Saturday, 22/08/2026 at 21:30
Full timeEspanyol 1:2 Real Madrid
Real Madrid were the model's likeliest winner before kick-off at 38%. They won 2–1. The biggest difference was Real Madrid's attack: 2.71 xG against 1.37 projected (+1.34).
Goals
- 9' Jude Bellingham Real Madrid · 0.05 xG chance 0–1
- 30' Álex Calatrava Espanyol · 0.22 xG chance 1–1
- 90' Carlos Espí Real Madrid · 0.79 xG chance 1–2
The model against the result
- Espanyol
- 31%
- Draw
- 31%
- Real Madrid
- 38% What happened
Data coverage Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.
Projected vs produced
Real Madrid produced 1.34 xG more than projected
Projected before kick-off Produced on the night
The shots behind it
- Shots
- 8
- 21
- On target
- 3
- 8
- Inside the box
- 4
- 14
- xG per shot
- 0.14
- 0.15
- Open play xG
- 1.13
- 1.76
- Set-piece xG
- 0.00
- 1.29
- Penalties
- —
- —
Shot-level xG may differ from the published match total
The provider publishes the match total separately from its shot-by-shot values. Those values are rounded to two decimals and, leaving out penalties and own goals, add up to its non-penalty xG: 1.12 for Espanyol and 2.99 for Real Madrid.
Shot map
Both teams shown attacking the same goal for comparison.
All shots
29 shots · 4.18 xG
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- Espanyol
- Real Madrid
- Filled = goal
- Dot area = xG (the smallest chances drawn at a minimum size)
Recent form
1.22 xG created 1.28 xGA
1.40 xG created 0.98 xGA
xG created xG conceded (xGA) W / D / L: the match result
Head to head
Pre-match model & market record
8 opportunities flagged2 won6 lost
- Lost
- Lost
- Lost
- Lost
- Lost
- Won
- Won
- Lost
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| Selection | Price | Edge | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Espanyol to win | 7.00 | +118.4% | Lost |
| Espanyol 2+ goals | 4.50 | +60.6% | Lost |
| Real Madrid not to score | 7.00 | +58.5% | Lost |
| Real Madrid at most 1 goal | 2.50 | +48.0% | Lost |
| Draw | 4.50 | +39.3% | Lost |
| Espanyol to score | 1.67 | +23.1% | Won |
| Both teams to score | 1.91 | +12.6% | Won |
| Under 2.5 goals | 2.10 | +6.0% | Lost |
Pre-match model vs market
| Outcome | Model | Market | Difference | Fair odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Espanyol | 31.2% | 13.5% | +17.7 pp | 3.21 |
| Draw | 31.0% | 21.0% | +9.9 pp | 3.23 |
| Real Madrid | 37.8% | 65.5% | −27.6 pp | 2.64 |
Other markets
| Outcome | Model | Market | Difference | Fair odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Espanyol to score | 73.9% | 55.7% | +18.1 pp | 1.35 |
| Espanyol not to score | 26.1% | 44.3% | −18.1 pp | 3.83 |
| Real Madrid to score | 77.4% | 86.4% | −9.1 pp | 1.29 |
| Real Madrid not to score | 22.6% | 13.6% | +9.1 pp | 4.42 |
| Both teams to score | 59.0% | 50.0% | +9.0 pp | 1.70 |
| Both teams not to score | 41.0% | 50.0% | −9.0 pp | 2.44 |
| Espanyol 2+ goals | 35.7% | 20.8% | +14.9 pp | 2.80 |
| Espanyol at most 1 goal | 64.3% | 79.2% | −14.9 pp | 1.56 |
| Real Madrid 2+ goals | 40.8% | 62.5% | −21.7 pp | 2.45 |
| Real Madrid at most 1 goal | 59.2% | 37.5% | +21.7 pp | 1.69 |
| Over 1.5 goals | 77.7% | 78.0% | −0.3 pp | 1.29 |
| Under 1.5 goals | 22.3% | 22.0% | +0.3 pp | 4.48 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 49.5% | 54.9% | −5.3 pp | 2.02 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 50.5% | 45.1% | +5.3 pp | 1.98 |
Prices and probabilities are the ones stored before kick-off; nothing here is recalculated. Edge is the model's probability times the price, minus one, so a flagged outcome that lost is the ordinary case rather than a contradiction.
Model details
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- Fit window
- the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
- Espanyol sample
- 20 matches
- Real Madrid sample
- 20 matches
- Computed
- 12 hours before kick-off
- Prices taken
- 1 day before kick-off
Limitations
The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.