Espanyol vs Real Madrid

3 October 2021 · La Liga · 2021/22 · Referee Guillermo Cuadra Fernández

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Raúl de Tomás 17’
  • Aleix Vidal 60’
  • Karim Benzema 71’

Match summary

Espanyol beat Real Madrid 2-1. Espanyol led 1-0 at half-time.

Raúl de Tomás put Espanyol ahead in the 17th minute, set up by Adrián Embarba, Aleix Vidal made it 2-0 in the 60th minute, set up by Keidi Bare, and Karim Benzema pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 71st minute, set up by Luka Jovic.

Real Madrid can feel hard done by, creating 1.62 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Espanyol's 1.29 from 8.

Match stats

Espanyol Real Madrid
8 Shots 18
4 Shots on Target 4
2 Corners 8
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.29 xG 1.62
1.29 Non-penalty xG 1.62
8 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Espanyol Real Madrid
Kick-off
Raúl de Tomás
Assist: Adrián Embarba
1-0 (Espanyol)
17’
Half-time1-0
Aleix Vidal
Assist: Keidi Bare
2-0 (Espanyol)
60’
71’
Karim Benzema
Assist: Luka Jovic
2-1 (Real Madrid)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Espanyol
  • Óscar Gil
  • Adrián Embarba
Real Madrid
  • Eduardo Camavinga

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.29 1.62 17’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), 1-0 17’ 60’ Aleix Vidal (Espanyol), 2-0 60’ 71’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), 2-1 71’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.29 1.62 17’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), 1-0 de Tomás 17’ 60’ Aleix Vidal (Espanyol), 2-0 Vidal 60’ 71’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), 2-1 Benzema 71’
Espanyol 1.29 xGReal Madrid 1.62 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Real Madrid attacking Espanyol attacking 
17’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), open play, 0.56 xG, goal 69’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.44 xG, off target 60’ Aleix Vidal (Espanyol), open play, 0.27 xG, goal 64’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), open play, 0.26 xG, off target 71’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 42’ Eder Militão (Real Madrid), set piece, 0.13 xG, off target 50’ Eder Militão (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 14’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 50’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 86’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 74’ David Alaba (Real Madrid), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, off target 4’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 39’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 88’ David Alaba (Real Madrid), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, blocked 32’ Luka Modric (Real Madrid), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 46’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 62’ David Alaba (Real Madrid), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 9’ Adrián Embarba (Espanyol), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 21’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 40’ Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 45’ Óscar Gil (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 70’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 63’ Casemiro (Real Madrid), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 80’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 90+5’ Eder Militão (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 19’ Eder Militão (Real Madrid), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 17’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), open play, 0.56 xG, goal 69’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.44 xG, off target 60’ Aleix Vidal (Espanyol), open play, 0.27 xG, goal 64’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), open play, 0.26 xG, off target 71’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 42’ Eder Militão (Real Madrid), set piece, 0.13 xG, off target 50’ Eder Militão (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 14’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 50’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 86’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 74’ David Alaba (Real Madrid), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, off target 4’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 39’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 88’ David Alaba (Real Madrid), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, blocked 32’ Luka Modric (Real Madrid), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 46’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 9’ Adrián Embarba (Espanyol), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 62’ David Alaba (Real Madrid), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 21’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 40’ Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 45’ Óscar Gil (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 70’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 80’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 63’ Casemiro (Real Madrid), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+5’ Eder Militão (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 19’ Eder Militão (Real Madrid), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Diego López GK900 0.000.000
Óscar Gil DEF811 0.020.000
Sergi Gómez DEF900 0.000.000
Leandro Cabrera DEF900 0.000.000
Adrià Pedrosa DEF900 0.000.000
Keidi Bare MID9010 0.000.292
Aleix Vidal MID6411 0.270.000
Sergi Darder MID822 0.270.000
Óscar Melendo MID580 0.000.041
Adrián Embarba MID6511 0.040.944
Raúl de Tomás FWD9013 0.680.021
Manuel Morlanes Sub320 0.000.000
Nicolás Melamed Sub260 0.000.000
Wu Lei Sub250 0.000.000
Dídac Vilá Sub90 0.000.000
David López Sub80 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Espanyol win 18% Avg odds 5.23
Draw 23% Avg odds 4.12
Real Madrid win 59% Avg odds 1.64

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.