RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs Real Madrid CF, La Liga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Refresh

Primera Division · 2018-19

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

2 – 4

Full Time

Real Madrid CF

Sun 27 Jan 2019 · 19:45 UTC RCDE Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Marc Roca 7' Y

Y 27' Sergio Ramos

Sergio Garcia 34' Y

R 72' Raphael Varane

Y 81' Dani Carvajal

Alejandro Lopez 85' Y

Y 88' Nacho

Y 90' Thibaut Courtois

Overview

Match Preview

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs Real Madrid CF — La Liga at RCDE Stadium.

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 12 games · 12 pts (2026/27)
Real Madrid CF 12 games · 30 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jesus Gil
Referee Angel Nevado
Referee Javier Martinez
Referee Jose Gonzalez
Referee David Pinto

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Barcelona	12	33
2	Real Madrid CF	12	30
3	Club Atlético de Madrid	12	28
4	Real Betis Balompié	12	26
5	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	12	22
6	Sevilla FC	12	18
7	Athletic Club	11	16
8	RC Deportivo La Coruña	12	15
9	Villarreal CF	12	15
10	Real Racing Club de Santander	12	14
11	RC Celta de Vigo	12	13
12	Deportivo Alavés	12	13
13	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	11	12
14	CA Osasuna	12	12
15	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	12	12
16	Getafe CF	12	12
17	Levante UD	12	11
18	Elche CF	12	10
19	Valencia CF	12	9
20	Málaga CF	12	5

Head-to-Head

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 13 games · Avg 2.9 goals Real Madrid CF

Last 5 meetings

2019-01-27 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–4 Real Madrid CF 2018-09-22 Real Madrid CF 1–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Recent Form

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Jan	Real Madrid CF	H	2–4	L
21 Jan	SD Eibar	A	0–3	L
14 Jan	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	A	2–3	L
04 Jan	CD Leganes	H	1–0	W
22 Dec	Club Atlético de Madrid	A	0–1	L
16 Dec	Real Betis Balompié	H	1–3	L

Real Madrid CF

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Jan	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	A	4–2	W
19 Jan	Sevilla FC	H	2–0	W
13 Jan	Real Betis Balompié	A	2–1	W
06 Jan	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	H	0–2	L
03 Jan	Villarreal CF	A	2–2	D
15 Dec	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	H	1–0	W

Season Stats

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona		Real Madrid CF
#15	Position	#2
12	Points	30
12	Played	12
3 / 3 / 6	W / D / L	10 / 0 / 2
13	Scored	31
14	Conceded	10
-1	GD	+21
1.00	PPG	2.50
25%	Win %	83%

Key Stats

46% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this season

33% Clean Sheets
Real Madrid CF this season

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 15th (12 pts). Real Madrid CF are 2nd (30 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/–

61-75

1/2

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Real Madrid CF

0-15

3/–

16-30

6/1

31-45

7/1

46-60

1/3

61-75

4/2

76+

8/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Roberto Fernandez	6 G
Tyrhys Dolan	1 G
Alex Calatrava	1 G

Real Madrid CF

Kylian Mbappe	13 G	2 A
Jude Bellingham	4 G	3 A
Arda Guler	3 G	4 A
Yan Diomande	3 G	2 A
Carlos Espi	2 G

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 Real Madrid CF for another epic battle.
4' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Karim Benzema makes it 0-1.
7' Marc Roca picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
12' Real Madrid CF has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
15' Sergio Ramos doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
20' With 0 assists to his name this season, Mario Hermoso is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Real Madrid CF.
25' Against the run of play, Leo Baptistao has scored! This game has turned on its head.
27' A meaty challenge results in booking for Sergio Ramos on 27.
32' It looks like no one’s ball. Real Madrid CF is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
34' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Sergio Garcia.
39' Toni Kroos is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona tonight.
44' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 44 minutes.
45' Karim Benzema with the second goal in the match!
46' Another substitution for Real Madrid CF to replace Sergio Ramos by Nacho on 46 minute.
46' Karim Benzema does the damage! The net is bulging and Real Madrid CF surge ahead!
51' Real Madrid CF looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Jude Bellingham scoring 1 goals.
56' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
61' Didac has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 298 appearances.
64' Gareth Bale is ready to make an impact after coming on for Vinicius Junior at the 64 minute mark.
67' The deadlock is broken! Gareth Bale gets on the scoresheet on 67 minutes.
71' Pablo Piatti is replacing Leo Baptistao for the RCD Espanyol de Barcelona side.
72' A moment of madness from Raphael Varane on 72 minutes earns him a Red card. Real Madrid CF will be frustrated.
75' Another change for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona made on 75 minute. Sergi Darder leaves to be changed by Oscar Melendo.
76' A change in the Real Madrid CF ranks — Luka Modric exits the field as Marcelo enters on 76.
81' Magnificent from Roberto Rosales! That is 3 goals in 298 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
81' Dani Carvajal is having his name booked by the referee on 81.
85' The referee shows RCD Espanyol de Barcelona player a Yellow card on 85.
88' A moment of madness from Nacho on 88 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Real Madrid CF will be frustrated.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Thibaut Courtois on 90.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.

Lineups

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rubí

Real Madrid CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

12
Marcelo ↑ 76'
6
Nacho ↑ 46'
22
Isco
24
Dani Ceballos
18
Marcos Llorente
30
Luca Zidane
11
Gareth Bale ↑ 64'

Coach Santiago Solari

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Karim Benzema	7
Vinicius Junior	5
Rodrygo	4
Marco Asensio	4
Joselu	2
Eder Militao	2
Marco Asensio	1
Sergio Ramos	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.06 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

Expected Goals

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

2.37 Real Madrid CF xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona19% Draw22% Real Madrid CF59%

Actual: Real Madrid CF win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3.43

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Draw

41%

Draw or Real Madrid CF

81%

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Real Madrid CF

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona14% Draw38% Real Madrid CF48%

Actual: Real Madrid CF win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–4 not predicted

2 – 4

Actual

1 – 2

9.3%

0 – 2

9.1%

1 – 1

8.9%

1 – 3

7.3%

0 – 1

7.3%

0 – 3

2 – 2

4.9%

0 – 0

4.6%

1 – 4

4.4%

2 – 1

4.2%

0 – 4

4.1%

2 – 3

3.9%

Asian Handicap — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Handicap	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers	Push	Real Madrid CF covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	4%	94%
-1.5	6%	—	94%
-1	6%	9%	85%
-0.5	15%	—	85%
+0.5	35%	—	65%
+1	35%	22%	43%
+1.5	57%	—	43%
+2	57%	19%	24%
+2.5	76%	—	24%

Clean Sheet

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

Real Madrid CF keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

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

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs Real Madrid CF, La Liga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Real Madrid CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

Real Madrid CF Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Clean Sheet