La Liga Gameweek 34 Sun, May 3 2026 · 20:00 RCDE Stadium, Cornella de Llobregat
Espanyol
0–2 Full time · HT 0–0 xG 1.16 – 1.75
Real Madrid
  • 55’, 66’ Vinícius
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Real Madrid beat Espanyol

Real Madrid entered as clear favourites and won 2–0 through two Vinícius goals. Real Madrid finished with the higher xG (1.75 vs 1.16). On the chances created, Espanyol deserved more: 1.0 expected points against the 0 points they took.

Espanyol17%
Draw22%
Real Madrid ✓62%

Model vs reality

Espanyol goals
0
Model 0.97 · xG 1.16
Real Madrid goals
2
Model 2.05 · xG 1.75
Total goals
2
Model 3.03 · xG 2.91
Score 0–2
10%
Most likely 0–2 (10%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 58%
Both scored
No
Model 55%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchViníciusReal Madrid · 2 goals
10.0
  • RefereeJesus Gil Manzano
  • VenueRCDE Stadium
  • Table before kick-offEspanyol 12th · Real Madrid 2nd

Timeline

  1. ⇄ Fran GarcíaFor F. Mendy
    14’
  2. Brahim DíazYellow card · Roughing
    22’
  3. ViníciusYellow card · Holding
    23’
  4. O. El HilaliYellow card · Roughing
    26’
  5. Edu ExpósitoYellow card · Holding
    45+2’
  6. Half time · 0–0
  7. T. Alexander-ArnoldYellow card
    50’
  8. ⇄ Franco MastantuonoFor Thiago Pitarch
    53’
  9. ⇄ Gonzalo GarcíaFor Brahim Díaz
    53’
  10. Vinícius 0–1Assist Gonzalo García
    55’
  11. ⇄ Antoniu RocaFor Rubén Sánchez
    61’
  12. ⇄ C. PickelFor Edu Expósito
    61’
  13. Vinícius 0–2Assist J. Bellingham
    66’
  14. ⇄ Jofre CarrerasFor Ramon Terrats
    73’
  15. ⇄ Kike GarcíaFor R. Fernández Jaén
    73’
  16. ⇄ Pere MillaFor T. Dolan
    73’
  17. Gonzalo GarcíaYellow card · Foul
    75’
  18. ⇄ E. CamavingaFor A. Tchouaméni
    83’
  19. ⇄ César PalaciosFor Vinícius
    84’
  20. Urko GonzálezYellow card · Roughing
    85’
  21. Full time · 0–2

Team stats

Espanyol17 shots · 10 in box, 7 outside
Real Madrid15 shots · 11 in box, 4 outside
EspanyolReal Madrid
35% Possession 65%
1.16 Expected goals (xG) 1.75
0.99 Expected points (xPts) 1.77
17 Shots 15
3 Shots on target 5
8 Shots off target 5
6 Blocked shots 5
10 Shots inside the box 11
7 Shots outside the box 4
304 Passes 595
80% Pass accuracy 91%
5 Corners 6
2 Goalkeeper saves 3
19 Fouls 15
1 Offsides 2
3 Yellow cards 4
0 Red cards 0
6.56 Team rating 7.32

Line-ups

Espanyol 4-2-3-1

136.7 M. Dmitrović(G)
226.9 Carlos Romero 66.2 L. Cabrera 56.3 F. Calero Villa 236.5 O. El Hilali
87.0 Edu Expósito ↓61’ 46.3 Urko González
246.7 T. Dolan ↓73’ 146.2 Ramon Terrats ↓73’ 26.6 Rubén Sánchez ↓61’
96.9 R. Fernández Jaén ↓73’
  • 13M. Dmitrović (G)6.7
  • 22Carlos Romero6.9
  • 6L. Cabrera6.2
  • 5F. Calero Villa6.3
  • 23O. El Hilali6.5
  • 8Edu Expósito↓61’7.0
  • 4Urko González6.3
  • 24T. Dolan↓73’6.7
  • 14Ramon Terrats↓73’6.2
  • 2Rubén Sánchez↓61’6.6
  • 9R. Fernández Jaén↓73’6.9

Substitutes used

  • 18C. Pickel↑61’6.3
  • 20Antoniu Roca↑61’6.9
  • 11Pere Milla↑73’6.3
  • 17Jofre Carreras↑73’6.9
  • 19Kike García↑73’6.3

Unused: Ángel Fortuño, José Salinas, C. Riedel, Miguel Rubio, Ferran Gomez, Lluc Castell, Alex Almansa

