Atlético de Madrid vs Espanyol prediction and preview

La Liga · Sunday 31 January 2027, 00:00 UTC

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Atlético de Madrid vs Espanyol

La Liga · Sunday 31 January 2027, 00:00 UTC · Riyadh Air Metropolitano, Madrid

Atlético de Madrid · Espanyol · La Liga predictions

Atlético de Madrid vs Espanyol preview

Atlético de Madrid welcome Espanyol at Riyadh Air Metropolitano in Madrid on Sunday 31 January 2027 (00:00 UTC) in La Liga. Atlético de Madrid go into the round 2nd, on 28 points from 11 games, while Espanyol are 14th in the table with 11 points from 11.

Atlético de Madrid have collected 5 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats from their last 5 league games; Espanyol have 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats over the same stretch. Over their last 6, Atlético de Madrid have scored 2.0 and conceded 0.3 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2. Espanyol average 0.8 scored and 1.5 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.

Head to head, Atlético de Madrid have 4 wins to Espanyol's 1 across 10 meetings, with 5 draws. Those games averaged 2.8 goals, 5 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 8. The most recent meeting, on 17 Oct 2026, ended Espanyol 0-1 Atlético de Madrid.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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2Atlético de Madrid11911228+1428WWWWW
14Espanyol113261314-111LDLLW

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Atlético de Madrid 4, draws 5, Espanyol 1.

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Atlético de Madrid expected line-up (4-4-2)

Jan Oblak, Alejandro Grimaldo, Marcos Llorente, Dávid Hancko, Marc Pubill, Giuliano Simeone, Pablo Barrios, Álex Baena, Morten Hjulmand, Kang-in Lee

Espanyol expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Ángel Fortuño, Leandro Cabrera, Omar El Hilali, Vanja Drkusic, Roger Hinojo, Edu Expósito, Javi Hernández, Bryan Zaragoza, Roberto Fernández

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