RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs Real Madrid CF, La Liga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2025-26

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

0 – 2

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Real Madrid CF

Sun 3 May 2026 · 19:00 UTC Stage Front Stadium 31,733 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 55' Vinicius Junior

0–2 66' Vinicius Junior

Y 22' Brahim Diaz

Y 23' Vinicius Junior

Omar El Hilali 26' Y

Edu Exposito 45' Y

Y 50' Trent Alexander-Arnold

Y 75' Gonzalo Garcia

Urko Gonzalez 85' Y

Overview

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

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 7 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
Real Madrid CF 7 games · 15 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jesus Gil Manzano (Spain)
Assistant 1 Angel Nevado Rodriguez (Spain)
Assistant 2 Javier Martinez Nicolas (Spain)

5 games this season 🟨 5.6/game ⚽ 13.8 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2026-05-03 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–2 Real Madrid CF 2025-09-20 Real Madrid CF 2–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 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

Recent Form

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

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 Balompié	A	0–0	D
21 Mar	Getafe CF	H	1–2	L

Real Madrid CF

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 May	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	A	2–0	W
24 Apr	Real Betis Balompié	A	1–1	D
21 Apr	Deportivo Alavés	H	2–1	W
15 Apr	FC Bayern München	A	3–4	L
10 Apr	Girona FC	H	1–1	D
07 Apr	FC Bayern München	H	1–2	L

Season Stats

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona		Real Madrid CF
#15	Position	#4
7	Points	15
7	Played	7
2 / 1 / 4	W / D / L	5 / 0 / 2
10	Scored	18
10	Conceded	8
+0	GD	+10
1.00	PPG	2.14
29%	Win %	71%

Key Stats

46% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

29% Clean Sheets
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this season

14% Clean Sheets
Real Madrid CF this season

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 15th (7 pts). Real Madrid CF are 4th (15 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

0-15

2/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/1

76+

2/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Real Madrid CF

0-15

2/–

16-30

3/1

31-45

3/1

46-60

1/3

61-75

1/1

76+

6/2

■ 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	7 G	2 A
Jude Bellingham	3 G	2 A
Carlos Espi	2 G
Vinicius Junior	1 G	3 A

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! RCD Espanyol de Barcelona welcome Real Madrid CF for this crunch clash at Stage Front Stadium.
5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both RCD Espanyol de Barcelona and Real Madrid CF are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
15' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona currently sit 12 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
20' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
22' It’s a booking for Real Madrid CF player. Brahim Diaz gets a card.
23' Controversy at the stadium! Vinicius Junior argues furiously but the card stands.
25' A meaty challenge results in booking for Omar El Hilali on 25.
26' Omar El Hilali catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 26.
31' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both RCD Espanyol de Barcelona and Real Madrid CF are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
36' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
41' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 41 minutes.
45' It’s gonna be a card for Edu Exposito.
50' Trent Alexander-Arnold has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 50.
55' Real Madrid CF is taking the lead after the goal scored by Vinicius Junior on 55.
60' With 3 assists to his name this season, Trent Alexander-Arnold is clearly more than just a goal scorer for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
65' The home supporters are growing impatient. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona must find a spark to ignite this game.
66' GOAL! Vinicius Junior scores on 66.
71' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
75' Real Madrid CF player sees a card in front of him.
80' Real Madrid CF is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
85' Urko Gonzalez picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
90' Real Madrid CF come into this ranked 2 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Real Madrid CF take all three points.

Lineups

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Manolo González

Real Madrid CF Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Arbeloa

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

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 Balompié 0–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D 2026-03-21 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–2 Getafe CF L

Real Madrid CF Form

2026-05-03 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–2 Real Madrid CF W 2026-04-24 Real Betis Balompié 1–1 Real Madrid CF D 2026-04-21 Real Madrid CF 2–1 Deportivo Alavés W 2026-04-15 FC Bayern München 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 München L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

0.99 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

Expected Goals

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

2.11 Real Madrid CF xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 59% + Real Madrid CF to win 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona20% Draw24% Real Madrid CF56%

Actual: Real Madrid CF win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 3.1

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Draw

44%

Draw or Real Madrid CF

80%

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Real Madrid CF

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona14% Draw41% Real Madrid CF45%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.2%

0 – 2

Actual

1 – 2

9.6%

0 – 1

0 – 3

6.8%

1 – 3

6.7%

0 – 0

6.1%

2 – 2

4.7%

2 – 1

4.5%

1 – 0

3.8%

1 – 4

3.6%

0 – 4

3.6%

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%	10%	84%
-0.5	16%	—	84%
+0.5	38%	—	62%
+1	38%	23%	39%
+1.5	61%	—	39%
+2	61%	19%	20%
+2.5	80%	—	20%

Clean Sheet

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

Real Madrid CF keeps clean sheet

38% ✗

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