Atletico Madrid vs Espanyol

4 - 2

🕒 Sat, 21 Feb 2026 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Estádio Cívitas Metropolitano 🧑‍⚖️ Alejandro Muniz Ruiz 🔁 Regular Season - 25 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 25

Regular Season Table

Atletico Madrid 4 · Espanyol 11

Referee Stats

Alejandro Muniz Ruiz

18 matches · 4.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.00
Reds avg	0.28
Penalties avg	0.61
Over 4.5 cards	44%
Home wins	67%
Draws	22%
Away wins	11%

How the match was won

Atletico Madrid outshot their opponent (18-8).
Atletico Madrid controlled possession (61%).
Atletico Madrid had the sharper finishing (9-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Atletico Madrid (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 15-1-3

Goals For / Against

39 / 17

Avg: 2.05 / 0.89

Points

Avg: 2.42

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Espanyol (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-5-9

Goals For / Against

22 / 31

Avg: 1.16 / 1.63

Points

Avg: 1.05

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this LaLiga fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.42

PPG

1.05

2.05

1.16

0.89

1.63

53%

O2.5

58%

47%

BTTS

63%

74%

Score 1st

32%

League-position context

Atletico Madrid rank4th

Espanyol rank11th

Atletico Madrid points69

Espanyol points46

Atletico Madrid: #4 · 69 pts · GD +18

17 pts off the top 2. 20 pts above the play-off edge. 27 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Espanyol: #11 · 46 pts · GD -12

40 pts off the top 2. 4 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.

23-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Atletico Madrid last 5 home

W L W L W

Points9/15

Weighted index60

Goals6-5

Record3-0-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Espanyol last 5 away

W L L L D

Points4/15

Weighted index36

Goals4-8

Record1-1-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Atletico Madrid trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.542%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 32%

Espanyol trend breakdown

Over 2.558%

BTTS63%

BTTS + O2.558%

1H Over 0.558%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Atletico Madrid score at home89%

Atletico Madrid clean sheet at home42%

Espanyol score away79%

Espanyol clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Atletico Madrid score first74%

Atletico Madrid win after scoring first86%

Espanyol score first32%

Espanyol win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Atletico Madrid 75% · Espanyol 22%

Avg first goal minute: Atletico Madrid 21.1' · Espanyol 33.7'

Vs league average

Atletico Madrid score at home2.05 vs 1.57

Atletico Madrid concede at home0.89 vs 1.12

Espanyol score away1.16 vs 1.12

Espanyol concede away1.63 vs 1.57

Atletico Madrid score 30% above league average, while Espanyol score 3% above league average.

Defensive side: Atletico Madrid are 20% below league average at home, and Espanyol are 4% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.40

BTTS60%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Atletico Madrid goal timing (home)

1H scored: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 10

61-75 8

0-15 7

46-60 7

16-30 6

31-45 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

0-15 4

31-45 4

61-75 4

16-30 3

46-60 0

Espanyol goal timing (away)

1H scored: 35% 2H scored: 65% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 7

31-45 4

76-90+ 4

0-15 2

61-75 2

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 9

76-90+ 8

16-30 4

61-75 4

0-15 3

31-45 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

61%

39%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

664

415

Passes Accurate

571

324

Passes %

86%

78%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

6' ⚽

⚽

6' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

Jofre Carreras

Normal Goal

21' ⚽

⚽

21' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

A. Sørloth

Normal Goal · Assist: Marcos Llorente

49' ⚽

⚽

49' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

G. Simeone

Normal Goal · Assist: Álex Baena

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ C. Riedel

1st substitution · For: Ramón Terrats

58' ⚽

⚽

58' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

A. Lookman

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Ruggeri

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ Álex Baena

1st substitution · For: Koke

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ A. Lookman

2nd substitution · For: J. Álvarez

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ Kike García

2nd substitution · For: Roberto Fernández

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ T. Dolan

3rd substitution · For: C. Ngonge

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ Pol Lozano

4th substitution · For: Edu Expósito

72' ⚽

⚽

72' ⚽ Goal · 4-1

A. Sørloth

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Ruggeri

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ A. Griezmann

3rd substitution · For: T. Almada

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ Marcos Llorente

4th substitution · For: N. Molina

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ Jofre Carreras

5th substitution · For: Pere Milla

80' ⚽

⚽

80' ⚽ Goal · 4-2

Edu Expósito

Normal Goal

83'

83' C. Ngonge

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ G. Simeone

5th substitution · For: Robin Le Normand

Atletico Madrid vs Espanyol 4-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Atletico Madrid beat Espanyol 4-2 on Saturday, 21 February 2026 in LaLiga. The match was refereed by Alejandro Muniz Ruiz. It was played at Estádio Cívitas Metropolitano.

First half: Espanyol took an early lead at 6' when Jofre Carreras scored, making the score 0-1. Atletico Madrid leveled the score at 21' when A. Sørloth scored, with the assist credited to Marcos Llorente, making the score 1-1.

Second half: Atletico Madrid took the lead at 49' when G. Simeone scored, with the assist credited to Álex Baena, making the score 2-1. Espanyol made their 1st substitution at 57', with C. Riedel replacing Ramón Terrats. Atletico Madrid extended the lead at 58' when A. Lookman scored, with the assist credited to M. Ruggeri, making the score 3-1. Atletico Madrid made their 1st substitution at 61', with Álex Baena replacing Koke. Atletico Madrid made their 2nd substitution at 61', with A. Lookman replacing J. Álvarez. Espanyol made their 2nd substitution at 70', with Kike García replacing Roberto Fernández. Espanyol made their 3rd substitution at 70', with T. Dolan replacing C. Ngonge. Espanyol made their 4th substitution at 70', with Pol Lozano replacing Edu Expósito. Atletico Madrid extended the lead at 72' when A. Sørloth scored, with the assist credited to M. Ruggeri, making the score 4-1. Atletico Madrid made their 3rd substitution at 74', with A. Griezmann replacing T. Almada. Atletico Madrid made their 4th substitution at 74', with Marcos Llorente replacing N. Molina. Espanyol made their 5th substitution at 77', with Jofre Carreras replacing Pere Milla. Espanyol reduced the deficit at 80' when Edu Expósito scored, making the score 4-2. C. Ngonge received a yellow card for Espanyol at 83'. Atletico Madrid made their 5th substitution at 84', with G. Simeone replacing Robin Le Normand.

Atletico Madrid used 5 substitutions while Espanyol used 5 substitutions. Espanyol got 1 yellow card.