Espanyol 1-2 Real Madrid: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 2

Espanyol

1 : 2

Real Madrid

A. Calatrava30'

9'J. Bellingham
90'C. Espi

RCDE StadiumJose Maria Sanchez MartinezCapacity 2,000 · artificial turfSat, 22 Aug 202621:30

Espanyol4-4-2

Line ups

4-2-3-1Real Madrid Real Madrid crest

Substitutions

66'
56.0
C. Riedel
166.7
V. Drkusic
66'
227.2
A. Calatrava
266.6
R. Bauza
75'
46.2
U. Gonzalez
106.3
P. Lozano
75'
286.9A
J. Hernandez
116.2
P. Milla
88'
87.0
Exposito
17
Jofre

Unused

Substitutions

64'
186.9
A. Carreras
176.9
M. Cucurella
64'
158.0A
A. Guler
256.3
Y. Diomande
80'
246.7
D. Dumfries
127.0
T. Alexander-Arnold
80'
206.3
B. Silva
66.7
E. Camavinga
80'
58.2
J. Bellingham
197.9
C. Espi

Unused

Home

L. Cabrera
Red Card
Out
K. Garcia
Hamstring Injury
Out
J. Puado
Knee Injury
Out

Away

R. Asencio
Muscle Injury
Out
Eder Militao
Hamstring Injury
Out
Endrick
Muscle Injury
Out
F. Mendy
Hip Injury
Out
T. Pitarch
Knee Injury
Out
Rodrygo
Knee Injury
Out
A. Tchouameni
Muscle Injury
Out

Player of the match

Jude Bellingham

Midfielder · Real Madrid

8.2

This match

Attacking

Goals1

Assists0

Shots2

Shots on target2

Shot accuracy100%

Dribbles won3

Build-up

Passes39

Key passes2

Pass accuracy95%

Defending

Tackles2

Duels won7 · 47%

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Marko DmitrovićG	6	2	1,93	-0,07	9/21	4/17
Thibaut CourtoisG	2	1	0,80	-0,20	19/24	4/9

Live stats

Possession & Passing

37%Possession63%

326Total passes552

84%Pass accuracy92%

0Corners8

Attack

8Shots21

3On target8

4Off target7

1Blocked shots6

Box & Quality

4Shots in box14

4Shots out box7

1.1xG3.0

-0.5Goals prevented-0.5

Defense & Discipline

6Goalkeeper saves2

3Offsides0

19Fouls7

5Yellow cards1

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

1,03xG0,70

7Shots8

3On target5

2Big chances1

8Touches in box10

39%Possession61%

0Corners3

Second half

0,09xG2,22

1Shots13

0On target3

0Big chances2

2Touches in box27

36%Possession64%

0Corners5

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Espanyol

1.128437%

100% open play0% set piece

Real Madrid

2.99211463%

60% open play40% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

29 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

Espanyol1,12 xG · 1 scored

Real Madrid2,99 xG · 2 scored

How those chances were made

Espanyol16

Open play 11Dribble 1Rebound 4

Real Madrid42

Open play 30Set piece 4Dribble 2Foul won 3Rebound 3

Momentum

20 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Espanyol15% pressure

Real Madrid85% pressure

Match replay

91'

1-2

0%Draw 0%100%

1.12xG2.99

8Shots21

4On target14

Momentum

90' Goal Carlos Espí 0.75 xG · Regular play · Right foot

Shot map

8 v 21

Espanyol shoot right, Real Madrid left. Bigger dot = better chance.

ESPEspanyolRMReal Madridgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

18 on target · 3 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

EspanyolReal Madridgoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

EspanyolDefensive line 33%

Real MadridDefensive line 36%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

EspanyolUntil 66'

Most-connected pairs: Hinojo and Núñez; Expósito and Hinojo. 16 passes each.

Real MadridUntil 64'

Most-connected pair: Konaté and Huijsen, 28 passes between them.

Tactical battle

26control74

Kylian Mbappé

11 touches in box

In possession

34,6%Field tilt65,4%

1Passes into box15

9Progressive passes44

10Carries into final third12

4Chances created15

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

14,53Press intensity (PPDA)9,33

5High turnovers5

5Regains within 5s4

37,4sBall recovery time18,3s

8Interceptions11

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

91Carries171

1044mCarry distance2007m

11Progressive carries20

560mProgressive carry distance1054m

2Carries into the box10

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

5Take-ons won14

13Take-ons attempted26

157mProgressive pass distance820m

0Through balls1

3Switches of play11

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

0,19Expected threat (xT)0,88

1,08Action value (VAEP)2,71

16Shot-creating actions42

2Goal-creating actions4

0,37Expected assisted goals1,05

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

4,0Passes per attack3,7

13,6sAttack duration12,3s

2,15 m/sAttack directness2,08 m/s

2Build-up attacks5

8Direct attacks10

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

10Touches in box37

38Final third entries62

2Big chances3

0,47xG on target1,98

1Big chances missed2

Passing

1/12 (8%)Crosses7/20 (35%)

11/36 (31%)Long balls25/40 (63%)

20Throw-ins20

7Free kicks19

10Goal kicks6

Duels

37Total63

32/86 (37%)Ground54/86 (63%)

6/17 (35%)Aerial11/17 (65%)

5/13 (38%)Dribbles15/29 (52%)

13Dispossessed7

Defending

40Recoveries34

3Interceptions5

21Tackles21

62%Tackles won76%

26Clearances18

1Big chances scored1

0Big saves1

1Errors led to goal0

2Fouled in final third4

6,55Average rating7,88

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

EspanyolThis season

Scores most 0-15 · concedes most 76-90

Real MadridThis season

Scores most 76-90 · concedes most 16-30

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 8 matches each.

Share of their matches

They score

100%1+ goal88%

25%2+ goals63%

13%3+ goals50%

They concede

75%1+ goal75%

50%2+ goals25%

Heaviest results

best 3-0 (H)·worst 1-3 (H)

best 4-0 (H)·worst 1-2 (A)

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

EspanyolshootallowReal Madrid

6.2%Six-yard box3.7%

58.3%-2.7Penalty area61.1%

25.1%Edge of the box+2.928.1%

10.4%+1.9Long range7.1%

482 shots taken · 409 faced

Real MadridshootallowEspanyol

4.7%Six-yard box5.4%

60.5%Penalty area+4.465.5%

28.1%+2.8Edge of the box-3.022.2%

6.8%-1.7Long range-1.66.9%

666 shots taken · 522 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

Real Madrid beat Espanyol 2-1 at RCDE Stadium in La Liga. It was 1-1 at half-time. Scorers: A. Calatrava (30') for Espanyol; J. Bellingham (9'), C. Espi (90') for Real Madrid. The winner came in the 90th minute. In their last 29 meetings, Espanyol have won 3, Real Madrid 24, with 2 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.