Real Madrid vs Espanyol betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the La Liga match on September 21st, 2024

Real Madrid and Espanyol going to face each other on September 21st, 2024, Saturday at 19:00h (UTC), in a match counting for the La Liga in Spain, check the Real Madrid vs Espanyol betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Real Madrid vs Espanyol will occur

The game takes place in the well-known Estadio Santiago Bernabéu stadium, in the city of Madrid, with a capacity for 81044 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

You can find all the follow-up to the match live on Betarena, bringing odds, events, statistics, and more to help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the Real Madrid vs Espanyol betting tip 2024/2025

Real Madrid last match

Real Madrid comes from a victory in the last match. The game against VfB Stuttgart, valid for the Champions League, ended with a 3-1. The team coached by C. Ancelotti lined up in the last match with a 4-3-3 formation.

The positive result confirmed that the team's favoritism before the start of the match was certain, making the odds 1.30.

It was certainly not the best Real Madrid performance of the season. However, the exhibition of Vinícius Júnior should be highlighted. He called responsibility in the contest and was a crucial player in the team's victory.

Espanyol last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for La Liga, Espanyol, who used a 4-4-2 formation, faced the Deportivo Alavés team with a final score of 3-2.

A very even game was expected, with odds for the home win at 2.90.

Real Madrid vs Espanyol h2h

The last time these teams battled against each other in La Liga, Espanyol ranked 13th place while Real Madrid was in 2nd place. Espanyol took to the field with a 4-4-2 tactic, while Real Madrid deployed in a 4-3-3 formation.

It was on 11-03-2023 when these two teams last clashed on the field. That match, which ended with the 3-1 win for Real Madrid, was valid for the 2022/2023 season of the La Liga.

The Real Madrid team in their last five matches has produced solid performances, while Espanyol has been more irregular.

Real Madrid

La Liga leaderboard now

The Real Madrid team with 11 points currently occupies the 2nd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Champions League, with a campaign of 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses.

This means that Atlético Madrid team, in 3rd place, is close behind in the 6th round with the same score.

Real Madrid analysis

Real Madrid after 5 rounds shows a very good goal quotient: in fact, it has scored 9 goals and conceded only 2 to opponents.

Carlo Ancelotti is a renowned strategist who may yet again take his opponents by surprise in this match. As the coach of Real Madrid, he has a keen understanding of how to set up his team to counter the opposition's strengths and exploit their weaknesses, a tactic that has proven successful, especially when playing at home.

The Real Madrid team usually tries to control the game with an average ball possession of 59.4%. Teams with ball possession above 50% typically have some control over the opponents.

Playing in their home base prove wise for this team, as their record of 2 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws shows. Playing as the visiting team, meanwhile has given them 1 game won.

In comparison to Espanyol 397 attacks and 5 goals, Real Madrid has had 617 attacks and 9 goals.

Signed this season by Real Madrid, Kylian Mbappé has been making the fans happy. In the team's most recent duel, against VfB Stuttgart, he once again performed well, scoring 1 goal, a function for which he arrived. So, the forward continues to justify the investment made in him.

Best goalscorer from Real Madrid

There are always individualities that stand out in a squad and in the team's attack, Kylian Mbappé has held that position so far in the competition. Serving Real Madrid with 3 goals this season, the Attacker has been a key player in winning triumphs.

It is important to highlight that more than 50% of the goals scored by this player were from the penalty spot. More precisely, 2 of the 3 goals scored have this characteristic.

Espanyol

La Liga leaderboard now

Espanyol arrives in this game with 7 points, and in 11th place in the La Liga, having won twice in total and lost 2 times, making a total of 1 draw.

Espanyol analysis

Currently, in the La Liga, Espanyol sums 5 goals for and a total of 5 goals against, after 5 rounds played.

It seems that Espanyol is having trouble scoring goals, with a low number of goals scored and a high number of games where they failed to score. This implies that their attacking play needs improvement, with a focus on creating better chances and converting them into goals.

With an average of 1 goals per game, the team struggles on the offensive end, and considering that it will also be playing away from home, the odds are all against it.

Increasingly more in tune with his teammates, Álvaro Tejero, who arrived at the club this season, made another fine performance in the team's last game. The midfielder was very good in the game against Deportivo Alavés, being a key piece for Espanyol.

Best goalscorer from Espanyol

If we want to highlight a player in the team's offensive sector until this competition stage, we have to name Javi Puado. Espanyol owes some of their triumphs to the Attacker who scored 3 goals in this season.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Real Madrid is Kylian Mbappé, who has already scored 3 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Espanyol is Javi Puado, he has scored in 3 opportunities.

The best time to place bets is between 75-90 minutes as some study have shown this to be where most goals happen.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 3.

Corners Top Betting Tips

To obtain good betting results, remembering that there is an average of 4.6 corners per game when the corners numbers of both teams are combined.

Real Madrid is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 6.2 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Real Madrid in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.4 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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