RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs Real Madrid CF, La Liga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2022-23

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

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Sun 28 Aug 2022 · 20:00 UTC RCDE Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Benjamin Lecomte 90' R

Overview

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

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Real Madrid CF 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Diego Barbero
Referee Mario Melero
Referee Ignacio Iglesias
Referee Jose Munuera
Referee Jose Luis Martinez
Referee Antonio Monter

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	RCD Mallorca	38	42
2	Girona FC	38	41
3	Real Oviedo	38	29
4	Deportivo Alavés	1	3
5	Sevilla FC	1	3
6	RC Deportivo La Coruña	0	0
7	Málaga CF	0	0
8	Real Racing Club de Santander	0	0
9	FC Barcelona	0	0
10	Real Madrid CF	0	0
11	Villarreal CF	0	0
12	Club Atlético de Madrid	0	0
13	Real Betis Balompié	0	0
14	RC Celta de Vigo	0	0
15	Valencia CF	0	0
16	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	0	0
17	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	0	0
18	Athletic Club	0	0
19	Elche CF	0	0
20	Levante UD	0	0
21	CA Osasuna	0	0
22	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	1	0
23	Getafe CF	1	0

Head-to-Head

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 12 games · Avg 2.9 goals Real Madrid CF

Last 5 meetings

2022-08-28 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–3 Real Madrid CF 2022-04-30 Real Madrid CF 4–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 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

Recent Form

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Aug	Real Madrid CF	H	1–3	L
19 Aug	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	H	0–2	L
13 Aug	RC Celta de Vigo	A	2–2	D
22 May	Granada CF	A	0–0	D
14 May	Valencia CF	H	1–1	D
11 May	Deportivo Alavés	A	1–2	L

Real Madrid CF

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Aug	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	A	3–1	W
20 Aug	RC Celta de Vigo	A	4–1	W
14 Aug	UD Almería	A	2–1	W
28 May	Liverpool FC	A	1–0	W
20 May	Real Betis Balompié	H	0–0	D
15 May	Cadiz CF	A	1–1	D

Season Stats

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona		Real Madrid CF
#17	Position	#10
0	Points	0
0	Played	0
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
0	Scored	0
0	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+0
–	PPG	–
–	Win %	–

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 17th (0 pts). Real Madrid CF are 10th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona to score. At the same time, Real Madrid CF does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' The home supporters are growing impatient. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona must find a spark to ignite this game.
10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Brian Olivan is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Real Madrid CF.
12' A stunning finish from Vinicius Junior — that came from absolutely nowhere!
17' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
22' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Real Madrid CF's shape.
27' 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.
32' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
37' Real Madrid CF come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
42' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
43' Joselu makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are in front.
48' A quiet spell here at RCDE Stadium. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
53' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
58' Real Madrid CF ring the changes. Luka Modric has done his job and it is now time for Eduardo Camavinga to step up.
63' Real Madrid CF fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
68' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona is showing some good football. However, RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
69' Fresh legs for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona! Keidi Bare comes on to replace Vinicius de Souza Costa.
74' Supporters expect more eagerness from Antonio Rudiger, as he is very good at scoring at RCDE Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
78' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona ring the changes. Javi Puado has done his job and it is now time for Nico Ribaudo to step up.
81' Dani Ceballos gets the nod from Real Madrid CF. He replaces Toni Kroos and will look to change the dynamic.
85' Real Madrid CF ring the changes. Lucas Vazquez has done his job and it is now time for Dani Carvajal to step up.
88' Assisted by Rodrygo with the perfectly-timed delivery and Karim Benzema makes no mistake. 1-2!
89' A tactical swap from RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — Dani Gomez on, Edu Exposito off on 89 minutes.
90' Controversy at the stadium! Benjamin Lecomte argues furiously but the Red card stands.
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona will have plenty to reflect on. Real Madrid CF were simply the better side today.

Lineups

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

9
Joselu
13
Benjamin Lecomte
10
Sergi Darder
7
Javi Puado ↓ Nico Ribaudo 78'
4
Leandro Cabrera
20
Edu Exposito ↓ Dani Gomez 89'
14
Brian Olivan
5
Fernando Calero
2
Oscar Gil Regano
12
Vinicius de Souza Costa ↓ Keidi Bare 69'
27
Ruben Saez

Bench

Coach Diego Martinez

Real Madrid CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

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
Dani Carvajal	1
Raphael Varane	1

Head to Head

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2022-08-28 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–3 Real Madrid CF L 2022-08-19 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–2 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid L 2022-08-13 RC Celta de Vigo 2–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D 2022-05-22 Granada CF 0–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D 2022-05-14 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 Valencia CF D 2022-05-11 Deportivo Alavés 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L

Real Madrid CF Form

2022-08-28 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–3 Real Madrid CF W 2022-08-20 RC Celta de Vigo 1–4 Real Madrid CF W 2022-08-14 UD Almería 1–2 Real Madrid CF W 2022-05-28 Liverpool FC 0–1 Real Madrid CF W 2022-05-20 Real Madrid CF 0–0 Real Betis Balompié D 2022-05-15 Cadiz CF 1–1 Real Madrid CF D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

0.36 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

Expected Goals

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

1.18 Real Madrid CF xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 80% + Under — clean sheet likely 78%

Match Result

✓ Correct

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona14% Draw32% Real Madrid CF54%

Actual: Real Madrid CF win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes22% 0% No78%

Avg goals/match: 1.54

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	76%	24%
± 1.5	45%	55%
± 2.5	20%	80%
± 3.5	8%	92%
± 4.5	3%	97%

Double Chance

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Draw

46%

Draw or Real Madrid CF

86%

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Real Madrid CF

68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona6% Draw60% Real Madrid CF34%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 1

24.3%

0 – 0

24%

0 – 2

14.2%

1 – 1

9.7%

1 – 0

6.3%

1 – 2

5.5%

0 – 3

5.5%

1 – 3

Actual

0 – 4

1.7%

2 – 1

1.5%

2 – 0

1.1%

2 – 2

1.1%

Asian Handicap — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Handicap	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers	Push	Real Madrid CF covers
-2.5	0%	—	100%
-2	0%	1%	99%
-1.5	1%	—	99%
-1	1%	8%	91%
-0.5	9%	—	91%
+0.5	44%	—	56%
+1	44%	30%	25%
+1.5	75%	—	25%
+2	75%	17%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Real Madrid CF keeps clean sheet

70% ✗

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