Espanyol vs Real Madrid

Only Athletic Club (5) have conceded fewer goals than Real Madrid (6, level with PSG and Lens) during the first half of their matches in Europe’s big five leagues this season.

Real Madrid have ended a run of 31 away games in LaLiga scoring at least one goal. It was their best run since one of 35 games between January 2016 and October 2017.

Espanyol have scored 10 points from their last seven LaLiga games (W2 D4 L1) after scoring only six points from their previous 10 games in the competition (W2 L8).

Espanyol have won two of their last five home games against Real Madrid in LaLiga (L3), having managed just one win in their previous 11 home games against them in the competition (W1 D1 L9). 

Real Madrid have won 108 of their 177 meetings with Espanyol in LaLiga (D33 L36), a record number of wins by any team against another in the history of the competition.

Real Madrid have scored in 33 of their last 34 LaLiga games against Espanyol (90 goals overall, 2.6 per game), winning 17 of their last 19 league games (L2).

Espanyol have lost only one of their last six LaLiga matches (W1 D4 L1), having lost eight of their previous 10 games in the competition (W2).

Real Madrid have collected 49 points after 21 games played in LaLiga 2024/25. Only in one of the 15 seasons with at least 49 points at this stage of the competition (counting three points per win) in which they were sole leaders did they fail to win the title: 2nd in 2014/15.