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La LigaMatchweek 25THE MATCH CENTRE

Atletico Madrid vs Espanyol match centre

Atletico Madrid badgeAtletico MadridHome · 4 in league
WLWLD
Momentum↘ Falling43/100OlderLatest
Full time
4:2
UK time · Europe/London
Espanyol badgeEspanyolAway · 11 in league
LLLLD
Momentum↓ Low8/100OlderLatest
Goalscorers
A. Sorloth21′
G. Simeone49′
A. Lookman58′
A. Sorloth72′
Jofre6′
Exposito80′
Venue to be confirmedSeason 2025/26Back to matches
THE MATCH VERDICT · 90 MINUTES

Our view of the game

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Why this selection? Data checks & method

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Odds updated Not supplied · Older or incompletely timed snapshot. Match-winner reference: 0 bookmakers. Market probabilities remove each bookmaker’s margin before averaging; double chance combines match-result probabilities.

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THE FINAL WHISTLE

The match in numbers

Statistics and key moments from this match.

FULL TIME
Atletico MadridEspanyol
5Corner Kicks3
8Fouls10
0Yellow Cards1
Red Cards
0Goalkeeper Saves4
664Total passes415
571Passes accurate324

— means not supplied. Live xG availability varies by match. Verified post-match xG is shown separately in the Chance quality section when available.

BEFORE YOU DECIDE

Team news & availability

API-Football

Recorded availability for this fixture. These reports are not a confirmed starting XI.

Atletico Madrid 0 reported

Availability report not received yet.

Espanyol 0 reported

Availability report not received yet.

Includes injuries and other availability reasons supplied by the provider. Player importance and replacement quality require context; these reports do not automatically adjust the Kickoff Edge forecast.

THE EVIDENCE, IN CONTEXT

Your match briefing

From recorded results

Compare the evidence for both teams before drawing a conclusion. The context below uses up to 10 completed matches before this fixture, within the available last 365 days.

AWAY PERSPECTIVE

Espanyol

3/8Wins
1.5Goals / game
1.6Conceded / game

Keep in view: 4 losses in that sample. At away venues, 1 wins from 3 available matches.

Inspect Espanyol’s results
BEFORE YOU DECIDE

What could change the picture?

  • Lineup data is available in the match centre.
  • Recent results include different opponents and competitions.
  • Goals and results describe past outcomes; they do not measure chance quality or guarantee the next result.

Historical context reconstructed from results currently stored, not an archived pre-match briefing. These facts provide context, not a full explanation of the model’s calculation. How this is calculated ↓

HOW THEY HAVE BEEN PLAYING

Recent form

Compare recent results at a glance, or open the match list for a closer look.

Last 10 games · all venues and competitions.

About these numbers

Results are from completed 90-minute games before this fixture, across all competitions. Games decided after extra time or penalties are excluded. Switch on “Match home & away form” to compare Atletico Madrid at home with Espanyol away.

We show up to the selected number of available games from the previous year. Missing results may appear as the database updates. These are past results, not predictions.

Updated 2 Oct, 03:08 UK.

THE SEASON SO FAR

How the teams compare

La Liga · 2025/26 · all league matches

Atletico MadridEspanyol
24Matches played24
45Points earned35
13Wins10
1.6Goals scored / match1.2
0.9Goals conceded / match1.4
10Clean sheets7
4Failed to score5

Season totals and averages. Home / away compares Atletico Madrid at home with Espanyol away. Small samples can be misleading.

THE STORY SO FAR

Head-to-head

0 recorded meetings

Previous meetings are not available for this fixture yet.

TEAM SELECTION

Lineups & formations

Confirmed lineups

Official starting XIs supplied by the match-data provider.

