The league table in La Liga tells a story about these teams so far, with Real Madrid leading Espanyol by 22 points. Match preview to follow:
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Real Madrid and Espanyol.
Real Madrid form and stats
Real Madrid are steadily winning La Liga games and points here at Santiago Bernabeu. 5 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 7 games. The happy trend is alive also outside their own arena as Real Madrid has won their last four matches. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Santiago Bernabeu.
The Real Madrid supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Espanyol in La Liga and win 2-0. Before that match, a win away at Deportivo Alavés.
Goals are plentiful at Santiago Bernabeu in the league this season as Real Madrid has scored 18 goals here in 7 home games. From these home matches, Real Madrid have conceded only 6 goals.
Espanyol form and stats
2-2-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Espanyol, who have the most conceded goals (28) in La Liga, in their La Liga matches away. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Espanyol are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
Two away games in a row for Espanyol, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 versus Real Madrid in the La Liga. The game before that, was lost at home, a 2-4 defeat against Osasuna.
Espanyol goalkeeper Diego López had a great day against Real Madrid, but despite making 6 saves the loss could not be avoided.
As mentioned above, the bookmakers do not believe the away team will get anything from this match. Checking Espanyol's match history for similar games we find two matches. The home team won 2 of these as expected, 2 of them by at least two goals. Espanyol managed 0 draws and 0 surprise wins.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Espanyol as they have only managed to score 5 times from 7 away games in the league. Espanyol have conceded 10 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Real Madrid - Espanyol 2-0 earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 9 - 0 - 1 (Real Madrid wins - draws - Espanyol wins). As for goals, 4 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 6 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Benzema 11 goals |  Sergio Ramos 3 goals |  G. Bale 2 goals |
Real Madrid missing players
Espanyol missing players
| Real Madrid | Espanyol | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 32 | 20 | 6 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 6 | 12 | 30 |
| 87% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 94% |
| 73% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 81% |
| 53% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 38% | 44% |
| 47% | 50% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 12% | 19% |
| 20% | 38% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 47% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 38% | 44% |
| 47% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 20% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 6.1 | 6.5 | 6 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4 | 4.6 |
| 4.6 | 3.6 | 3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.8 | 4.5 |
| 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.8 | 2.2 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 251 | 162 | 46 | Total Shots | T S | 22 | 75 | 182 |
| 100 | 63 | 15 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 20 | 50 |
| 32% | 32% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 25% | 20% |
- Espanyol has the most conceded goals (28)
- Espanyol has the the worst goal difference (-18)
- Espanyol have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Espanyol is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- Real Madrid has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3)
- Real Madrid have not yet lost a game at home.
- Real Madrid have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Real Madrid have scored more than double the goals of Espanyol.
- Real Madrid is in the best form (5-1-0)
| 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 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 31 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 19 | 31 |
| 3 | Sevilla | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 30 |
| 4 | Real Sociedad | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 26 |
| 5 | Athletic Club | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 26 |
| 6 | Atlético Madrid | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 26 |
| 7 | Getafe | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 24 |
| 8 | Valencia | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 23 |
| 9 | Osasuna | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 22 |
| 10 | Granada | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 21 |
| 11 | Levante | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -3 | 20 |
| 12 | Villarreal | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 19 |
| 13 | Real Betis | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -6 | 19 |
| 14 | Deportivo Alavés | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -3 | 18 |
| 15 | Real Valladolid | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -4 | 18 |
| 16 | SD Eibar | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -12 | 15 |
| 17 | Mallorca | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 14 | -9 | 14 |
| 18 | Celta de Vigo | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -10 | 13 |
| 19 | Espanyol | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -18 | 9 |
| 20 | Leganés | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -17 | 6 |