Real Madrid vs Espanyol

Real Madrid have won 24 and drawn three of their last 27 home games against Espanyol in LaLiga, winning the last 10, the best unbeaten run and winning streak at home against Espanyol in their history in the competition.

Espanyol have lost 108 of their 178 matches against Real Madrid in LaLiga (W37 D33), the highest number of defeats suffered by any team against another in the history of the competition.

Real Madrid have scored in each of their last 43 home matches against Espanyol in LaLiga (115 goals in total, an average of 2.7 per match). Only FC Barcelona against Celta Vigo between 1942 and 2014 (45) have achieved a longer scoring streak at home against an opponent in the history of the competition.

Real Madrid have won their first four matches of a LaLiga season for the 14th time in history. The Whites have lifted the title in six of the last nine campaigns in which they won their opening four league games (1961/62, 1962/63, 1968/69, 1987/88, 2016/17 and 2023/24).

Espanyol have not lost any of their last five LaLiga games (W4 D1), scoring at least two goals in four of them, having lost each of their previous five in the competition – it is their best start to a LaLiga campaign after four games (10 points, W3 D1) since 1995/96 (12 points, W4).