Espanyol 2–1 Atlético de Madrid
- Rubio 73'
- Milla 84'
- Alvarez 37'
17 August 2025
The match in data
A 2–1 win for Espanyol against Atlético de Madrid on 17 August 2025, on matchday 1 of the 2025-26 La Liga.
Espanyol came from behind: they were trailing 0–1 at 37'.
Player of the match: Edu Expósito (Espanyol), rated 77, thanks above all to 2 big chances created and 4 key passes. Expósito produced 1.7 times as much as a midfielder typically does, at 0.4 times the cost.
It was also their best match of the season.
For Atlético de Madrid, the highest-rated player was Álex Baena, with 75.
Edu Expósito
Espanyol · 90'
Produced 1.66× and cost 0.37× their position's average
- 2 big chances created 4.0×
- 4 key passes 3.6×
- 9 final-third passes 1.4×
- 5 misplaced passes 0.8×
- 2 duels lost 0.4×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: goalkeepers and anyone who played under 20 minutes.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edu Expósito ★ | Midfielder | 90 | 77 |
| Ludovic Taillandier | Defender | 90 | 67 |
| Javi Puado | Forward | 88 | 64 |
| Roberto Fernández | Forward | 74 | 60 |
| Fernando Calero | Defender | 66 | 58 |
| Jofre Carreras | Forward | 46 | 53 |
| Tyrhys Dolan | Forward | 44 | 49 |
| Omar El Hilali | Defender | 90 | 46 |
| Miguel Rubio | Defender | 24 | 42 |
| Pol Lozano | Midfielder | 90 | 34 |
| Ramón Terrats | Midfielder | 46 | 34 |
| Kike García | Forward | 44 | 31 |
| Carlos Romero | Defender | 90 | 30 |
| Marko Dmitrovic | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Pere Milla | Forward | 16 | no rating |
| José Salinas | Defender | 2 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Álex Baena | Forward | 68 | 75 |
| Julián Alvarez | Forward | 82 | 70 |
| Dávid Hancko | Defender | 90 | 64 |
| Thiago Almada | Forward | 68 | 60 |
| Pablo Barrios | Midfielder | 44 | 59 |
| Matteo Ruggeri | Defender | 90 | 55 |
| Robin Le Normand | Defender | 90 | 52 |
| Johnny Cardoso | Midfielder | 46 | 48 |
| Giuliano Simeone | Forward | 90 | 44 |
| Koke | Midfielder | 44 | 42 |
| Marcos Llorente | Defender | 90 | 38 |
| Conor Gallagher | Midfielder | 46 | 35 |
| Giacomo Raspadori | Forward | 22 | 35 |
| Antoine Griezmann | Forward | 22 | 30 |
| Jan Oblak | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Alexander Sørloth | Forward | 8 | no rating |
How is the rating calculated?
The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.