Real Madrid vs Espanyol prediction and preview
La Liga · Sunday 14 March 2027, 00:00 UTC
Match facts
Real Madrid vs Espanyol
La Liga · Sunday 14 March 2027, 00:00 UTC · Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
Real Madrid vs Espanyol preview
The La Liga fixture between Real Madrid and Espanyol is scheduled for Sunday 14 March 2027 at 00:00 UTC at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid. Real Madrid sit 3rd on 27 points after 11 matches, while Espanyol are 14th in the table with 11 points from 11.
Real Madrid come into the game with a W-W-W-W-W run in the league (5 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats in their last 5), while Espanyol's recent sequence reads W-L-L-D-L. Over their last 6, Real Madrid have scored 3.0 and conceded 1.0 goals per game, with 5 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 4. Espanyol average 0.8 scored and 1.5 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.
The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Real Madrid won 8, 0 games were drawn and Espanyol won 2. Those games averaged 2.9 goals, 6 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 5. The most recent meeting, on 22 Aug 2026, ended Espanyol 1-2 Real Madrid.
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Form and table
- Real MadridLast five: W W W W W
- EspanyolLast five: L D L L W
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Real Madrid | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 10 | +18 | 27 | LWWWW |
| 14 | Espanyol | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 11 | LDLLW |
Head-to-head
Team news
Real Madrid expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Thibaut Courtois, Marc Cucurella, Ibrahima Konaté, Dean Huijsen, Jude Bellingham, Yan Diomande, Arda Güler, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Federico Valverde, Bernardo Silva, Kylian Mbappé
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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