Espanyol vs Real Madrid match stats & report

1–2 Full time

La Liga · Spain · Regular Season - 2 · RCDE Stadium, Cornella de Llobregat · Ref J. Sanchez

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Espanyol lost to Real Madrid 1–2 in La Liga on 22 August 2026. Expected goals finished 1.05–2.71. Real Madrid had 63% of the ball.

Espanyol vs Real Madrid match statistics

EspanyolReal Madrid

37% Ball possession 63%
1.05 Expected goals (xG) 2.71
8 Total shots 21
3 Shots on target 8
4 Shots off target 7
1 Blocked shots 6
4 Shots inside the box 14
0 Corners 8
19 Fouls 7
3 Offsides 0
5 Yellow cards 1
326 Passes 552
84% Pass accuracy 92%
6 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

9' Goal J. Bellingham (assist A. Guler) Real Madrid
30' Goal Álex Calatrava (assist Javier Hernandez) Espanyol
32' Yellow card Álex Calatrava Espanyol
32' Yellow card Vinicius Junior Real Madrid
59' Yellow card C. Riedel Espanyol
84' Yellow card Edu Expósito Espanyol
90' Goal Carlos Espí Real Madrid
90+1' Yellow card Pere Milla Espanyol
90+4' Yellow card Pol Lozano Espanyol

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Espanyol

Confirmed 4-4-2 Manolo Gonzalez

13 M. Dmitrović

21 Roger Hinojo 14 Unai Núñez 5 C. Riedel 23 O. El Hilali

24 T. Dolan 8 Edu Expósito 4 Urko González 22 Álex Calatrava

28 Javier Hernandez 9 Roberto Fernández

Bench Ángel Fortuño , Llorenç Serred , V. Drkušić , Q. Hartman , J. A. Lopez , Pol Lozano , Gabriel Moscardo , Rafel Bauzà , Pere Milla , Jofre , Marcos Fernández , A. Timera

Real Madrid

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Jose Mourinho

1 T. Courtois

18 Álvaro Fernández 4 D. Huijsen 16 I. Konaté 24 D. Dumfries

8 F. Valverde 20 B. Silva

7 Vinicius Junior 5 J. Bellingham 15 A. Guler

10 Kylian Mbappé

Bench A. Lunin , Sergio Mestre , A. Rüdiger , Mario Rivas , Marc Cucurella , T. Alexander-Arnold , E. Camavinga , Brahim Díaz , J. Cestero Sancho , Carlos Espí , A. Ciria , Y. Diomande

Out and doubtful

K. Garcia Espanyol Out — Hamstring Injury
L. Cabrera Espanyol Out — Red Card
Eder Militao Real Madrid Out — Hamstring Injury
F. Mendy Real Madrid Out — Hip Injury
J. Puado Espanyol Out — Knee Injury
A. Tchouameni Real Madrid Out — Muscle Injury
Endrick Real Madrid Out — Muscle Injury
R. Asencio Real Madrid Out — Muscle Injury
Rodrygo Real Madrid Out — Knee Injury
T. Pitarch Real Madrid Out — Knee Injury

Only confirmed absences move the numbers. Doubts are listed so you can judge them yourself.

Form guide

Espanyol at home

3–3–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.4 per game
Conceded: 1.1 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 2.9 per game
Shots on target: 4.3 per game

36% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Real Madrid away

7–0–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.7 per game
Conceded: 1.2 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 6.4 per game
Shots on target: 4.7 per game

35% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Espanyol vs Real Madrid head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
3 May 26	Espanyol v Real Madrid	0–2
20 Sep 25	Real Madrid v Espanyol	2–0
1 Feb 25	Espanyol v Real Madrid	1–0
21 Sep 24	Real Madrid v Espanyol	4–1
11 Mar 23	Real Madrid v Espanyol	3–1
28 Aug 22	Espanyol v Real Madrid	1–3

The full Espanyol vs Real Madrid head-to-head record