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Real Madrid CF vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona, La Liga 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2019-20
Real Madrid CF
2 – 0
Full Time
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
Sat 7 Dec 2019 · 12:00 UTC Estadio Santiago Bernabeu HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 15' Granero
Vinicius Junior 17' Y
Y 61' Fernando Calero
Ferland Mendy 63' Y
Federico Valverde 74' Y
Ferland Mendy 83' R
Y 90' Sergi Darder

Overview

Match Preview

Real Madrid CF vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — La Liga at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.

Match Details

  • Referee Santiago Jaime
  • Referee Jorge Bueno
  • Referee Fernando Tresaco Escabosa
  • Referee Alberola Rojas
  • Referee Samir Amar

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 RCD Mallorca 38 42
2 Girona FC 38 41
3 Real Oviedo 38 29
4 Deportivo Alavés 1 3
5 Sevilla FC 1 3
6 RC Deportivo La Coruña 0 0
7 Málaga CF 0 0
8 Real Racing Club de Santander 0 0
9 FC Barcelona 0 0
10 Real Madrid CF 0 0
11 Villarreal CF 0 0
12 Club Atlético de Madrid 0 0
13 Real Betis Balompié 0 0
14 RC Celta de Vigo 0 0
15 Valencia CF 0 0
16 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 0 0
17 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0 0
18 Athletic Club 0 0
19 Elche CF 0 0
20 Levante UD 0 0
21 CA Osasuna 0 0
22 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1 0
23 Getafe CF 1 0

Head-to-Head

10
2
Real Madrid CF 12 games · Avg 2.9 goals RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
Last 5 meetings
2019-12-07 Real Madrid CF 2–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2019-01-27 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–4 Real Madrid CF 2018-09-22 Real Madrid CF 1–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Recent Form

Real Madrid CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Dec RCD Espanyol de Barcelona H 2–0 W
30 Nov Deportivo Alavés A 2–1 W
26 Nov Paris Saint-Germain FC H 2–2 D
23 Nov Real Sociedad de Fútbol H 3–1 W
09 Nov SD Eibar A 4–0 W
06 Nov Galatasaray SK H 6–0 W
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Dec Real Madrid CF A 0–2 L
01 Dec CA Osasuna H 2–4 L
28 Nov Ferencvárosi TC A 2–2 D
24 Nov Getafe CF H 1–1 D
10 Nov Club Atlético de Madrid A 1–3 L
07 Nov PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad H 6–0 W

Season Stats

Real Madrid CF RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
#10 Position #17
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

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

Real Madrid CF are 10th (0 pts). RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 17th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Zinedine Zidane will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 15' Granero catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 15.
  • 17' Real Madrid CF receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 17.
  • 22' Wu Lei needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 27' A quiet spell here at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu. Real Madrid CF seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 32' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 37' Goal! Raphael Varane scores his 15 goal in 545 matches.
  • 42' It’s high time Pablo Machin made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 47' Supporters expect more eagerness from Dani Carvajal, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 52' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 57' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 61' The referee has no hesitation. Fernando Calero is booked for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — Yellow card on 61.
  • 63' Real Madrid CF player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 65' A tactical swap from RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — Campuzano on, Wu Lei off on 65 minutes.
  • 70' It looks surprising RCD Espanyol de Barcelona does not make any changes. Sergi Darder has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 71' A change in the Real Madrid CF ranks — Toni Kroos exits the field as Luka Modric enters on 71.
  • 73' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Pol Lozano is hanging Granero on the field on 73 minute.
  • 74' The referee shows Real Madrid CF player a Yellow card on 74.
  • 79' A goal from the France international Karim Benzema! He fires home on 79 to make it 2-0!
  • 83' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Red card for Ferland Mendy.
  • 83' The supporters are chanting for Oscar Melendo. He replaces Jonathan Calleri on 83 minute.
  • 85' Eder Militao has so much to prove this time. He replaces Vinicius Junior on 85 minute.
  • 90' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.

Lineups

Real Madrid CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Zinedine Zidane

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pablo Machin

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

2019-12-07 Real Madrid CF 2–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2019-01-27 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–4 Real Madrid CF 2018-09-22 Real Madrid CF 1–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Real Madrid CF Form

2019-12-07 Real Madrid CF 2–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2019-11-30 Deportivo Alavés 1–2 Real Madrid CF W 2019-11-26 Real Madrid CF 2–2 Paris Saint-Germain FC D 2019-11-23 Real Madrid CF 3–1 Real Sociedad de Fútbol W 2019-11-09 SD Eibar 0–4 Real Madrid CF W 2019-11-06 Real Madrid CF 6–0 Galatasaray SK W

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2019-12-07 Real Madrid CF 2–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2019-12-01 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–4 CA Osasuna L 2019-11-28 Ferencvárosi TC 2–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D 2019-11-24 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 Getafe CF D 2019-11-10 Club Atlético de Madrid 3–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2019-11-07 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 6–0 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.29 Real Madrid CF xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.39 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 76% + Under — clean sheet likely 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Madrid CF61% Draw28% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona11%
Actual: Real Madrid CF win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes25% 0% No75%
Avg goals/match: 1.68
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 79%
21%
± 1.5 50%
50%
± 2.5 24%
76%
± 3.5 10%
90%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

Real Madrid CF or Draw
89%
Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
39%
Real Madrid CF or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Real Madrid CF36% Draw57% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona7%
Actual: Real Madrid CF win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
22.9%
0 – 0
21%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
10%
3 – 0
6.2%
2 – 1
6.2%
0 – 1
6%
3 – 1
2.8%
4 – 0
2%
1 – 2
1.8%
2 – 2
1.3%
0 – 2
1.2%

Asian Handicap — Real Madrid CF

Handicap Real Madrid CF covers Push RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 18% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 30% 42%
-0.5 58% — 42%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 8% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Real Madrid CF keeps clean sheet
68% ✓
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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