Real Madrid vs Espanyol
Competition – Spanish Primera
Stadium – Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Date: 1st October 2017
Kick-off time – 19:45 GMT
Real Madrid are heading into a new month without a win at home – something that no one saw coming when they were cruising last season as well as the start of this new season.
They have reason to be positive ahead of this game as Espanyol remain a team they can beat any day and their midweek Champions League win over Borussia Dortmund will have boosted their morale ahead of this match.
One cause of concern for Real Madrid in this game will be the struggle of their attacking players when they face off with teams that park the bus.
The likes of Christiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale usually struggle against teams like this but Zinedine Zidane will be planning a strategy that can help them breakthrough in this game.
Espanyol have impressed over the past year under the leadership of former Watford Manager Quiques Sanchez Flores.
They head into this game with a credible 7 points from their last 3 games.
In Pablo Piatti they have a talisman that is capable of providing individual moments of magic to stun the Bernabeu.
He scored 10 goals in the league last season and has started this season well.
He will no doubt be motivated by the big game environment and Real Madrid’s poor defence in this game.
Espanyol have lost all 10 of their last 10 meetings with Madrid scoring only 2 goals in those matches.
Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions
Real Madrid
| LAST FIVE GAMES |
DATE |
COMPETITION |
| W |
Alavés |
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1-2 |
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Real Madrid |
Sep 23, 2017 |
Spanish Primera División |
| L |
Real Madrid |
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0-1 |
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Real Betis |
Sep 20, 2017 |
Spanish Primera División |
| W |
Real Sociedad |
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1-3 |
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Real Madrid |
Sep 17, 2017 |
Spanish Primera División |
| W |
Real Madrid |
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3-0 |
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Apoel Nicosia |
Sep 13, 2017 |
UEFA Champions League |
| D |
Real Madrid |
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1-1 |
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Levante |
Sep 9, 2017 |
Spanish Primera División |
Espanyol
| LAST FIVE GAMES |
DATE |
COMPETITION |
| W |
Espanyol |
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4-1 |
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Deportivo La Coruña |
Sep 24, 2017 |
Spanish Primera División |
| D |
Villarreal |
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0-0 |
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Espanyol |
Sep 21, 2017 |
Spanish Primera División |
| W |
Espanyol |
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2-1 |
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Celta Vigo |
Sep 18, 2017 |
Spanish Primera División |
| L |
Barcelona |
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5-0 |
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Espanyol |
Sep 9, 2017 |
Spanish Primera División |
| L |
Espanyol |
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0-1 |
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Leganes |
Aug 27, 2017 |
Spanish Primera División |
H2H
| LAST FIVE GAMES |
DATE |
COMPETITION |
| Real Madrid |
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2-0 |
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Espanyol |
Feb 18, 2017 |
Spanish Primera División |
| Espanyol |
