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Real Madrid v Espanyol : La Liga match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 21st Sep, 16:00 BST, Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid

Espanyol pay La Liga counterparts Real Madrid a visit on Sunday night, as José Manuel González Álvarez guides his side into an away clash with Xabi Alonso & co. at the Santiago Bernabéu. Stats for our tip of are shown below, including head to head (H2H) history. Switching the market with the tabs changes all stats and the odds, making it easier than ever to find the right bet for you.


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Best Tip: Real Madrid to win

As training goes on this week and the Real Madrid players ready themselves for this match, the bookies have predicted success for them. The odds and our pre-match stats below point in that direction too, as does the historical head-to-head (H2H) data we use in our predictive algorithms. The Santiago Bernabéu has rarely been a successful away day for Espanyol in the past, and we we think that will be the case again on Sunday night. A win / draw / win home win is the way to go.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Real Madrid are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 79% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.22.

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Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Real Madrid
78%
2/9
3%
-
Draw
14%
6/1
7%
-
Espanyol
8%
17/2
21%
-
Real Madrid 2-0
11%
13/2
7%
-
Real Madrid 3-0
10%
7/1
7%
-
Real Madrid 2-1
9%
17/2
5%
-
Real Madrid 3-1
8%
9/1
9%
-
Real Madrid 1-0
8%
9/1
5%
-
Real Madrid 4-0
7%
10/1
10%
-
Draw 1-1
6%
12/1
13%
-
Real Madrid 4-1
6%
14/1-
Real Madrid 5-0
4%
18/1
12%
-
Draw 2-2
4%
22/1
12%
-
Real Madrid 3-2
3%
22/1
12%
-
Real Madrid 5-1
3%
22/1-
Draw 0-0
3%
22/1-
Espanyol 2-1
3%
25/1
10%
-
Real Madrid 4-2
2%
33/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
70%
2/5-
Under 2.5 Goals
30%
2/1-
Home 1st Goal
62%
2/7
3%
-
Away 1st Goal
37%
5/2
7%
-
No 1st Goal
1%
22/1-
BTTS - Yes
53%
10/11
5%
-
BTTS - No
47%
10/11
9%
-
BTTS - Home Win
37%
8/5
1%
-
BTTS - Draw
11%
15/2
6%
-
BTTS - Away Win
5%
14/1
21%
-
Home/draw
92%
1/14
2%
-
Away/draw
22%
3/1
11%
-
Home/away
86%
1/10-
Over 1.5 Goals
87%
1/8-
Under 1.5 Goals
13%
5/1-
Over 3.5 Goals
49%
1/1-
Under 3.5 Goals
51%
4/5-
Over 4.5 Goals
29%
12/5-
Under 4.5 Goals
71%
1/3-
Over 5.5 Goals
16%
5/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
84%
1/8-
Over 0.5 Goals
97%
1/80-
Under 0.5 Goals
3%
22/1-
Home DNB
87%
1/12
2%
-
Away DNB
18%
7/1
20%
-
Real Madrid win to nil
41%
11/10
10%
-
Espanyol win to nil
3%
18/1
10%
-
Real Madrid / Real Madrid
50%
4/6
3%
-
Real Madrid / Espanyol
2%
50/1-
Real Madrid / Draw
4%
20/1-
Draw / Real Madrid
21%
3/1-
Draw / Espanyol
4%
22/1
12%
-
Draw / Draw
8%
9/1
9%
-
Espanyol / Real Madrid
5%
16/1-
Espanyol / Espanyol
4%
20/1
9%
-
Espanyol / Draw
4%
22/1
12%
-
Win / draw / win La Liga table
Won
Draw
Lost
Real Madrid
Espanyol
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Real Madrid330059 
-
-
May 3
Sep 21
2
A.Bilbao330039 
May 24
Jan 11
May 13
Dec 21
3
Villarreal321077 
Oct 5
Jan 25
Nov 9
Feb 8
4
Barcelona321047 
Oct 26
May 10
Jan 4
Apr 12
5
Espanyol321027 
Sep 21
May 3
-
-
6
Getafe320106 
Mar 1
Oct 19
Mar 22
Dec 14
7
Elche312025 
Mar 15
Nov 23
Oct 26
Mar 1
8
Real Betis412105 
Jan 4
Apr 19
Oct 5
Apr 5
9
Valencia311124 
Nov 2
Feb 8
Sep 24
Jan 25
10
R.Vallecano311114 
Feb 1
Nov 9
Dec 7
Apr 22
11
Alaves311104 
Apr 22
Dec 14
Feb 1
Nov 2
12
Sevilla310203 
Dec 21
May 17
Nov 23
May 10
13
Osasuna3102-13 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 22
w
 
