Tomás Yelmini
This Saturday, Real Madrid, the well-known and successful team that is accustumed to win every match it plays, will once again be the protagonist in La Liga, knowing that as the weeks go by, its lead is slowly slipping away.
The Real Madrid vs Espanyol clash will feature the Merengues, which have a possibility of returning to their winning ways in this matchday 25 of the exciting first division of Spanish soccer. The Liga currently has Barcelona as its sole and firm leader.
Real Madrid will host a Catalan side that is struggling to win and which primary objective is to stay in the top flight at the legendary Santiago Bernabeu stadium.
Without further ado, JefeBet brings you the odds, predictions and all the information you need to be aware of ahead of the Real Madrid vs Espanyol clash on matchday 25 of the Spanish La Liga.
Predictions, Odds, and Betting Preview for the Real Madrid vs Espanyol La Liga Matchday 25 on March 11, 2023
- Where: Santiago Bernabeu Stadium- Madrid, Spain
- When: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 12:30 PM E.T.
- Moneyline: Real Madrid (-475) / Tie (+500) / Espanyol (+1000)
- Asian Handicap: Real Madrid (-2, +115) / Espanyol (+2, -155)
- Over/Under (1.5): Over (-525) / Under (+370)
- Both teams score: Yes (+125) / No (-160)
Odds provided by DraftKings.
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Betting on Real Madrid
Barcelona’s impressive campaign is not allowing Real Madrid to continue dropping points, particularly after the team reached two draws in a row (against Atlético de Madrid and Betis) in its last two matches played. While they have their minds set on the Champions League, the mean coached by Carlo Ancelotti have no intention of throwing the towel in La Liga.
The decline in the performance of Karim Benzema compared to the one he had last season is evident, he dropped from 27 to 18 goals and from 12 to 5 assists this season. In any case, in La Liga, the Frenchman leads the team’s scorers with 11 goals, followed by Vinicius Jr with 7.
Moreover, it is important to keep in mind that Real Madrid has not lost at the Bernabéu so far this season. Also, in 15 of the 16 matches the team has won, it scored 2 or more goals. In fact, the team won only one match with a 1-0 score.
Probable lineup (4-3-3): Thibaut Courtois; Dani Carvajal, Eder Militao, Antonio Rüdiger, Nacho; Eduardo Camavinga, Toni Kroos, Luka Modric; Federico Valverde, Karim Benzema, Vinicius Jr.
Betting on Espanyol
Espanyol has only won four times at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium in the 87 times the team has played in Madrid in La Liga. The last time it won was on April 21, 1996, when it surpassed its opponents by a 2-1 score. These results speak volumes about Real Madrid’s supremacy. The Catalan team is in 13th place in the standings, but cannot be too careless as it is only two points away from the relegation places.
The team has two good scorers, Joselu (11 goals) and Danish Braithwaite (8), and a good record of goals scored away from home: 14 of the 30 goals the team has were scored away from home.
In the first matchday against Real Madrid, which took place in Barcelona and was won by the visiting team by 1-2, goalkeeper, Benjamin Lecomte, received a red card in the 96th minute for a foul on the edge of the area; after the changes were made, his replacement was none other than the Uruguayan defender Leandro Cabrera. Could a similar situation be repeated at the Bernabeu?
Probable lineup (4-3-3): Fernando Pacheco; Óscar Gil, César Montes, Sergi Gómez, Ronael Pierre-Gabriel; Souza, Denis Suárez, Sergi Darder; Javi Puado, Joselu, Martin Braithwaite.
JefeBet Prediction
Real Madrid is notably superior and, despite some individual ups and downs, it will have no problems subduing an Espanyol team that has not won at the Bernabeu for almost 23 years.
Prediction: Real Madrid wins 3-0.
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