Espanyol v Atletico Madrid result

Full-time · Espanyol 3–3 Atletico Madrid

La Liga · Wed, 24 May 2023 21:00 BST · RCDE Stadium

Updated 9 May 2026, 04:54 UK · refreshed continuously

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Espanyol 3–3 Atletico Madrid — this La Liga match was drawn.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Espanyol and Atletico Madrid drew 3–3 at RCDE Stadium in La Liga on Wednesday 24 May. Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: Espanyol out-shot Atletico Madrid 26 to 16 and created the better chances, 3.11 xG to 2.29 (the provider’s expected goals for this match). Context.

The goals

Atletico Madrid led 2–0 at half-time and were pegged back. The goals — Atletico Madrid: S. Niguez (21’, assisted by Hermoso), Antoine Griezmann (44’) and Y. Carrasco (46’); Espanyol: C. Montes (64’, assisted by Aleix Vidal), Joselu (76’ pen) and Vinicius Souza (79’, assisted by Aleix Vidal).

Discipline

The bookings — Espanyol: Aleix Vidal (66’) and Vinicius Souza (80’); Atletico Madrid: I. Grbić (75’), Carlos Martín (89’) and J. Giménez (90+4’).

What it changes

With six goals it was the highest-scoring match of round 36, across 10 matches. Espanyol have scored in six consecutive matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, S. Niguez (Atletico Madrid) 12.1, Joselu (Espanyol) 8.8 and Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) 6.9 led the match.

Next up

Espanyol next travel to Racing Santander on 24 October 2026.

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

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

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

The numbers

Result: Espanyol 3–3 Atletico Madrid · La Liga
Venue: RCDE Stadium · Cornella de Llobregat
Referee: Mario Melero
Head-to-head (last 6): Espanyol 1 · draws 2 · Atletico Madrid 3 · 2.83 goals/game
Recent form: Espanyol 2W 0D 3L · Atletico Madrid 4W 0D 1L

Espanyol 3–3 Atletico Madrid (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 9 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.38 / 2.5

Goals

against 2.13 / 1 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.83 / 4.33

Corners

against 5.33 / 6.67 · 1 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 6 matches

5.33 / 6

Shots on target

against 6.5 / 3 · 5 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 6 matches

2.67 / 0.67

Cards

against 2.5 / 1.5 · 4 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 6 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 21 May 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 21 May 2023. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Espanyol for / against	Line	Atletico Madrid for / against
Goals scored	1.38 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2.5 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.83 for · 5.33 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	4.33 for · 6.67 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	12.67 for · 16.83 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	15.5 for · 11.5 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	5.33 for · 6.5 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	6 for · 3 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.5 for · 13 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	7.67 for · 11.17 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	2.67 for · 2.5 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	0.67 for · 1.5 against n 6 Last 5

Espanyol

Espanyol — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 May 2023. 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
Vinicius Souza n 8	61	2.8 6/4	0.9 4/1	—
Aleix Vidal n 8	46	2 5/2	1.7 6/1	—
Óscar Gil n 8	81.1	1.9 8/4	1 4/2	—
Rubén Sánchez n 8	58.4	1.9 6/3	1 5/0	—
R. Pierre-Gabriel n 8	30.8	1.8 3/1	1.1 3/0	—

Espanyol — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Joselu n 8	90	2.5 8/6	1.1 6/2
Nico Melamed n 8	53.6	2.3 4/3	1.5 4/2
Edu Expósito n 8	11.1	2 2/0	0 0/0
Martin Braithwaite n 8	84.4	1.9 8/3	1.1 6/2
Javi Puado n 8	61.1	1.8 5/3	1.3 5/2

Espanyol — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Javi Puado n 8	61.1	0.6 3/0	0.2 1/0
Martin Braithwaite n 8	84.4	0.5 3/1	0.1 1/0
Joselu n 8	90	0.5 4/0	0 0/0
Brian Oliván n 8	65.3	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
Vinicius Souza n 8	61	0 0/0	0.2 1/0

Espanyol — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
R. Pierre-Gabriel n 8	30.8	4.4 5/3
Simo n 5	17.8	3 2/1
Rubén Sánchez n 8	58.4	2.9 8/4
Denis Suárez n 8	53.5	2.9 5/3
Vinicius Souza n 8	61	2.8 5/4

Espanyol — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Fernando Pacheco n 8	90	3.9 7/5

