Real Madrid v Espanyol Betting Preview – La Liga 1st October 7.45pm
Real Madrid are still searching for their first win of the season on home soil in the Spanish top flight remarkably. They are winless in three there with just two points collected but after a good win at Borussia Dortmund in midweek in the UEFA Champions League, they will be aiming to break their league home duck. Espanyol are their opponents on Sunday in the Spanish top flight and they have yet to win out on the road this season and have already suffered a heavy loss at Barcelona. This could be Real Madrid’s chance.
Real Madrid v Espanyol Betting Tips
Most people would have expected Real Madrid to have put in a more competent start to their league defence. It just hasn’t’ quite been there for them, not at home anyway which is really strange. They have collected only two points from their home games this season in La Liga, losing against Real Betis in their last fixture at the Bernabeu. What is keeping them going is that they have won each of their three away games, so they will be looking for a serious boost on home soil this weekend. They will get helped out a lot more now that Cristiano Ronaldo is back and scoring again, he netted a brace at Borussia Dortmund in midweek. Ronaldo is the 15/8 bet365 first goalscorer favourite while Gareth Bale, who has scored some great goals this season, is trading at 15/4. Dani Ceballos on his first full debut last weekend, was the hero for them as he got both goals in a 2-1 away win at Alaves are bottom of the table. He is a 2/1 option in the anytime goalscorer market. Across all competitions, Real Madrid are on a ten match winning streak against Espanyol.
Real Madrid haven’t been the sturdiest of sides at the back this season on the domestic or European front. They have only one clean sheet in six league games and none in their last five played. Both teams to score at bet365 is a 4/5 punt and that just goes to show the troubles they have had in keeping clean sheets this season because Espanyol are not a major threat. Espanyol have gone D2 L1 out on the road and across those three games have netted just the one goal which was in a decent 1-1 draw at third-placed Sevilla though. But they were trounced 5-0 at Barcelona in their only away defeat. They too only have one clean sheet in six league games this season and there could be goals in this so over 3.5 goals at bet365 returns a price of 1/2. Real Madrid are on a four match winning streak at home over Espanyol and each of the last three have been with a clean sheet. Real Madrid to win to nil here is a 20/21 punt. Espanyol lost both games against Real Madrid last season 2-0 in La Liga and 2-0 correct score at bet365 for Real Madrid fetches a price of 17/2.
Real Madrid v Espanyol Betting Odds
Real Madrid 1/10, Draw 9/1, Espanyol 22/1
Real Madrid v Espanyol Predictions
Real Madrid to win: This will probably be the game which produces that elusive win for Real Madrid at home in the league. Espanyol are no major threat at all in this one but just because of Real Madrid’s struggles this season it is worth backing the home side to perhaps win by a one goal margin only.
