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Saturday, 17/10/2026 at 14:00

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Match preview · La Liga

Espanyol – Atlético Madrid

Espanyol 15th in La Liga Home 1.28 projected goals by the model
Atlético Madrid 2nd in La Liga Away 1.38 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 00:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.28 1.38
Espanyol Atlético Madrid
Espanyol
32%
Draw
31%
Atlético Madrid
37%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Espanyol Draw Atlético Madrid
Fair odds 3.11 3.27 2.68
Total goals
2.65
Over 2.5 goals
51%
Both teams to score
60%
Data coverage · full

Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.

Model vs market

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The model's case

Why the model leans Atlético Madrid

37% Atlético Madrid to win

Attack
3rd vs 14th
Atlético Madrid attack v Espanyol defence
Defence
4th vs 10th
Atlético Madrid defence v Espanyol attack
Recent xG form
+0.69 vs -0.35
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.28 – 1.38
Espanyol v Atlético Madrid
How the model arrived here →

Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: Espanyol and Atlético Madrid compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Espanyol Atlético Madrid
xG / match 1.24 · 11th (better) 1.72 · 4th
xGA / match 1.36 · 11th (better) 1.02 · 1st
xGD / match -0.12 · 7th (better) +0.70 · 4th
xPts / match 1.35 · 8th (better) 1.86 · 4th
Last 6 xGD / match -0.35 (better) +0.69

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 34% of the model's distribution.

Atlético Madrid clean sheet
25%
Atlético Madrid 2+ goals
41%
Under 2.5 goals
49%
Both teams to score: no
40%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
15.5%
1:2
9.9%
2:1
9.1%
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Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Espanyol sample
20 matches
Atlético Madrid sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · Espanyol
4 matches
Away xG sample · Atlético Madrid
3 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 00:30

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.