Real Madrid 4-2-3-1

137.3 A. Lunin(G)
236.3 F. Mendy ↓14’ 247.7 D. Huijsen 227.2 A. Rüdiger 126.9 T. Alexander-Arnold
147.3 A. Tchouaméni ↓83’ 456.7 Thiago Pitarch ↓53’
216.3 Brahim Díaz ↓53’ 57.7 J. Bellingham A 86.9 F. Valverde
710.0★ Vinícius ↓84’
  • 13A. Lunin (G)7.3
  • 23F. Mendy↓14’6.3
  • 24D. Huijsen7.7
  • 22A. Rüdiger7.2
  • 12T. Alexander-Arnold6.9
  • 14A. Tchouaméni↓83’7.3
  • 45Thiago Pitarch↓53’6.7
  • 21Brahim Díaz↓53’6.3
  • 5J. BellinghamA7.7
  • 8F. Valverde6.9
  • 7Vinícius ★↓84’10.0

Substitutes used

  • 20Fran García↑14’6.9
  • 16Gonzalo GarcíaA↑53’6.2
  • 30Franco Mastantuono↑53’6.7
  • 6E. Camavinga↑83’6.7
  • 38César Palacios↑84’6.3

Unused: Fran González, Sergio Mestre, Álvaro Fernández, Raúl Asencio, D. Alaba, David Jiménez

Player stats

Top rated
ViníciusReal Madrid10.0
2nd
D. HuijsenReal Madrid7.7
3rd
J. BellinghamReal Madrid7.7

Espanyol

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
M. Dmitrović G 90 0 0 2 sv 0 71% 17 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.7
Carlos Romero D 90 0 0 2 (1) 2 90% 31 1 0 2/3 0/0 6.9
L. Cabrera D 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 80% 35 0 1 0/0 2/0 6.2
F. Calero Villa D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 95% 39 0 1 0/0 4/1 6.3
O. El Hilali D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 82% 38 1 1 0/0 3/2 6.5
Edu Expósito M 61 0 0 1 (1) 2 77% 30 1 2 2/3 2/0 7.0
Urko González M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 32 1 1 1/1 4/3 6.3
T. Dolan M 73 0 0 0 (0) 3 79% 14 1 0 1/1 2/2 6.7
Ramon Terrats M 73 0 0 2 (0) 1 78% 18 0 1 0/1 1/0 6.2
Rubén Sánchez D 61 0 0 2 (0) 2 42% 12 1 0 1/2 0/1 6.6
R. Fernández Jaén F 73 0 0 2 (0) 0 83% 12 1 0 0/0 0/2 6.9
C. Pickel M 29 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 7 1 0 0/0 1/0 6.3
Antoniu Roca F 29 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 8 2 1 2/2 0/0 6.9
Pere Milla M 17 0 0 0 (0) 2 100% 3 0 1 0/1 0/0 6.3
Jofre Carreras F 17 0 0 0 (0) 1 50% 4 1 0 1/1 0/2 6.9
Kike García F 17 0 0 1 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3

Real Madrid

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
A. Lunin G 90 0 0 3 sv 0 90% 40 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.3
F. Mendy D 14 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 11 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
D. Huijsen D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 92% 92 0 0 0/0 1/0 7.7
A. Rüdiger D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 95% 60 0 0 0/1 1/0 7.2
T. Alexander-Arnold D 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 89% 65 0 1 1/2 3/0 6.9
A. Tchouaméni M 83 0 0 1 (0) 0 91% 70 3 5 0/0 1/1 7.3
Thiago Pitarch M 53 0 0 0 (0) 1 92% 36 2 1 0/0 0/1 6.7
Brahim Díaz M 53 0 0 1 (0) 0 84% 25 0 1 0/0 1/0 6.3
J. Bellingham M 90 0 1 0 (0) 1 93% 60 1 0 3/6 1/4 7.7
F. Valverde M 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 94% 50 0 0 1/1 1/0 6.9
Vinícius F 84 2 0 2 (2) 3 87% 31 0 0 2/2 3/8 10.0
Fran García D 76 0 0 0 (0) 1 85% 20 3 0 0/1 0/1 6.9
Gonzalo García F 37 0 1 2 (0) 1 40% 5 0 0 0/1 2/0 6.2
Franco Mastantuono M 37 0 0 1 (1) 0 94% 17 0 0 1/1 0/2 6.7
E. Camavinga M 7 0 0 0 (0) 0 83% 6 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
César Palacios M 6 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 4 1 0 0/0 1/1 6.3

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.