Match Info

LaLiga - Round 25

Date: 21 February 2026, Saturday 🏁 Finished

Location: Metropolitano Stadium (Madrid) 🌤️ ...

Referee: Ruiz A. (Esp)

Where to Watch on TV:

Country	Kick-Off	TV Channels
Africa	—	Azam Sports 4, CANAL+ Sport 4, DStv Now, New World Sport 3, StarTimes App, Startimes Sports Life, SuperSport GOtv LaLiga, SuperSport LaLiga, SuperSport Maximo 3
Argentina	17:00	Disney+, ESPN
Armenia	00:00	Fast Sports
Asia	—	beIN Connect MENA, beIN Sports MENA 4, beIN Sports MENA English 2, TOD
Australia	07:00	beIN Connect, beIN Sports 2
Austria	21:00	DAZN 2, DAZN
Azerbaijan	00:00	Idman TV
Bangladesh	02:00	Begin
Belarus	23:00	Belarus 5
Bolivia	16:00	ESPN
Bosnia And Herzegovina	21:00	Arena Premium 3
Brazil	17:00	Claro TV+, Disney+, Sky+, Vivo Play, Xsports
Bulgaria	22:00	Max Sport 4
Canada	15:00	TSN+
Chile	17:00	Disney+
China	04:00	iQIYI, QQ Sports, ZhiBo8
Colombia	15:00	Disney+, ESPN
Croatia	21:00	Arena Sport 3, MAXtv To Go
Cyprus	22:00	Cytavision on the Go, Cytavision Sports 7, Cytavision Sports 7
Czech Republic	21:00	Nova Sport 4, Oneplay
Denmark	21:00	TV2 Play
Ecuador	15:00	ESPN
Finland	22:00	MTV Katsomo+
France	21:00	beIN Connect, beIN Sports 2, Free
Germany	21:00	DAZN 2 Bar Deutsch, DAZN 2, DAZN Deutsch
Greece	22:00	Nova Sports 1
Hong Kong	04:00	M Plus Live, Now Player, NOW Sports 2
Hungary	21:00	Spiler2 TV, TV2 Play Premium
India	01:30	FanCode, FanCode
Indonesia	03:00	beIN Connect, beIN Sports 1, SCTV, Vidio
Israel	22:00	ONE Sport
Italy	21:00	214 DAZN Zona, DAZN Italia
Japan	05:00	DAZN Japan, U-NEXT
Kenya	23:00	Gotv
Kosovo	21:00	Arena Premium 3
Laos	03:00	beIN Connect
Madagascar	23:00	UpTV
Malaysia	04:00	beIN Connect, beIN Sports 1, Sooka
Maldives	01:00	ICE Xtra, Medianet
Malta	21:00	GO TV, TSN Malta 4
Mexico	14:00	Izzi TV, Sky Sport
Mozambique	22:00	Startimes Mania
Netherlands	21:00	Ziggo Sport
New Zealand	09:00	beIN Connect
Nigeria	21:00	SuperSport LaLiga
North Central America	—	Sky Sports Norte
Norway	21:00	TV2 Play, TV2 Sport 1, Viaplay
Peru	15:00	Disney+, ESPN
Philippines	04:00	beIN Connect, beIN Sports 1
Poland	21:00	CANAL+ Sport
Portugal	20:00	DAZN 2, DAZN / App, DAZN Portugal
Romania	22:00	Digi Online, Digi Sport 2, Orange TV Go, Prima Sport 2
Russia	23:00	MATCH! Futbol 2, Match TV, Okko Sport, Sportbox.ru
Serbia	21:00	Arena Premium 3
Singapore	04:00	beIN Sport 1
Slovakia	21:00	Nova Sport 4, Voyo
South Africa	22:00	SuperSport La Liga, SuperSport Laliga
South America	—	ESPN South
Spain	21:00	LaLiga TV Bar, M+ LaLiga
Sweden	21:00	TV4 Play
Thailand	03:00	AIS PLAY, beIN Connect, beIN Sports 1
Turkey	23:00	S Sport, S Sport+
Ukraine	22:00	MEGOGO Futbol 2, MEGOGO Ukraine
United Kingdom	20:00	Disney+, LaLiga TV, Premier Sports Player
Uruguay	17:00	Disney+
Usa	15:00	DAZN Espanol, ESPN App, ESPN Deportes, ESPN+, Fubo Sports Network
Venezuela	16:00	Disney+, ESPN, Inter
Vietnam	03:00	SCTV 15


	Atlético Madrid		Espanyol

	1	X	2
	1.4	4.75	8	Watch
	1.43	4.7	7.4	Watch
	1.51	4.5	7.29
	1.47	4.61	7.53
	1.4	4.4	7
	1.48	4.63	7.34	Watch
	1.47	4.2	7.5
Avarage Now (Initially)	1.45 ↑ (1.43)	4.54 ↑ (4.47)	7.44 ↓ (7.71)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.75

The best margin for this event is 2.2%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Atlético Madrid
66%

Draw
21.1%

Espanyol
12.9%

Initial Probability (when we started the analysis)

66.4%

21.3%

12.3%

Our Initial ML Estimation

68.9%

20.5%

11.9%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Atlético Madrid has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-0.4%)

Espanyol has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+0.6%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Atlético Madrid than the current prediction. (+2.9%)

ML Model estimates a lower probability for Espanyol than the current prediction. (-1%)

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
72.7%	11.4%	15.9%

Atlético Madrid - Espanyol Predictions

Users Predictions: 44 users predict this event. Atlético will win (votes: 32 - 72.7%). Espanyol will win (votes: 7 - 15.9%). It will Tie (votes: 5 - 11.4%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Atlético: 59.5% – 85.9%.

