Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

Primera Division · 2025-26
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
0 – 2
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Jesus Gil Manzano (Spain)
  • Assistant 1 Angel Nevado Rodriguez (Spain)
  • Assistant 2 Javier Martinez Nicolas (Spain)
8 games this season 🟨 0.9/game ⚽ 3.9 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Barcelona 38 94
2 Real Madrid CF 38 86
3 Villarreal CF 38 72
4 Club Atletico de Madrid 38 69
5 Real Betis Balompie 38 60
6 RC Celta de Vigo 38 54
7 Getafe CF 38 51
8 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 38 50
9 Valencia CF 38 49
10 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 38 46
11 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 38 46
12 Athletic Club 38 45
13 Elche CF 38 43
14 Deportivo Alaves 38 43
15 Sevilla FC 38 43
16 CA Osasuna 38 42
17 RCD Mallorca 38 42
18 Levante UD 38 42
19 Girona FC 38 41
20 Real Oviedo 38 29

Head-to-Head

2
10
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 12 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 Balompie A 0–0 D
21 Mar Getafe CF H 1–2 L
Real Madrid CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 May RCD Espanyol de Barcelona A 2–0 W
24 Apr Real Betis Balompie A 1–1 D
21 Apr Deportivo Alaves 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
#11 Position #2
46 Points 86
38 Played 38
12 / 10 / 16 W / D / L 27 / 5 / 6
43 Scored 77
55 Conceded 35
-12 GD +42
1.21 PPG 2.26
32% Win % 71%

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 11th (46 pts). Real Madrid CF are 2nd (86 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Stage Front Stadium that hosts another battle between RCD Espanyol de Barcelona and Real Madrid CF.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering RCD Espanyol de Barcelona that had 286 games and scored 326 goals.
  • 20' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Dean Huijsen suffering a number of foals already.
  • 22' Brahim Diaz was booked on 22.
  • 23' Vinicius Junior was booked on 23.
  • 25' A meaty challenge results in booking for Omar El Hilali on 25.
  • 26' It’s gonna be a card for Omar El Hilali.
  • 31' It’s high time Arbeloa made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 36' 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.
  • 41' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 45' It’s gonna be a card for Edu Exposito.
  • 50' It’s gonna be a card for Trent Alexander-Arnold.
  • 55' What a strike from Vinicius Junior! The score is 0-1.
  • 60' Supporters expect more eagerness from Trent Alexander-Arnold, as he is very good at scoring at Stage Front Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 65' Jude Bellingham needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 66' What a strike from Vinicius Junior! The score is 0-2.
  • 71' Real Madrid CF looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Vinicius Junior scoring 2 goals.
  • 75' Real Madrid CF player sees a card in front of him.
  • 80' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Antonio Rudiger made 409 appearances and scored 18 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 85' The referee shows RCD Espanyol de Barcelona player a card on 85.
  • 90' Ruben Sanchez has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 38 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • With this win, Real Madrid CF is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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

PlayerGoals
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

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

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 Balompie 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 Balompie 1–1 Real Madrid CF D 2026-04-21 Real Madrid CF 2–1 Deportivo Alaves 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
2 / 4
0.82 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.99 Real Madrid CF xG
I would bet for: Real Madrid CF to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona19% Draw24% Real Madrid CF57%
Actual: Real Madrid CF win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.81
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Draw
43%
Draw or Real Madrid CF
81%
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Real Madrid CF
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona12% Draw43% Real Madrid CF45%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
11.4%
1 – 1
10.6%
1 – 2
9.4%
0 – 0
7.8%
0 – 3
7.6%
1 – 3
6.3%
1 – 0
4.1%
2 – 2
3.9%
2 – 1
3.8%
0 – 4
3.8%
1 – 4
3.2%

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% 86%
-0.5 14% — 86%
+0.5 37% — 63%
+1 37% 24% 40%
+1.5 60% — 40%
+2 60% 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.