On Saturday, March 11, Real Madrid will play Espanyol at the Santiago Bernabeu in La Liga. They are looking to get back to winning ways after a series of disappointing results.
Los Blancos have drawn with Atletico Madrid and Real Betis in the league after a 5-2 victory over Liverpool in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 tournaments.
A 1-0 home defeat to Barcelona in the Copa del Rey semifinals was sandwiched between the two deadlocks.
Their campaign has appeared to be headed in the wrong direction in a matter of days. The Blaugrana are currently nine points behind the Spanish champions in the race.
They would have a lot more confidence if they won this weekend, especially since Liverpool will play Madrid on Wednesday, March 15, in the second leg of their European match.
Meanwhile, with 27 points from 24 games, Espanyol is 13th in the standings. Los Periquitos suffered a 2-1 defeat to Real Valladolid on Sunday, March 5, following victories over Elche and Mallorca in consecutive matches.
Real Madrid vs Espanyol Match Details :
- Real Madrid – Espanyol
- Primera Division Spain
- Date – 11/03/2023
- Start time – 13:00 UTC
- Venue: Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain
Real Madrid vs Espanyol Prediction :
Even though Real Madrid is going through a difficult time right now, it seems unlikely that they will lose to a struggling Espayol. At home, Los Blancos are a difficult team to beat, and their record against the Periquitos at the Bernabeu is outstanding.
Prediction: Real Madrid 3-0 Espanyol
Real Madrid vs Espanyol Head to Head :
In La Liga, Real Madrid has won 15 of their last 17 games against Espnayol. The Whites defeated them the most in the competition (106 times) and scored the most goals against them (387 times).
In La Liga, Madrid has scored an average of 2.9 goals per game and kept seven clean sheets in their last eight games against Espanyol at home. Since December 2019, Real Madrid hasn’t lost three or more games in a row in La Liga.
After winning just one of their previous 17 away games in La Liga, Espanyol has won two of their last four. While Espanyol has won twice in their last six games, Madrid has not won in their last three competitive games.
Real Madrid vs Espanyol Team News :
Real Madrid has won three of its last six La Liga games, drawn two, and lost one. While that probably won’t be a terrible run for another group, for a title competitor it is and that is the reason Genuine Madrid is presently nine focuses behind Barcelona in the standings. The team won’t have many more chances to keep up with Barca, so if they want to win the title back in Spain, they’ll have to play almost flawlessly from now on.
In the meantime, Antonio Rudiger is questionable and David Alaba and Ferland Mendy remain sidelined due to injuries.
As they try to avoid relegation, Espanyol’s run of two victories in the last three rounds of La Liga is a good one. The team currently sits in 13th place in the league standings with 27 points from 24 matches. However, Espanyol is currently only two points ahead of the first team in the relegation zone.
Adria Pedrosa, Dani Gomez, and Keidi Bare are out with injuries and won’t play in the next game, while Brian Olivan’s status is unknown.
Real Madrid vs Espanyol Betting Tips :
• The last time Espanyol Barcelona defeated Real Madrid on the road was in 1996.
• Matches from last season: 4-0 (Genuine Madrid at home) and 2-1 (Espanyol Barcelona at home).
• Did you know that between the minutes 76 and 90, Real Madrid scores 32% of their goals?
• Did you know that between minutes 61 and 75, Espanyol Barcelona scores 30 percent of its goals?
• In Real Madrid’s last 26 home games, they have never lost to Espanyol Barcelona.
• Real Madrid has not scored in any of their eleven LaLiga home games this season.
• This season, Espanyol Barcelona has not scored in any of their 12 LaLiga away matches.
•Genuine Madrid’s home record this season: 7-4-0.
• This season’s away record for Espanyol Barcelona: 3-5-4.
• With 11 goals, Real Madrid’s top scorer is Karim Benzema. For Espanyol Barcelona, Joselu has scored on 11 occasions.
• Rodrygo has contributed five goals for Real Madrid. The most prolific assister for Espanyol Barcelona is Brian Olivan.
• Vinicius Junior has received more yellow cards at Real Madrid than any other player. 8 goals have been scored by Oscar Regano for Espanyol Barcelona.
• For seven matches in a row, Espanyol Barcelona have scored at least one goal.
Real Madrid vs Espanyol Lineups :
Real Madrid :
Courtois – Carvajal, Militao, Nacho, Camavinga – Modric, Tchouameni, Kroos Valverde, Benzema, Vinicius
Espanyol :
Pacheco – Gil, Montes, S. Gomez, Pierre-Gabriel – Darder, Vinicius – Puado, Suarez, Braithwaite – Joselu
Real Madrid vs Espanyol Where To Watch :
| Country | Channels |
| United Kingdom | BoxNation |
| Germany | DAZN, DAZN2 |
| United States | Fox Soccer Plus, ViX |
| France | Molotov, Free, L’Equipe, L’Equipe Web |
| Nepal | SONY TEN 3 HD, Sony LIV, SONY TEN 3 |
| India | JioTV, SONY TEN 3 HD, SONY TEN 3, Sony LIV |
| Sri Lanka | Sony LIV, SONY TEN 3, SONY TEN 3 HD |