Real Madrid vs Espanyol Preview

Real Madrid will be looking to win this game and head to the top of La Liga at least for a day before Barcelona play their match on Sunday.

Real Madrid fans are happy with how their team has started this season after the sale of Cristiano Ronaldo during the summer.

They have won three of four league games and remain unbeaten after starting their Champions League campaign with an emphatic 3-0 win over AS Roma.

Real Madrid have already scored 14 times this season, and three successive league wins has given Julen Lopetegui something to smile about in his new role.

Real Madrid know how to win this fixture as they have won 9 of their last 10 home games against Espanyol, and although they lost their last game against the Catalans, that was the first time they have failed to win over them in 12 games.

Espanyol come into this game in 7^th position in the league table, but they haven’t won any of their away games yet.

They won just 4 away games in the league last season, and their fans must begin to feel that their poor away record could cost them their European dreams again this season.

Real Madrid have lost only one of their last 21 meetings against Espanyol in La Liga (W17 D3), with this defeat coming in the last match they played against them (1-0 in Cornellá in February 2018).

Unsurprisingly bookmakers have priced Real Madrid up as if they cannot lose so expect a dominant display.

Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions

Real Madrid

LAST FIVE GAMES						DATE	COMPETITION
D	Athletic Bilbao		1-1		Real Madrid	15 Sep, 2018	Spanish Primera División
W	Real Madrid		4-1		Leganes	1 Sep, 2018	Spanish Primera División
W	Girona		1-4		Real Madrid	26 Aug, 2018	Spanish Primera División
W	Real Madrid		2-0		Getafe	19 Aug, 2018	Spanish Primera División
L	Real Madrid		2-4		Atletico Madrid	15 Aug, 2018	UEFA Super Cup

Espanyol

LAST FIVE GAMES						DATE	COMPETITION
W	Espanyol		1-0		Levante	16 Sep, 2018	Spanish Primera División
L	Alavés		2-1		Espanyol	2 Sep, 2018	Spanish Primera División
W	Espanyol		2-0		Valencia	26 Aug, 2018	Spanish Primera División
D	Celta Vigo		1-1		Espanyol	18 Aug, 2018	Spanish Primera División
W	Borussia Monchengladbach		1-3		Espanyol	11 Aug, 2018	Friendly

H2H

LAST FIVE GAMES					DATE	COMPETITION
Espanyol		1-0		Real Madrid	27 Feb, 2018	Spanish Primera División
Real Madrid		2-0		Espanyol	1 Oct, 2017	Spanish Primera División
Real Madrid		2-0		Espanyol	18 Feb, 2017	Spanish Primera División
Espanyol		0-2		Real Madrid	18 Sep, 2016	Spanish Primera División
Real Madrid		6-0		Espanyol	31 Jan, 2016	Spanish Primera División

Other fixtures taking place this week in the Spanish Primera:

Spanish Primera Table

Spanish Primera Results