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by Selected Experts:

AH -1.5 - Atlético (2.20) (votes: 1 - 50%) .

O/U 2.5 - over (votes: 1 - 100%) .

AH -0.5 - Espanyol (5.58) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

BTTS - yes (votes: 2 - 66.7%) .

O/U 3 - under (votes: 1 - 100%) .

Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): Atlético Madrid will win (5 of 5 users predict this - 100%) 🥈 Silver Tip.

Overall Expert Consensus (including all markets): 8 Selected Experts predict this event. Atlético (votes: 6 - 75%). Espanyol (votes: 2 - 25%).

Expected Score (Market Odds): 2:0

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Lineups

Starting Lineups
13. Oblak J. (C) 14. Llorente M. 18. Pubill M. 17. Hancko D. 3. Ruggeri M. 20. Simeone G. 5. Cardoso J. 10. Baena A. 22. Lookman A. 7. Griezmann A. 9. Sorloth A.	13. Dmitrovic M. (G) 23. El Hilali O. 38. Riedel C. 5. Calero F. 6. Cabrera L. (C) 22. Romero C. 17. Jofre 10. Lozano P. 4. Gonzalez U. 24. Dolan T. 19. Garcia K.
Substitutes
11. Almada T. 19. Alvarez J. 33. de Luis M. (G) 2. Gimenez J. M. 6. Koke 15. Lenglet C. 24. Le Normand R. 16. Molina N. 1. Musso J. (G) 21. Vargas O.	8. Exposito 9. Fernandez Jaen R. 1. Fortuno A. (G) 11. Milla P. 16. Ngonge C. 18. Pickel C. 20. Roca A. 15. Rubio M. 12. Salinas J. 2. Sanchez R. 31. Serred L. (G) 14. Terrats R.
Coaches
Simeone D.	Gonzalez M.

Key Events of the Match

1st Half (1 - 1)
6', 0 - 1, Jofre ⚽,
21', 1 - 1, Sorloth A. ⚽, Llorente M. (A),
2nd Half (3 - 1)
49', 2 - 1, Simeone G. ⚽, Baena A. (A),
57', Riedel C. ↓, Terrats R. ↑,
58', 3 - 1, Lookman A. ⚽, Ruggeri M. (A),
61', Baena A. ↓, Koke ↑,
61', Lookman A. ↓, Alvarez J. ↑,
70', Lozano P. ↓, Exposito ↑,
70', Garcia K. ↓, Fernandez Jaen R. ↑,
70', Dolan T. ↓, Ngonge C. ↑,
72', 4 - 1, Sorloth A. ⚽, Ruggeri M. (A),
74', Llorente M. ↓, Molina N. ↑,
74', Griezmann A. ↓, Almada T. ↑,
77', Jofre ↓, Milla P. ↑,
80', 4 - 2, Exposito ⚽,
83', Ngonge C. 🟨,
84', Simeone G. ↓, Le Normand R. ↑,

Preview

The most interesting match of the day — two teams from the very top of the table will face off (ranked 4 in the zone Promotion ~ Champions League (League phase: ) and 6 in the zone Promotion ~ Conference League (Qualification: )).

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Atlético won 0.

Recent performances by Atlético have been up and down (last 5 games: 2 wins).

Espanyol is on a losing streak (in the last 5 games, wins – 0).

Espanyol may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.

In this match, Atlético is the undisputed favorite.

There will not play in Atlético: Barrios P. (Muscle Injury) Gonzalez N. (Muscle Injury) Mendoza R. (Yellow Cards)

There will not play in Espanyol: Puado J. (Knee Injury)

In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Atlético won 9 matches, drew 7 matches, lost 4 matches, and goals 23:18. (average 1.2:0.9).

Including home matches between the teams, Atlético won 6 matches, drew 3 matches, lost 1 match, and goals 11:5. (average 1.1:0.5).

Standings

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
2	Atl. Madrid	10	8	1	1	20:8	12	25
18	Espanyol	10	2	2	6	12:14	-2	8

Outrights of Spanish LaLiga for now

Atl. Madrid: 6.5% Espanyol: 0.17%

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Atlético Madrid
UEFA Champions League
18.02.26	Club Brugge - Atlético Madrid	3:3 ✺
Spanish LaLiga
15.02.26	Rayo Vallecano - Atlético Madrid	3:0 ✺
Spanish Copa del Rey
12.02.26	Atlético Madrid - Barcelona	4:0 ✺
Spanish LaLiga
08.02.26	Atlético Madrid - Betis	0:1 ✺
Spanish Copa del Rey
05.02.26	Betis - Atlético Madrid	0:5 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 7.3 TLWLW
- RCD Espanyol
Spanish LaLiga
14.02.26	Espanyol - Celta de Vigo	2:2 ✺
09.02.26	Villarreal - Espanyol	4:1 ✺
30.01.26	Espanyol - Deportivo Alavés	1:2 ✺
24.01.26	Valencia - Espanyol	3:2 ✺
16.01.26	Espanyol - Girona	0:2 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 1.2 TLLLL

Latest Head to Head

Spanish LaLiga
17.08.25	Espanyol - Atlético Madrid	2:1
29.03.25	Espanyol - Atlético Madrid	1:1
28.08.24	Atlético Madrid - Espanyol	0:0
24.05.23	Espanyol - Atlético Madrid	3:3
06.11.22	Atlético Madrid - Espanyol	1:1
17.04.22	Atlético Madrid - Espanyol	2:1
12.09.21	Espanyol - Atlético Madrid	1:2

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