Real Madridvs.Espanyol

Los Blancos will enter the contest off the back of a 3-1 victory over Stuttgart in their Champions League opener, with Kylian Mbappe netting his first goal for the club in the competition.

Carlo Ancelotti's side have won their last two in the league, meanwhile, and they currently sit third in the table, four points behind the leaders Barcelona, who have made a 100% start to the campaign.

Here, Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at the head-to-head record and previous meetings between the two sides ahead of their showdown in the Spanish capital.

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 192

Real Madrid wins: 115

Draws: 34

Espanyol wins: 43

Unsurprisingly, this is a fixture that Real Madrid have dominated throughout history, winning 115 of their previous 192 matches with Espanyol, while they have lost 43 times and also shared the spoils on 34 occasions.

Los Blancos have scored 409 times against Espanyol, conceding 215, and Raul is actually the all-time leading goalscorer in this fixture, having found the back of the net on 17 occasions against Espanyol during his time at Bernabeu.

The legendary Alfredo Di Stefano, meanwhile, represented both Real Madrid and Espanyol during his professional career, and he managed 16 goals in this fixture, with Cristiano Ronaldo third in the standings on 15.

In terms of La Liga, Los Blancos have won 107 of their 145 matches against Espanyol, losing 36 times and drawing 33, scoring 390 goals to Espanyol's 196.

Real Madrid have won their last three league games against Espanyol, including 3-1 victories home and away when they locked horns during the 2022-23 campaign.

Espanyol have only actually beaten Los Blancos in the league twice since October 2007, while they have not managed to overcome Real Madrid at Bernabeu in Spain's top flight since April 1996.

Indeed, each of their last seven league successes over Real Madrid have come on home soil, further demonstrating the size of their task in this weekend's contest.

Real Madrid went on a 11-game winning run against Espanyol between January 2014 and October 2017, while they have been victorious in seven of the last eight meetings between the two sides.

Los Blancos have actually scored seven times in their last two home league games with Espanyol, with Vinicius Junior among the goalscorers when the teams last met in the Spanish capital in March 2023.

Previous meetings

Mar 11, 2023: Real Madrid 3-1 Espanyol (La Liga)

Aug 28, 2022: Espanyol 1-3 Real Madrid (La Liga)

Apr 30, 2022: Real Madrid 4-0 Espanyol (La Liga)

Oct 03, 2021: Espanyol 2-1 Real Madrid (La Liga)

Jun 28, 2020: Espanyol 0-1 Real Madrid (La Liga)

Dec 07, 2019: Real Madrid 2-0 Espanyol (La Liga)

Jan 27, 2019: Espanyol 2-4 Real Madrid (La Liga)

Sep 22, 2018: Real Madrid 1-0 Espanyol (La Liga)

Feb 27, 2018: Espanyol 1-0 Real Madrid (La Liga)

Oct 01, 2017: Real Madrid 2-0 Espanyol (La Liga)

Feb 18, 2017: Real Madrid 2-0 Espanyol (La Liga)

Sep 18, 2016: Espanyol 0-2 Real Madrid (La Liga)

Jan 31, 2016: Real Madrid 6-0 Espanyol (La Liga)

Sep 12, 2015: Espanyol 0-6 Real Madrid (La Liga)

May 17, 2015: Espanyol 1-4 Real Madrid (La Liga)

Jan 10, 2015: Real Madrid 3-0 Espanyol (La Liga)

May 17, 2014: Real Madrid 3-1 Espanyol (La Liga)

Jan 28, 2014: Real Madrid 1-0 Espanyol (Copa del Rey Quarter-finals)

Jan 21, 2014: Espanyol 0-1 Real Madrid (Copa del Rey Quarter-finals)

Jan 12, 2014: Espanyol 0-1 Real Madrid (La Liga)

Last 10 La Liga meetings

Mar 11, 2023: Real Madrid 3-1 Espanyol (La Liga)

Aug 28, 2022: Espanyol 1-3 Real Madrid (La Liga)

Apr 30, 2022: Real Madrid 4-0 Espanyol (La Liga)

Oct 03, 2021: Espanyol 2-1 Real Madrid (La Liga)

Jun 28, 2020: Espanyol 0-1 Real Madrid (La Liga)

Dec 07, 2019: Real Madrid 2-0 Espanyol (La Liga)

Jan 27, 2019: Espanyol 2-4 Real Madrid (La Liga)

Sep 22, 2018: Real Madrid 1-0 Espanyol (La Liga)

Feb 27, 2018: Espanyol 1-0 Real Madrid (La Liga)

Oct 01, 2017: Real Madrid 2-0 Espanyol (La Liga)

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