Real Madrid vs Espanyol

7 December 2019 · La Liga · 2019/20 · Referee Santiago Jaime Latre

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Raphael Varane 37’
  • Karim Benzema 79’

Match summary

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

Raphael Varane put Real Madrid ahead in the 37th minute, set up by Karim Benzema and Karim Benzema made it 2-0 in the 79th minute, set up by Federico Valverde.

The chances backed that up: Real Madrid created 2.56 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Espanyol's 0.29 from 6. Real Madrid had a player sent off.

Match stats

Real Madrid Espanyol
18 Shots 6
8 Shots on Target 2
5 Corners 3
4 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 0
2.55 xG 0.29
2.55 Non-penalty xG 0.29
8 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Real Madrid Espanyol
Kick-off
Raphael Varane
Assist: Karim Benzema1-0 (Real Madrid)
37’
Half-time1-0
Karim Benzema
Assist: Federico Valverde2-0 (Real Madrid)
79’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Real Madrid
  • Ferland Mendy
  • Federico Valverde
  • Vinícius Júnior
Espanyol
  • Fernando Calero
  • Sergi Darder
  • Esteban Granero

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 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.56 0.29 37’ Raphael Varane (Real Madrid), 1-0 37’ 79’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), 2-0 79’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.56 0.29 37’ Raphael Varane (Real Madrid), 1-0 Varane 37’ 79’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), 2-0 Benzema 79’
Real Madrid 2.56 xGEspanyol 0.29 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Espanyol attacking Real Madrid attacking 
79’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.61 xG, goal 53’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.43 xG, saved 71’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.43 xG, off target 37’ Raphael Varane (Real Madrid), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 27’ Esteban Granero (Espanyol), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 43’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 6’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 6’ Federico Valverde (Real Madrid), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 27’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 68’ Casemiro (Real Madrid), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 66’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 55’ Jonathan Calleri (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 11’ Federico Valverde (Real Madrid), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 12’ Rodrygo (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 37’ Federico Valverde (Real Madrid), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 14’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 52’ Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 58’ Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 70’ Jonathan Calleri (Espanyol), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 77’ Marc Roca (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 75’ Víctor Campuzano (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 1’ Casemiro (Real Madrid), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 44’ Casemiro (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 59’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 79’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.61 xG, goal 53’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.43 xG, saved 71’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.43 xG, off target 37’ Raphael Varane (Real Madrid), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 27’ Esteban Granero (Espanyol), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 43’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 6’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 6’ Federico Valverde (Real Madrid), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 27’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 66’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 68’ Casemiro (Real Madrid), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 55’ Jonathan Calleri (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 12’ Rodrygo (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 37’ Federico Valverde (Real Madrid), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 11’ Federico Valverde (Real Madrid), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 58’ Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 52’ Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 14’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 70’ Jonathan Calleri (Espanyol), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 77’ Marc Roca (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 75’ Víctor Campuzano (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 1’ Casemiro (Real Madrid), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 44’ Casemiro (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 59’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Thibaut Courtois GK900 0.000.000
Daniel Carvajal DEF900 0.000.000
Raphael Varane DEF9011 0.320.000
Sergio Ramos DEF900 0.000.000
Ferland Mendy DEF861 0.040.051
Casemiro MID903 0.090.000
Federico Valverde MID9013 0.181.032
Toni Kroos MID741 0.040.011
Rodrygo FWD881 0.050.000
Karim Benzema FWD90114 1.500.716
Vinícius Júnior FWD884 0.340.524
Luka Modric Sub160 0.000.000
Eder Militão Sub20 0.000.000
Brahim Diaz Sub20 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Real Madrid win 79% Avg odds 1.21
Draw 14% Avg odds 6.89
Espanyol win 7% Avg odds 13.81

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

Form going into the game

Real Madrid WDWWW
Espanyol LLLDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Espanyol 2-4 Real Madrid, 27 Jan 19 Next meeting: Espanyol 0-1 Real Madrid, 28 Jun 20  All Real Madrid vs Espanyol meetings

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.