Deportivo Alaves vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona, La Liga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2021-22

Deportivo Alaves

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RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Wed 11 May 2022 · 17:00 UTC Estadio Mendizorroza HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 30' Yangel Herrera

Y 40' Aleix Vidal

Loum Ndiaye 41' Y

R 46' Yangel Herrera

Laguardia 90' Y

Overview

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Deportivo Alaves vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — La Liga at Estadio Mendizorroza.

Deportivo Alaves 7 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 7 games · 7 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Mario Melero
Referee Ignacio Iglesias
Referee Valentin Pizarro
Referee Jose Garrido
Referee Ivan Masso Granado
Referee Miguel Gonzalez (Spain)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Barcelona	7	21
2	Club Atlético de Madrid	7	16
3	Real Betis Balompié	7	16
4	Real Madrid CF	7	15
5	Sevilla FC	7	13
6	Deportivo Alaves	7	11
7	RC Deportivo La Coruña	7	10
8	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	7	10
9	CA Osasuna	7	8
10	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	7	8
11	Villarreal CF	7	8
12	Athletic Club	6	8
13	Getafe CF	7	8
14	RC Celta de Vigo	7	7
15	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	7	7
16	Real Racing Club de Santander	7	7
17	Levante UD	6	5
18	Elche CF	7	5
19	Valencia CF	7	4
20	Malaga CF	7	3

Head-to-Head

Deportivo Alaves 10 games · Avg 2.4 goals RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Last 5 meetings

2022-05-11 Deportivo Alaves 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2021-09-22 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–0 Deportivo Alaves 2020-06-13 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–0 Deportivo Alaves 2019-08-25 Deportivo Alaves 0–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2019-04-13 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–1 Deportivo Alaves

Recent Form

Deportivo Alaves

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 May	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	H	2–1	W
07 May	RC Celta de Vigo	A	0–4	L
30 Apr	Villarreal CF	H	2–1	W
19 Apr	RCD Mallorca	A	1–2	L
16 Apr	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	H	1–0	W
10 Apr	CA Osasuna	A	0–1	L

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 May	Deportivo Alaves	A	1–2	L
08 May	CA Osasuna	H	1–1	D
30 Apr	Real Madrid CF	A	0–4	L
21 Apr	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	H	0–1	L
17 Apr	Club Atlético de Madrid	A	1–2	L
10 Apr	RC Celta de Vigo	H	1–0	W

Season Stats

Deportivo Alaves		RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
#6	Position	#15
11	Points	7
7	Played	7
3 / 2 / 2	W / D / L	2 / 1 / 4
11	Scored	10
6	Conceded	10
+5	GD	+0
1.57	PPG	1.00
43%	Win %	29%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
Deportivo Alaves this season

29% Clean Sheets
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this season

Deportivo Alaves are 6th (11 pts). RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 15th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Deportivo Alaves

0-15

–/–

16-30

2/–

31-45

2/1

46-60

1/3

61-75

2/1

76+

4/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

0-15

2/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/1

76+

2/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Deportivo Alaves

Lucas Boye	4 G
Mariano Diaz	3 G	3 A
Nahuel Tenaglia	1 G
Mikel Rodriguez	1 G

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Roberto Fernandez	6 G
Tyrhys Dolan	1 G
Alex Calatrava	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Deportivo Alaves host RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — let the battle begin!
5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lei Wu made 293 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
7' Brilliant from the ! Miguel de la Fuente makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 7.
12' Deportivo Alaves seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
14' Raul de Tomas adds to his 0 season tally! RCD Espanyol de Barcelona lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
19' The energy levels are beginning to show. Vicente Moreno might look to freshen things up shortly.
24' Deportivo Alaves are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
29' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
30' Poor challenge from Yangel Herrera. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
35' Gonzalo Escalante needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 36 Yellow cards this season.
40' A moment of madness from Aleix Vidal on 40 minutes earns him a Yellow card. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona will be frustrated.
41' Poor challenge from Loum Ndiaye. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
46' The referee shows RCD Espanyol de Barcelona player a Red card on 46.
49' Ruben Sanchez is replacing Aleix Vidal for the RCD Espanyol de Barcelona side.
54' The home supporters are growing impatient. Deportivo Alaves must find a spark to ignite this game.
59' Gonzalo Escalante puts Deportivo Alaves on the lead.
64' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
69' Deportivo Alaves are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined RCD Espanyol de Barcelona backline.
74' A quiet spell here at Estadio Mendizorroza. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
75' A change in the RCD Espanyol de Barcelona ranks — Nico Ribaudo exits the field as Tonny Vilhena enters on 75.
76' The supporters are chanting for Fran Merida. He replaces Fernando Calero on 76 minute.
81' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
83' Time for substitution for Deportivo Alaves. Jason is replaced by Martin.
88' It is a cagey affair so far. Deportivo Alaves in their trying to find a way past RCD Espanyol de Barcelona's compact .
90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Laguardia on 90 minutes.
90' Deportivo Alaves make a change. Luis Rioja trudges off to be replaced by Pere Pons on 90 minutes.
Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Deportivo Alaves Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Julio Velazquez

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

19
Tonny Vilhena ↑ 75'
17
Didac
15
David Lopez ↑ 49'
16
Loren
1
Oier
2
Miguelon
8
Fran Merida ↑ 75'
23
Adri Embarba
29
Jofre Carreras Pages
34
Joan Garcia
7
Lei Wu ↑ 76'
39
Ruben Sanchez ↑ 49'

Coach Vicente Moreno

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Raul de Tomas	4
Javi Puado	3
Borja Baston	1
Gonzalo Escalante	1
Leo Baptistao	1
Miguel de la Fuente	1
Leo Baptistao	1
Ruben Sobrino	1

Head to Head

Deportivo Alaves Form

2022-05-11 Deportivo Alaves 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2022-05-07 RC Celta de Vigo 4–0 Deportivo Alaves L 2022-04-30 Deportivo Alaves 2–1 Villarreal CF W 2022-04-19 RCD Mallorca 2–1 Deportivo Alaves L 2022-04-16 Deportivo Alaves 1–0 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid W 2022-04-10 CA Osasuna 1–0 Deportivo Alaves L

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2022-05-11 Deportivo Alaves 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2022-05-08 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 CA Osasuna D 2022-04-30 Real Madrid CF 4–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2022-04-21 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–1 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid L 2022-04-17 Club Atlético de Madrid 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2022-04-10 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–0 RC Celta de Vigo W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.67 Deportivo Alaves xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.86 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Deportivo Alaves55% Draw26% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona19%

Actual: Deportivo Alaves win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.53

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	46%	54%
± 3.5	25%	75%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Deportivo Alaves or Draw

80%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

45%

Deportivo Alaves or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Deportivo Alaves38% Draw47% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona15%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

12.4%

1 – 1

12.2%

2 – 0

10.9%

0 – 0

10%

2 – 1

Actual

3 – 0

0 – 1

5.8%

3 – 1

5.2%

1 – 2

4.7%

2 – 2

0 – 2

2.8%

4 – 0

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Deportivo Alaves

Handicap	Deportivo Alaves covers	Push	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	17%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	24%	45%
-0.5	55%	—	45%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	12%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Deportivo Alaves keeps clean sheet

43% ✓

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.