Real Madrid vs Espanyol predictions for Sunday’s La Liga match at the Santiago Bernabeu. Los Blancos will be looking for their first home league win in three matches against the Catalan side. Read on for all our Real Madrid vs Espanyol free predictions and Betting Tips.
The Real Madrid vs Espanyol match date and time is set. Real Madrid vs Espanyol fixture is on Sunday, 1st October and game kick-off time is 19:45 BST at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Date: Sunday, 1st October
Time: 19:45 BST
Stadium: Santiago Bernabeu, Spain
Here are the best Real Madrid vs Espanyol odds and our Real Madrid vs Espanyol Predictions and Betting Tips:
Best Odds Home Win: 1.11 with Unibet
Best Odds Away Win: 23.0 with bet365
Best Odds Draw: 12.0 with Unibet
Despite their inconsistent home form, it’s hard to see Real Madrid failing to win for a fourth match in a row. They are priced at 1.11 with Unibet. Below you can read the reasons for our Espanyol vs. Real Madrid predictions.
We expect Real Madrid to Win 3-0 at 8.0 with Unibet
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Real Madrid are strong favourites for this match with odds of 1.11 with Unibet. Los Blancos are without a home win in La Liga this season, but will be fancied to get the three points against Espanyol on Sunday.
Valencia, Levante and most notably Real Betis – who won with a 94th minute goal – have all taken points from the Bernabeu in recent weeks, but it’s hard to see Madrid dropping points for a fourth time.
Espanyol have not beaten Real in a decade and have lost their last 10 matches to Sunday’s opponents. However, they are unbeaten in three and were 4-1 winners against Deportivo last weekend.
Madrid have Cristiano Ronaldo back in form, the Portuguese superstar scoring twice in the midweek win at Borussia Dortmund. After missing the first four league games through suspension, he will be keen to get his first La Liga goal of the season against Quique Sanchez Flores’ side.
Ronaldo to score first is priced at 2.88 with Unibet. It’s only a matter of time before he gets off the mark, and with Karim Benzema injured there is even more reliance on CR7 to score.
You can back him at 4.0 with bet365 to score a hat-trick. We’re backing there to be goals here – just two season ago Madrid won both meetings 6-0.
As for the correct score, we’re going with a 3-0 Madrid win at 8.0 with Unibet. If you fancy Espanyol to inflict more Bernabeu misery on Zidane’s side, they are 7.5 with bet365 to win or draw.
Espanyol are the team in form coming into the match with three successive wins, including a 6-1 thrashing of Monchengladbach on Saturday. Madrid were 2-1 winners over Alaves on Saturday, after a shock 1-0 home loss to Real Betis three days previously.
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Madrid haven’t yet hit their form of last season, and have struggled this season at the Bernabeu particularly. However, away from home they are still strong and have won all their games on the road so far in 2017/18.
Real Madrid Form: WWLWWD
Quique Sanchez Flores’ team are on a three match unbeaten streak, winning 4-1 at home to Deportivo last time out. They are currently 12th in the La Liga standings after six matches.
Espanyol Form: WDWLLD
Madrid’s H2H record against Espanyol is predictably dominant, los Blancos with 35 wins from their 48 previous meetings. Madrid have won the last 10 in a row, their last loss to Sunday’s opponents coming almost ten years ago back in October 2007.
Club | P | W | D | L |
---|---|---|---|---|
Real Madrid | 48 | 35 | 6 | 7 |
Espanyol | 48 | 7 | 6 | 35 |
Madrid are in the midst of an injury crisis, with Marcelo the latest addition to the treatment table with a bicep injury. Benzema, Kovacic and Theo Hernandez are also out.
Espanyol are without Costa Rican defender Oscar Duarte, who is out long term with a knee ligament injury. Otherwise they have their full squad available for the trip.
Home Win: Real Madrid to Win at 1.11 with Unibet
Real Madrid to Win 3-0 at 8.0 with Unibet.
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