FC Villarreal B vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona, Segunda Division 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
FC Villarreal B vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — Segunda Division at Ciudad Deportiva del Villarreal.
- FC Villarreal B 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Oliver De la Fuente Ramos (Spain)
- Assistant 1 Daniel Pescador Hernandez (Spain)
- Assistant 2 Samuel Garcia Aguilera (Spain)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Real Racing Club de Santander 42 82 2 RC Deportivo La Coruna 42 77 3 UD Almeria 42 74 4 Malaga CF 42 73 5 UD Las Palmas 42 73 6 CD Castellon 42 72 7 Burgos CF 42 72 8 SD Eibar 42 67 9 Cordoba CF 42 61 10 Real Sporting de Gijon 42 61 11 AD Ceuta FC 42 61 12 Albacete Balompie 42 59 13 Andorra CF 42 58 14 Granada CF 42 48 15 Real Sociedad B 42 47 16 CD Leganes 42 46 17 Real Valladolid CF 42 46 18 Cadiz CF 42 43 19 CD Mirandes 42 40 20 SD Huesca 42 38 21 Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa 42 37 22 Real Zaragoza 42 36 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 09 Oct RCD Espanyol de Barcelona H 3–1 W 03 Oct Levante UD A 1–1 D 30 Sep AD Alcorcon H 2–2 D 24 Sep SD Amorebieta H 3–1 W 16 Sep SD Huesca A 2–2 D 10 Sep Racing Club de Ferrol A 2–2 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 09 Oct FC Villarreal B A 1–3 L 05 Oct FC Cartagena A 2–0 W 02 Oct Racing Club de Ferrol H 3–0 W 25 Sep CD Tenerife A 0–1 L 17 Sep CD Eldense H 3–3 D 08 Sep Levante UD A 4–1 W Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against FC Villarreal B and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona has kicked off!
- 5' It’s high time Miguel Alvarez made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 13' What a strike from Stefan Lekovic! The score is 1-0.
- 18' The travelling RCD Espanyol de Barcelona supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 23' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 23 minutes.
- 26' What a strike from Jorge Pascual! The score is 2-0.
- 31' FC Villarreal B started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 31.
- 36' It looks like no one’s ball. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 41' GOAL! Javi Puado scores on 41.
- 46' The whistle greets Sergi Gomez as he departs to be replaced by Nico Melamed.
- 51' 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.
- 56' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering RCD Espanyol de Barcelona that had 271 games and scored 279 goals.
- 59' Dani Requena is replacing Adria Altimira for the FC Villarreal B side.
- 64' Time for substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Pol Lozano is replaced by Edu Exposito.
- 69' Edu Exposito was booked on 69.
- 70' What a strike from Jorge Pascual! The score is 3-1.
- 73' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jose Gragera is hanging Aguado on the field on 73 minute.
- 74' It is a substitution in RCD Espanyol de Barcelona team. Pere Milla is replaced by Keita Balde on 74 minute.
- 79' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 80' FC Villarreal B player sees a card in front of him.
- 80' FC Villarreal B manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Dani Tasende is hanging Lanchi on the field on 80 minute.
- 85' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nico Melamed made 271 appearances and scored 11 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 90' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona player sees a card in front of him.
- 90' Another substitution for FC Villarreal B to replace Jorge Pascual by Diego Collado on 90 minute.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-1.
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Lineups
FC Villarreal B Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
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16
Lanchi ↓ Dani Tasende 80'
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12
Stefan Lekovic ↓ Hugo Perez 90'
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- 18
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11
Jorge Pascual ↓ Diego Collado 90'
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Adria Altimira ