Espanyol v Real Madrid result

Full-time · Espanyol 1–0 Real Madrid

La Liga · Sat, 01 Feb 2025 20:00 GMT · RCDE Stadium

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:56 UK · refreshed continuously

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

Espanyol 1–0 Real Madrid — Espanyol won this La Liga match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Espanyol beat Real Madrid 1–0 at RCDE Stadium in La Liga on Saturday 1 February. It is Espanyol’s first win over Real Madrid since 3 October 2021, after four meetings without one (the 6 prior meetings TACTIX holds).

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals — Espanyol: Carlos Romero (85’, assisted by Omar El Hilali).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: Real Madrid out-shot Espanyol 21 to 5 and created the better chances, 1.33 xG to 0.31 (the provider’s expected goals for this match). Context.

Discipline

The bookings — Espanyol: Carlos Romero (61’) and Marash Kumbulla (90’).

What it changes

Espanyol have scored 40 goals, the eighth-fewest (shared) of the 20 clubs (2024/25 so far, after 38 games). Espanyol have conceded 51 goals, the 10th-most (shared) of the 20 clubs.

Real Madrid have scored 78 goals, the second-most of the 20 clubs (2024/25 so far, after 38 games). Real Madrid have conceded 38 goals, the third-fewest of the 20 clubs.

Espanyol are unbeaten in their last four matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Omar El Hilali (Espanyol) 6.5, Joan García (Espanyol) 5.8 and Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) 4.8 led the match.

Head-to-head

Real Madrid are unbeaten in the last four meetings with Espanyol.

Next up

Espanyol next travel to Athletic Club on 22 November 2026.

Real Madrid next host Celta Vigo on 22 November 2026.

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

Next for Espanyol: Athletic Club v Espanyol, Sunday 22 November — the preview. Next for Real Madrid: Real Madrid v Celta Vigo, Sunday 22 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Espanyol 1–0 Real Madrid · La Liga
Venue: RCDE Stadium · Cornella de Llobregat
Referee: Alejandro Muñiz
Head-to-head (last 6): Espanyol 1 · draws 0 · Real Madrid 5 · 3.5 goals/game
Recent form: Espanyol 1W 3D 1L · Real Madrid 5W 0D 0L

Espanyol 1–0 Real 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 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

0.63 / 3.38

Goals

against 1 / 1.13 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.43 / 7.4

Corners

against 4.57 / 3 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 5 matches

2.71 / 7

Shots on target

against 4 / 4 · 1 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 5 matches

2.86 / 2.4

Cards

against 2 / 2.4 · 4 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 29 January 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 29 January 2025. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. 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	Real Madrid for / against
Goals scored	0.63 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	3.38 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.43 for · 4.57 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	7.4 for · 3 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	10 for · 13.57 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	18.4 for · 11.6 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	2.71 for · 4 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	7 for · 4 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	14.14 for · 13.57 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	12 for · 11.2 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	2.86 for · 2 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	2.4 for · 2.4 against n 5 Last 5

Espanyol

Espanyol Goalkeeper

Espanyol — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
Joan García	21	901890 min	753.6 /90	331.6 /90	10 /90

Espanyol — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Espanyol before kick-off, to 29 January 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Joan García n 8	90	2.8 6/5

Espanyol Defensive

Espanyol — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
O. El Hilali	20	881752 min	663.4 /90	211.1 /90	70.4 /90	1095.6 /90	331.7 /90	70.4 /90
Marash Kumbulla	19	821554 min	241.4 /90	150.9 /90	211.2 /90	875 /90	221.3 /90	50.3 /90
L. Cabrera	17	851440 min	241.5 /90	161 /90	100.6 /90	714.4 /90	110.7 /90	20.1 /90
Carlos Romero	17	661118 min	342.7 /90	90.7 /90	20.2 /90	534.3 /90	171.4 /90	40.3 /90
Álvaro Tejero	16	651046 min	100.9 /90	90.8 /90	10.1 /90	353 /90	110.9 /90	20.2 /90
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Espanyol — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Espanyol before kick-off, to 29 January 2025. 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
Joan García n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0	—
Alex Král n 8	89.9	1.5 8/4	1 6/2	—
O. El Hilali n 8	88.6	2.3 8/6	1 6/2	—
Javi Puado n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0.8 5/1	—
Marash Kumbulla n 8	82	1.1 4/2	0.5 4/0	—
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Espanyol — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Espanyol before kick-off, to 29 January 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Alex Král n 8	89.9	1.5 8/3
O. El Hilali n 8	88.6	3.8 8/6
Javi Puado n 8	90	0.6 3/2
Marash Kumbulla n 8	82	1.6 7/4
Jofre Carreras n 8	66.6	1 3/3
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Espanyol Attacking

Espanyol — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
Javi Puado	19	861638 min	70.4 /90	10.1 /90	301.6 /90	110.6 /90	90.5 /90	100.5 /90
Alejo Véliz	15	57857 min	10.1 /90	00 /90	151.6 /90	50.5 /90	10.1 /90	10.1 /90
W. Cheddira	15	39583 min	10.2 /90	10.2 /90	71.1 /90	30.5 /90	60.9 /90	40.6 /90
I. Cardona	12	46557 min	10.2 /90	10.2 /90	71.1 /90	30.5 /90	81.3 /90	30.5 /90
Roberto Fernández	2	50100 min	10.9 /90	00 /90	10.9 /90	10.9 /90	10.9 /90	21.8 /90
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Espanyol — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Espanyol before kick-off, to 29 January 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Joan García n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Alex Král n 8	89.9	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
O. El Hilali n 8	88.6	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
Javi Puado n 8	90	1.5 6/3	0.5 3/1
Marash Kumbulla n 8	82	0.5 4/0	0.3 2/0
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Espanyol — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Espanyol before kick-off, to 29 January 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Joan García n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Alex Král n 8	89.9	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
O. El Hilali n 8	88.6	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
Javi Puado n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
Marash Kumbulla n 8	82	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
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Real Madrid

Real Madrid Goalkeeper

Real Madrid — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
Thibaut Courtois	26	902340 min	712.7 /90	291.1 /90	00 /90
A. Lunin	5	90450 min	122.4 /90	81.6 /90	00 /90

Real Madrid — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Real Madrid before kick-off, to 29 January 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Thibaut Courtois n 8	90	2.6 7/3
A. Lunin n 8	90	2.8 6/5

Real Madrid Defensive

Real Madrid — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
A. Rüdiger	30	892674 min	280.9 /90	140.5 /90	130.4 /90	842.8 /90	250.8 /90	50.2 /90
A. Tchouaméni	23	831898 min	361.7 /90	321.5 /90	180.9 /90	1004.7 /90	211 /90	40.2 /90
F. Mendy	21	731535 min	221.3 /90	100.6 /90	60.4 /90	412.4 /90	130.8 /90	20.1 /90
Lucas Vázquez	21	731534 min	432.5 /90	140.8 /90	10.1 /90	764.5 /90	171 /90	60.4 /90
Éder Militão	17	771312 min	251.7 /90	171.2 /90	130.9 /90	694.7 /90	221.5 /90	40.3 /90
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Real Madrid — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Real Madrid before kick-off, to 29 January 2025. 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
F. Valverde n 8	89.9	0.5 3/1	0.3 2/0	—
A. Rüdiger n 8	86.8	1 5/1	0.4 3/0	—
Kylian Mbappé n 8	80.9	1 5/1	1.1 4/3	—
J. Bellingham n 8	84	0.7 4/1	3.3 8/8	—
Thibaut Courtois n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0	—
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Real Madrid — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Real Madrid before kick-off, to 29 January 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
F. Valverde n 8	89.9	1.3 6/4
A. Rüdiger n 8	86.8	0.8 4/1
Kylian Mbappé n 8	80.9	0.7 3/2
J. Bellingham n 8	84	1.6 7/2
Rodrygo n 8	79.6	1.3 4/2
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Real Madrid Attacking

Real Madrid — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
Kylian Mbappé	29	832408 min	200.7 /90	30.1 /90	923.4 /90	642.4 /90	341.3 /90	662.5 /90
Rodrygo	26	681765 min	110.6 /90	60.3 /90	371.9 /90	231.2 /90	482.4 /90	422.1 /90
Vinícius Júnior	23	821884 min	150.7 /90	80.4 /90	512.4 /90	281.3 /90	472.2 /90	623 /90
Endrick	4	28111 min	00 /90	00 /90	43.2 /90	21.6 /90	00 /90	21.6 /90
F. Valverde	31	872687 min	60.2 /90	30.1 /90	291 /90	150.5 /90	341.1 /90	120.4 /90
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Real Madrid — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Real Madrid before kick-off, to 29 January 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
F. Valverde n 8	89.9	1 6/1	0.4 3/0
A. Rüdiger n 8	86.8	0.8 5/1	0.3 2/0
Kylian Mbappé n 8	80.9	3.8 7/6	2.5 7/6
J. Bellingham n 8	84	1.6 5/3	0.8 5/1
Thibaut Courtois n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Real Madrid — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Real Madrid before kick-off, to 29 January 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
F. Valverde n 8	89.9	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
A. Rüdiger n 8	86.8	0 0/0	0 0/0
Kylian Mbappé n 8	80.9	1.3 6/2	0.1 1/0
J. Bellingham n 8	84	0.4 3/0	0.5 3/1
Thibaut Courtois n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Espanyol		Real Madrid
24%	Possession	76%
0.31	Expected goals (xG)	1.33
5	Shots	21
2	Shots on target	7
2	Shots off target	8
1	Blocked shots	6
3	Shots inside the box	14
1	Corners	8
0	Offsides	1
14	Fouls	3
2	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
7	Saves	1
242	Passes	793
77%	Pass accuracy	91%

Espanyol Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Joan García	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.6
O. El Hilali	90	0	1	0	0	1	5	0	8
Marash Kumbulla	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	Y	7
L. Cabrera	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.3
Carlos Romero	90	1	0	2	1	0	1	Y	7.6
Pol Lozano	90	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	7
Alex Král	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Javi Puado	83	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.9
Roberto Fernández	73	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
Jofre Carreras	67	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	6.9
Urko González	66	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7
Antoniu Roca sub	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Álvaro Tejero sub	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
Alejo Véliz sub	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
Fernando Calero sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6

Real Madrid Player Stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
Thibaut Courtois	90	0	0	0	0	6.9
A. Tchouaméni	90	1	1	0	0	7
Fran García	90	0	0	2	1	7.2
F. Valverde	90	0	0	0	1	7.7
Rodrygo	90	2	1	3	0	8.2
J. Bellingham	90	5	2	2	1	7.9
Vinícius Júnior	90	3	0	1	0	6.7
Kylian Mbappé	90	3	2	3	2	7.6
Lucas Vázquez	87	0	0	3	0	7.6
Dani Ceballos	80	1	1	1	2	7.7
A. Rüdiger	15	0	0	0	0	6.3
Raúl Asencio sub	75	0	0	0	0	6.7
Brahim Díaz sub	11	0	0	0	0	6.7
L. Modrić sub	10	0	0	0	0	6.5

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

Recent form

EspanyolDLDWD

Last 5: 1W 3D 1L · 1 scored / 1 conceded per game

Real MadridWWWWW

Last 5: 5W 0D 0L · 4 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Espanyol 1 · 0 draws · Real Madrid 5 · 3.5 goals/game

2024-09-21 Real Madrid 4–1 Espanyol
2023-03-11 Real Madrid 3–1 Espanyol
2022-08-28 Espanyol 1–3 Real Madrid
2022-04-30 Real Madrid 4–0 Espanyol
2021-10-03 Espanyol 2–1 Real Madrid
2020-06-28 Espanyol 0–1 Real Madrid

League standing · 2024/25

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Espanyol#14 pos42 pts38 pl-11 GD

Real Madrid#2 pos84 pts38 pl+40 GD

Goals per game

Espanyol scored1.05

Real Madrid scored2.05

Espanyol conceded1.34

Real Madrid conceded1

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What is the head-to-head record between Espanyol and Real Madrid?: In their last 6 meetings, Espanyol won 1, Real Madrid won 5 and there were 0 draws, averaging 3.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Espanyol and Real Madrid?: Recent form — Espanyol 1W 3D 1L; Real Madrid 5W 0D 0L.

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