Atletico Madrid vs Espanyol match stats & report

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La Liga · Spain · Regular Season - 25 · Metropolitano Stadium, Madrid · Ref A. Ruiz

Atletico Madrid stats & fixtures · Espanyol stats & fixtures

Atletico Madrid beat Espanyol 4–2 in La Liga on 21 February 2026. Expected goals finished 3.12–1.06. Atletico Madrid had 61% of the ball.

Atletico Madrid vs Espanyol match statistics

Atletico MadridEspanyol

61% Ball possession 39%
3.12 Expected goals (xG) 1.06
18 Total shots 8
9 Shots on target 2
6 Shots off target 3
3 Blocked shots 3
16 Shots inside the box 5
5 Corners 3
8 Fouls 10
0 Offsides 2
0 Yellow cards 1
662 Passes 415
86% Pass accuracy 78%
0 Goalkeeper saves 4

Goals and cards

6' Goal Jofre Espanyol
21' Goal A. Sorloth (assist Marcos Llorente) Atletico Madrid
49' Goal G. Simeone (assist Álex Baena) Atletico Madrid
58' Goal A. Lookman (assist M. Ruggeri) Atletico Madrid
72' Goal A. Sorloth (assist M. Ruggeri) Atletico Madrid
80' Goal Edu Expósito Espanyol
83' Yellow card C. Ngonge Espanyol

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Atletico Madrid

Confirmed 4-4-2 Diego Simeone

13 J. Oblak

3 M. Ruggeri 17 D. Hancko 18 Marc Pubill 14 Marcos Llorente

22 A. Lookman 10 Álex Baena 5 J. Cardoso 20 G. Simeone

9 A. Sorloth 7 A. Griezmann

Bench J. Musso , Mario de Luis , J. Giménez , Koke , T. Almada , C. Lenglet , N. Molina , J. Alvarez , O. Vargas , R. Le Normand

Espanyol

Confirmed 5-4-1 Manolo Gonzalez

13 M. Dmitrović

22 C. Romero 6 L. Cabrera 5 F. Calero 38 C. Riedel 23 O. El Hilali

17 Jofre 10 Pol Lozano 4 Urko González 24 T. Dolan

19 K. Garcia

Bench Ángel Fortuño , Llorenç Serred , Rubén Sánchez , Edu Expósito , Roberto Fernández , Pere Milla , J. Salinas , R. Terrats , Miguel Rubio , C. Ngonge , C. Pickel , Antoniu Roca

Form guide

Atletico Madrid at home

7–2–1 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.1 per game
Conceded: 0.8 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 5.8 per game
Shots on target: 5.6 per game

29% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Espanyol away

3–3–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.7 per game
Conceded: 1.6 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 3.7 per game
Shots on target: 3.8 per game

18% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Atletico Madrid vs Espanyol head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
17 Aug 25	Espanyol v Atletico Madrid	2–1
29 Mar 25	Espanyol v Atletico Madrid	1–1
28 Aug 24	Atletico Madrid v Espanyol	0–0
24 May 23	Espanyol v Atletico Madrid	3–3
6 Nov 22	Atletico Madrid v Espanyol	1–1

Only 5 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

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