RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs Real Madrid CF, La Liga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2021-22

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

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Real Madrid CF

Sun 3 Oct 2021 · 14:15 UTC RCDE Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Adri Embarba 11' Y

Y 29' Eduardo Camavinga

Oscar Gil Regano 79' Y

Overview

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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 Ricardo de Burgos
Referee Roberto Diaz
Referee Guillermo Cuadra
Referee Juan Lopez
Referee Iker De Francisco
Referee Daniel Pastoriza

6 games this season 🟨 5.2/game ⚽ 22.3 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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

2021-10-03 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–1 Real Madrid CF 2020-06-28 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–1 Real Madrid CF 2019-12-07 Real Madrid CF 2–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 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
03 Oct	Real Madrid CF	H	2–1	W
25 Sep	Sevilla FC	A	0–2	L
22 Sep	Deportivo Alavés	H	1–0	W
19 Sep	Real Betis Balompié	A	2–2	D
12 Sep	Club Atlético de Madrid	H	1–2	L
27 Aug	RCD Mallorca	A	0–1	L

Real Madrid CF

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Oct	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	A	1–2	L
28 Sep	FC Sheriff Tiraspol	H	1–2	L
25 Sep	Villarreal CF	H	0–0	D
22 Sep	RCD Mallorca	H	6–1	W
19 Sep	Valencia CF	A	2–1	W
15 Sep	FC Internazionale Milano	A	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 wait is over. Real Madrid CF get us underway at RCDE Stadium.
5' It looks surprising RCD Espanyol de Barcelona does not make any changes. Karim Benzema has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
10' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Real Madrid CF's shape.
11' It’s a booking for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona player. Adri Embarba gets a Yellow card.
16' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
17' GOAL! Raul de Tomas scores on 17. Assisted by Adri Embarba
22' Sergi Gomez is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Real Madrid CF tonight.
27' 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.
29' Eduardo Camavinga is having his name booked by the referee on 29.
34' Both keepers have barely been tested. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona and Real Madrid CF are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
39' Vinicius Junior has been relatively quiet despite scoring 119 goals in his last 561 appearances.
44' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
46' The Real Madrid CF manager makes a substitution. Eduardo Camavinga departs to be replaced by Rodrygo.
51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
56' Uruguay international Leandro Cabrera has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
58' A change in the RCD Espanyol de Barcelona ranks — Oscar Melendo exits the field as Manu Morlanes enters on 58.
60' Magnificent from Aleix Vidal! That is 4 goals in 430 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
61' A change in the Real Madrid CF ranks — Luka Modric exits the field as Luka Jovic enters on 61.
62' Real Madrid CF ring the changes. Luka Modric has done his job and it is now time for Luka Jovic to step up.
65' Fresh legs for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona! Lei Wu comes on to replace Aleix Vidal.
70' Real Madrid CF has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
71' Brilliant from the forward! Karim Benzema makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 71.
72' Eden Hazard is ready to make an impact after coming on for Vinicius Junior at the 72 minute mark.
77' Real Madrid CF looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Jude Bellingham scoring 1 goals.
79' Oscar Gil Regano picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
82' The crowd applauds Sergi Darder as he leaves the pitch. David Lopez steps in for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
87' Lucas Vazquez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

17
Didac ↑ 82'
15
David Lopez ↑ 82'
16
Loren
6
Manu Morlanes ↑ 58'
19
Vadillo
33
Alvaro Garcia
18
Landry Dimata
21
Nico Ribaudo ↑ 65'
34
Joan Garcia
7
Lei Wu ↑ 65'
32
Gori

Coach Vicente Moreno

Real Madrid CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

7
Eden Hazard ↑ 72'
16
Luka Jovic ↑ 61'
13
Andriy Lunin
5
Jesus Vallejo
14
Casemiro ↑ 62'
21
Rodrygo ↑ 46'
35
Miguel Gutierrez
26
Luis Lopez

Coach Carlo Ancelotti

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Karim Benzema	7
Vinicius Junior	5
Marco Asensio	4
Rodrygo	4
Joselu	2
Eder Militao	2
Carlos Romero	1
Aleix Vidal	1

Head to Head

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2021-10-03 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–1 Real Madrid CF W 2021-09-25 Sevilla FC 2–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2021-09-22 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–0 Deportivo Alavés W 2021-09-19 Real Betis Balompié 2–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D 2021-09-12 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–2 Club Atlético de Madrid L 2021-08-27 RCD Mallorca 1–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L

Real Madrid CF Form

2021-10-03 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–1 Real Madrid CF L 2021-09-28 Real Madrid CF 1–2 FC Sheriff Tiraspol L 2021-09-25 Real Madrid CF 0–0 Villarreal CF D 2021-09-22 Real Madrid CF 6–1 RCD Mallorca W 2021-09-19 Valencia CF 1–2 Real Madrid CF W 2021-09-15 FC Internazionale Milano 0–1 Real Madrid CF W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

0.95 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

Expected Goals

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

1.71 Real Madrid CF xG

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

Match Result

✗ Wrong

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona27% Draw27% Real Madrid CF46%

Actual: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.66

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

53%

Draw or Real Madrid CF

73%

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Real Madrid CF

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona16% Draw46% Real Madrid CF38%

Actual: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.2%

0 – 1

11.1%

0 – 2

10%

1 – 2

9.4%

0 – 0

8.9%

1 – 0

5.7%

0 – 3

5.6%

1 – 3

5.4%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

4.5%

2 – 0

3.1%

2 – 3

2.7%

Asian Handicap — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Handicap	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers	Push	Real Madrid CF covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	5%	93%
-1.5	7%	—	93%
-1	7%	13%	80%
-0.5	20%	—	80%
+0.5	46%	—	54%
+1	46%	24%	30%
+1.5	70%	—	30%
+2	70%	17%	13%
+2.5	87%	—	13%

Clean Sheet

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Real Madrid CF keeps clean sheet

39% ✓

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