VS
Espanyol vs Getafe is a close Spanish meeting built on compact margins, venue sensitivity and a long habit of making one goal matter. Espanyol won 1–0 at home in April 2025 and 1–0 at Getafe in December 2025, but Getafe answered with a 2–1 win at the RCDE Stadium in March 2026. Future meetings should again turn on who protects the first advantage best.
Past matches, Espanyol vs Getafe
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes Espanyol
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9F
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2D
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11M
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15D
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17F
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1G
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30G
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27F
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12D
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10M
Getafe Substitutes
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M
6
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D
15
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G
1
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G
35
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D
41
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D
12
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M
44
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M
14
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F
18
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M
20
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F
23
Match events
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-5'Allan Nyom Yellow Card
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5'Cyril Ngonge Penalty cancelled
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18'Cyril Ngonge Goal cancelled
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33'Ramón Terrats Goal cancelled
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34'M. Martin D. Rico
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45'⚽D. Duarte Normal Goal (Asst: L. Milla)
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45'⚽M. Arambarri Normal Goal (Asst: D. Duarte)
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46'Zaid Romero Yellow Card
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46'R. Fernandez Jaen C. Ngonge
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61'Djené Yellow Card
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64'Mario Martín Yellow Card
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65'P. Milla R. Terrats
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65'R. Sanchez O. El Hilali
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68'⚽R. Fernandez Jaen Normal Goal (Asst: R. Sanchez)
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78'Jofre T. Dolan
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78'M. Rubio C. Riedel
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84'Sebastián Boselli Yellow Card
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84'S. Boselli M. Arambarri
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90' +7Edu Expósito Yellow Card
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90' +3Pere Milla Yellow Card
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90' +8Kiko Femenía Yellow Card
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90' +1Luis Milla Yellow Card
Stats for this game
Matchup Espanyol VS Getafe
A low-margin contest
Espanyol and Getafe rarely need a wide scoreline to make their meetings compelling. Espanyol won 1–0 at the RCDE Stadium on 18 April 2025, then won 1–0 at the Coliseum on 13 December 2025. Getafe’s 1–0 home victory on 9 December 2024 offers the counterpoint: the hosts can make a narrow lead stand when the game becomes a test of patience and defensive timing.
Venue matters, but so does the first mistake
The exchange continued when Getafe won 2–1 at Espanyol on 21 March 2026. That result underlines the matchup’s central tension. Espanyol can use home territory to build pressure, while Getafe are comfortable making the game compact and waiting for a decisive moment. Neither approach guarantees control, and both sides have shown they can win away when the details favour them. The clubs’ meetings also cross league and cup settings, so their character comes from competitive adaptability rather than a fixed status label. A future encounter will ask who can turn a small advantage into protection without surrendering the spaces that create the next opening.