Real Madrid CF vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona, La Liga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2021-22

Real Madrid CF

4 – 0

Full Time

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Sat 30 Apr 2022 · 14:15 UTC Estadio Santiago Bernabeu HT 45' · FT 45'

Mariano Diaz 42' Y

Casemiro 47' Y

Overview

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

Real Madrid CF 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Alejandro Hernandez
Referee Diego Barbero
Referee Inigo Prieto
Referee Jose Munuera
Referee Francisco Saez Vital
Referee Antonio Martinez

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

Real Madrid CF 12 games · Avg 2.9 goals RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Last 5 meetings

2022-04-30 Real Madrid CF 4–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2021-10-03 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–1 Real Madrid CF 2020-06-28 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–1 Real Madrid CF 2019-12-07 Real Madrid CF 2–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2019-01-27 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–4 Real Madrid CF

Recent Form

Real Madrid CF

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Apr	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	H	4–0	W
26 Apr	Manchester City FC	A	3–4	L
20 Apr	CA Osasuna	A	3–1	W
17 Apr	Sevilla FC	A	3–2	W
12 Apr	Chelsea FC	H	2–3	L
09 Apr	Getafe CF	H	2–0	W

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Apr	Real Madrid CF	A	0–4	L
21 Apr	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	H	0–1	L
17 Apr	Club Atlético de Madrid	A	1–2	L
10 Apr	RC Celta de Vigo	H	1–0	W
04 Apr	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	A	0–1	L
20 Mar	RCD Mallorca	H	1–0	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' It’s Showtime! The match between Real Madrid CF and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona is underway.
5' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
10' It’s high time Carlo Ancelotti made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
15' Real Madrid CF are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined RCD Espanyol de Barcelona backline.
20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Real Madrid CF and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Real Madrid CF that had 545 games and scored 775 goals.
30' 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 Mariano Diaz suffering a number of foals already.
33' Real Madrid CF is taking the lead after the goal scored by Rodrygo on 33.
38' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Vicente Moreno will be considering his options from the bench.
42' Mariano Diaz was booked on 42.
43' The Brazil Rodrygo breaks the deadlock on 43 minutes. 2-0!
44' Rodrygo has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 44 minutes.
47' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Casemiro.
52' 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.
55' Marco Asensio doubles the advantage! 4-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
56' What composure from Marco Asensio! The Spain international strokes it home. 5-0.
60' Fresh legs for Real Madrid CF! Toni Kroos comes on to replace Luka Modric.
61' Real Madrid CF ring the changes. Casemiro has done his job and it is now time for Isco to step up.
65' Lei Wu gets the nod from RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. He replaces Raul de Tomas and will look to change the dynamic.
70' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
72' Brilliant from the ! Isco makes it 6-0 with a superb finish on 72.
75' Mario Gila has so much to prove this time. He replaces Eduardo Camavinga on 75 minute.
77' Fran Merida gets the nod from RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. He replaces Yangel Herrera and will look to change the dynamic.
81' A stunning finish from Karim Benzema — that came from absolutely nowhere!
83' The crowd applauds Fernando Calero as he leaves the pitch. David Lopez steps in for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
88' The RCD Espanyol de Barcelona manager makes a substitution. Oscar Melendo departs to be replaced by Didac.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 4-0.

Lineups

Real Madrid CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

23
Ferland Mendy
13
Andriy Lunin
8
Toni Kroos ↑ 60'
9
Karim Benzema ↑ 60'
22
Isco ↑ 61'
15
Federico Valverde
20
Vinicius Junior ↑ 75'
2
Dani Carvajal
45
Diego Pineiro
34
Mario Gila ↑ 75'

Coach Carlo Ancelotti

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

17
Didac ↑ 65'
15
David Lopez ↑ 83'
16
Loren
1
Oier
6
Manu Morlanes ↑ 65'
2
Miguelon
8
Fran Merida ↑ 77'
23
Adri Embarba
18
Landry Dimata
21
Nico Ribaudo
34
Joan Garcia
7
Lei Wu ↑ 65'

Coach Vicente Moreno

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Karim Benzema	7
Vinicius Junior	5
Marco Asensio	4
Rodrygo	4
Joselu	2
Eder Militao	2
Casemiro	1
Carlos Romero	1

Head to Head

Real Madrid CF Form

2022-04-30 Real Madrid CF 4–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2022-04-26 Manchester City FC 4–3 Real Madrid CF L 2022-04-20 CA Osasuna 1–3 Real Madrid CF W 2022-04-17 Sevilla FC 2–3 Real Madrid CF W 2022-04-12 Real Madrid CF 2–3 Chelsea FC L 2022-04-09 Real Madrid CF 2–0 Getafe CF W

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2022-04-30 Real Madrid CF 4–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2022-04-21 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–1 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid L 2022-04-17 Club Atlético de Madrid 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2022-04-10 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–0 RC Celta de Vigo W 2022-04-04 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 1–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2022-03-20 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–0 RCD Mallorca W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.38 Real Madrid CF xG

Expected Goals

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

0.34 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 77% + Under 2.5 goals 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Real Madrid CF63% Draw27% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona10%

Actual: Real Madrid CF win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes23% 0% No77%

Avg goals/match: 1.72

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	80%	20%
± 1.5	51%	49%
± 2.5	25%	75%
± 3.5	10%	90%
± 4.5	4%	96%

Double Chance

Real Madrid CF or Draw

90%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

37%

Real Madrid CF or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Real Madrid CF39% Draw55% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona6%

Actual: Real Madrid CF win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

23.8%

0 – 0

20.1%

2 – 0

16.3%

1 – 1

8.9%

3 – 0

7.4%

2 – 1

5.9%

0 – 1

4.9%

3 – 1

2.9%

4 – 0

Actual

1 – 2

1.3%

4 – 1

1.1%

2 – 2

1.1%

Asian Handicap — Real Madrid CF

Handicap	Real Madrid CF covers	Push	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	19%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	30%	38%
-0.5	62%	—	38%
+0.5	92%	—	8%
+1	92%	6%	1%
+1.5	99%	—	1%
+2	99%	1%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Real Madrid CF keeps clean sheet

71% ✓

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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