Atletico Madrid

Atletico Madrid — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 May 2023. 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
Carlos Martín n 3	5.7	5.3 1/0	0 0/0	—
A. Correa n 8	28.6	2 3/2	1.6 4/0	—
G. Kondogbia n 8	49	1.8 5/1	2.3 5/3	—
S. Niguez n 8	26.1	1.7 4/0	0.4 1/0	—
Marcos Llorente n 8	70.6	1.6 6/4	0.2 1/0	—

Atletico Madrid — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Carlos Martín n 3	5.7	5.3 1/0	5.3 1/0
Álvaro Morata n 8	64.5	3.5 6/5	1.7 5/4
M. Depay n 8	47.3	3.1 5/4	1.7 4/2
Antoine Griezmann n 8	89	2.3 8/5	1.3 7/3
S. Niguez n 8	26.1	1.7 2/1	0.4 1/0

Atletico Madrid — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Antoine Griezmann n 8	89	0.4 2/1	0.6 3/2
Y. Carrasco n 8	78.9	0.6 4/0	0.3 2/0
R. de Paul n 8	69.8	0.2 1/0	0.6 4/0
A. Correa n 8	28.6	0.8 2/0	0 0/0
Marcos Llorente n 8	70.6	0.2 1/0	0.5 3/0

Atletico Madrid — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
G. Kondogbia n 8	49	4.1 8/5
S. Niguez n 8	26.1	3.4 4/2
T. Lemar n 8	53.1	2.8 7/5
M. Doherty n 8	54.9	2.1 5/2
A. Witsel n 8	61.3	2 4/3

Atletico Madrid — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
I. Grbić n 8	90.8	2.2 6/4
Jan Oblak n 8	90	1.6 4/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Espanyol		Atletico Madrid
45%	Possession	55%
3.11	Expected goals (xG)	2.29
26	Shots	16
13	Shots on target	7
3	Shots off target	6
10	Blocked shots	3
17	Shots inside the box	11
16	Corners	1
4	Offsides	4
6	Fouls	9
2	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
4	Saves	10
435	Passes	583
84%	Pass accuracy	88%

Espanyol player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Fernando Pacheco	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
C. Montes	90	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.7
L. Cabrera	90	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	6.9
Darder	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.9
Joselu	90	1	0	5	5	1	1	0	7
Nico Melamed	90	0	0	3	2	4	2	0	7.3
Brian Oliván	78	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.6
Javi Puado	78	0	0	3	2	2	0	0	7.2
Denis Suárez	56	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	7
Óscar Gil	55	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
Fernando Calero	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Vinicius Souza sub	45	1	0	1	1	1	1	Y	6.9
Aleix Vidal sub	35	0	2	0	0	5	0	Y	8.2
Edu Expósito sub	34	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	7.3
Adrià Pedrosa sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Martin Braithwaite sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Atletico Madrid player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
I. Grbić	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	8.2
Nahuel Molina	90	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	6.2
A. Witsel	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.7
J. Giménez	90	0	0	0	0	0	5	Y	7.5
Hermoso	90	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	7.3
S. Niguez	90	1	0	2	2	1	6	0	8.2
Antoine Griezmann	90	1	0	5	2	3	0	0	7.5
Y. Carrasco	88	1	0	2	2	3	0	0	6.9
Koke	88	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	6.9
A. Correa	78	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	6.7
R. de Paul	77	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	7
Pablo Barrios sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Carlos Martín sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6.7
Reguilón sub	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	–
G. Kondogbia sub	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

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

Recent form

EspanyolLWLLW

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1.8 scored / 2.4 conceded per game

Atletico MadridWWWLW

Last 5: 4W 0D 1L · 3.2 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Espanyol 1 · 2 draws · Atletico Madrid 3 · 2.83 goals/game

2022-11-06 Atletico Madrid 1–1 Espanyol
2022-04-17 Atletico Madrid 2–1 Espanyol
2021-09-12 Espanyol 1–2 Atletico Madrid
2020-03-01 Espanyol 1–1 Atletico Madrid
2019-11-10 Atletico Madrid 3–1 Espanyol
2019-05-04 Espanyol 3–0 Atletico Madrid

League standing · 2022/23

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Espanyol#19 pos37 pts38 pl-17 GD

Atletico Madrid#3 pos77 pts38 pl+37 GD

Goals per game

Espanyol scored1.37

Atletico Madrid scored1.84

Espanyol conceded1.82

Atletico Madrid conceded0.87

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What is the head-to-head record between Espanyol and Atletico Madrid?: In their last 6 meetings, Espanyol won 1, Atletico Madrid won 3 and there were 2 draws, averaging 2.83 goals per game.
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