Match Info

LaLiga - Round 2

Date: 22 August 2026, Saturday

Location: RCDE Stadium (Cornella de Llobregat)

Referee: Sanchez J. (Esp)

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	Espanyol		Real Madrid

	1	X	2
	7.5	5	1.4	Watch
	6.75	4.60	1.44
	7.3	4.3	1.45	Watch
	7.75	5.1	1.43
	7.65	5.09	1.4	Watch
	7.7	4.9	1.42
	8.1	5.02	1.44	Watch
	8.4	5.4	1.37
Avarage Now (Initially)	7.64 ↑ (5.46)	4.93 ↑ (4.13)	1.42 ↓ (1.6)

The most likely Over/Under: 3.00

The best margin for this event is 1.7%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Espanyol
12.6%

Draw
19.5%

Real Madrid
67.9%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

17.4%

23.1%

59.5%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Espanyol has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-4.8%)

Real Madrid has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+8.4%)

Note: This is a significant improvement in prediction, suggesting Real Madrid's recent form is better than expected.

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
3.6%	14.3%	82.1%

Espanyol - Real Madrid Predictions

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by Selected Experts:

AH +0.5 - Espanyol (2.88) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

Users Predictions: Real Madrid will win (46 of 56 users predict this - 82.14%).
Confidence interval (95%): 72.11% – 92.17%.

Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): Real Madrid will win (5 of 6 users predict this - 83.33%) 🥉 Bronze Tip.

Overall Expert Consensus (including all markets): 7 Selected Experts predict this event. Espanyol (votes: 1 - 14.3%). Real (votes: 5 - 71.4%). Tie (votes: 1 - 14.3%).

Expected Score (Market Odds): 0:2

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Lineups

Starting Lineups
13. Dmitrovic M. (G) 23. El Hilali O. 5. Riedel C. 14. Nunez U. 21. Hinojo R. 22. Calatrava A. 4. Gonzalez U. 8. Exposito (C) 24. Dolan T. 9. Fernandez Jaen R. 28. Hernandez J.	1. Courtois T. (G) 24. Dumfries D. 16. Konate I. 4. Huijsen D. 18. Carreras A. 20. Silva B. 8. Valverde F. (C) 15. Guler A. 5. Bellingham J. 7. Vinicius Junior 10. Mbappe K.
Substitutes
26. Bauza R. 16. Drkusic V. 18. Fernandez Sanchez M. 1. Fortuno A. (G) 20. Gabriel Moscardo 3. Hartman Q. 17. Jofre 32. Lopez J. A. 10. Lozano P. 11. Milla P. 31. Serred L. (G) 27. Timera A.	12. Alexander-Arnold T. 6. Camavinga E. 29. Cestero Sancho J. 36. Ciria A. 17. Cucurella M. 21. Diaz B. 25. Diomande Y. 19. Espi C. 13. Lunin A. (G) 26. Mestre S. (G) 33. Rivas M. 22. Rudiger A.
Coaches
Gonzalez M.	Mourinho J.

Key Events of the Match

1st Half (1 - 1)
9', 0 - 1, Bellingham J. ⚽, Guler A. (A),
30', 1 - 1, Calatrava A. ⚽, Hernandez J. (A),
32', Vinicius Junior 🟨,
32', Calatrava A. 🟨,
2nd Half (0 - 1)
59', Riedel C. 🟨,
64', Carreras A. ↓, Cucurella M. ↑,
64', Guler A. ↓, Diomande Y. ↑,
66', Riedel C. ↓, Drkusic V. ↑,
66', Calatrava A. ↓, Bauza R. ↑,
75', Gonzalez U. ↓, Lozano P. ↑,
75', Hernandez J. ↓, Milla P. ↑,
80', Dumfries D. ↓, Alexander-Arnold T. ↑,
80', Silva B. ↓, Camavinga E. ↑,
80', Bellingham J. ↓, Espi C. ↑,
84', Exposito 🟨,
88', Exposito ↓, Jofre ↑,
90', 1 - 2, Espi C. ⚽,
90+1', Milla P. 🟨,
90+4', Lozano P. 🟨,

Preview

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Espanyol won 1.

Espanyol is showing really good form (last 5 games: 2 wins).

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

In this match, Real is the clear favorite.

In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Espanyol won 3 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 17 matches, and goals 10:52. (average 0.5:2.6).

Including home matches between the teams, Espanyol won 3 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 7 matches, and goals 8:23. (average 0.8:2.3).

Outrights of Spanish LaLiga for now

Real Madrid: 20.11% Espanyol: 0.3%

Standings

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
4	Real Madrid	7	5	0	2	18:8	10	15
11	Espanyol	8	2	2	4	11:11	0	8

Last Results with these Odds

Real Madrid - the odds 1.6 are the expected chance of winning is 59.51%, but this team recently wins 67% of matches with these odds.

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- RCD Espanyol
Spanish LaLiga
16.08.26	Espanyol - Levante	3:0 ✺
Club Friendly
01.08.26	Middlesbrough - Espanyol	3:3 ✺
29.07.26	Burnley - Espanyol	2:2 ✺
25.07.26	Espanyol - Sabadell	1:1 ✺
21.07.26	Espanyol - Pau	4:0 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 5.8 WTTTW
- Real Madrid
Club Friendly
16.08.26	Schalke 04 - Real Madrid	0:3 ✺
12.08.26	Deportivo A Coruña - Real Madrid	0:1 ✺
01.08.26	Real Madrid - Fiorentina	2:2 ✺
28.07.26	Real Madrid - Leganés	4:1 ✺
Spanish LaLiga
23.05.26	Real Madrid - Athletic Bilbao	4:2 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 5.5 WWTWW

Latest Head to Head

Spanish LaLiga
03.05.26	Espanyol - Real Madrid	0:2
20.09.25	Real Madrid - Espanyol	2:0
01.02.25	Espanyol - Real Madrid	1:0
21.09.24	Real Madrid - Espanyol	4:1
11.03.23	Real Madrid - Espanyol	3:1
28.08.22	Espanyol - Real Madrid	1:3
30.04.22	Real Madrid - Espanyol	4:0

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