Real Madrid CF vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona, La Liga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2025-26

Real Madrid CF

2 – 0

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RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Sat 20 Sep 2025 · 14:15 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Real Madrid CF vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — La Liga .

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

Match Details

Referee Juan Martinez Munuera (Spain)

6 games this season 🟨 0.7/game ⚽ 2.8 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

2025-09-20 Real Madrid CF 2–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2025-02-01 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–0 Real Madrid CF 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

Recent Form

Real Madrid CF

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Sep	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	H	2–0	W
16 Sep	Olympique de Marseille	H	2–1	W
13 Sep	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	A	2–1	W
30 Aug	RCD Mallorca	H	2–1	W
24 Aug	Real Oviedo	A	3–0	W
19 Aug	CA Osasuna	H	1–0	W

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Sep	Real Madrid CF	A	0–2	L
15 Sep	RCD Mallorca	H	3–2	W
31 Aug	CA Osasuna	H	1–0	W
24 Aug	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	A	2–2	D
17 Aug	Club Atletico de Madrid	H	2–1	W
24 May	UD Las Palmas	H	2–0	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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Real Madrid CF is hosting RCD Espanyol de Barcelona for another epic battle.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-0.

Lineups

Real Madrid CF Lineups

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Karim Benzema	7
Vinicius Junior	5
Marco Asensio	4
Rodrygo	4
Joselu	2
Eder Militao	2
Dani Carvajal	1
Raphael Varane	1

Head to Head

Real Madrid CF Form

2025-09-20 Real Madrid CF 2–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2025-09-16 Real Madrid CF 2–1 Olympique de Marseille W 2025-09-13 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 1–2 Real Madrid CF W 2025-08-30 Real Madrid CF 2–1 RCD Mallorca W 2025-08-24 Real Oviedo 0–3 Real Madrid CF W 2025-08-19 Real Madrid CF 1–0 CA Osasuna W

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2025-09-20 Real Madrid CF 2–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2025-09-15 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 3–2 RCD Mallorca W 2025-08-31 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–0 CA Osasuna W 2025-08-24 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 2–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D 2025-08-17 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–1 Club Atletico de Madrid W 2025-05-24 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–0 UD Las Palmas W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.35 Real Madrid CF xG

Expected Goals

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

0.74 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Real Madrid CF to win 69% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Real Madrid CF69% Draw19% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona12%

Actual: Real Madrid CF win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 3.09

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Real Madrid CF or Draw

88%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

31%

Real Madrid CF or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Real Madrid CF52% Draw39% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona9%

Actual: Real Madrid CF win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

10.4%

3 – 0

9.5%

2 – 1

1 – 1

8.6%

3 – 1

0 – 0

6.1%

4 – 0

5.6%

4 – 1

4.2%

2 – 2

3.3%

1 – 2

2.8%

0 – 1

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Real Madrid CF

Handicap	Real Madrid CF covers	Push	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5	28%	—	72%
-2	28%	21%	50%
-1.5	50%	—	50%
-1	50%	23%	28%
-0.5	72%	—	28%
+0.5	91%	—	9%
+1	91%	7%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	2%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Real Madrid CF keeps clean sheet

48% ✗

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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