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

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
#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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Real Madrid CF launch into their encounter with RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering RCD Espanyol de Barcelona that had 298 games and scored 338 goals.
15' Real Madrid CF currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
20' Marco Asensio has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 22 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
25' Raul de Tomas has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 2 cards already picked up this season.
30' Manu Morlanes is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona tonight.
33' Magnificent from Rodrygo! That is 79 goals in 300 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
38' Real Madrid CF looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Jude Bellingham scoring 1 goals.
42' Controversy at the stadium! Mariano Diaz argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
43' Against the run of play, Rodrygo has scored! This game has turned on its head.
44' Rodrygo adds to his 0 season tally! Real Madrid CF lead 3-0 — and this changes everything.
47' Real Madrid CF receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 47.
52' Yangel Herrera has been relatively quiet despite scoring 26 goals in his last 305 appearances.
55' Assisted by Eduardo Camavinga with the perfectly-timed delivery and Marco Asensio makes no mistake. 4-0!
56' GOAL! Marco Asensio fires home to make it 5-0!
60' The supporters are chanting for Toni Kroos. He replaces Luka Modric on 60 minute.
61' The Real Madrid CF manager makes a substitution. Casemiro departs to be replaced by Isco.
65' The RCD Espanyol de Barcelona manager makes a substitution. Raul de Tomas departs to be replaced by Lei Wu.
70' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
72' Goal! Isco scores his 36 goal in 561 matches.
75' Mario Gila gets the nod from Real Madrid CF. He replaces Eduardo Camavinga and will look to change the dynamic.
77' The supporters are chanting for Fran Merida. He replaces Yangel Herrera on 77 minute.
81' What a strike from Karim Benzema! The score is 7-0.
83' David Lopez gets the nod from RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. He replaces Fernando Calero and will look to change the dynamic.
88' It is a substitution in RCD Espanyol de Barcelona team. Oscar Melendo is replaced by Didac on 88 minute.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Real Madrid CF to claim maximum points.

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
Eder Militao	2
Joselu	2
Leo Baptistao	1
Kylian Mbappe	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

4 / 4

2.58 Real Madrid CF xG

Expected Goals

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

0.64 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Real Madrid CF to win 74% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Real Madrid CF74% Draw17% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona9%

Actual: Real Madrid CF win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes44% 0% No56%

Avg goals/match: 3.22

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Real Madrid CF or Draw

91%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

26%

Real Madrid CF or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Real Madrid CF57% Draw36% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona7%

Actual: Real Madrid CF win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

13.3%

3 – 0

11.1%

1 – 0

10.2%

2 – 1

8.2%

1 – 1

7.2%

3 – 1

7.1%

4 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

5.3%

4 – 1

4.7%

5 – 0

3.7%

2 – 2

2.6%

5 – 1

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Real Madrid CF

Handicap	Real Madrid CF covers	Push	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5	34%	—	66%
-2	34%	22%	43%
-1.5	57%	—	43%
-1	57%	21%	22%
-0.5	78%	—	22%
+0.5	94%	—	6%
+1	94%	5%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	1%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Real Madrid CF keeps clean sheet

53% ✓

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.