Real Madrid travel to Espanyol with space in suitcase for three points

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Competition: Spain La Liga
Competition: Sun 28.August
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: RCDE Stadium (40500 seats)

Espanyol prepare to clash heads with Real Madrid in this La Liga game. Everything you should know about the match is right here!

This promises to be an absorbing match with lots of action and bustle as both squads are well revitalized since they last ran out on the pitch. Bring it on!

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Espanyol form and stats

Espanyol's first La Liga home game here at RCDE Stadium ended in defeat. Last season their home statistics were 9 wins, 6 draws and 4 defeats from 19 matches.

Espanyol's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-2 versus Rayo Vallecano (placed 6th). Espanyol could not believe their lack of luck in the Rayo Vallecano match, as they hit the posts three times in the 0-2 defeat. Midfield player Darder got a match rating of 7.6 in that game, the max score being 10. Darder hit five key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 5 times and had 47 successful passes (of 54 total).

Preceding that game was the away draw at Celta de Vigo that finished 2-2.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Espanyol at home in the league. 0 on target and 2 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.

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Real Madrid form and stats

Real Madrid are on a winning streak away after three games, as mentioned below. A maximum 6 points in the bag from 2 travels in the La Liga. Momentum is building for Madrid in their away games, having won their two previous outings.

Real Madrid play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 4-1 victory visiting Celta de Vigo (placed 14th). Midfielder Modrić was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.62. Modrić scored one goal, served one assist, hit three key passes and had 43 successful passes (of 45 total).

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Almeria at their stadium, the result 2-1.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Real Madrid has managed 6 goals and let in 2 from 2 matches.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last ten meetings featuring these two sides are: two wins for Espanyol, zero draws and eight wins for Real Madrid. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.

Top Goalscorers

EspanyolJ. Sanmartín Mato
J. Sanmartín Mato
1 goals
EspanyolE. Expósito Jaén
E. Expósito Jaén
1 goals
Real MadridD. Olatukunbo Alaba
D. Olatukunbo Alaba
1 goals

Espanyol missing players

Real Madrid missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Espanyol Real Madrid
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
2 1 1 Played P 0 2 2
0 0 0 Won W 0 2 2
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 1 1 Lost L 0 0 0
2 0 0 Scored S 0 6 6
4 2 2 Conceded C 0 2 2
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 50% 50%
50% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
50% 100% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
6 9 9 Corners for (avg) C F 0 8.5 8.5
2.5 2 2 Corners against (avg) C A 0 2 2
2 2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.5 1.5
1 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
13.5 13 13 Shots (avg) S ( 0 22.5 22.5
1.5 1 1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 10.5 10.5
67% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 29% 29%
 
8 8 8 Shots against (avg) S A 0 12.5 12.5
3 3 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 4 4
Espanyol Last season Real Madrid
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
10 9   Won W   13 26
12 6   Drew D   3 8
16 4   Lost L   3 4
40 25   Scored S   36 80
53 19   Conceded C   18 31
92% 95%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   95% 87%
68% 68%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   74% 71%
45% 32%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   63% 61%
24% 16%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   26% 34%
8% 11%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   21% 24%
55% 53%   BTTS BTTS   63% 50%
26% 42%   Clean Sheets C S   26% 42%
26% 11%   Failed to Score F T   16% 21%
 
4.5 4.8   Corners for (avg) C F   4.9 5.7
5.9 5.8   Corners against (avg) C A   4.2 4
2.6 2.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.2 2
7 4   Red cards R C   0 0
 
10.8 11.1   Shots (avg) S (   16.2 17.7
3.8 4.1   Shots on Target (avg) S O   6.5 6.9
27% 32%   Goal Efficiency G E   29% 31%
 
13.6 12.9   Shots against (avg) S A   12.2 11.5
4.8 3.9   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.7 3.6

