EspanyolvsReal Madrid
Real Madrid beat Espanyol 2–1 in La Liga on 22 August 2026.
Result
Real Madrid won 2–1.
| Player / team | Score |
|---|---|
| Espanyol | 1 |
| Real Madrid | 2 |
How the odds moved
The fair price shortened on Real Madrid from 74.9% to 83.3% before the start — a 8.4-point move toward the eventual winner. The market saw it coming.
Closing odds by bookmaker
Across 163 bookmakers the closing price on Real Madrid ran from 1.34 at heritage to 1.57 at Fanatics. On a $100 stake that spread was worth $23.36 — the same bet, the same result, a different payout for anyone who shopped. See 1.57 in american or fractional odds.
Exchanges and prediction markets
These venues also priced Real Madrid. They are kept out of the bookmaker comparison above on purpose — an exchange price is net of commission and a prediction contract is quoted before that venue's own fees, so the three are not one column. Read each on its own basis.
| Venue | Type | Closing price | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| SX.bet | Exchange | 1.48 | net of commission |
| Novig | Exchange | 1.47 | net of commission |
| SX Bet | Exchange | 1.47 | net of commission |
| BetDEX | Exchange | 1.46 | net of commission |
| prophet-x | Exchange | 1.46 | net of commission |
| overtimemarkets | Exchange | 1.45 | net of commission |
| limitless exchange | Exchange | 1.45 | net of commission |
| novig | Exchange | 1.45 | net of commission |
| Betfair Exchange (Australia) | Exchange | 1.44 | net of commission |
| Limitless Exchange | Exchange | 1.44 | net of commission |
| Prophet X | Exchange | 1.44 | net of commission |
| Overtime | Exchange | 1.43 | net of commission |
| opinion labs | Prediction market | 1.43 | before this venue's own fees |
| Kalshi | Prediction market | 1.42 | before this venue's own fees |
| Opinion Labs | Prediction market | 1.41 | before this venue's own fees |
| kalshi | Prediction market | 1.40 | before this venue's own fees |
Did the market get it right?
It did. Real Madrid closed at a 83.3% fair chance (1.20) and won. Favourites winning is the base case — the money question is whether anyone was paying more than 1.20 for it.
What our signal said
We flagged 6 prices on this match before it started. 4 of 6 landed, +1.90 units on the match. Losers are listed with the winners — a track record you can only check if it shows both.
| Market | Book | Price | Omen | Edge | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| totals under 3.5 | caliente | 1.48 | 67 | +11.3% | win |
| asian_handicap away 1.25 | 1xbet | 1.99 | 52 | +1.9% | loss |
| totals over 2.5 | 1xbet | 1.71 | 38 | +6.3% | win |
| consensus_total over 3 | coolbet | 2.06 | 32 | +4.9% | push |
| moneyline_3-way away | 1xbet | 1.72 | 32 | +0.0% | win |
| asian_handicap home 1.25 | 20Bet | 1.98 | 30 | +0.6% | win |
Espanyol vs Real Madrid: frequently asked
Who won Espanyol vs Real Madrid?
Real Madrid won, 2–1, on 22 August 2026.
What was the final score of Espanyol vs Real Madrid?
Espanyol 1, Real Madrid 2.
What were the best closing odds on Real Madrid?
1.57 at Fanatics. The shortest price in the same market was 1.34 at heritage, so shopping was worth $23.36 per $100 staked.
Was Espanyol vs Real Madrid an upset?
No. Real Madrid closed as the favourite at a fair price of 1.20 (83%) and won.
Did the odds move before Espanyol vs Real Madrid?
Yes. The no-vig fair price on Real Madrid moved from 74.9% to 83.3% before the start, a 8.4-point move toward the eventual winner.
The winning price, in context
Fanatics held the best closing price on this match, and its overall margin widened from 5.87% to 6.30% (+0.43 points) over the 27 days before it — measured across its whole board, from the same daily data behind our bookmaker reviews.
From the bookmaker reviews
From our bookmaker reviews: across the 1,328 markets we currently track at PMU, its median margin is 12.29% — the widest of any book on our board right now.
The book most often holding the single best price is Matchbook — top of the board 30.8% of the time across 3,969 markets.
Next steps
This match is settled. The prices that were worth taking on it were only worth taking before it started — that is the whole game, and it is what the live board does.
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