Elche CF vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona, La Liga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2022-23

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RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Sun 19 Feb 2023 · 13:00 UTC Estadio Martinez Valero HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 43' Oscar Gil Regano

Y 44' Oscar Gil Regano

Y 44' Brian Olivan

Y 45' Brian Olivan

Jose Angel Carmona 71' Y

Jose Angel Carmona 82' R

Y 90' Edu Exposito

Overview

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Elche CF vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — La Liga at Estadio Martinez Valero.

Elche CF 12 games · 10 pts (2026/27)
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 12 games · 12 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Alejandro Hernandez
Referee Jose Naranjo
Referee Carlos del Cerro
Referee Gonzalo Garcia
Referee Victor Perez
Referee Ivan Masso Granado

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Barcelona	12	33
2	Real Madrid CF	12	30
3	Club Atlético de Madrid	12	28
4	Real Betis Balompié	12	26
5	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	12	22
6	Sevilla FC	12	18
7	Athletic Club	11	16
8	RC Deportivo La Coruña	12	15
9	Villarreal CF	12	15
10	Real Racing Club de Santander	12	14
11	RC Celta de Vigo	12	13
12	Deportivo Alavés	12	13
13	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	11	12
14	CA Osasuna	12	12
15	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	12	12
16	Getafe CF	12	12
17	Levante UD	12	11
18	Elche CF	12	10
19	Valencia CF	12	9
20	Málaga CF	12	5

Head-to-Head

Elche CF 9 games · Avg 3.0 goals RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Last 5 meetings

2023-02-19 Elche CF 0–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2022-10-23 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–2 Elche CF 2022-01-10 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–2 Elche CF 2021-10-23 Elche CF 2–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Recent Form

Elche CF

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Feb	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	H	0–1	L
15 Feb	Real Madrid CF	A	0–4	L
04 Feb	Villarreal CF	H	3–1	W
28 Jan	Sevilla FC	A	0–3	L
22 Jan	CA Osasuna	H	1–1	D
16 Jan	Cadiz CF	A	1–1	D

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Feb	Elche CF	A	1–0	W
13 Feb	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	H	2–3	L
04 Feb	CA Osasuna	H	1–1	D
27 Jan	UD Almeria	A	1–3	L
21 Jan	Real Betis Balompié	H	1–0	W
15 Jan	Getafe CF	A	2–1	W

Season Stats

Elche CF		RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
#18	Position	#15
10	Points	12
12	Played	12
2 / 4 / 6	W / D / L	3 / 3 / 6
14	Scored	13
20	Conceded	14
-6	GD	-1
0.83	PPG	1.00
17%	Win %	25%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
Elche CF this season

33% Clean Sheets
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this season

Elche CF are 18th (10 pts). RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 15th (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Elche CF

0-15

–/3

16-30

3/2

31-45

1/4

46-60

1/–

61-75

4/3

76+

5/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/–

61-75

1/2

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Elche CF

Fer Nino	6 G
German Valera	2 G
Buba	1 G
Marc Aguado	1 G

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

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

Events

Match Events

0' Elche CF have kicked off against RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' It looks surprising RCD Espanyol de Barcelona does not make any changes. Lisandro Magallan has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
15' Elche CF looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Fer Nino scoring 2 goals.
20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Elche CF must find a spark to ignite this game.
25' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
30' Elche CF is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
35' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
40' With 0 assists to his name this season, Oscar Gil Regano is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Elche CF.
43' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Oscar Gil Regano.
44' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 44.
45' That is a Yellow card for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Brian Olivan will be fuming at that decision.
46' A change in the Elche CF ranks — Lisandro Magallan exits the field as Pedro Bigas enters on 46.
51' Elche CF have won 248 goals from 248 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
56' Elche CF are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against RCD Espanyol de Barcelona's shape.
61' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Elche CF and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
65' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona make a change. Ruben Saez trudges off to be replaced by Ronael Pierre-Gabriel on 65 minutes.
70' Elche CF are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined RCD Espanyol de Barcelona backline.
71' The referee has no hesitation. Jose Angel Carmona is booked for Elche CF — Yellow card on 71.
76' The crowd applauds Ezequiel Ponce as he leaves the pitch. Randy Ntekja steps in for Elche CF.
78' It is a substitution in RCD Espanyol de Barcelona team. Brian Olivan is replaced by Wassim Keddari on 78 minute.
82' Controversy at the stadium! Jose Angel Carmona argues furiously but the Red card stands.
86' Another substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona to replace Oscar Gil Regano by Nico Ribaudo on 86 minute.
88' The Elche CF manager makes a substitution. Fidel departs to be replaced by Josan Fernandez.
90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Edu Exposito.
90' The Elche CF manager makes a substitution. Gerard Gumbau departs to be replaced by Gonzalo Verdu.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Elche CF.

Lineups

Elche CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pablo Machín

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

17
Martin Braithwaite
13
Pacheco
24
Sergi Gomez
10
Sergi Darder
7
Javi Puado ↓ Aleix Vidal 65'
6
Denis Suarez ↓ Edu Exposito 78'
14
Brian Olivan ↓ Wassim Keddari 78'
2
Oscar Gil Regano ↓ Nico Ribaudo 86'
12
Vinicius de Souza Costa
27
Ruben Saez ↓ Ronael Pierre-Gabriel 65'
15
Jose Gragera

Bench

Coach Diego Martinez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Pere Milla	4
Martin Braithwaite	4
Raul de Tomas	2
Fer Nino	2
Javi Puado	2
Sergi Darder	1
Mourad El Ghezouani	1
John Chetauya	1

Head to Head

Elche CF Form

2023-02-19 Elche CF 0–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2023-02-15 Real Madrid CF 4–0 Elche CF L 2023-02-04 Elche CF 3–1 Villarreal CF W 2023-01-28 Sevilla FC 3–0 Elche CF L 2023-01-22 Elche CF 1–1 CA Osasuna D 2023-01-16 Cadiz CF 1–1 Elche CF D

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2023-02-19 Elche CF 0–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2023-02-13 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–3 Real Sociedad de Fútbol L 2023-02-04 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 CA Osasuna D 2023-01-27 UD Almeria 3–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2023-01-21 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–0 Real Betis Balompié W 2023-01-15 Getafe CF 1–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.22 Elche CF xG

Expected Goals

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

1.26 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Elche CF or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 70% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Elche CF35% Draw30% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona35%

Actual: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.48

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Elche CF or Draw

65%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

65%

Elche CF or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Elche CF25% Draw49% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona26%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.8%

0 – 0

10.6%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

9.1%

1 – 2

7.8%

2 – 1

7.6%

0 – 2

6.5%

2 – 0

6.1%

2 – 2

4.8%

1 – 3

3.3%

3 – 1

3.1%

0 – 3

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Elche CF

Handicap	Elche CF covers	Push	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	10%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	19%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	20%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	11%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Elche CF keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

30% ✗

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