RCD Espanyol de Barcelona v Real Madrid CF — La Liga

Highlights

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 31%Draw 21%Real Madrid CF 48%

Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.

Match stats

RCD Espanyol de BarcelonaReal Madrid CF

35Possession65

0.48Expected goals (xG)0.26

5Shots6

2Shots on target5

2Shots off target1

1Blocked shots0

2Shots inside box5

3Shots outside box1

0Corners0

1Offsides0

7Fouls1

1Yellow cards1

0Red cards0

3Saves1

129Passes242

112Accurate passes229

87Pass accuracy95

Match events

9'Jude Bellingham (assist Arda Güler)
30'Álex Calatrava (assist Javi Hernández)
32'Álex Calatrava
32'Vinícius Júnior
64'Álvaro Carreras ← Marc Cucurella
64'Arda Güler ← Yan Diomande
66'Clemens Riedel → Vanja Drkušić
66'Álex Calatrava → Rafel Bauzà
75'Urko González de Zárate → Pol Lozano
75'Javi Hernández → Pere Milla
80'Denzel Dumfries ← Trent Alexander-Arnold
80'Bernardo Silva ← Eduardo Camavinga
80'Jude Bellingham ← Carlos Espí
88'Edu Expósito → Jofre Carreras
90'Carlos Espí

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona · Real Madrid CF

Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona4-4-2

146.3Núñez

136.1Dmitrović

86.3↓88'Expósito

246.3Dolan

46.3↓75'Zárate

56.3↓66'Riedel

236.3Hilali

96.3Fernández

227.0↓66'Calatrava

287.1↓75'Hernández

216.3Estrada

Real Madrid CF4-4-2

16.8Courtois

206.8↓80'Silva

76.5Júnior

106.8Mbappé

166.8Konaté

246.8↓80'Dumfries

86.8Valverde

57.8↓80'Bellingham

157.5↓64'Güler

186.8↓64'Carreras

46.8Huijsen

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

14Unai Núñez6.3
13Marko Dmitrović6.1
8Edu Expósito6.3
24Tyrhys Dolan6.3
4Urko González de Zárate6.3
5Clemens Riedel6.3
23Omar El Hilali6.3
9Roberto Fernández6.3
22Álex Calatrava7.0
28Javi Hernández7.1
21Roger Hinojo Estrada6.3

Real Madrid CF

1Thibaut Courtois6.8
20Bernardo Silva6.8
7Vinícius Júnior6.5
10Kylian Mbappé6.8
16Ibrahima Konaté6.8
24Denzel Dumfries6.8
8Federico Valverde6.8
5Jude Bellingham7.8
15Arda Güler7.5
18Álvaro Carreras6.8
4Dean Huijsen6.8

RCD Espanyol de BarcelonaTale of the tapeReal Madrid CF

4-4-2Formation4-4-2

4 ptsTable9 pts

+1Goal difference+7

0Head-to-head wins3

31%Pre-match odds48%

Head to head — 3 previous meetings

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0W0D3W Real Madrid CF

Goals 1–6

2026-08-22RCD Espanyol de Barcelona1–2Real Madrid CF
2026-05-03RCD Espanyol de Barcelona0–2Real Madrid CF
2025-09-20Real Madrid CF2–0RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Seasons searched: 2025, 2026.

This season — other meeting

Real Madrid CFvRCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Where they stand — In a 20-team table

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	4	1	1	2	+1	4
Real Madrid CF	4	3	0	1	+7	9

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