6 May 2018 at 14:15

Referee: Jose Luis Munuera Montero

Match Summary

Espanyol defeated Atletico Madrid 2:0. The match was played in La Liga 2017. Goals were scored by Óscar Melendo 53′, Léo Baptistão 77′. 4 yellow cards were shown. Atletico Madrid had 44% possession while Espanyol held 56%. Atletico Madrid had 9 shots (3 on target) compared to 14 (5 on target) for Espanyol. Atletico Madrid made 3 substitutions, Espanyol made 3.

Match Events

Key match events between Atletico Madrid and Espanyol — 2 goals and 4 cards recorded during the match.

Atletico Madrid
Espanyol
Kick Off
VitoloA. Sané
26′
Half Time
KokeSaúl
46′
61′Didac Vila
Filipe LuisGabi
65′
73′
Sergi DarderMarc Roca
77′
Léo Baptistão

assist: Óscar Melendo

78′
Óscar MelendoSergio García
83′
Gerard MorenoJosé Jurado
Full Time

Match Statistics

Atletico Madrid had 44% possession against Espanyol's 56%. Atletico Madrid registered 9 shots (3 on target) while Espanyol managed 14 (5 on target). Corner kicks: 6–3. Fouls committed: 9–13.

3Shots on Goal5
4Shots off Goal5
9Total Shots14
2Blocked Shots4
7Shots insidebox9
2Shots outsidebox6
9Fouls13
6Corner Kicks3
2Offsides1
44%Ball Possession56%
1Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
4Goalkeeper Saves3
460Total passes577
380Passes accurate489
83%Passes %85%

Recent Form

In their last 6 matches, Atletico Madrid have recorded 1 wins, 1 draws and 4 defeats. Espanyol show 0 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses from their last 6 outings.

Atletico Madrid

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Espanyol

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Atletico Madrid vs Espanyol Head to Head Results

Atletico Madrid and Espanyol have met 27 times — Atletico Madrid won 13, Espanyol won 6, with 8 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2010. Atletico Madrid leads the head-to-head with 13 victories from 27 meetings. A combined 67 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 2.48 per match (38 for the home side, 29 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 14 matches (52%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 12 games (44%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 4–2 in 2026.

13

Atletico Madrid

8

Drawn

6

Espanyol

Goals: 38Goals: 29

Recent Meetings (27)

21 Feb 2026Atletico Madrid4 – 2Espanyol
17 Aug 2025Espanyol2 – 1Atletico Madrid
29 Mar 2025Espanyol1 – 1Atletico Madrid
28 Aug 2024Atletico Madrid0 – 0Espanyol
24 May 2023Espanyol3 – 3Atletico Madrid
6 Nov 2022Atletico Madrid1 – 1Espanyol
17 Apr 2022Atletico Madrid2 – 1Espanyol
12 Sept 2021Espanyol1 – 2Atletico Madrid
1 Mar 2020Espanyol1 – 1Atletico Madrid
10 Nov 2019Atletico Madrid3 – 1Espanyol
Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

API data: 15 Mar 2026