Espanyol vs Real MadridPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Espanyol began with a 3-0 home win over Levante for their first 3 points. Just before that they lost 1-3 at Coventry and put together three straight draws, 3-3 at Middlesbrough, 2-2 at Burnley and 1-1 with Sabadell. Real Madrid have yet to play a league fixture. Their recent run shows four wins and one draw: 3-0 at Schalke 04, 1-0 at Deportivo La Coruna, 2-1 away to Ferencvaros, 2-2 at home with Fiorentina and 4-1 against Leganes. In the head to head Real Madrid have won four of the last five, including a 2-0 at Espanyol last May. The one success for the hosts came in February 2025, a 1-0 in front of their own crowd. Fixtures in Spain have gone at 3.00 goals per game in the opening rounds. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.