Espanyol vs Real Madrid — La Liga

La Liga· Regular Season - 3

Espanyol

1–3Full-time

Real Madrid

LDDLWLGoals 11-12

DWWWWWGoals 18-7

RCDE Stadium, Cornella de Llobregat · Referee: Mario Melero

Match events

12'Vinícius Júnior (Aurélien Tchouaméni)
43'Joselu
58'Federico Valverde (Rodrygo)
58'L. Modric (Eduardo Camavinga)
68'Vini Souza (Keidi Bare)
78'Javi Puado (Nicolás Melamed)
80'T. Kroos (Dani Ceballos)
85'Lucas Vázquez (Daniel Carvajal)
88'Karim Benzema (Rodrygo)
89'Edu Expósito (Dani Gómez)
90+5'Card upgrade — B. Lecomte
90+6'B. Lecomte
90+10'Karim Benzema (Rodrygo)

Lineups

Espanyol

Real Madrid

4-1-4-1

4-3-3

Diego MartínezCoach

C. Ancelotti

Match trends

Espanyol have averaged 1.1 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Real Madrid have averaged 1.8 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Over 2.5 goals landed in 3 of the last 8 meetings between these two sides.
Both teams scored in 3 of the last 8 head-to-head matches.

Head-to-head

Last 8 meetings

1Espanyol wins

0Draws

7Real Madrid wins

4-16Goals

Espanyol

1–2Aug 22, 2026, 7:30 PM

Real Madrid

Espanyol

0–2May 3, 2026, 7:00 PM

Real Madrid

2–0Sep 20, 2025, 2:15 PM

Espanyol

1–0Feb 1, 2025, 8:00 PM

Real Madrid

4–1Sep 21, 2024, 7:00 PM

Espanyol

Real Madrid

3–1Mar 11, 2023, 1:00 PM

Espanyol

0–1Jun 28, 2020, 8:00 PM

Real Madrid

2–0Dec 7, 2019, 12:00 PM

Espanyol

Pre-match comparison

1.1Goals scored per game1.8

1.2Goals conceded per game0.7

Rolling averages based on each team's last 10 and 10 finished matches; clean sheets/failed-to-score are full-season totals.

Referee

Mario Melero

4.44Yellow cards / game

0.13Red cards / game

0.63Penalties scored / game

Based on 16 matches officiated (our own data).

When do they score?

Espanyol

0-15'

25%

16-30'

25%

31-45'

25%

46-60'

0%

61-75'

0%

76-90+'

25%

Real Madrid

0-15'

33.3%

16-30'

16.7%

31-45'

16.7%

46-60'

16.7%

61-75'

0%

76-90+'

16.7%

Match statistics

36%Possession64%

—Expected goals (xG)—

4Shots on target6

15Total shots19

6Shots off target3

5Blocked shots10

11Shots inside the box12

4Shots outside the box7

7Corners7

0Offsides6

15Fouls12

—Yellow cards—

1Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves3

303Total passes555

235Accurate passes499

78%Pass accuracy90%

Player ratings

1Karim BenzemaReal Madrid⚽ 28.6
2JoseluEspanyol⚽ 17.7
3Vinícius JúniorReal Madrid⚽ 17.5
4Aurélien TchouaméniReal Madrid🅰️ 17.3
5Thibaut CourtoisReal Madrid7.2
6Dani CeballosReal Madrid7.2

Box score

Espanyol

2Óscar GilD · 90'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes19%

Tackles2

Duels40%

9

9JoseluF · 90'

⚽ 17.7

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Shots3/4 on target

Passes13%

Tackles1

Duels45%

20Edu ExpósitoM · 89'

7.2

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Shots— on target

Passes30%

Tackles5

Duels80%

27Rubén SánchezM · 90'

6.9

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes14%

Tackles3

Duels63%

7Javi PuadoM · 78'

6.7

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes9%

Tackles1

Duels43%

5

5Fernando CaleroD · 90'

7.0

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Shots— on target

Passes23%

Tackles2

Duels100%

4Leandro Cabrera (C)D · 90'

6.9

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes24%

Tackles3

Duels44%

14Brian OlivanD · 90'

6.2

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Shots— on target

Passes18%

Tackles1

Duels33%

13

13B. LecomteG · 90'

🟥6.2

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Shots— on target

Passes14%

Tackles—

Duels0%

10

10Sergi DarderM · 90'

7.2

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Shots0/2 on target

Passes25%

Tackles2

Duels60%

12

12Vini SouzaM · 68'

6.9

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes27%

Tackles1

Duels44%

Bench (10)

32Nabil TouaiziF

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16José Carlos LazoM

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19Dani GómezF · 13'

6.5

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Shots— on target

Passes1%

Tackles—

Duels0%

26Omar El HilaliD

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8Keidi BareM · 22'

6.7

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Shots— on target

Passes12%

Tackles1

Duels50%

1Joan GarcíaG

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34Angel FortunoG

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21Nicolás MelamedM · 12'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes6%

Tackles—

Duels100%

28Wassim Kadderi BoulifD

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31

31Daniel VillahermosaM

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Real Madrid

10

10L. ModricM · 58'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes44%

Tackles—

Duels100%

8

8T. KroosM · 80'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes72%

Tackles1

Duels44%

17Lucas VázquezD · 85'

6.7

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Shots— on target

Passes38%

Tackles1

Duels17%

1Thibaut CourtoisG · 90'

7.2

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Shots— on target

Passes21%

Tackles—

Duels100%

4

4D. AlabaD · 90'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes40%

Tackles1

Duels25%

9Karim Benzema (C)F · 90'

⚽ 28.6

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Shots4/5 on target

Passes40%

Tackles—

Duels29%

22Antonio RüdigerD · 90'

6.9

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes37%

Tackles1

Duels67%

3Éder MilitãoD · 90'

7.2

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Shots— on target

Passes52%

Tackles1

Duels67%

15Federico ValverdeF · 58'

6.6

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Shots— on target

Passes25%

Tackles1

Duels60%

20Vinícius JúniorF · 90'

⚽ 17.5

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Shots2/3 on target

Passes30%

Tackles—

Duels38%

18Aurélien TchouaméniM · 90'

🅰️ 17.3

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Shots— on target

Passes69%

Tackles—

Duels43%

Bench (10)

11Marco AsensioF

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7

7E. HazardF

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2Daniel CarvajalD · 17'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes3%

Tackles—

Duels—

19Dani CeballosM · 10'

7.2

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Shots— on target

Passes5%

Tackles1

Duels75%

26Luis LópezG

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21RodrygoF · 32'

🅰️ 17.2

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Shots— on target

Passes10%

Tackles—

Duels50%

24Mariano DíazF

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13Andriy LuninG

—

23Ferland MendyD

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12Eduardo CamavingaM · 32'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes13%

Tackles1

Duels67%

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Espanyol vs Real Madrid played?+

The match is played at RCDE Stadium, Cornella de Llobregat.

What time does Espanyol vs Real Madrid kick off?+

Kickoff is at Aug 28, 2022, 8:00 PM (your local time, based on your device).