Real Madrid vs Espanyol – Following a 0-0 draw in a La Liga match against Real Betis, Real Madrid gets ready for this encounter.
Real Madrid had 15 total attempts, five on goal with none of them being successful during that game, and they had 62% of the control. Real Betis had eight attempts total, none of which were on goal.
The Real Madrid defense has proven to be very resilient, as evidenced by their most recent wins. In their last six games, Real Madrid has only allowed four goals to find the back of the cage, demonstrating their defensive prowess.
Espanyol will be looking to redeem themselves after losing to Real Valladolid in their previous La Liga match.
In that game, Espanyol had 56% of the possession and only one of their 12 total attempts on goal were successful. Martin Braithwaite was the lone performer for Espanyol to register a goal (87′).
Real Valladolid, their adversaries, made 15 total attempts, five on goal, with two of them being successful. Real Valladolid scored goals through Iván Sánchez (25′) and lvaro Aguado (62′).
In their last six meetings, Espanyol has scored a total of eight goals. Additionally, Espanyol has scored in each and every one of those contests.
They have witnessed 10 goals scored by their rivals during that period. We’ll just have to wait and see if this pattern continues in this game.
Real Madrid vs Espanyol – Betting Analysis
Examining their most recent head-to-head matches, which date back to January 27, 2019, we see that Real Madrid has won five, Espanyol one, and there have been no ties.
They combined to score 20 goals in these encounters, with Los Blancos scoring 15 of them and Periquitos scoring 5. That equals 3.33 goals per game on average.
The prior league match between these teams occurred on La Liga Match Day 3 on August 28, 2022, with the final score being Espanyol 1-3 Real Madrid.
Espanyol had 36% control on that particular day and only one of their four shots on goal were on goal. Joselu was the only man for them to score (43′).
At the other end, Real Madrid managed 19 total attempts, seven on goal with three of them on target. Karim Benzema (88′, 100′) and Vinicius Jnior (12′) both tallied. Mario Melero López served as the umpire for the game.
All things considered, Espanyol will undoubtedly be able to get past this Real Madrid team’s defense, but that won’t likely be enough to avoid a loss.
What are the best odds for this match?
Regarding the current betting odds in the win-draw-win market, the win for Real Madrid can be had for 1.24, backing the draw is 6.75 and staking on a victory for Espanyol gets you 13.5. They are the best of the prices that can be secured at the moment.
Real Madrid vs Espanyol – Head-to-Head
Our Prediction: Home to Win
Recommended Predictions
