Atletico Madrid v Espanyol result

Full-time · Atletico Madrid 4–2 Espanyol

La Liga · Sat, 21 Feb 2026 20:00 GMT

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Atletico Madrid · Espanyol · Head-to-head

Atletico Madrid 4–2 Espanyol — Atletico Madrid won this La Liga match.

Match report, in numbers

What xG said

xG said Atletico Madrid: 3.29 to 1.05 in expected goals, from 18 shots to 8, ahead on xG from the 32nd minute (per-shot expected goals for this match).

The result

Atletico Madrid beat Espanyol 4–2 in La Liga on Saturday 21 February. Espanyol are winless in their last eight matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 1–1 at half-time. The goals — Espanyol: Jofre Carreras (6’) and Edu Expósito (80’); Atletico Madrid: Alexander Sørloth (21’, assisted by Marcos Llorente; 72’, assisted by Matteo Ruggeri), Giuliano Simeone (49’, assisted by Alex Baena) and Ademola Lookman (58’, assisted by Matteo Ruggeri).

Discipline

A. Ruiz showed one yellow card — against 3.9 yellows a game across the last 10 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Espanyol: Cyril Ngonge (83’).

What it changes

Atletico Madrid stay fourth after this result (25 league matches played).

Espanyol stay sixth after this result (25 league matches played).

It is Atletico Madrid’s first win over Espanyol since 17 April 2022, after five meetings without one (the 6 prior meetings TACTIX holds). Espanyol have scored in five consecutive matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Matteo Ruggeri (Atletico Madrid) 9.1, Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid) 9.0 and Johnny Cardoso (Atletico Madrid) 6.2 led the match.

Next up

Atletico Madrid next travel to VfB Stuttgart on 20 October 2026.

Espanyol next travel to Racing Santander on 24 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Atletico Madrid: VfB Stuttgart v Atletico Madrid, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Espanyol: Racing Santander v Espanyol, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Atletico Madrid 4–2 Espanyol · La Liga
Referee: A. Ruiz
Head-to-head (last 6): Atletico Madrid 1 · draws 4 · Espanyol 1 · 2.67 goals/game
Recent form: Atletico Madrid 2W 1D 2L · Espanyol 0W 1D 4L

Atletico Madrid 4–2 Espanyol (La Liga): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2 / 1.13

Goals

against 1.13 / 2.13 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

7.5 / 4.75

Corners

against 3.75 / 4.25 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

5.75 / 3.88

Shots on target

against 4.88 / 4.88 · 4 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

2.25 / 2.25

Cards

against 1.75 / 1.88 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

3.9 yellows

Referee · A. Ruiz

1.8 home / 2.1 away

over 10 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 18 February 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 18 February 2026. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Atletico Madrid for / against	Line	Espanyol for / against
Goals scored	2 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.13 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	7.5 for · 3.75 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	4.75 for · 4.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	13.75 for · 10.88 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	12.63 for · 11.5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	5.75 for · 4.88 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	3.88 for · 4.88 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.38 for · 7.5 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	10.75 for · 13.25 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.25 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.25 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: A. Ruiz — 3.9 yellow cards a game, 0.4 red cards, 23.4 fouls over 10 matches (1.8 to the home side, 2.1 to the away side).

Home 1.8Away 2.1

Atletico Madrid

Atletico Madrid — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Rodrigo Mendoza n 8	44.5	2.3 6/2	2 5/2	—
Alex Baena n 8	45.6	2.2 5/2	1 4/0	Pol Lozano
Marcos Llorente n 8	75.4	2.1 8/5	0.6 4/0	—
Johnny Cardoso n 8	56.9	1.8 4/3	1 4/1	Pol Lozano
Robin Le Normand n 8	30.5	1.8 4/1	1.1 2/1	—

Atletico Madrid — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Alexander Sørloth n 8	53.9	4 7/6	2.7 6/3
N. González n 8	46.3	3.4 6/4	1.5 4/2
Antoine Griezmann n 8	54.5	2.5 6/3	1.7 5/3
Julián Alvarez n 8	69.1	2.1 6/5	1.1 4/3
Ademola Lookman n 8	49.8	1.8 5/2	0.9 4/0

Atletico Madrid — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Ademola Lookman n 8	49.8	0.7 3/0	0.7 3/0
Antoine Griezmann n 8	54.5	0.6 3/0	0.2 1/0
Julián Alvarez n 8	69.1	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0
Thiago Almada n 8	41.1	0.5 2/0	0 0/0
Pablo Barrios n 8	61.4	0 0/0	0.4 2/0

Atletico Madrid — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Johnny Cardoso n 8	56.9	4.2 6/4
Pablo Barrios n 8	61.4	2.9 5/3
Matteo Ruggeri n 8	73	2.2 7/3
Koke n 8	66.1	2 7/4
Dávid Hancko n 8	84.4	1.9 7/5

Atletico Madrid — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Jan Oblak n 8	90	3 6/4

