Real Madrid vs Espanyol Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 21st September 2024

Espanyol could close the current gap on the top four, when they face off against Real Madrid on Saturday. Their current position in the LaLiga standings naturally favours Real Madrid, but Espanyol won't be short on motivation.

Real Madrid are third in the LaLiga standings after collecting 11 points from their initial five encounters. Espanyol trail them on seven points after five rounds, leaving them as number 11 in the table.

Real Madrid came away with three points from the latest encounter with Espanyol. It would be a surprise if they fail do to it again, when they face each other this coming Saturday.

When it comes to goal-scoring Espanyol are not the most prolific side. They scored a sustainable 17 times in their previous ten matches, making it 1.7 goals per game. They conceded 18 goals for an average of 1.8 a game, achieving a clean sheet in one of these matches.

Real Madrid won the last two meetings against Espanyol, as they followed up a 3-1 win by beating their upcoming opponent by a 3-1 score.

Real Madrid vs Espanyol Prediction

Real Madrid Form

Real Madrid are enjoying their football currently with three wins on the bounce, and it began with a 2-0 win against Real Betis. They went on to beat Real Sociedad by 0-2, before also getting the better of VfB Stuttgart in a 3-1 victory. Real Madrid have been in potent form at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, winning no less than five of the past six LaLiga matches here. They remained without defeat, as they drew once, hammered in 16 goals while letting in two.

Defending champion Real Madrid are understandably favourites to claim the title again, and they will be motivated to get a good start of the season.

Espanyol Form

Espanyol went unbeaten through their last three matches, which began with a 0-0 draw against Atletico Madrid. A 2-1 win against Rayo Vallecano followed, before they beat Deportivo Alaves by 3-2. Espanyol only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the LaLiga. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by 11 goals to eight.

The big goal of the season for Real Madrid is naturally winning the title, and a place inside the top two at least should be possible in the upcoming LaLiga season.

While we don't believe Espanyol are strong enough to prevent Real Madrid from a home win, we believe they are capable of limiting the defeat to only a few goals.

Real Madrid are yet to experience the foul smell of failure this season in the LaLiga. They haven't lost a single game, in stead recording three wins and two draws. Espanyol have a record of two wins, one draw and two defeats in the LaLiga.

Real Madrid vs Espanyol Squads

Real Madrid Squad

Ancelotti will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Espanyol from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season):

Andriy Lunin (0/0), Thibaut Courtois (0/5), Antonio Rüdiger (0/5), Daniel Carvajal (0/5), David Alaba (0/0), Eder Militao (0/5), Ferland Mendy (0/4), Francisco Garcia (0/3), Jesus Vallejo (0/0), Lucas Vazquez (0/3), Arda Guler (0/4), Aurelien Tchouameni (0/4), Brahim Diaz (1/5), Daniel Ceballos (0/2), Eduardo Camavinga (0/0), Federico Valverde (1/5), Jude Bellingham (0/1), Luka Modric (0/5), Endrick (1/4), Kylian Mbappe (3/5), Rodrygo (1/5), Vinicius Junior (2/5).

Espanyol Squad

Here is the full team squad of Espanyol. The 45 year-old Manolo Gonzalez will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Angel Fortuno (0/0), Fernando Pacheco (0/0), Joan Garcia (0/5), Alvaro Tejero (0/5), Brian Olivan (0/4), Carlos Romero (1/5), Fernando Calero (0/2), Leandro Cabrera (0/3), Marash Kumbulla (0/4), Omar El Hilali (0/5), Sergi Gomez (0/4), Alex Kral (0/5), Alvaro Aguado (0/5), Edu Exposito (0/0), Jose Gragera (0/5), Pol Lozano (0/2), Rafel Bauza (0/0), Alejo Veliz (1/5), Antoniu Roca (0/2), Irvin Cardona (0/4), Javier Puado (3/5), Jofre Carreras (0/5), Naci Unuvar (0/0), Omar Sadik (0/0), Pere Milla (0/2), Salvi Sanchez (0/0), Walid Cheddira (0/3).

Real Madrid vs Espanyol Team News

At the time of writing, Real Madrid have four players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Espanyol this coming Saturday. There is no need for Daniel Carvajal to show up in the Real Madrid dressing room, as he is suspended.

Vinicius Junior, David Alaba and Thibaut Courtois are all absent from the Real Madrid squad that faces Espanyol at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.

Real Madrid vs Espanyol Lineups

Real Madrid vs Espanyol H2H

Real Madrid won the last two meetings against Espanyol, as they followed up a 3-1 win by beating their upcoming opponent by a 3-1 score. Real Madrid enjoy a good 8-0-2 advantage against Espanyol, and the bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 1/6.

Real Madrid vs Espanyol Results

Of the last ten encounters between Real Madrid Espanyol over 2.5 goals came out five times. Odds on over 2.5 goals are at 2/5 with bookies.

Real Madrid vs Espanyol Betting Tips

When looking for in-form players to find the target, there are some interesting names popping up in both teams. Kylian Mbappe brings great form to the table, as he is now on three goals in six games. Surely, Real Madrid will start him against Espanyol, who also have some appealing names to consider. Not least Javier Puado, who notched up four goals in his past six games.

In their last 10 matches at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu across all tournaments Real Madrid won eight times, drew one and lost one times. Espanyol claimed one wins, six draw and three defeats in their last 10 games away. Real Madrid kept a clean sheet six times in their previous 10 matches at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu hoping to do so again on Saturday. Espanyol kept a clean sheet in six of their last 10 away games.

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Real Madrid managed an average of 2.1 goals, with Espanyol averaging 0.7 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet four times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Real Madrid, who scored an average of 1.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Espanyol, who managed to score 0.9 times in those matches.