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Real Madrid vs Espanyol - Predictions, Stats & Odds

La Liga Statistics, AI predictions, (Expected) Lineups and Insights for Gameweek 5

La Liga - Gameweek 5

Saturday, 20 Sept 2025 • 16:15

Real Madrid

2 : 0

Espanyol

Goals

Éder Militão
1 : 0
22'
22'Éder Militão
1 : 0
Kylian Mbappé
2 : 0
47'
47'Kylian Mbappé
2 : 0

Lineups

Real Madrid

PosPlayer
GK
Thibaut Courtois
DEF
Daniel Carvajal
DEF
Éder Militão
DEF
Álvaro Carreras
DEF
Raúl Asencio
MID
Federico Valverde
MID
Aurelien Tchouameni
FWD
Vinícius Júnior
FWD
Kylian Mbappé
FWD
Franco Mastantuono
FWD
Gonzalo García

Substitutes

61'Arda Gülerfor Gonzalo García
77'Rodrygofor Vinícius Júnior
77'Brahimfor Franco Mastantuono
89'Jude Bellinghamfor Kylian Mbappé
90'Eduardo Camavingafor Aurelien Tchouameni

Espanyol

PosPlayer
GK
Marko Dmitrović
DEF
Leandro Cabrera
DEF
Fernando Calero
DEF
Omar El Hilali
DEF
Carlos Romero
MID
Edu Expósito
MID
Pol Lozano
MID
Urko González de Zárate
FWD
Tyrhys Dolan
FWD
Javi Puado
FWD
Roberto Fernández

Substitutes

63'Jofre Carrerasfor Pol Lozano
63'Charles Pickelfor Tyrhys Dolan
63'Luca Koleoshofor Edu Expósito
77'Kike Garciafor Javi Puado
84'Antoniu Rocafor Roberto Fernández
Difference Maker Star: Top 3 players of their team

League Table after the game

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
1Real Madrid5500102+815
W
W
W
W
W
4Espanyol531187+110
W
D
W
W
L

Last Games

Real Madrid

@Real Sociedad
2 - 1
vsMallorca
2 - 1
@Real Oviedo
3 - 0
vsOsasuna
1 - 0
vsReal Sociedad
2 - 0

Espanyol

vsMallorca
3 - 2
vsOsasuna
1 - 0
@Real Sociedad
2 - 2
vsAtlético Madrid
2 - 1
vsLas Palmas
2 - 0

Head-to-Head

20 Sept 2025
Real Madrid2 - 0Espanyol
20 Sept 2025Real Madrid
2 - 0
Espanyol
01 Feb 2025
Espanyol1 - 0Real Madrid
01 Feb 2025Espanyol
1 - 0
Real Madrid
21 Sept 2024
Real Madrid4 - 1Espanyol
21 Sept 2024Real Madrid
4 - 1
Espanyol

La Liga

Gameweek 5

19 Sept • 21:00
Real Betis
Real Sociedad
3 - 1
20 Sept • 14:00
Girona
Levante
0 - 4
20 Sept • 16:15
Real Madrid
Espanyol
2 - 0
20 Sept • 18:30
Deportivo Alavés
Sevilla
1 - 2
20 Sept • 18:30
Villarreal
Osasuna
2 - 1
20 Sept • 21:00
Valencia
Athletic Bilbao
2 - 0
21 Sept • 14:00
Rayo Vallecano
Celta Vigo
1 - 1
21 Sept • 16:15
Mallorca
Atlético Madrid
1 - 1
21 Sept • 18:30
Elche
Real Oviedo
1 - 0
21 Sept • 21:00
Barcelona
Getafe
3 - 0

What is GAP?

What is Plus Minus Goals (G±)?

Plus Minus Goals (G±) is the average goal difference per game while the player was on the pitch. A value above 0 indicates that the team rather wins, a value below 0 means his team concedes more goals than they score when the player is on the pitch. As an example, if the player's team is winning 3:1 the goal difference is +2, if the player's team is loosing 0:1, the goal difference is -1. It is a pure metric which is barely adjusted for circumstances to purely show the goal difference.

What is GAP?

GAP (Game Advantage Percentage) shows the percentage gap between a player and the average league player. It answers the question: How much does a player improve or worsen a team's performance? It is based on high level game data with a focus on the impact on the goal difference (G±) from the last 50 games of a player. Besides that, GAP goes further and considers game context by involving data from the player and all other players who are at the same time on the pitch, no matter if teammates or opponents. Football GAP - the individual metric for team players.