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

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Primera Division · 2025-26

Real Madrid CF

2 – 0

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RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Sat 20 Sep 2025 · 14:15 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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

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

Match Details

Referee Juan Martinez Munuera (Spain)

7 games this season 🟨 3.4/game ⚽ 8.0 goals/game 🟥 1 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

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

Last 5 meetings

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 2022-08-28 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–3 Real Madrid CF

Recent Form

Real Madrid CF

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Sep	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	H	2–0	W
16 Sep	Olympique de Marseille	H	2–1	W
13 Sep	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	A	2–1	W
30 Aug	RCD Mallorca	H	2–1	W
24 Aug	Real Oviedo	A	3–0	W
19 Aug	CA Osasuna	H	1–0	W

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Sep	Real Madrid CF	A	0–2	L
15 Sep	RCD Mallorca	H	3–2	W
31 Aug	CA Osasuna	H	1–0	W
24 Aug	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	A	2–2	D
17 Aug	Club Atlético de Madrid	H	2–1	W
24 May	UD Las Palmas	H	2–0	W

Season Stats

Real Madrid CF		RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
#2	Position	#15
30	Points	12
12	Played	12
10 / 0 / 2	W / D / L	3 / 3 / 6
31	Scored	13
10	Conceded	14
+21	GD	-1
2.50	PPG	1.00
83%	Win %	25%

Key Stats

46% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
Real Madrid CF this season

33% Clean Sheets
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this season

Real Madrid CF are 2nd (30 pts). RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 15th (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Roberto Fernandez	6 G
Tyrhys Dolan	1 G
Alex Calatrava	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Real Madrid CF have kicked off against RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Real Madrid CF to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Real Madrid CF Lineups

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Karim Benzema	7
Vinicius Junior	5
Rodrygo	4
Marco Asensio	4
Joselu	2
Eder Militao	2
Marco Asensio	1
Sergio Ramos	1

Head to Head

Real Madrid CF Form

2025-09-20 Real Madrid CF 2–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2025-09-16 Real Madrid CF 2–1 Olympique de Marseille W 2025-09-13 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 1–2 Real Madrid CF W 2025-08-30 Real Madrid CF 2–1 RCD Mallorca W 2025-08-24 Real Oviedo 0–3 Real Madrid CF W 2025-08-19 Real Madrid CF 1–0 CA Osasuna W

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2025-09-20 Real Madrid CF 2–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2025-09-15 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 3–2 RCD Mallorca W 2025-08-31 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–0 CA Osasuna W 2025-08-24 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 2–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D 2025-08-17 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–1 Club Atlético de Madrid W 2025-05-24 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–0 UD Las Palmas W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.3 Real Madrid CF xG

Expected Goals

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

0.67 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Real Madrid CF to win 69% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Real Madrid CF69% Draw19% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona12%

Actual: Real Madrid CF win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes44% 0% No56%

Avg goals/match: 2.97

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Real Madrid CF or Draw

89%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

31%

Real Madrid CF or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Real Madrid CF52% Draw39% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona9%

Actual: Real Madrid CF win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

11.6%

3 – 0

10%

2 – 1

8.8%

1 – 1

8.5%

3 – 1

6.7%

0 – 0

6.7%

4 – 0

5.7%

4 – 1

2 – 2

2.9%

0 – 1

2.8%

5 – 0

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Real Madrid CF

Handicap	Real Madrid CF covers	Push	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5	28%	—	72%
-2	28%	22%	50%
-1.5	50%	—	50%
-1	50%	23%	27%
-0.5	73%	—	27%
+0.5	92%	—	8%
+1	92%	6%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	2%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Real Madrid CF keeps clean sheet

52% ✓

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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