LaLiga · Matchday 9 Match report

Espanyol 0-1 Atlético Madrid: Result, Match Stats and Our Prediction

Espanyol

0-1Full time

Atlético Madrid

Saturday 17 October 2026, 12:00 UTC RCDE Stadium, Cornella de Llobregat

Our picks against the result

5 of 12 right

Result Atlético Madrid win54% 0-1
Double chance Atlético Madrid or draw (X2)79% 0-1
Goals over/under 2.5 Over 2.556% 1 goal
More corners Atlético Madrid55% Atlético Madrid (4-12)
Yellow cards Around average 7 yellow cards · league 4.3
Yellow cards 7 yellow cards 3.5 Over60% 4.5 Under60% 5.5 Under76%
Corners Around average 16 corners · league 9.8
Corners 16 corners 8.5 Over54% 9.5 Under57% 10.5 Under67%

Match stats

Espanyol Atlético Madrid

0 Goals 1
2 Yellow cards 5
0 Red cards 0
4 Corners 12

Goals, yellow and red cards and corners of each club.

Before kick-off

What this page showed before the match: our reasons, form, ratings and records as they were then.

Match summary

Espanyol vs Atlético Madrid meet at the RCDE Stadium on Saturday 17 October 2026 in LaLiga Matchday 9, where our result pick is an Atlético Madrid win and our double chance is Atlético win or draw.

Why this pick?

Our model goes for an Atlético Madrid win, and the strongest reason is the gap in our strength rating: Atlético sit clearly above the LaLiga average at both ends, while Espanyol's attack rating leaves them below it. The argument on the other side is playing at home, and it is a fair one. Even so, Espanyol's last five matches have brought only average numbers for possession, shots and big chances created, and although they get into the box more than most, that has not converted into clear openings. Atlético, by contrast, create a lot and give up very little. The margin is moderate.

Form guide

Espanyol

D 1-1 at Málaga (A) LaLiga · 9 Oct
L 1-3 vs Elche (H) LaLiga · 18 Sep
L 1-2 at Rayo Vallecano (A) LaLiga · 15 Sep
W 2-0 at Osasuna (A) LaLiga · 12 Sep
D 1-1 vs Sevilla (H) LaLiga · 6 Sep

Atlético Madrid

W 2-0 vs Manchester United (H) Champions League · 13 Oct
W 2-1 at Deportivo Alavés (A) LaLiga · 10 Oct
W 2-1 vs Real Madrid (H) LaLiga · 20 Sep
W 4-0 vs Osasuna (H) LaLiga · 16 Sep
W 3-0 at Real Sociedad (A) LaLiga · 13 Sep

Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

Attack and defence ratings

EspanyolAtlético Madrid

Attack 11 89 1.4 goals per match this season2.3 goals per match this season

Defence 47 89 1.4 conceded per match this season1.0 conceded per match this season

0 to 100 against this season's LaLiga clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.