Espanyol vs. Real Madrid: Head-to-head record and past meetings ahead of La Liga clash

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 201

Draws: 36

Espanyol wins: 46

Unsurprisingly, this is a fixture that Real Madrid have dominated throughout history, winning 119 of their previous 201 matches with Espanyol, while they have lost 46 times and also shared the spoils on 36 occasions.

Los Blancos have scored 424 times against Espanyol, conceding 224, and Raul is actually the all-time leading goalscorer in this fixture, having found the back of the net on 17 occasions against Espanyol during his time at Bernabeu.

The legendary Alfredo Di Stefano, meanwhile, represented both Real Madrid and Espanyol during his professional career, and he managed 16 goals in this fixture, with Cristiano Ronaldo third in the standings on 15.

In terms of La Liga, Los Blancos have won 110 of their 178 matches against Espanyol, losing 37 times and drawing 33, scoring 398 goals to Espanyol's 198.

Real Madrid have won five of their last six league games against Espanyol, including 3-1 victories home and away when they locked horns during the 2022-23 campaign, before winning 4-1 at Bernabeu in September 2024. However, Espanyol shocked Los Blancos in February 2025, running out 1-0 winners on home soil.

Espanyol have only actually beaten Los Blancos in the league three times since October 2007, while each of their last eight league successes over Real Madrid have come on home soil.

Real Madrid went on a 11-game winning run against Espanyol between January 2014 and October 2017, while they have been victorious in eight of the last 10 meetings between the two sides.

The last meeting between the two sides took place in September 2025, with Real Madrid winning 2-0 in La Liga, so Los Blancos will be bidding to complete a La Liga double over Espanyol for the 2025-26 campaign on Sunday night.