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

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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 38 games · 86 pts (2026/27)
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 38 games · 46 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	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

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 Atletico 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
#2	Position	#11
86	Points	46
38	Played	38
27 / 5 / 6	W / D / L	12 / 10 / 16
77	Scored	43
35	Conceded	55
+42	GD	-12
2.26	PPG	1.21
71%	Win %	32%

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

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

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona gets underway.
5' Dani Ceballos has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
10' The travelling RCD Espanyol de Barcelona supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
15' Real Madrid CF currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
20' Aleix Vidal is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Real Madrid CF so far.
25' 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.
30' Real Madrid CF is showing some good football. However, Real Madrid CF are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
33' Rodrygo has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 33 minutes.
38' Real Madrid CF started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 38.
42' Mariano Diaz was booked on 42.
43' Rodrygo with the second goal in the match!
44' Against the run of play, Rodrygo has scored! This game has turned on its head.
47' Controversy at the stadium! Casemiro argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
52' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Real Madrid CF and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
55' The Spain Marco Asensio breaks the deadlock on 55 minutes. 4-0!
56' Marco Asensio makes no mistake. The score reads 5-0 and Real Madrid CF are in front.
60' Toni Kroos has so much to prove this time. He replaces Luka Modric on 60 minute.
61' Fresh legs for Real Madrid CF! Isco comes on to replace Casemiro.
65' The RCD Espanyol de Barcelona bench stirs into life. Raul de Tomas is withdrawn and Lei Wu gets his opportunity.
70' It looks like no one’s ball. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
72' Isco has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 72 minutes.
75' Mario Gila is replacing Eduardo Camavinga for the Real Madrid CF side.
77' Time for substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Yangel Herrera is replaced by Fran Merida.
81' Assisted by Vinicius Junior with the perfectly-timed delivery and Karim Benzema makes no mistake. 7-0!
83' It is a substitution in RCD Espanyol de Barcelona team. Fernando Calero is replaced by David Lopez on 83 minute.
88' The RCD Espanyol de Barcelona manager makes a substitution. Oscar Melendo departs to be replaced by Didac.
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona will have plenty to reflect on. Real Madrid CF were simply the better side today.

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
Isco	1
Marco Asensio	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 Atletico 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

4 / 4

2.63 Real Madrid CF xG

Expected Goals

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

0.71 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Real Madrid CF to win 73% + Over 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Real Madrid CF73% Draw17% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona10%

Actual: Real Madrid CF win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 3.34

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Real Madrid CF or Draw

90%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

27%

Real Madrid CF or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Real Madrid CF57% Draw35% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona8%

Actual: Real Madrid CF win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

12.2%

3 – 0

10.4%

1 – 0

9.2%

2 – 1

8.4%

3 – 1

7.4%

1 – 1

7.3%

4 – 0

Actual

4 – 1

4.9%

0 – 0

4.8%

5 – 0

3.6%

2 – 2

5 – 1

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Real Madrid CF

Handicap	Real Madrid CF covers	Push	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5	34%	—	66%
-2	34%	22%	44%
-1.5	56%	—	44%
-1	56%	21%	23%
-0.5	77%	—	23%
+0.5	93%	—	7%
+1	93%	5%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	2%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Real Madrid CF keeps clean sheet

49% ✗

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

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