Real Madrid CF vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona, La Liga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2022-23

Real Madrid CF

3 – 1

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RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Sat 11 Mar 2023 · 13:00 UTC Estadio Santiago Bernabeu HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 19' Leandro Cabrera

Vinicius Junior 32' Y

Y 56' Oscar Gil Regano

Dani Ceballos 86' Y

Dani Carvajal 87' Y

Dani Ceballos 89' Y

Overview

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

Real Madrid CF 7 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 7 games · 7 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Inigo Prieto
Referee Aitor Villate
Referee Alfonso Vicente Moral
Referee Alvaro Carreno
Referee Jorge Figueroa
Referee Jaime Latre

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

Real Madrid CF 13 games · Avg 2.9 goals RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Last 5 meetings

2023-03-11 Real Madrid CF 3–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2022-08-28 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–3 Real Madrid CF 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

Recent Form

Real Madrid CF

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Mar	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	H	3–1	W
05 Mar	Real Betis Balompié	A	0–0	D
25 Feb	Club Atlético de Madrid	H	1–1	D
21 Feb	Liverpool FC	A	5–2	W
18 Feb	CA Osasuna	A	2–0	W
15 Feb	Elche CF	H	4–0	W

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Mar	Real Madrid CF	A	1–3	L
05 Mar	Real Valladolid CF	A	1–2	L
25 Feb	RCD Mallorca	H	2–1	W
19 Feb	Elche CF	A	1–0	W
13 Feb	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	H	2–3	L
04 Feb	CA Osasuna	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

Real Madrid CF		RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
#4	Position	#15
15	Points	7
7	Played	7
5 / 0 / 2	W / D / L	2 / 1 / 4
18	Scored	10
8	Conceded	10
+10	GD	+0
2.14	PPG	1.00
71%	Win %	29%

Key Stats

46% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

14% Clean Sheets
Real Madrid CF this season

29% Clean Sheets
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this season

Real Madrid CF are 4th (15 pts). RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 15th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Madrid CF

0-15

2/–

16-30

3/1

31-45

3/1

46-60

1/3

61-75

1/1

76+

6/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

0-15

2/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/1

76+

2/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Madrid CF

Kylian Mbappe	7 G	2 A
Jude Bellingham	3 G	2 A
Carlos Espi	2 G
Vinicius Junior	1 G	3 A

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Roberto Fernandez	6 G
Tyrhys Dolan	1 G
Alex Calatrava	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Real Madrid CF to score. At the same time, RCD Espanyol de Barcelona does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Martin Braithwaite made 388 appearances and scored 77 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
8' Against the run of play, Joselu has scored! This game has turned on its head.
13' It’s high time Diego Martinez made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
18' 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.
19' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Leandro Cabrera.
23' Against the run of play, Vinicius Junior has scored! This game has turned on its head.
28' The energy levels are beginning to show. Diego Martinez might look to freshen things up shortly.
32' Vinicius Junior was booked on 32.
37' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 37 minutes.
39' GOAL! Eder Militao scores on 39.
40' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Eder Militao makes no mistake. 3-1!
45' It looks like no one’s ball. Real Madrid CF is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
50' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
55' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
56' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 56.
61' Real Madrid CF looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Jude Bellingham scoring 1 goals.
66' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ruben Saez is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Real Madrid CF.
69' Ronael Pierre-Gabriel has so much to prove this time. He replaces Oscar Gil Regano on 69 minute.
72' Real Madrid CF make a change. Luka Modric trudges off to be replaced by Marco Asensio on 72 minutes.
74' Real Madrid CF ring the changes. Toni Kroos has done his job and it is now time for Dani Ceballos to step up.
75' Fresh legs for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona! Javi Puado comes on to replace Ruben Saez.
80' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
84' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona ring the changes. Ronael Pierre-Gabriel has done his job and it is now time for Aleix Vidal to step up.
86' Controversy at the stadium! Dani Ceballos argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
87' Dani Carvajal catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 87.
89' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Dani Ceballos.
90' Alvaro Rodriguez gets the nod from Real Madrid CF. He replaces Vinicius Junior and will look to change the dynamic.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Real Madrid CF players.

Lineups

Real Madrid CF Lineups

Starting XI

18
Aurelien Tchouameni ↓ Antonio Rudiger 74'
10
Luka Modric ↓ Marco Asensio 72'
8
Toni Kroos ↓ Dani Ceballos 74'
6
Nacho
15
Federico Valverde
20
Vinicius Junior ↓ Alvaro Rodriguez 90'
2
Dani Carvajal
1
Thibaut Courtois
3
Eder Militao
21
Rodrygo
12
Eduardo Camavinga

Bench

Coach Carlo Ancelotti

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

9
Joselu
17
Martin Braithwaite
13
Pacheco
24
Sergi Gomez ↓ Nico Ribaudo 84'
10
Sergi Darder
4
Leandro Cabrera
23
Cesar Montes
2
Oscar Gil Regano ↓ Ronael Pierre-Gabriel 69'
12
Vinicius de Souza Costa
27
Ruben Saez ↓ Javi Puado 75'
15
Jose Gragera ↓ Denis Suarez 75'

Bench

Coach Diego Martinez

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

2023-03-11 Real Madrid CF 3–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2023-03-05 Real Betis Balompié 0–0 Real Madrid CF D 2023-02-25 Real Madrid CF 1–1 Club Atlético de Madrid D 2023-02-21 Liverpool FC 2–5 Real Madrid CF W 2023-02-18 CA Osasuna 0–2 Real Madrid CF W 2023-02-15 Real Madrid CF 4–0 Elche CF W

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2023-03-11 Real Madrid CF 3–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2023-03-05 Real Valladolid CF 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2023-02-25 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–1 RCD Mallorca W 2023-02-19 Elche CF 0–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2023-02-13 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–3 Real Sociedad de Fútbol L 2023-02-04 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 CA Osasuna D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.58 Real Madrid CF xG

Expected Goals

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

0.96 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Real Madrid CF to win 69% + Over 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Real Madrid CF69% Draw18% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona13%

Actual: Real Madrid CF win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 3.54

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	46%	54%
± 4.5	28%	72%

Double Chance

Real Madrid CF or Draw

87%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

31%

Real Madrid CF or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Real Madrid CF52% Draw36% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona12%

Actual: Real Madrid CF win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

9.7%

2 – 1

3 – 0

8.1%

1 – 1

7.9%

3 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

7.2%

4 – 0

5.2%

4 – 1

2 – 2

4.3%

0 – 0

4.2%

3 – 2

3.7%

1 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Real Madrid CF

Handicap	Real Madrid CF covers	Push	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5	30%	—	70%
-2	30%	20%	50%
-1.5	50%	—	50%
-1	50%	21%	29%
-0.5	71%	—	29%
+0.5	89%	—	11%
+1	89%	7%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Real Madrid CF keeps clean sheet

39% ✓

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.