RCD Espanyol vs Atlético Madrid prediction | 18 Oct 2026 | xGtoday


RCD Espanyol
Ranking: #102 overall, #19 in Spain

73.1 → 72.5 (-0.6 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-2 17 May Osasuna (A) 71.8 -0.3
1-1 23 May Real Sociedad (H) 72.5 +0.7
3-0 16 Aug Levante (H) 73.2 +0.7
1-2 22 Aug Real Madrid (H) 72.8 -0.4
2-1 29 Aug Real Sociedad (A) 72.5 -0.3
Atlético Madrid
Ranking: #45 overall, #5 in Spain

80.0 → 78.6 (-1.4 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-0 17 May Girona (H) 80.6 -0.5
5-1 24 May Villarreal (A) 80.0 -0.6
2-0 19 Aug Málaga (H) 80.1 +0.1
2-2 23 Aug Villarreal (H) 78.6 -1.5
1-3 29 Aug Sevilla (A) 78.6 0.0

RCD Espanyol vs Atlético Madrid: by the numbers

RCD Espanyol trail Atlético Madrid by 57 places in our proprietary European rankings, and by 14 in Spain.

The recent trend shows RCD Espanyol on the rise, -0.6 rating points over their last 10 matches, while Atlético Madrid has gone the other way at -1.4.

Last time these teams played, on 21 Feb 2026, Atlético Madrid gained 0.4 rating points.

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

Atlético Madrid first climbed to joint #6 in our European rankings on 14 Dec 2019.