RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs Real Madrid CF, La Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2024-25

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

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Real Madrid CF

Sat 1 Feb 2025 · 20:00 UTC Stage Front Stadium 33,669 HT 45' · FT 45'

Carlos Romero 85' 1–0

Carlos Romero 61' Y

Marash Kumbulla 90' Y

Overview

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

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

Match Details

Referee Alejandro Muniz Ruiz (Spain)
Assistant 1 Diego Sanchez Rojo (Spain)
Assistant 2 Fabian Blanco Rodriguez (Spain)

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

2025-02-01 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–0 Real Madrid CF 2024-09-21 Real Madrid CF 4–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2023-03-11 Real Madrid CF 3–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2022-08-28 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–3 Real Madrid CF 2022-04-30 Real Madrid CF 4–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Recent Form

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Feb	Real Madrid CF	H	1–0	W
25 Jan	Sevilla FC	A	1–1	D
17 Jan	Real Valladolid CF	H	2–1	W
11 Jan	CD Leganes	H	1–1	D
22 Dec	UD Las Palmas	A	0–1	L
18 Dec	Valencia CF	H	1–1	D

Real Madrid CF

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Feb	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	A	0–1	L
29 Jan	Stade Brestois 29	A	3–0	W
25 Jan	Real Valladolid CF	A	3–0	W
22 Jan	FC Red Bull Salzburg	H	5–1	W
19 Jan	UD Las Palmas	H	4–1	W
03 Jan	Valencia CF	A	2–1	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 stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against RCD Espanyol de Barcelona and Real Madrid CF has kicked off!
5' Thibaut Courtois has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
15' It is a substitution in Real Madrid CF team. Antonio Rudiger is replaced by Raul on 15 minute.
20' 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.
25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
30' Marash Kumbulla has been relatively quiet despite scoring 9 goals in his last 276 appearances.
35' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
45' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
50' 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.
55' A quiet spell here at Stage Front Stadium. Real Madrid CF seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
60' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
61' The referee has no hesitation. Carlos Romero is booked for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — card on 61.
66' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona ring the changes. Urko Gonzalez has done his job and it is now time for Antoniu Roca to step up.
67' Time for substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Jofre Carreras Pages is replaced by Alvaro Tejero.
72' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Vinicius Junior made 560 appearances and scored 119 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
73' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona ring the changes. Roberto Fernandez has done his job and it is now time for Alejo Veliz to step up.
78' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Real Madrid CF that had 560 games and scored 814 goals.
80' Dani Ceballos makes way for Luka Modric at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from Real Madrid CF.
83' Time for substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Javi Puado is replaced by Fernando Calero.
85' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Carlos Romero makes it 1-0.
87' The supporters are chanting for Brahim Diaz. He replaces Lucas Vazquez on 87 minute.
90' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1-0 Real Madrid CF.

Lineups

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

7
Javi Puado ↓ Fernando Calero 83'
6
Leandro Cabrera
4
Marash Kumbulla
20
Alex Kral
10
Pol Lozano
17
Jofre Carreras Pages ↓ Alvaro Tejero 67'
19
Urko Gonzalez ↓ Antoniu Roca 66'
1
Joan Garcia
23
Omar El Hilali
22
Carlos Romero
2
Roberto Fernandez ↓ Alejo Veliz 73'

Bench

Coach Manolo González

Real Madrid CF Lineups

4-2-3-1

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
Sergio Ramos	1
Gareth Bale	1

Head to Head

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2025-02-01 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–0 Real Madrid CF W 2025-01-25 Sevilla FC 1–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D 2025-01-17 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–1 Real Valladolid CF W 2025-01-11 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 CD Leganes D 2024-12-22 UD Las Palmas 1–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2024-12-18 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 Valencia CF D

Real Madrid CF Form

2025-02-01 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–0 Real Madrid CF L 2025-01-29 Stade Brestois 29 0–3 Real Madrid CF W 2025-01-25 Real Valladolid CF 0–3 Real Madrid CF W 2025-01-22 Real Madrid CF 5–1 FC Red Bull Salzburg W 2025-01-19 Real Madrid CF 4–1 UD Las Palmas W 2025-01-03 Valencia CF 1–2 Real Madrid CF W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

0.8 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

Expected Goals

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

1.96 Real Madrid CF xG

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

Match Result

✗ Wrong

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona22% Draw25% Real Madrid CF53%

Actual: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.76

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Draw

46%

Draw or Real Madrid CF

78%

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Real Madrid CF

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona12% Draw43% Real Madrid CF45%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 2

11.9%

0 – 1

11.8%

1 – 1

10.7%

1 – 2

9.4%

0 – 0

8.1%

0 – 3

7.6%

1 – 3

6.2%

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

3.8%

0 – 4

3.8%

2 – 2

3.8%

1 – 4

3.1%

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%	87%
-0.5	13%	—	87%
+0.5	37%	—	63%
+1	37%	24%	39%
+1.5	61%	—	39%
+2	61%	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.