Espanyol - Atlético Madrid prediction: odds and line-ups
Espanyol take on Atlético Madrid in La Liga. Kick-off on Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 12 :00 pm.
RCDE Stadium
Barcelona
- Attendance30,882
- On airESPN Deportes, ESPN+
Scorers Álex Baena 89'
Line-ups
Espanyol 5-4-1
- 1 Ángel Fortuño G
- 5 Clemens Riedel CD
- 6 Leandro Cabrera CD-L
- 16 Vanja Drkusic CD-R
- 21 Roger Hinojo LB
- 23 Omar El Hilali RB
- 10 Pol Lozano CM-L
- 8 Edu Expósito CM-R
- 15 Bryan Zaragoza LM
- 28 Javi Hernandez RM
- 9 Roberto Fernández F
- 7 Javier Puado SUB
- 11 Pere Milla SUB
- 20 Gabriel Moscardo SUB
- 4 Urko Gonzalez SUB
- 13 Marko Dmitrovic SUB
- 22 Cala SUB
- 14 Unai Núñez SUB
- 26 Rafael Bauza SUB
- 2 Andoni Gorosabel SUB
- 3 Quilindschy Hartman SUB
- 24 Tyrhys Dolan SUB
- 18 Marcos Fernández SUB
Atlético Madrid 4-4-2
- 13 Jan Oblak G
- 17 Dávid Hancko CD-L
- 21 Cristian Romero CD-R
- 30 Daniel Martinez LB
- 18 Marc Pubill RB
- 23 Morten Hjulmand CM-L
- 8 Pablo Barrios CM-R
- 11 Ademola Lookman LM
- 20 Giuliano Simeone RM
- 7 Lee Kang-In CF-L
- 15 Jonathan David CF-R
- 4 Rodrigo Mendoza SUB
- 46 Jorge Castillo SUB
- 3 Obed Vargas SUB
- 19 Julián Álvarez SUB
- 22 Alejandro Grimaldo SUB
- 27 Jorge Domínguez SUB
- 10 Álex Baena SUB
- 1 Juan Musso SUB
- 24 Robin Le Normand SUB
- 16 Arnau Ortiz SUB
- 14 Marcos Llorente SUB
- 9 Alexander Sørloth SUB
Statistics
| Espanyol | Atlético Madrid | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 5 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 4 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 12 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |
| 29.4 | Possession | 70.6 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 196 | Accurate Passes | 600 |
| 271 | Passes | 672 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 12 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 38 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 11 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 19 | Clearances | 16 |
Match events
- 22' J Morten Hjulmand Atlético Madrid
- 43' J Lee Kang-In Atlético Madrid
- 45' REM Julián Álvarez between: Ademola Lookman Atlético Madrid
- 45' REM Alejandro Grimaldo between: Daniel Martinez Atlético Madrid
- 55' REM Marcos Llorente between: Pablo Barrios Atlético Madrid
- 62' REM Álex Baena between: Lee Kang-In Atlético Madrid
- 64' REM Unai Núñez between: Vanja Drkusic Espanyol
- 66' J Cristian Romero Atlético Madrid
- 67' REM Rodrigo Mendoza between: Cristian Romero Atlético Madrid
- 68' J Álex Baena Atlético Madrid
- 73' REM Cala between: Edu Expósito Espanyol
- 73' REM Gabriel Moscardo between: Javi Hernandez Espanyol
- 79' J Rodrigo Mendoza Atlético Madrid
- 81' J Roger Hinojo Espanyol
- 82' REM Javier Puado between: Bryan Zaragoza Espanyol
- 82' REM Marcos Fernández between: Roberto Fernández Espanyol
- 87' J Unai Núñez Espanyol
- 89' B Álex Baena assist from Julián Álvarez Atlético Madrid
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Match summary
This La Liga match pitted Espanyol against Atlético Madrid. The fixture was held at RCDE Stadium. In the meeting on Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 12 :00 pm, Atlético Madrid beat Espanyol by a score of 0 - 1. The scorer in this match is Álex Baena in the 89 minute.
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Espanyol sits in 13 place. Atlético Madrid is in 2 position.
Probable line-ups
The announced line-ups for Espanyol and Atlético Madrid are detailed in the match sheet above.
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