Espanyol Barcelona – Real Madrid Tip La Liga, 1st matchday on Saturday, 22.08.2026 at 21:30 CET
For a hopefully successful Espanyol Real Madrid tip for the La Liga start of the guests from the capital, I took a very close look at the starting position!
In the first league game of the Whites under the returning star coach José Mourinho, I commit to a selected goal bet after a short consideration. After all, the Madrid offense was already extremely dangerous in the previous season!
My main tip is: Real Madrid scores over 1.5 goals. At top bookmakers, you will find odds of 1.50 for this. In my opinion, this is a very playable option, as Real already had a high average of 2.03 goals per game last season.
Espanyol Barcelona vs. Real Madrid AI Tip & Odds Analysis:
In addition to my main bet, there are of course other interesting options for you to take a look at, such as the best available odds boost or the Osasuna Real Madrid AI forecast of our model.
According to the AI, an obvious choice is Real Madrid’s victory. The barely playable odds of 1.44 reflect the clear role of favourites, which is additionally supported by a strong pre-season.
Predicted chance of winning:
| Victory Espanyol Barcelona |
Draw |
Victory Real Madrid |
| 14.9% |
19.9% |
65.2% |
Real Madrid have remained unbeaten in five pre-season games under Mourinho, winning four of them. Last season’s away record of eleven wins in 19 games also speaks for itself. So this can actually be a hammer season for the Madrilenians!
Meanwhile, another computerized bet concerns the selection Kylian Mbappe to score. The Frenchman already scored in the last friendly against Schalke and is the goal guarantee at Real. With 42 goals in 44 competitive games last season, the odds of 1.50 for a goal from him are fair.