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0-2 |
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Real Madrid |
Sep 18, 2016 |
Spanish Primera División |
| Real Madrid |
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6-0 |
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Espanyol |
Jan 31, 2016 |
Spanish Primera División |
| Espanyol |
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0-6 |
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Real Madrid |
Sep 12, 2015 |
Spanish Primera División |
| Espanyol |
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1-4 |
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Real Madrid |
May 17, 2015 |
Spanish Primera División |
Other fixtures taking place this week in the Spanish Primera:
| April 26, 2024 |
| Real Sociedad |
20:00 |
Real Madrid |
| April 27, 2024 |
| Las Palmas |
13:00 |
Girona |
| Almeria |
15:15 |
Getafe |
| Alaves |
17:30 |
Celta Vigo |
| Atlético de Madrid |
20:00 |
Athletic Bilbao |
| April 28, 2024 |
| Cadiz |
13:00 |
Mallorca |
| Granada |
15:15 |
Osasuna |
| Villarreal |
17:30 |
Rayo Vallecano |
| Real Betis |
20:00 |
Sevilla |
| April 29, 2024 |
| Barcelona |
20:00 |
Valencia |
| May 3, 2024 |
| Getafe |
20:00 |
Athletic Bilbao |
| May 4, 2024 |
| Real Sociedad |
13:00 |
Las Palmas |
| Real Madrid |
15:15 |
Cadiz |
| Girona |
17:30 |
Barcelona |
| Mallorca |
20:00 |
Atlético de Madrid |
| May 5, 2024 |
| Osasuna |
13:00 |
Real Betis |
| Celta Vigo |
15:15 |
Villarreal |
| Valencia |
17:30 |
Alaves |
| Rayo Vallecano |
20:00 |
Almeria |
| Sevilla |
20:00 |
Granada |
Spanish Primera Table
| # |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
G |
P |
| 1 |
Real Madrid |
32 |
25 |
6 |
1 |
70 |
22 |
+48 |
81 |
| 2 |
Barcelona |
32 |
21 |
7 |
4 |
64 |
37 |
+27 |
70 |
| 3 |
Girona |
32 |
21 |
5 |
6 |
67 |
40 |
+27 |
68 |
| 4 |
Atlético de Madrid |
32 |
19 |
4 |
9 |
59 |
38 |
+21 |
61 |
| 5 |
Athletic Bilbao |
32 |
16 |
10 |
6 |
52 |
30 |
+22 |
58 |
| 6 |
Real Sociedad |
32 |
13 |
12 |
7 |
46 |
34 |
+12 |
51 |
| 7 |
Real Betis |
32 |
12 |
12 |
8 |
40 |
38 |
+2 |
48 |
| 8 |
Valencia |
32 |
13 |
8 |
11 |
35 |
34 |
+1 |
47 |
| 9 |
Villarreal |
32 |
11 |
9 |
12 |
51 |
55 |
-4 |
42 |
| 10 |
Getafe |
32 |
9 |
13 |
10 |
38 |
44 |
-6 |
40 |
| 11 |
Osasuna |
32 |
11 |
6 |
15 |
37 |
46 |
-9 |
39 |
| 12 |
Sevilla |
32 |
9 |
10 |
13 |
41 |
45 |
-4 |
37 |
| 13 |
Las Palmas |
32 |
10 |
7 |
15 |
30 |
39 |
-9 |
37 |
| 14 |
Alaves |
32 |
9 |
8 |
15 |
28 |
38 |
-10 |
35 |
| 15 |
Rayo Vallecano |
32 |
7 |
13 |
12 |
27 |
39 |
-12 |
34 |
| 16 |
Mallorca |
32 |
6 |
13 |
13 |
26 |
38 |
-12 |
31 |
| 17 |
Celta Vigo |
32 |
7 |
10 |
15 |
37 |
47 |
-10 |
31 |
| 18 |
Cadiz |
32 |
4 |
13 |
15 |
22 |
45 |
-23 |
25 |
| 19 |
Granada |
32 |
3 |
9 |
20 |
33 |
61 |
-28 |
18 |
| 20 |
Almeria |
32 |
1 |
11 |
20 |
31 |
64 |
-33 |
14 |
Spanish Primera Results
| April 22, 2024 |
| Sevilla |
2 - 1 |
Mallorca |
| April 21, 2024 |
| Real Madrid |
3 - 2 |
Barcelona |
| Alaves |
2 - 0 |
Atlético de Madrid |
| Almeria |
1 - 2 |
Villarreal |
| Getafe |
1 - 1 |
Real Sociedad |
| April 20, 2024 |
| Girona |
4 - 1 |
Cadiz |
| Valencia |
1 - 2 |
Real Betis |
| Rayo Vallecano |
2 - 1 |
Osasuna |
| Celta Vigo |
4 - 1 |
Las Palmas |
| April 19, 2024 |
| Athletic Bilbao |
1 - 1 |
Granada |
| April 15, 2024 |
| Osasuna |
0 - 1 |
Valencia |
| April 14, 2024 |
| Real Sociedad |
2 - 2 |
Almeria |
| Athletic Bilbao |
1 - 1 |
Villarreal |
| Granada |
2 - 0 |
Alaves |
| Las Palmas |
0 - 2 |
Sevilla |
| April 13, 2024 |
| Cadiz |
0 - 1 |
Barcelona |
| Mallorca |
0 - 1 |
Real Madrid |
| Rayo Vallecano |
0 - 0 |
Getafe |
| Atlético de Madrid |
3 - 1 |
Girona |
| April 12, 2024 |
| Real Betis |
2 - 1 |
Celta Vigo |
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