.
- 26' The referee calls foul for Omar El Hilali. He receives a card.
- 31' Vinicius Junior has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 54 appearances with only 5 goals this season.
- 36' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Real Madrid CF winning 100% of all matches.
- 41' 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.
- 45' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona receives a card for a hard tackle on 45.
- 50' It’s a booking for Real Madrid CF player. Trent Alexander-Arnold gets a card.
- 55' Vinicius Junior puts Real Madrid CF on the lead.
- 60' Ferland Mendy needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 65' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 66' Goal! Vinicius Junior scores his 82 goal in 529 matches.
- 71' It’s high time Manolo González made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 75' The referee shows Real Madrid CF player a card on 75.
- 80' The travelling Real Madrid CF supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 85' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona player sees a card in front of him.
- 90' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Urko Gonzalez suffering a number of foals already.
- With this win, Real Madrid CF is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 6
- 8
- 13
- 5
- 24
- 4
- 14
- 23
- 22
- 2
- 9
Bench
- 11
- 19
- 18
- 1
- 17
- 12
- 38
- 15
- 20
- 33
- 32
- 28
Coach Manolo GonzálezReal Madrid CF Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 12
- 22
- 21
- 23
- 14
- 13
- 8
- 7
- 5
- 24
- 45
Bench
- 4
- 6
- 18
- 43
- 20
- 26
- 16
- 35
- 17
- 30
- 38
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Karim Benzema 7 Vinicius Junior 5 Marco Asensio 4 Rodrygo 4 Joselu 2 Eder Militao 2 Sergio Ramos 1 Gareth Bale 1 Head to Head
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form
2026-05-03 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–2 Real Madrid CF L 2026-04-27 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–0 Levante UD D 2026-04-23 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2026-04-11 FC Barcelona 4–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2026-04-04 Real Betis Balompie 0–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D 2026-03-21 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–2 Getafe CF LReal Madrid CF Form
2026-05-03 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–2 Real Madrid CF W 2026-04-24 Real Betis Balompie 1–1 Real Madrid CF D 2026-04-21 Real Madrid CF 2–1 Deportivo Alaves W 2026-04-15 FC Bayern Munchen 4–3 Real Madrid CF L 2026-04-10 Real Madrid CF 1–1 Girona FC D 2026-04-07 Real Madrid CF 1–2 FC Bayern Munchen L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 40.82 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.99 Real Madrid CF xGI would bet for: Real Madrid CF to win 57%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Real Madrid CF winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.81Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 77% 23% ± 2.5 52% 48% ± 3.5 31% 69% ± 4.5 16% 84% Double Chance
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Draw 43%Draw or Real Madrid CF 81%RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Real Madrid CF 76%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 2 Actual0 – 1 11.4%1 – 1 10.6%1 – 2 9.4%0 – 0 7.8%0 – 3 7.6%1 – 3 6.3%1 – 0 4.1%2 – 2 3.9%2 – 1 3.8%0 – 4 3.8%1 – 4 3.2%Asian Handicap — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
Handicap RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers Push Real Madrid CF covers -2.5 1% — 99% -2 1% 3% 96% -1.5 4% — 96% -1 4% 9% 86% -0.5 14% — 86% +0.5 37% — 63% +1 37% 24% 40% +1.5 60% — 40% +2 60% 20% 20% +2.5 80% — 20% Clean Sheet
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet 15% ✓Real Madrid CF keeps clean sheet 45% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.