Espanyol

Espanyol — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Antoniu Roca n 8	22.4	3.5 6/1	2 4/0	—
José Salinas n 8	39.5	2.3 5/3	1.7 3/2	—
C. Pickel n 8	29.1	2.3 5/1	0.4 1/0	—
Pol Lozano n 8	67.8	2.2 6/4	1.5 5/3	Johnny Cardoso
Kike García n 8	38.5	2 4/2	2.9 5/2	—

Espanyol — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Kike García n 8	38.5	3.2 6/3	1.8 4/1
C. Ngonge n 8	41.6	2.2 6/2	0.8 2/1
Javi Puado n 8	62.5	2 4/2	1.1 3/2
C. Pickel n 8	29.1	1.9 2/1	0 0/0
Jofre Carreras n 8	48.9	1.6 3/2	0.5 2/0

Espanyol — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Ramón Terrats n 8	30.4	0.4 1/0	0.4 1/0
Kike García n 8	38.5	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
T. Dolan n 8	55.8	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
Carlos Romero n 8	89.1	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
C. Ngonge n 8	41.6	0 0/0	0.3 1/0

Espanyol — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Carlos Romero n 8	89.1	4.4 8/8
T. Dolan n 8	55.8	3.4 6/4
Edu Expósito n 8	66.8	2.7 6/4
Ramón Terrats n 8	30.4	2.6 3/3
O. El Hilali n 8	85.8	2.5 8/6

Espanyol — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Dmitrović n 8	90	2.8 6/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Atletico Madrid		Espanyol
61%	Possession	39%
3.12	Expected goals (xG)	1.06
18	Shots	8
9	Shots on target	2
6	Shots off target	3
3	Blocked shots	3
16	Shots inside the box	5
5	Corners	3
0	Offsides	2
8	Fouls	10
0	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
0	Saves	4
662	Passes	415
86%	Pass accuracy	78%

Atletico Madrid player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
Jan Oblak	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.9
Marc Pubill	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.2
Dávid Hancko	90	0	0	1	1	0	0	7.2
Matteo Ruggeri	90	0	2	1	0	3	1	8.3
Johnny Cardoso	90	0	0	0	0	0	5	7.5
Alexander Sørloth	90	2	0	3	2	1	0	8.9
Giuliano Simeone	84	1	0	1	1	0	1	7.6
Marcos Llorente	74	0	1	0	0	2	0	7.7
Antoine Griezmann	74	0	0	4	3	2	1	6.9
Alex Baena	61	0	1	2	0	5	0	7.3
Ademola Lookman	61	1	0	2	1	0	0	6.9
Koke sub	29	0	0	0	0	1	1	6.9
Julián Alvarez sub	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Nahuel Molina sub	16	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.7
Thiago Almada sub	16	0	0	1	1	1	0	6.7
Robin Le Normand sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6

Espanyol player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Dmitrović	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.5
O. El Hilali	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	5.9
Fernando Calero	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.3
L. Cabrera	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	5.9
Carlos Romero	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.5
Urko González	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
Jofre Carreras	77	1	2	1	0	0	0	6.9
T. Dolan	70	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
Pol Lozano	70	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Kike García	70	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.6
C. Riedel	57	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.3
Ramón Terrats sub	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Edu Expósito sub	20	1	2	1	1	1	0	7.9
C. Ngonge sub	20	0	1	0	0	0	Y	6.5
Roberto Fernández sub	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Pere Milla sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Atletico Madrid v Espanyol — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Atletico MadridWLWLD

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 2.4 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

EspanyolLLLLD

Last 5: 0W 1D 4L · 1.2 scored / 2.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Atletico Madrid 1 · 4 draws · Espanyol 1 · 2.67 goals/game

2025-08-17 Espanyol 2–1 Atletico Madrid
2025-03-29 Espanyol 1–1 Atletico Madrid
2024-08-28 Atletico Madrid 0–0 Espanyol
2023-05-24 Espanyol 3–3 Atletico Madrid
2022-11-06 Atletico Madrid 1–1 Espanyol
2022-04-17 Atletico Madrid 2–1 Espanyol

League standing · 2025/26

Atletico Madrid#4 pos69 pts38 pl+18 GD

Espanyol#11 pos46 pts38 pl-12 GD

Goals per game

Atletico Madrid scored1.63

Espanyol scored1.13

Atletico Madrid conceded1.16

Espanyol conceded1.45

Shot map and expected goals

Atletico Madrid 3.29 xG from 18 shots, Espanyol 1.05 from 8. Every mark is one shot, placed where it was taken and sized by the chance it had of becoming a goal. Filled marks with a white ring are goals.

Atletico Madrid (attacking right)Espanyol (attacking left)mark size = expected goals

Team	Shots	Goals	xG
Atletico Madrid	18	4	3.29
Espanyol	8	2	1.05

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What is the head-to-head record between Atletico Madrid and Espanyol?: In their last 6 meetings, Atletico Madrid won 1, Espanyol won 1 and there were 4 draws, averaging 2.67 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Atletico Madrid and Espanyol?: Recent form — Atletico Madrid 2W 1D 2L; Espanyol 0W 1D 4L.

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