Espanyol vs Atlético Madrid ended 0-0 in LaLiga, a stalemate in which the visitors led the shot and corner counts without finding a goal. Atlético Madrid were booked twice before half-time. Espanyol were not booked at all, and the official scoreline stayed blank from kickoff to full time.

Match Summary

The match never left 0-0, so the story of the first half was about the scoreboard staying even and about Atlético Madrid collecting cautions. A yellow card for the visitors arrived in the 22nd minute. Another yellow for Atlético Madrid followed in the 43rd minute. Espanyol went into the interval without a booking. Half-time was 0-0.

After the restart the same deadlock held. Atlético Madrid still could not turn their extra shots and corners into a goal. Espanyol did not score either. The second half passed without a change to the 0-0 scoreline, and the match ended goalless.

Key Moments

The 22nd-minute yellow for Atlético Madrid was the first caution of the afternoon and it belonged to the side that would finish with both bookings. It did not become a sending-off, so Espanyol still faced 11 opponents.

Late in the first half, the second yellow for Atlético Madrid made the half-time disciplinary picture 0-2. With no red cards at any stage, that pair of cautions was as far as the punishment went. Atlético Madrid therefore played the whole of the second half with two players already booked, while Espanyol still had a clean disciplinary record.

The swing that never came was a goal from Atlético Madrid's extra volume. Ten shots, two on target, and seven corners were not enough to take the lead. Espanyol's four shots and single corner were enough to hold 0-0. Expected goals of 0.24 for Espanyol and 0.66 for Atlético Madrid show why a late winner did not appear. Both totals were low, even if the visitors were ahead on that measure.

Match Statistics

The useful numbers sat with Atlético Madrid on attack and with Espanyol on discipline. Atlético Madrid outshot Espanyol 10 to 4 and led expected goals 0.66 to 0.24. They also won the corners 7-1 and recorded two shots on target. Yellow cards were two for Atlético Madrid and none for Espanyol, matching the 22nd-minute and 43rd-minute cautions. Red cards were zero for both teams. Volume favored the visitors. The scoreboard did not.

See also

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