Real Madrid CF vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona, La Liga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2018-19

Real Madrid CF

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RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Sat 22 Sep 2018 · 18:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Nacho 6' Y

Y 26' Marc Roca

Y 45' Javi Lopez

Casemiro 77' Y

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 Ricardo de Burgos
Referee Antonio Mateu
Referee Pau Cebrian
Referee Iker De Francisco
Referee Ivan Perez

6 games this season 🟨 5.2/game ⚽ 22.3 goals/game 🟥 2 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

2018-09-22 Real Madrid CF 1–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Recent Form

Real Madrid CF

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Sep	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	H	1–0	W
19 Sep	AS Roma	H	3–0	W
15 Sep	Athletic Club	A	1–1	D
01 Sep	CD Leganes	H	4–1	W
26 Aug	Girona FC	A	4–1	W
19 Aug	Getafe CF	H	2–0	W

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Sep	Real Madrid CF	A	0–1	L
16 Sep	Levante UD	H	1–0	W
02 Sep	Deportivo Alavés	A	1–2	L
26 Aug	Valencia CF	H	2–0	W
18 Aug	RC Celta de Vigo	A	1–1	D
04 Dec	Hebburn Town FC	H	3–4	L

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' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Real Madrid CF and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Rubí will be considering his options from the bench.
6' Real Madrid CF player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
11' Real Madrid CF are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against RCD Espanyol de Barcelona's shape.
16' Mario Hermoso is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Real Madrid CF tonight.
21' Marc Roca is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Real Madrid CF so far.
26' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Marc Roca on 26 minutes.
31' Argentina international Pablo Piatti has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
36' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Real Madrid CF needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
41' The Spain Marco Asensio breaks the deadlock on 41 minutes. 1-0!
45' Controversy at the stadium! Javi Lopez argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
50' It’s high time Julen Lopetegui made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
55' Leo Baptistao gets the nod from RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. He replaces Pablo Piatti and will look to change the dynamic.
60' Time for substitution for Real Madrid CF. Karim Benzema is replaced by Mariano Diaz.
63' Another change for Real Madrid CF made on 63 minute. Dani Ceballos leaves to be changed by Lucas Vazquez.
68' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
70' Another change for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona made on 70 minute. Hernan Perez leaves to be changed by Sergio Garcia.
75' It looks surprising RCD Espanyol de Barcelona does not make any changes. Alvaro Odriozola has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
77' The referee has no hesitation. Casemiro is booked for Real Madrid CF — Yellow card on 77.
79' The crowd applauds Isco as he leaves the pitch. Marcos Llorente steps in for Real Madrid CF.
84' Real Madrid CF is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
89' With 0 assists to his name this season, Javi Lopez is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Real Madrid CF.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Real Madrid CF 1-0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.

Lineups

Real Madrid CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Julen Lopetegui

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rubí

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Karim Benzema	7
Vinicius Junior	5
Marco Asensio	4
Rodrygo	4
Eder Militao	2
Joselu	2
Leo Baptistao	1
Kylian Mbappe	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.99 Real Madrid CF xG

Expected Goals

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

0.42 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Real Madrid CF to win 70% + Under — clean sheet likely 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Real Madrid CF70% Draw20% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona10%

Actual: Real Madrid CF win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes31% 0% No69%

Avg goals/match: 2.41

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	69%	31%
± 2.5	43%	57%
± 3.5	23%	77%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Real Madrid CF or Draw

90%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

30%

Real Madrid CF or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Real Madrid CF51% Draw44% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona5%

Actual: Real Madrid CF win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

17.3%

3 – 0

11.2%

0 – 0

10.7%

1 – 1

7.9%

2 – 1

7.3%

4 – 0

5.6%

3 – 1

0 – 1

4 – 1

2.6%

5 – 0

2.3%

2 – 2

1.6%

Asian Handicap — Real Madrid CF

Handicap	Real Madrid CF covers	Push	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5	25%	—	75%
-2	25%	23%	52%
-1.5	48%	—	52%
-1	48%	26%	26%
-0.5	74%	—	26%
+0.5	94%	—	6%
+1	94%	5%	1%
+1.5	99%	—	1%
+2	99%	1%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Real Madrid CF keeps clean sheet

66% ✓

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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

Real Madrid CF vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona, La Liga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Real Madrid CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Real Madrid CF Form

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Real Madrid CF

Clean Sheet