RCD Espanyol vs Atlético Madrid prediction | 17 Oct 2026 | xGtoday


RCD Espanyol
Ranking: #88 overall, #17 in Spain

72.1 → 73.5 (+1.4 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-2 22 Aug Real Madrid (H) 72.8 -0.4
2-1 29 Aug Real Sociedad (A) 72.4 -0.4
1-1 06 Sep Sevilla (H) 72.7 +0.3
0-2 12 Sep Osasuna (A) 73.3 +0.6
2-1 15 Sep Rayo (A) 73.5 +0.2
Atlético Madrid
Ranking: #32 overall, #4 in Spain

81.1 → 80.4 (-0.7 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-3 29 Aug Sevilla (A) 78.6 0.0
3-0 05 Sep Athletic Club (A) 78.5 -0.1
2-1 09 Sep Liverpool (A) 78.5 0.0
0-3 13 Sep Real Sociedad (A) 79.6 +1.1
4-0 16 Sep Osasuna (H) 80.4 +0.8

RCD Espanyol vs Atlético Madrid: by the numbers

There are 56 places between these two in our European rankings, with Atlético Madrid the higher, and 13 places between them in Spain.

Over their last 10 matches RCD Espanyol have moved +1.4 rating points, against -0.7 for Atlético Madrid.

RCD Espanyol lost 0.4 rating points in the last contest between these two, on 21 Feb 2026.

RCD Espanyol first reached their highest ever xGtoday rating of 80.4 on 24 Apr 2021.

The highest Atlético Madrid have ever stood in our European rankings is joint #6, first reached on 14 Dec 2019.