Real Madrid CF vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona, La Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2024-25

Real Madrid CF

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RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Sat 21 Sep 2024 · 19:00 UTC Estadio Santiago Bernabeu 72,284 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 54' Jofre Carreras Pages

Dani Carvajal 59' 1–1

Rodrygo 75' 2–1

Vinicius Junior 78' 3–1

Kylian Mbappe pen 90' 4–1

Y 10' Pol Lozano

Kylian Mbappe 32' Y

Federico Valverde 61' Y

Jude Bellingham 82' Y

Vinicius Junior 82' 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 Jose Munuera Montero (Spain)
Assistant 1 Inigo Prieto Lopez (Spain)
Assistant 2 Antonio Martinez Moreno (Spain)

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

2024-09-21 Real Madrid CF 4–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 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

Recent Form

Real Madrid CF

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Sep	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	H	4–1	W
17 Sep	VfB Stuttgart	H	3–1	W
14 Sep	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	A	2–0	W
01 Sep	Real Betis Balompie	H	2–0	W
29 Aug	UD Las Palmas	A	1–1	D
25 Aug	Real Valladolid CF	H	3–0	W

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Sep	Real Madrid CF	A	1–4	L
14 Sep	Deportivo Alaves	H	3–2	W
31 Aug	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	H	2–1	W
28 Aug	Club Atletico de Madrid	A	0–0	D
24 Aug	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	H	0–1	L
19 Aug	Real Valladolid CF	A	0–1	L

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' In just a few seconds Estadio Santiago Bernabeu will turn into a battlefield for Real Madrid CF and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
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 a booking for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona player. Pol Lozano gets a card.
15' Real Madrid CF is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
20' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Real Madrid CF side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
30' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 30 minutes.
32' Real Madrid CF receives a card for a hard tackle on 32.
37' With 0 assists to his name this season, Dani Carvajal is clearly more than just a goal scorer for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
42' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
46' Alejo Veliz is replacing Walid Cheddira for the RCD Espanyol de Barcelona side.
51' 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.
54' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona is taking the lead after the goal scored by Jofre Carreras Pages on 54.
55' Real Madrid CF ring the changes. Arda Guler has done his job and it is now time for Vinicius Junior to step up.
59' What an equalizer from Dani Carvajal!
59' Real Madrid CF ring the changes. Dani Carvajal has done his job and it is now time for Lucas Vazquez to step up.
61' It’s gonna be a card for Federico Valverde.
66' It is a cagey affair so far. Real Madrid CF in their 4-3-3 trying to find a way past RCD Espanyol de Barcelona's compact 5-3-2.
67' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jose Gragera is hanging Pol Lozano on the field on 67 minute.
72' Real Madrid CF started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 72.
75' Magnificent from Rodrygo! That is 79 goals in 284 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
76' Fresh legs for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona! Aguado comes on to replace Alvaro Tejero.
78' Vinicius Junior doubles the advantage! 3-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
80' Fresh legs for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona! Pere Milla comes on to replace Javi Puado.
82' Jude Bellingham is having his name booked by the referee on 82.
83' Real Madrid CF manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Endrick is hanging Rodrygo on the field on 83 minute.
84' It is a substitution in Real Madrid CF team. Jude Bellingham is replaced by Antonio Rudiger on 84 minute.
89' Thibaut Courtois has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 20 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
90' GOAL! Kylian Mbappe fires home to make it 4-1!
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.

Lineups

Real Madrid CF Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

22
Antonio Rudiger ↑ 84'
23
Ferland Mendy
13
Andriy Lunin
17
Lucas Vazquez ↑ 59'
18
Jesus Vallejo
7
Vinicius Junior ↑ 55'
16
Endrick ↑ 83'
26
Fran Gonzalez

Coach Carlo Ancelotti

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

7
Javi Puado ↓ Pere Milla 80'
6
Leandro Cabrera
4
Marash Kumbulla
12
Alvaro Tejero ↓ Aguado 76'
20
Alex Kral
10
Pol Lozano ↓ Jose Gragera 67'
17
Jofre Carreras Pages ↓ Irvin Cardona 76'
1
Joan Garcia
23
Omar El Hilali
16
Walid Cheddira ↓ Alejo Veliz 46'
22
Carlos Romero

Bench

13
Pacheco
3
Sergi Gomez
11
Pere Milla ↑ 80'
14
Brian Olivan
18
Aguado ↑ 76'
5
Fernando Calero
24
Irvin Cardona ↑ 76'
37
Naci Unuvar
33
Angel Fortuno Vinas
9
Alejo Veliz ↑ 46'
15
Jose Gragera ↑ 67'
19
Salvi

Coach Manolo González

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

2024-09-21 Real Madrid CF 4–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2024-09-17 Real Madrid CF 3–1 VfB Stuttgart W 2024-09-14 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 0–2 Real Madrid CF W 2024-09-01 Real Madrid CF 2–0 Real Betis Balompie W 2024-08-29 UD Las Palmas 1–1 Real Madrid CF D 2024-08-25 Real Madrid CF 3–0 Real Valladolid CF W

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2024-09-21 Real Madrid CF 4–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2024-09-14 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 3–2 Deportivo Alaves W 2024-08-31 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–1 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid W 2024-08-28 Club Atletico de Madrid 0–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D 2024-08-24 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–1 Real Sociedad de Fútbol L 2024-08-19 Real Valladolid CF 1–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.69 Real Madrid CF xG

Expected Goals

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

0.75 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Real Madrid CF to win 73% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Real Madrid CF73% Draw17% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona10%

Actual: Real Madrid CF win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 3.44

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

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

✗ Wrong

Real Madrid CF57% Draw35% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona8%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

11.7%

3 – 0

10.2%

1 – 0

8.6%

2 – 1

8.4%

3 – 1

7.5%

1 – 1

7.1%

4 – 0

6.8%

4 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

4.5%

5 – 0

3.7%

2 – 2

3.1%

3 – 2

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Real Madrid CF

Handicap	Real Madrid CF covers	Push	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5	35%	—	65%
-2	35%	22%	43%
-1.5	57%	—	43%
-1	57%	20%	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

48% ✓

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.