Real Madrid vs Espanyol

2 - 0
🕒 Sat, 20 Sep 2025 15:15 Europe/London 📍 Estadio Santiago Bernabéu 🧑‍⚖️ Juan Martinez Munuera 🔁 Regular Season - 5 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 5
Regular Season Table
Real Madrid 2 · Espanyol 11
Referee Stats
18 matches · 3.11 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.11
Reds avg 0.06
Penalties avg 0.39
Over 4.5 cards 28%
Home wins 56%
Draws 22%
Away wins 22%
How the match was won
  • Real Madrid outshot their opponent (16-8).
  • Real Madrid controlled possession (72%).
  • Real Madrid had the sharper finishing (5-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Real Madrid (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 16-1-2

Goals For / Against

45 / 16
Avg: 2.37 / 0.84

Points

49
Avg: 2.58

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

2
Espanyol (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 5-5-9

Goals For / Against

22 / 31
Avg: 1.16 / 1.63

Points

20
Avg: 1.05

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

4

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.58
PPG
1.05
2.37
GF
1.16
0.84
GA
1.63
58%
O2.5
58%
58%
BTTS
63%
58%
Score 1st
32%

League-position context

Real Madrid rank2nd
Espanyol rank11th
Real Madrid points86
Espanyol points46
Real Madrid: #2 · 86 pts · GD +42
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 37 pts above the play-off edge. 44 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.
40-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Real Madrid last 5 home

W W W D W
Points13/15
Weighted index91
Goals12-6
Record4-1-0
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.

Real Madrid trend breakdown

Over 2.558%
BTTS58%
BTTS + O2.553%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 21%

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

Real Madrid score at home89%
Real Madrid clean sheet at home32%
Espanyol score away79%
Espanyol clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Real Madrid score first58%
Real Madrid win after scoring first100%
Espanyol score first32%
Espanyol win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Real Madrid 50% · Espanyol 22%
Avg first goal minute: Real Madrid 28.0' · Espanyol 33.7'

Vs league average

Real Madrid score at home2.37 vs 1.57
Real Madrid concede at home0.84 vs 1.12
Espanyol score away1.16 vs 1.12
Espanyol concede away1.63 vs 1.57
Real Madrid score 50% above league average, while Espanyol score 3% above league average.
Defensive side: Real Madrid are 25% below league average at home, and Espanyol are 4% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.60
BTTS40%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 3.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Real Madrid goal timing (home)

1H scored: 49% 2H scored: 51% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 9
31-45 8
76-90+ 7
0-15 5
16-30 5
61-75 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 2
31-45 2
46-60 2
61-75 2
76-90+ 1
0-15 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
5
1
Total Shots
16
8
Shots off Goal
6
2
Blocked Shots
5
5
Shots Inside Box
11
5
Shots Outside Box
5
3
Ball Possession
72%
28%
Corner Kicks
5
3
Fouls
10
20
Offsides
2
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
1
3
Total Passes
753
274
Passes Accurate
700
229
Passes %
93%
84%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
0
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
22' ⚽
⚽
22' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
Éder Militão
Normal Goal · Assist: F. Valverde
37'
37' A. Tchouaméni
47' ⚽
⚽
47' ⚽ Goal · 2-0
Kylian Mbappé
Normal Goal · Assist: Vinícius Júnior
61' ↑↓
↑↓
61' ⇄ Gonzalo García
1st substitution · For: A. Güler
63' ↑↓
↑↓
63' ⇄ T. Dolan
1st substitution · For: C. Pickel
63' ↑↓
↑↓
63' ⇄ Pol Lozano
2nd substitution · For: Jofre Carreras
63' ↑↓
↑↓
63' ⇄ Edu Expósito
3rd substitution · For: L. Koleosho
75'
75' Franco Mastantuono
77' ↑↓
↑↓
77' ⇄ Franco Mastantuono
2nd substitution · For: Brahim Díaz
77' ↑↓
↑↓
77' ⇄ Vinícius Júnior
3rd substitution · For: Rodrygo
77' ↑↓
↑↓
77' ⇄ Javi Puado
4th substitution · For: Kike García
84' ↑↓
↑↓
84' ⇄ Roberto Fernández
5th substitution · For: Antoniu Roca
89' ↑↓
↑↓
89' ⇄ Kylian Mbappé
4th substitution · For: J. Bellingham
90' ↑↓
↑↓
90' ⇄ A. Tchouaméni
5th substitution · For: E. Camavinga

Real Madrid vs Espanyol 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Real Madrid beat Espanyol 2-0 on Saturday, 20 September 2025 in LaLiga. The match was refereed by Juan Martinez Munuera. It was played at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu.

First half: Real Madrid took the lead at 22' when Éder Militão scored, with the assist credited to F. Valverde, making the score 1-0. A. Tchouaméni received a yellow card for Real Madrid at 37'.

Second half: Real Madrid extended the lead at 47' when Kylian Mbappé scored, with the assist credited to Vinícius Júnior, making the score 2-0. Real Madrid made their 1st substitution at 61', with Gonzalo García replacing A. Güler. Espanyol made their 1st substitution at 63', with T. Dolan replacing C. Pickel. Espanyol made their 2nd substitution at 63', with Pol Lozano replacing Jofre Carreras. Espanyol made their 3rd substitution at 63', with Edu Expósito replacing L. Koleosho. Franco Mastantuono received a yellow card for Real Madrid at 75'. Real Madrid made their 2nd substitution at 77', with Franco Mastantuono replacing Brahim Díaz. Real Madrid made their 3rd substitution at 77', with Vinícius Júnior replacing Rodrygo. Espanyol made their 4th substitution at 77', with Javi Puado replacing Kike García. Espanyol made their 5th substitution at 84', with Roberto Fernández replacing Antoniu Roca. Real Madrid made their 4th substitution at 89', with Kylian Mbappé replacing J. Bellingham. Real Madrid made their 5th substitution at 90', with A. Tchouaméni replacing E. Camavinga.

Real Madrid used 5 substitutions while Espanyol used 5 substitutions. Real Madrid got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Real Madrid outshot their opponent (16-8).
  • Real Madrid controlled possession (72%).
  • Real Madrid had the sharper finishing (5-1 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games18
Home Wins15
Draws0
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals9 (50.0%)
BTTS6 (33.3%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games9
Home Wins9
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals4 (44.4%)
BTTS2 (22.2%)

Real Madrid vs Espanyol Head-to-Head History by Season