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Villarreal 2 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 5 0 5 6
2 Real Madrid 2 2 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 6 2 4 6
3 Real Betis 2 2 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 4 6
4 Osasuna 2 2 0 0 4 1 2 2 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6
5 Barcelona 2 1 1 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 3 4
6 Rayo Vallecano 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 4
7 Athletic Club 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
8 Atletico Madrid 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 3
9 Valencia 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
10 Real Sociedad 2 1 0 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 -2 3
11 Sevilla 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 1
12 Mallorca 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 1
13 Espanyol 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 -2 1
14 Celta de Vigo 2 0 1 1 3 6 2 0 1 1 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 1
15 Real Valladolid 2 0 1 1 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 -3 1
16 Almeria 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
17 Girona 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
18 Cadiz 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -3 0
19 Elche 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
20 Getafe 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Real Madrid 38 26 8 4 80 31 19 13 5 1 44 13 19 13 3 3 36 18 49 86
2 Barcelona 38 21 10 7 68 38 19 12 2 5 37 19 19 9 8 2 31 19 30 73
3 Atletico Madrid 38 21 8 9 65 43 19 12 5 2 33 16 19 9 3 7 32 27 22 71
4 Sevilla 38 18 16 4 53 30 19 12 6 1 36 17 19 6 10 3 17 13 23 70
5 Real Betis 38 19 8 11 62 40 19 10 2 7 34 22 19 9 6 4 28 18 22 65
6 Real Sociedad 38 17 11 10 40 37 19 10 5 4 16 9 19 7 6 6 24 28 3 62
7 Villarreal 38 16 11 11 63 37 19 10 6 3 40 18 19 6 5 8 23 19 26 59
8 Athletic Club 38 14 13 11 43 36 19 10 4 5 29 18 19 4 9 6 14 18 7 55
9 Valencia 38 11 15 12 48 53 19 6 8 5 26 24 19 5 7 7 22 29 -5 48
10 Osasuna 38 12 11 15 37 51 19 5 7 7 17 26 19 7 4 8 20 25 -14 47
11 Celta de Vigo 38 12 10 16 43 43 19 7 4 8 26 23 19 5 6 8 17 20 0 46
12 Rayo Vallecano 38 11 9 18 39 50 19 8 5 6 26 22 19 3 4 12 13 28 -11 42
13 Elche 38 11 9 18 40 52 19 7 6 6 24 21 19 4 3 12 16 31 -12 42
14 Espanyol 38 10 12 16 40 53 19 9 6 4 25 19 19 1 6 12 15 34 -13 42
15 Getafe 38 8 15 15 33 41 19 7 7 5 21 15 19 1 8 10 12 26 -8 39
16 Cadiz 38 8 15 15 35 51 19 3 9 7 19 24 19 5 6 8 16 27 -16 39
17 Mallorca 38 10 9 19 36 63 19 7 6 6 20 25 19 3 3 13 16 38 -27 39
18 Granada 38 8 14 16 44 61 19 5 7 7 22 29 19 3 7 9 22 32 -17 38
19 Levante 38 8 11 19 51 76 19 5 7 7 28 30 19 3 4 12 23 46 -25 35
20 Deportivo Alaves 38 8 7 23 31 65 19 7 4 8 17 21 19 1 3 15 14 44 -34 31

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Villarreal 2 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 5 0 5 6
2 Real Madrid 2 2 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 6 2 4 6
3 Real Betis 2 2 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 4 6
4 Osasuna 2 2 0 0 4 1 2 2 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6
5 Barcelona 2 1 1 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 3 4
6 Rayo Vallecano 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 4
7 Athletic Club 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
8 Atletico Madrid 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 3
9 Valencia 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
10 Real Sociedad 2 1 0 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 -2 3
11 Sevilla 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 1
12 Mallorca 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 1
13 Espanyol 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 -2 1
14 Celta de Vigo 2 0 1 1 3 6 2 0 1 1 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 1
15 Real Valladolid 2 0 1 1 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 -3 1
16 Almeria 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
17 Girona 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
18 Cadiz 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -3 0
19 Elche 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
20 Getafe 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0

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