Espanyol vs Real Madrid Live Stream & Predictions – Espanyol to Upset Los Blancos in La Liga

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Last updated: 31 Jan 2025

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Vedran Ostojic 31 Jan 2025

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Espanyol had two victories and two draws in January
We like their chances of upsetting Real Madrid on Saturday
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Espanyol are unbeaten in their last 5 home matches (Getty)

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Real Madrid have played nine matches in January and might face fitness problems. Espanyol are unbeaten at home since October, so I will stick my neck out here and back the hosts with a double chance.

Espanyol vs Real Madrid Preview
Stats
HTH
Last 5 Meetings
Espanyol Form
Real Madrid Form
Team News
Predicted Starting Lineups

Stats

Espanyol are unbeaten in their last 5 home matches.
Real Madrid are winless in 2 of their last 5 away matches (La Liga).

HTH

Real Madrid have a 44-9 advantage against Espanyol with 6 draws in 59 matches.

They last met in September, the game being won by Real Madrid 4-1 at Santiago Bernabeu.

Last 5 Meetings

Competition	Date	Home Team	Result	Away Team
La Liga	21.09.2024	Real Madrid	4-1	Espanyol
La Liga	11.03.2023	Real Madrid	3-1	Espanyol
La Liga	28.08.2022	Espanyol	1-3	Real Madrid
La Liga	30.04.2022	Real Madrid	4-0	Espanyol
La Liga	03.10.2021	Espanyol	2-1	Real Madrid

Espanyol Form

Espanyol have recorded good results in January, claiming two victories and two draws across competitions but still sit inside the relegation zone in La Liga.

After starting the year with a 1-1 draw against Leganes, they were victorious against Real Valladolid 2-1 with Roberto Fernandez scoring the winning goal in 74th minute.

Los Periquitos then faced Sevilla at Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium and got away with a 1-1 draw last weekend, Marash Kumbulla finding the net early.

During the mid-week, Espanyol defeated Sabadell 1-0 in Copa Catalunya but that doesn’t count as an official match.

Real Madrid Form

A 5-2 defeat to Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup finals was a wake up call for Real Madrid who won five games in a row since then.

After beating Celta Vigo 5-2 in the Spanish Cup, Los Blancos earned consecutive victories against Las Palmas 4-1, Salzburg 5-1 and Real Valladolid 3-0, Kylian Mbappe scoring seven goals in these encounters.

Carlo Ancelotti’s side was also victorious during the mid-week Champions League action, beating Brest 3-0 in France to secure a spot in the playoffs where they will meet Manchester City in mid-February.

Real Madrid are the table leaders in La Liga after 21 rounds, sitting four points above 2nd placed Atletico Madrid.

Team News

Pablon Ramon, Brian Olivan and Jose Gragera are sidelined for the home side.

Carlo Ancelotti can’t count on Eder Militao and Dani Carvajal who are out with long-term injuries. Jesus Vallejo and Eduardo Camavinga are also sidelined. Vinicius Junior is back after serving a three-game suspension in La Liga.

Predicted Starting Lineups

Espanyol: Garcia, El Hilali, Kumbulla, Cabrera, Olivan, Carreras, Kral, Lozano, Tejero, Fernandez, Puado

Real Madrid: Courtois, Vazquez, Asencio, Rudiger, Mendy, Modric, Valverde, Bellingham, Rodrygo, Mbappe, Vinicius

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Espanyol v Real Madrid

Espanyol have improved a lot in January, ending the month with two wins and two defeats. Real Madrid played nine games across competitions and might face fitness troubles, so I see value in backing Espanyol to snatch at least one point on Saturday.

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