Espanyol vs 17.10.26 12:000 – 1Full Time
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- Half-time
- 46′Atletico Madrid, substitution:off
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- 62′Atletico Madrid, substitution:off
- 64′Espanyol, substitution:off
- 66′Atletico Madrid, yellow card:
- 67′Atletico Madrid, substitution:off
- 68′Atletico Madrid, yellow card:
- 73′Espanyol, substitution:off
- 73′Espanyol, substitution:off
- 79′Atletico Madrid, yellow card:
- 81′Espanyol, yellow card:
- 82′Espanyol, substitution:off
- 82′Espanyol, substitution:off
- 87′Espanyol, yellow card:
- 89′Atletico Madrid, goal:0–1assist
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Baena's late strike gives Atletico Madrid win at Espanyol
Atletico Madrid won 1-0 at Espanyol in La Liga on Matchday 9, with Álex Baena scoring the only goal of the afternoon at the RCDE Stadium in the 89th minute. The two sides were level at 0-0 at half-time, and the visitors had to wait until the closing stages to turn a long spell of control into a result.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Diego Simeone's side dominated the ball throughout, holding 71% of possession against Espanyol's 29%. They had 19 shots to 10, six of them on target to the hosts' two, and won 12 corners to four. Manolo González's team defended deep and stayed in the game until Julián Álvarez set up Baena for the decisive finish.
The result stretched Atletico's winning run to six games in a row and lifted them to 22 points, 14 clear of Espanyol, who stayed 12th on 8. Espanyol, who had lost two and drawn two of their last five league games before this one, next travel to Racing Santander in La Liga on Saturday 24 October, while Atletico visit VfB Stuttgart in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday 20 October.
Álex Baena scored the winner in the 89th minute, converting Julián Álvarez's assist, and earned a rating of 7.68, the highest of any player in the match.
Atletico Madrid had 71% of the possession, leaving Espanyol with 29% of the ball.
Atletico Madrid won 1–0 away against Espanyol (half-time 0–0).
Espanyol met Atletico Madrid in the La Liga (Regular Season - 9). Kick-off was Saturday, 17 October 2026, 12:00 UTC at RCDE Stadium. Referee: Alejandro Hernandez. Attendance: 30,882.
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Key moments
- 89' Goal: Álex Baena (assist: Julián Álvarez) — 0–1 · Watch Álex Baena's goal video (89')
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Espanyol (5-4-1)
Atletico Madrid (4-3-1-2)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Espanyol 21%, the draw 19%, Atletico Madrid 60%. It finished Espanyol 0–1 Atletico Madrid.
Atletico Madrid's strength gap sets the shape — Atletico Madrid sit 253 points higher on our strength rating, 1862 to 1609, which is the main reason we give them 60%, though strong home advantage across La Liga pulls a little back towards Espanyol. The draw sits at 19%, close to the usual draw rate of about 20% for a strength gap this size.
Why Atletico Madrid at 60%?
Atletico Madrid sit 253 points higher on our strength rating — 1862 to 1609. Sides with a more than 240-point rating edge on the road won 65.7% of 5,873 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 20–20–60.
Why only 60%?
La Liga home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to away wins (28.3% vs 30.0%). La Liga homes won 46.6% of 6,159 games vs 44.6% across all 101,264 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly.
Why is the draw only 19%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 19.6%. These teams' recent games average 2.9 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.8% of 25,198.
What did we measure but not count?
Atletico Madrid have averaged 11 percentage points more possession than Espanyol in recent games. That doesn’t change our forecast here. Espanyol have rebuilt the eleven — fewer of last season's regular starters are still starting. Squad turnover reads dramatic but hasn't moved results once the rating is controlled: the busiest windows landed within noise across 5,368 games, rebuilt elevens likewise across 5,446, and even losing the most regular starters showed nothing (5,336). The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Espanyol vs Atletico Madrid final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this La Liga fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Espanyol 0–1 Atletico Madrid. Explore more on the Espanyol and Atletico Madrid team pages or the La Liga page.