Atletico Madrid

Confirmed formation4-4-2Diego Simeone
  1. 13J. OblakG
  2. 14M. LlorenteD
  3. 18M. PubillD
  4. 17D. HanckoD
  5. 3M. RuggeriD
  6. 20G. SimeoneM
  7. 5J. CardosoM
  8. 10A. BaenaM
  9. 22A. LookmanM
  10. 7A. GriezmannF
  11. 9A. SorlothF
Substitutes (10)

1 · J. Musso

33 · M. de Luis

2 · J. M. Gimenez

6 · Koke

11 · T. Almada

15 · C. Lenglet

16 · N. Molina

19 · J. Alvarez

21 · O. Vargas

24 · R. Le Normand

Espanyol

Confirmed formation5-4-1Manolo Gonzalez
  1. 13M. DmitrovicG
  2. 23O. El HilaliD
  3. 38C. RiedelD
  4. 5F. CaleroD
  5. 6L. CabreraD
  6. 22C. RomeroD
  7. 24T. DolanM
  8. 4U. GonzalezM
  9. 10P. LozanoM
  10. 17JofreM
  11. 19K. GarciaF
Substitutes (12)

1 · A. Fortuno

31 · L. Serred

2 · R. Sanchez

8 · Exposito

9 · R. Fernandez Jaen

11 · P. Milla

12 · J. Salinas

14 · R. Terrats

15 · M. Rubio

16 · C. Ngonge

18 · C. Pickel

20 · A. Roca

INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE

Player statistics

This match

Atletico Madrid

PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTackles
Jan Oblak905.9—0—24—
Marcos Llorente747.7—1—64—
Marc Pubill907.2—0—98—
Dávid Hancko907.2—0188—
Matteo Ruggeri908.3—21611
Giuliano Simeone847.6101601
Johnny Cardoso907.5—0—655
Alejandro Baena617.3—1232—
Ademola Lookman616.910213—
Antoine Griezmann746.9—04521
Alexander Sørloth908.920331—
Koke296.9—0—311
Julián Alvarez296.5—0—9—
Nahuel Molina166.7—0—161
Thiago Almada166.7—0113—
Robin Le Normand126.6—0—5—
Mario de Luis———————
Juan Musso———————
José María Giménez———————
Clément Lenglet———————
Obed Vargas———————

Espanyol

PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTackles
Marko Dmitrović907.5—0—28—
Omar El Hilali905.9—0—431
Clemens Riedel576.3—0—272
Fernando Calero907.3—0—472
Leandro Cabrera905.9—0—382
Carlos Romero905.5—0—33—
Tyrhys Dolan706.9—0—181
Urko González906.3—0—441
Pol Lozano706.5—0—45—
Jofre Carreras776.910220—
Kike García705.6—0—23—
Ramón Terrats336.5—0—14—
Edu Expósito207.9102141
Cyril Ngonge206.5—018—
Roberto Fernández206.5—0—6—
Pere Milla136.3—0—7—
Angel Fortuno———————
Llorenç Serred———————
Jose Salinas———————
Rubén Sánchez———————
Miguel Rubio———————
Antoniu Roca———————
Charles Pickel———————
2025/26 STANDINGS

La Liga table

League centre ↗

Current standings · Primera División. Both teams are highlighted. These may include matches played after this fixture.

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
1Barcelona38311695365994
LWLWW
2Real Madrid38275677354286
WWWLW
3Villarreal382261072462672
WLLDW
4Atletico Madrid382161162441869
LWWLW
5Real Betis381515859481160
WLWDW
6Celta Vigo381412125348554
WDLWW
7Getafe38156173238-651
WLWDL
8Rayo Vallecano381214124144-350
WWDDW
9Valencia381310154655-949
WWDWL
10Real Sociedad381113145961-246
DLDDL
11Espanyol381210164355-1246
DWWLL
12Athletic Club38136194358-1545
LDLLW
13Sevilla38127194660-1443
LLWWW
14Alaves381110174456-1243
LWWDL
15Elche381013154957-843
DWLDL
16Levante38119184761-1442
LWWWL
17Osasuna38119184450-642
LLLLL
18Mallorca38119184757-1042
WLLDW
19Girona38914153955-1641
DLDDL
20Oviedo38611212660-3429
LLLDL
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