Ace Football previews the LaLiga round 5 match between Real Madrid and Espanyol and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
When Espanyol come to Estadio Santiago Bernabeu for the LaLiga match on Saturday, Real Madrid will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Real Madrid have piled up 12 points from the first four matches played. This puts them at number 1 in the LaLiga table, with Espanyol having two points less to show off. This qualifies the latter to a ranking as number 3.
Form: Real Madrid vs Espanyol
Real Madrid Form
In their last three outings, Real Madrid won 2-1 against Mallorca, beat Real Sociedad by 1-2 and hammered Marseille 2-1. Real Madrid have been nothing short of fabulous at their home ground in the six most recent LaLiga matches here. They quite simply claimed a maximum 18 points, scoring 11 while conceding four goals. Naturally, this is the best points total in the LaLiga across the last six games.
Espanyol Form
Espanyol went unbeaten through their last three matches, which began with a 2-2 draw against Real Sociedad. A 1-0 win against Osasuna followed, before they beat Mallorca by 3-2. Espanyol managed to win just once in their past six away games in the LaLiga. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring nine time and letting in seven.
Betting stats for Real Madrid and Espanyol
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Real Madrid and Espanyol. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- Real Madrid have won the last 7 matches in a row in the LaLiga and the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Real Madrid have won 6 of the last 7 matches in the LaLiga while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- Real Madrid have won the last 4 home matches in a row in the LaLiga while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- In 11 of the last 13 Real Madrid matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Real Madrid have won 6 of the last 7 matches in the LaLiga while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 5 of the last 6 Espanyol matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Espanyol matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Espanyol matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Espanyol matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
In-form players: Real Madrid vs Espanyol
Real Madrid against Espanyol is also a battle between Kylian Mbappe and Pere Milla with both in decent form. The former scored seven while the latter has four LaLiga goals in their last six games respectively.
Popular markets: Real Madrid vs Espanyol
Full-time result
Real Madrid won nine of their last 10 matches on home soil, while drawing one in a run that saw them avoid defeat in front of their home supporters. Espanyol won three of their last 10 away games across all tournaments, whilst also drawing four and losing three. Real Madrid have no less than 7 wins on the bounce. Espanyol remained unbeaten in their last 5 games on the bounce. Real Madrid have beaten Espanyol in 11 consecutive home league meetings
Both teams to score
Real Madrid scored the first goal of the game an impressive eight times out of the last ten games. Espanyol scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Real Madrid managed to open the scoreline in no less than eight of their previous 10 games. Their opponent from Espanyol performed a similar feat as they scored the opener in seven of their last 10 games. Real Madrid have scored in 24 consecutive home meetings with Espanyol.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of Real Madrid’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Espanyol, who scored 1.7 times on average in these matches. Real Madrid scored at least one goal in their last 20 matches.
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