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Published forecast archive · Forecast cutoff: 18 Oct 2026, 04:00. This is the retained forecast, and may not include the final result.

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Espanyol #20

1474ATTACK · #19
1464ON TARGET · #19
Last five form
DWLLD
Points / match1.0
Goals scored / match1.2
Goals conceded / match1.4

TEAM COMPARISON

EspanyolAtletico Madrid
1.2Goals scored2.6
1.4Goals conceded0.4
13.8Shots18.0
3.8Shots on target7.2
8.2Inside-box shots11.6
49.8%Possession60.2%

Last five at forecast cutoff · per match

Atletico Madrid #3

1578ATTACK · #3
1587ON TARGET · #3
Last five form
LLWWW
Points / match3.0
Goals scored / match2.6
Goals conceded / match0.4

Espanyol · PREDICTED LINE UP

Review sample · not a live prediction

4-2-3-1

R. Bauza · retained from the last observed XI. Started 1 of 4 earlier stored matches.

Q. Hartman · retained from the last observed XI. Started 1 of 4 earlier stored matches.

No injury or selection-confidence claim.

Atletico Madrid · PREDICTED LINE UP

Review sample · not a live prediction

4-4-2

R. Le Normand · retained from the last observed XI. Started 1 of 4 earlier stored matches.

Koke · retained from the last observed XI. Started 1 of 4 earlier stored matches.

J. Cardoso · retained from the last observed XI. Started 1 of 4 earlier stored matches.

J. David · retained from the last observed XI. Started 1 of 4 earlier stored matches.

No injury or selection-confidence claim.