Real Madrid vs Espanyol Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 20th September 2025

When Espanyol come to Estadio Santiago Bernabeu for the LaLiga match on Saturday, Real Madrid will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Looking at the current standings in the LaLiga, the two teams are separated by two points.

Real Madrid have piled up 12 points from the first four matches played. This puts them at number 1 in the LaLiga table, with Espanyol having two points less to show off. This qualifies the latter to a ranking as number 3.

Going into their upcoming encounter this coming Saturday, Espanyol are looking to finish the day ahead of Real Madrid in the LaLiga standings.

Real Madrid are confident they will be scoring goals in their next assignment in the LaLiga, as they show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches. The hosts scored 2.1 goals on average per match, or 21 goals in total, while allowing nine goals against, for an average of 0.9 per outing. They managed five clean sheets along the way.

Espanyol scored 13 goals, conceded 15 and managed two clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Real Madrid were defeated by 1-0 in their last encounter with Espanyol, but did win the reverse match 4-1, though.

Real Madrid vs Espanyol Prediction

Real Madrid Form

In their last three outings, Real Madrid won 2-1 against Mallorca, beat Real Sociedad by 1-2 and hammered Marseille 2-1. Real Madrid took six wins in their last six LaLiga matches on home soil, as they scored 11 and let in four goals.

Espanyol Form

Espanyol went unbeaten through their last three matches, which began with a 2-2 draw against Real Sociedad. A 1-0 win against Osasuna followed, before they beat Mallorca by 3-2. Espanyol managed to win just once in their past six away games in the LaLiga. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring nine time and letting in seven.

We expect Real Madrid to make home advantage count but equally, we do not expect a festival of goals against Espanyol. Hence, our punt on the home win in a match with no more than three goals.

Real Madrid vs Espanyol Squads

Real Madrid Squad

Alonso will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Espanyol from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season):

Andriy Lunin (0/0), Fran Gonzalez (0/0), Thibaut Courtois (0/4), Alvaro Carreras (0/4), Antonio Rüdiger (0/1), Daniel Carvajal (0/4), David Alaba (0/1), Dean Huijsen (0/4), Eder Militao (0/3), Ferland Mendy (0/0), Francisco Garcia (0/1), Raul Asencio (0/1), Trent Alexander-Arnold (0/4), Aurelien Tchouameni (0/4), Brahim Diaz (0/4), Daniel Ceballos (0/4), Eduardo Camavinga (0/0), Federico Valverde (0/4), Jude Bellingham (0/0), Arda Guler (2/4), Endrick (0/0), Franco Mastantuono (0/3), Gonzalo Garcia (0/3), Kylian Mbappe (4/4), Rodrygo (0/2), Vinicius Junior (2/4).

Espanyol Squad

Here is the full team squad of Espanyol. The 46 year-old Manolo Gonzalez will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Angel Fortuno (0/0), Marko Dmitrovic (0/4), Pol Tristan (0/0), Brian Olivan (0/0), Carlos Romero (1/4), Clemens Riedel (0/0), Fernando Calero (0/4), Jose Salinas (0/2), Leandro Cabrera (0/4), Miguel Rubio (1/4), Omar El Hilali (0/4), Ruben Sanchez (0/1), Charles Pickel (0/1), Edu Exposito (0/3), Pol Lozano (0/4), Ramon Terrats (0/4), Urko Gonzalez de Zarate (0/3), Antoniu Roca (0/1), Javier Puado (1/4), Jofre Carreras (0/1), Kike Garcia (1/4), Luca Koleosho (0/1), Pere Milla (3/4), Roberto Fernandez (1/4), Tyrhys Dolan (0/4).

Real Madrid vs Espanyol Team News

Real Madrid could be looking at four players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Espanyol. There is no need for Daniel Carvajal to show up in the Real Madrid dressing room, as he is suspended.

Daniel Carvajal, Vinicius Junior and David Alaba are missing from the squad, Real Madrid will field against Espanyolthis coming Saturday.

Espanyol have an almost full squad of players to choose from ahead of their next match this coming Saturday, as just two players seem to be forced up in the stands. Omar El Hilali and Javier Puado racked up too many penalty points and won't be in the Espanyol travelling party for their next match.

Real Madrid vs Espanyol Lineups

Real Madrid vs Espanyol H2H

Real Madrid were defeated by 1-0 in their last encounter with Espanyol, but did win the reverse match 4-1, though. Real Madrid will be hoping to add another win to their fine tally against Espanyol. They are enjoying a good 8-0-2 advantage against their forthcoming visitors. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 1/5.

Real Madrid vs Espanyol Results

In the last ten matches between Real Madrid and Espanyol over 2.5 goals came out four times. Odds on at least three goals are at 2/5 with bookies.

Real Madrid vs Espanyol Betting Tips

Real Madrid against Espanyol is also a battle between Kylian Mbappe and Pere Milla with both in decent form. The former scored seven while the latter has four LaLiga goals in their last six games respectively.

Going undefeated through their last 10 matches at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, Real Madrid won nine and drew one. Espanyol won three of their previous 10 away games across all tournaments, in which they drew four and lost three. Strap yourselves up for a goals at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu since both teams scored in seven of the last 10 home matches for Real Madrid. The same occurred in five of the last 10 league games away from home for Espanyol.

Over 3.5 goals happened five times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Real Madrid managed an average of 2.3 goals, with Espanyol averaging 0.8 goals. Both teams to score was a winning bet five times in this run of matches. Real Madrid saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.1 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Espanyol, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.7 times goals per game.