GolVolt — Real Madrid vs Espanyol: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Attack

Real Madrid score 3.0 goals per match

Real Madrid3.0 Espanyol1.2

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Espanyol score 1.2.

Last time

Last meeting, 22 August: Espanyol – Real Madrid 1:2

WLWWW

Real Madrid have won the last 3 meetings.

Streak

Real Madrid unbeaten in 5 matches

WWWWW

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 5 wins. Last defeat: 20 September, 1:2 against Atlético de Madrid.

Streak

Real Madrid have scored in 9 matches in a row

WWWLWWWWW

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 25 goals in those matches.

Player in form

Kylian Mbappé: 5 goals and 1 assist in 5 league matches

Goals5 xG3.29

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 3.3).

Players to watch

La Liga, this season.

Kylian Mbappé

Real Madrid · forward

11goals 3assists 7.87avg rating

Last match, FC Barcelona: 2 goals, rating 8.2.

Roberto Fernández

Espanyol · forward

6goals 0assists 7.03avg rating

Last match, Villarreal: rating 6.5.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

Bar height is the goal difference. Hover or tap a bar for the details.

“This set-up” is Real Madrid at home and Espanyol away, as in this match.

Real Madrid

at home · 10

10W0D0L3.1scored per match0.8conceded per match

Espanyol

away · 10

3W1D6L1.3scored per match1.5conceded per match

Head to head

5 meetings since 2024.

Last time · 22 Aug 2026 · La Liga Espanyol 1:2 Real Madrid Calatrava 30' · Bellingham 9' · Espí 90'. Real Madrid: 3 wins in a row in this fixture.

4wins

0 draws2.6 goals per match · both scored in 2 of 5

1wins

Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Real Madrid (4-2-3-1, last: FC Barcelona).

ALLunin MCCucurella DHHuijsen IKKonaté FVValverde ATTchouaméni BSSilva YDDiomande JBBellingham AGGüler KMMbappé

Real MadridEspanyol

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

Pro analysisGolVolt ProPro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Pro analysis

GolVolt Pro

Pro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Volt matchup

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