1-0F
May 17
14
Real Oviedo3102-43 
May 13
w
 
0-3F
Mar 8
Oct 19
15
Celta4031-23 
Dec 7
Mar 8
Feb 15
Nov 30
16
R.Sociedad3021-12 
Feb 15
Sep 13
May 24
d
 
2-2F
17
A.Madrid3021-12 
Mar 22
Sep 27
w
 
2-1A
Feb 22
18
Mallorca3012-41 
w
 
2-1A
Apr 5
Sep 15
Mar 15
19
Levante3003-40 
Jan 18
Sep 24
Apr 19
Jan 11
20
Girona3003-90 
Apr 12
Nov 30
Jan 18
Sep 26
Win / draw / win form
6
Real Madrid have won 6 consecutive home league games
6
Real Madrid have not lost in 6 consecutive home league games
5
Espanyol have not won in 5 consecutive away league games
Real Madrid 1ST
20 league games
Home
6
Overall
Goals: Scored
45
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
17
D
1
L
2
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
14
D
2
L
4
Espanyol 5TH
20 league games
Away
5
Overall
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
3
D
4
Lost
13
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
9
Real Madrid have beaten Espanyol in 9 consecutive home league meetings
9
Real Madrid have not lost to Espanyol in 9 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Real Madrid since 2015
Real Madrid
Espanyol
Goals: Scored
27
2
Games: Scored
9 / 9
2 / 9
Clean sheets
7 / 9
0 / 9
RMD
9
League games at Espanyol since 2015
Espanyol
Real Madrid
Goals: Scored
8
21
Games: Scored
6 / 9
7 / 9
Clean sheets
2 / 9
3 / 9
RMD
6
ESP
3
Goal Statistics

A PG of 2.8 is decent for Real Madrid in their meeting with Espanyol, as is their run of scoring 1 goal or more in 54 consecutive La Liga outings.

Real Madrid 1st Espanyol 5th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.8
goals
0.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
1
17%
2
24%
3
22%
4
15%
5+
21%
There is a 83% probability that Real Madrid will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
44%
1
36%
2
15%
3
4+
There is a 80% probability of Espanyol scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-2
Real Madrid’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+4
Espanyol’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
2.3
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
La Liga - 2025/2026 season
Real Madrid
PG (predicted goals)
Espanyol
2.8
0.8
Attack rating
3%
better
RMD
ESP
view stats
Games scored2
2
Failed to score0
0
Scored first2
1
Goals scored4
4
Avg. goals scored1.3
1.3
Avg. shots per game9
6
Avg. shots per goal7
5
Conversion rate for14
21
Avg. XG for2.3
1.6
KickOff rating
+3%
Defence rating
65%
better
RMD
ESP
view stats
Games conceded0
2
Clean sheets2
0
Conceded first0
1
Goals conceded0
3
Avg. goals conceded0
1
Avg. shots/game conceded3
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
7
Conversion rate against0%
14%
Avg. XG against0.5
1.1
KickOff rating
+65%

Real Madrid v Espanyol La Liga lLine ups will show here when available.

Real Madrid La Liga squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3311
T CourtoisK MbappéD. HuijsenD. Huijsen
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Courtois GLK3
-
Álvaro Fernandez DEF3
-
T Alexander-Arnold DEF3
-
D. Huijsen DEF31
1
-
D Carvajal DEF3
-
D Ceballos MID3
-
F Valverde MID31
-
A Güler MID311
-
A Tchouameni MID3
-
F. Mastantuono FWD3
-
K Mbappé FWD33
1
-
B Díaz FWD31
-
V Junior FWD321
1
-
G. García Torres FWD3
-
Éder Militão DEF2
1
-
Rodrygo FWD2
-
A Rüdiger DEF1
-
Espanyol La Liga squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3212
M DmitrovićP MillaO HilaliF Calero
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Dmitrović GLK3
-
C Romero DEF31
-
M Rubio DEF31
-
F Calero DEF3
2
-
O Hilali DEF31
1
-
L Cabrera DEF3
-
R Terrats MID3
-
P Lozano MID3
-
E Expósito MID31
2
-
T Dolan FWD3
-
K García FWD3
-
R Fernández FWD31
-
J Puado FWD31
1
-
P Milla FWD32
-
J Salinas DEF2
1
-
U González MID1
-
L Koleosho FWD1
-
A. Roca Vives FWD1
-
J Carreras FWD1
-