La Liga · Matchweek 25
Alexander Sørloth 21'
Giuliano Simeone 49'
Ademola Lookman 58'
Alexander Sørloth 72'
HT 1:1
Jofre Carreras 6'
Edu Expósito 80'
Sat, 21 Feb 2026, 20:00 (UK) · Metropolitano Stadium, Madrid
Atletico Madrid 4th · 48 pts|Espanyol 6th · 35 pts

Atletico Madrid won on the scoreboard and on xG (3.12–1.06).

Player of the matchMatteo Ruggeri8.7Decisive moment21' Alexander Sørloth+0.8

Atletico Madrid 4-2 Espanyol

Key numbers

  • Possession 61% – 39%
  • Shots 18 (9 on target) – 8 (2)
  • Decisive moment: 21' Alexander Sørloth, FN xPts +0.8
Player of the match
Matteo Ruggeri 8.7Dominant

Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.7 (Dominant)

Game state

0-11-12-13-14-14-2
Atletico Madrid ahead 41 min · level 34 min · Espanyol ahead 15 min
  • Edu Expósito — off the bench 20 min · 1G 0A

FN xPts — what each moment was worth

How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.

6' Jofre Carreras Goal +0.7
21' Alexander Sørloth Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Marcos Llorente +0.2 +0.8
49' Giuliano Simeone Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Alejandro Baena +0.2 +0.8
58' Ademola Lookman Goal · scorer +0.2 · assist Matteo Ruggeri +0.1 +0.3
72' Alexander Sørloth Goal · assist Matteo Ruggeri 0.0
80' Edu Expósito Goal 0.0
Atletico Madrid Expected (last two seasons) 2.2Own moments +1.9Opponent moments −0.7Time effect −0.4→ League points won 3
Espanyol Expected (last two seasons) 0.6Own moments +0.7Opponent moments −1.6Time effect +0.3→ League points won 0

Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.

How FN Score and FN xPts work →

Match stats

Atletico MadridEspanyol
61%Possession39%
3.12Expected goals (xG)1.06
0.17xG per shot0.13
18Shots8
9Shots on target2
50%Shots on target %25%
16Shots in box5
662Passes415
86%Pass accuracy78%
5Corners3
0Saves4
8Fouls10
0Yellow cards1
0Offsides2

Compared with usual

Atletico Madrid

37 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals41.9
Conceded21.1
xG3.121.5
xG against1.061.2
Shots1813.5
On target95.6
Shots faced811.1
xG per shot0.170.11
Possession61%53.5%
Passes662517.4
Pass accuracy86%85.7%
Corners56.8
Fouls811.5

Espanyol

last 15 matches, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals21
Conceded41.5
xG1.060.91
xG against3.121.3high
Shots812
On target23.4
Shots faced1811.2
xG per shot0.130.08
Possession39%45.2%
Passes415370.7
Pass accuracy78%78.2%
Corners35
Fouls1012.8

Timeline

  • 6' Goal Jofre Carreras league goal #1
  • 21' Goal Alexander Sørloth league goal #8 assist Marcos Llorente
  • 49' Goal Giuliano Simeone league goal #3 assist Alejandro Baena
  • 57' Sub Clemens Riedel → Ramón Terrats
  • 58' Goal Ademola Lookman league goal #1 assist Matteo Ruggeri
  • 61' Sub Alejandro Baena → Koke
  • 61' Sub Ademola Lookman → Julián Alvarez
  • 70' Sub Pol Lozano → Edu Expósito
  • 70' Sub Kike García → Roberto Fernández
  • 70' Sub Tyrhys Dolan → Cyril Ngonge
  • 72' Goal Alexander Sørloth league goal #9 assist Matteo Ruggeri
  • 74' Sub Antoine Griezmann → Thiago Almada
  • 74' Sub Marcos Llorente → Nahuel Molina
  • 77' Sub Jofre Carreras → Pere Milla
  • 80' Goal Edu Expósito league goal #1
  • 83' Yellow Cyril Ngonge
  • 84' Sub Giuliano Simeone → Robin Le Normand

Category leaders

  • Key passesAlejandro Baena5
  • Duels wonJohnny Cardoso9/12
  • DribblesMatteo Ruggeri2/3
  • Defensive actionsJohnny Cardoso8
  • ShotsAntoine Griezmann4 (on target 3)

Past-season matches are summarised from match data (API-Football) without a written review. FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.