There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Atlético Madrid leading Espanyol by 13 points.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Atlético Madrid form and stats
Atlético Madrid, who have the most clean sheets (7) in La Liga, are steadily winning La Liga games and points here at Wanda Metropolitano. 3 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 6 games.
In their previous game, the manager D. Simeone led his Atlético Madrid to a defeat in the Champions League match away at Bayer Leverkusen. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Wanda Metropolitano. A 1-1 draw away in the La Liga before that, with Sevilla the opponent.
The Atlético Madrid fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 7 in 6 matches. Defensively Atlético Madrid have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 6 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Espanyol form and stats
Playing away, Espanyol have won 2 games, drawn 2 and suffered 2 defeats in the La Liga this season.
The supporters enjoyed Espanyol's previous game versus Ludogorets, a Europa League 6-0 win played at home. Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Valencia.
As mentioned above, Espanyol was the only team on the pitch versus Ludogorets in their previous game, winning 6-0. This could be a tougher task.
The attacking power of Espanyol when travelling is not overwhelming with 4 goals scored from 6 league matches away. 7 goals have been conceded by Espanyol in these games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Atlético Madrid 5 wins, 2 draws and Espanyol 3 victories. As for goals, 2 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 8 games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
 
Álvaro Morata
4 goals
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Diego Costa
2 goals
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Vitolo
2 goals
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Atlético Madrid missing players
Espanyol missing players
| Atlético Madrid | Espanyol | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
|
Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 12 | 7 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| 75% | 67% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 83% | 92% |
| 58% | 50% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 75% |
| 8% | 17% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 42% |
| 8% | 17% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 8% | 17% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 33% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 58% | 67% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 17% |
| 33% | 33% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 58% |
| 4.4 | 5.2 | 7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
| 5.1 | 4.3 | 2 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4 | 4.3 |
| 2.8 | 1.8 | 1.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.8 | 2.2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
- Atlético Madrid have not yet lost a game at home.
- Atlético Madrid have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Atlético Madrid have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Espanyol have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Barcelona | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 22 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 22 |
| 3 | Real Sociedad | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 22 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 |
| 5 | Sevilla | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| 6 | Granada | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 20 |
| 7 | Getafe | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 19 |
| 8 | Villarreal | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 18 |
| 9 | Osasuna | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 18 |
| 10 | Athletic Club | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 17 |
| 11 | Levante | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 17 |
| 12 | Real Valladolid | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 17 |
| 13 | Valencia | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -1 | 17 |
| 14 | Eibar | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 15 |
| 15 | Real Betis | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | -7 | 13 |
| 16 | Deportivo Alaves | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | -7 | 12 |
| 17 | Mallorca | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | -9 | 11 |
| 18 | Celta de Vigo | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -9 | 9 |
| 19 | Espanyol | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -14 | 8 |
| 20 | Leganes | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | -15 | 5 |