Espanyol vs Real Madrid Prediction & Betting Tips - LaLiga

Prediction published on 02/10/2021, 01:50  by Daniel Ngulu in LaLiga Predictions

Real Madrid have gone winless in their last two matches, but their first loss of the season, a 2-1 defeat at home by Sheriff will surely be the hardest to take. They return to domestic action with an away game against Espanyol, having drawn 0-0 with Villarreal in their last league game. Going to this game, hosts Espanyol are struggling and are placed 14th with six points while Real top the standings with 17 points. The 11-point difference between these two sides portrays the gulf in quality but Espanyol will hope to upset their visitors, as they look to recover from a 2-0 loss to Sevilla last time out. In their last five matches, Espanyol have one clean sheet and have failed to score in two. Their sole clean sheet came against struggling Alaves, and they’ve conceded two gals in three of the last five matches. At home, Espanyol have just one win, and five losses in the last eight La Liga matches, and they’ve failed to score in five of the eight. They go to this game having managed just one win in 27 meetings with Real Madrid.

Real Madrid are on two winless outings and will be looking to return to winning ways here. They are one of the four teams yet to lose a game in La Liga this season but with just a point ahead of second placed Real Sociedad, they’ll be eyeing a win to open up a gap. They have five wins in seven league games and are the top scorers in the league with 21 goals. Real have two clean sheets in the last five matches and failed to score in just one of them. In the goal scoring department, Karim Benzema has proven key; he goes to this game with four goals in four. The Frenchman also has three goals in the last three matches against Espanyol, and Real Madrid have four straight wins over their weekend opponents.