Real Madrid vs Espanyol

22 September 2018 · La Liga · 2018/19 · Referee Mateu Lahoz

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Marco Asensio 41’

Match summary

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

Marco Asensio put Real Madrid ahead in the 41st minute.

The chances backed that up: Real Madrid created 1.09 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Espanyol's 0.42 from 10.

Match stats

Real Madrid Espanyol
19 Shots 10
5 Shots on Target 3
8 Corners 3
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.09 xG 0.42
1.09 Non-penalty xG 0.42
6 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Real Madrid Espanyol
Kick-off
Marco Asensio1-0 (Real Madrid)
41’
Half-time1-0
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Real Madrid
  • Nacho
  • Casemiro
Espanyol
  • Javi López
  • Marc Roca

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.09 0.42 41’ Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), 1-0 41’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.09 0.42 41’ Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), 1-0 Asensio 41’
Real Madrid 1.09 xGEspanyol 0.42 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Espanyol attacking Real Madrid attacking 
73’ Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 75’ Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 35’ Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 48’ Luka Modric (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 68’ Mariano (Real Madrid), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 35’ Hernán Pérez (Espanyol), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 41’ Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 78’ Esteban Granero (Espanyol), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 83’ Marcos Llorente (Real Madrid), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 5’ Isco (Real Madrid), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 14’ Pablo Piatti (Espanyol), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 48’ Nacho (Real Madrid), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 79’ Javi López (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 33’ Casemiro (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 65’ Borja Iglesias (Espanyol), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 61’ Luka Modric (Real Madrid), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 41’ Luka Modric (Real Madrid), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 56’ Casemiro (Real Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 82’ Leo Baptistao (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 81’ Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 49’ Isco (Real Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 64’ Borja Iglesias (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 19’ Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 23’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 62’ Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 33’ Casemiro (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 63’ Borja Iglesias (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 67’ Marc Roca (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 30’ Dídac Vilá (Espanyol), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 73’ Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 75’ Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 35’ Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 48’ Luka Modric (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 68’ Mariano (Real Madrid), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 35’ Hernán Pérez (Espanyol), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 41’ Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 83’ Marcos Llorente (Real Madrid), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 78’ Esteban Granero (Espanyol), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 5’ Isco (Real Madrid), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 14’ Pablo Piatti (Espanyol), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 48’ Nacho (Real Madrid), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 79’ Javi López (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 33’ Casemiro (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 65’ Borja Iglesias (Espanyol), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 61’ Luka Modric (Real Madrid), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 41’ Luka Modric (Real Madrid), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 56’ Casemiro (Real Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 82’ Leo Baptistao (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 81’ Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 49’ Isco (Real Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 64’ Borja Iglesias (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 19’ Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 62’ Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 23’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 33’ Casemiro (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 63’ Borja Iglesias (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 67’ Marc Roca (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 30’ Dídac Vilá (Espanyol), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Thibaut Courtois GK900 0.000.000
Álvaro Odriozola DEF900 0.000.071
Raphael Varane DEF900 0.000.000
Sergio Ramos DEF902 0.150.000
Nacho DEF901 0.060.101
Casemiro MID903 0.110.000
Luka Modric MID903 0.160.122
Dani Ceballos MID660 0.000.174
Isco FWD822 0.090.233
Karim Benzema FWD631 0.020.041
Marco Asensio FWD9014 0.230.082
Mariano Sub271 0.090.112
Lucas Vázquez Sub241 0.100.000
Marcos Llorente Sub81 0.070.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Real Madrid win 80% Bet365 odds 1.18
Draw 14% Bet365 odds 7.00
Espanyol win 6% Bet365 odds 15.00

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Real Madrid WWWD
Espanyol DWLW

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Espanyol 2-4 Real Madrid, 27 Jan 19  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.