Real Madrid v Espanyol: Line-ups, stats and preview
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Real Madrid v Espanyol match preview
Real Madrd had a tough test in the Champions League in midweek and have another one on home soil as in-form Espanyol are in town.
Xabi Alonso’s side have picked up the maximum of 12 points so far but Espanyol are only two points behind.
Kylian Mbappe has started the season in top form and has already reached the 50-goal mark for the club.
Real Madrid v Espanyol team news
Trent Alexander-Arnold starts an absence for Real. The England right-back only lasted five minutes of the midweek win over Marseille before going off with a hamstring injury and he could be out for two months.
Endrick, Ferland Mendy and Antonio Rudiger are all still out, while Dean Huijsen is suspended.
Jude Bellingham was back on the bench in midweek and could feature for the first time since shoulder surgery.
Espanyol are without injured pair Brian Olivan and Jose Gragera.
Real Madrid v Espanyol predicted lineups
Madrid starting XI: Courtois; Carvajal, Militao, Asencio, Carreras; Valverde, Tchouameni; Mastantuono, Guler, Vinicius; Mbappe
Espanyol starting XI: Dmitrovic; El Hilali, Calero, Cabrera, Romero; Dolan, Lozano, Gonzalez de Zarate, Puado; K Garcia, Fernandez
Real Madrid v Espanyol TV channel, live online stream
The match is available to watch and stream on Premier Sports 1 in the UK.
Real Madrid v Espanyol stats
- Real Madrid have won the last 7 matches in a row in the LaLiga and the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Real Madrid have won 6 of the last 7 matches in the LaLiga while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- Real Madrid have won the last 4 home matches in a row in the LaLiga while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- In 11 of the last 13 Real Madrid matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Real Madrid have won 6 of the last 7 matches in the LaLiga while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 5 of the last 6 Espanyol matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Espanyol matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Espanyol matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Espanyol matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
Real Madrid v Espanyol prediction
Real look like they will take some stopping this season and expect them to come away with another home win.
Real 2-0 Espanyol