- Atletico Madrid have won their last four meetings with Espanyol in La Liga.
- Prior to this, Atletico had notched-up five wins and three draws against the Catalans.
- Overall, Mauricio Pochettino's side have won only once in the last eight match-days of this campaign, and have drawn their last three fixtures, scoring only one goal in the process.
- However, the Catalans remain unbeaten in their last eight games at home (five wins and three draws), and have kept a clean sheet in each of their last five at their own ground.
- Atletico have collected only two points from their last six games on the road in La Liga.
- Diego Forlan has scored a goal in each of his last four league appearances for Atletico.
- Osvaldo has netted four of his side's last five goals.
- Espanyol have scored only 22 goals this term - a league-low; 13 of these goals have come in the second half.
