Espanyol vs Real Madrid Prediction, 8/28/2022 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Espanyol vs Real Madrid

Date: Sunday, August 28, 2022

Location: RCDE Stadium in Barcelona, Spain

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Espanyol (+475) Real Madrid (-225)

RCDE Stadium is the location where Real Madrid (2-0-0) will attempt to beat Espanyol (0-1-1) on Sunday. Real Madrid are priced at -225 and Espanyol are priced +475. The over/under is 2.75. The expected starting goaltenders will be Benjamin Lecomte Espanyol and Thibaut Courtois Real Madrid.

The Budgerigars sat at 11th in expected goals having 2.3, and their xGA were 1.9. Espanyol conceded 4 goals while conceding 2.00 goals per 90 min, and opposing clubs finished with 7 SoT on them. Their difference in goals was sitting at -2 with 2 goals earned and also 4 goals surrendered. They didn't earn a clean sheet last season. Espanyol accounted for 3 SVs and had a SV% of 42.9 during the previous year. Espanyol earned 4 yellow cards over the course of last year and 1 red card. For the previous season, this team put together an average of 0.50 pts/match (1 point) and also had a rank of 17th in the league with 0 assists.

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For the year, the Meringues had a save rate of 85.7 (7 SoTA), and they also had a rank of 3rd in soccer with 6 pts. The Meringues averaged 3.0 pts/match while having 4 assists. Real Madrid accumulated 6 goals and the team's expected goals over the course of the prior season was 5.8. Real Madrid compiled 3 yellow cards. Their goals against/90 minutes sat at 1.00 with 6 saves. Real Madrid had a ranking of 3rd when talking about goals surrendered having 2, and their goal differential sat at 4.

The guy who will defend the goal for Espanyol will be Benjamin Lecomte. Lecomte (84-80-87 mark in his professional soccer career) has earned 68 shutouts, which gives him a 27.2% shutout percentage. The keeper hailing from France has faced 1,094 shots tried against him in 250 career starts. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.27 (319 goals given up) and he holds a save percentage of .725. Lecomte has defended the goal for 22,573 minutes and has accumulated 793 stops during his pro soccer career.

Thibaut Courtois is expected to look after the net for Real Madrid. He has allowed 0.91 goals per 90 minutes while holding a record of 229-80-67. Courtois has tallied 165 shutouts and defended 1,201 shots attempted against him in 33,924 mins in his career. In his career, Courtois has surrendered 342 goals and has accumulated 875 saves in 379 starts. He sports a save percentage of .729 and his clean sheet rate is 43.5%.

Javi Puado is one player to keep an eye out for Espanyol. He has totaled 13 assists while earning 6 yellow cards during his soccer career. The forward from Spain has 16 goals scored in 4,528 mins. Puado has been in the starting lineup in 50 matchups thus far in his career and he scores 0.32 goals per 90.

Real Madrid features a game changer in Karim Benzema, who gets under the skin of opposing sides. He has 11 yellow cards so far in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 105 times. The forward born in France has been on the pitch for 34,544 minutes while earning 236 goals. He is averaging 0.61 goals per 90 minutes and has been a starter in 403 matches in his career.

Who will win tonight's La Liga game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Espanyol (+475)

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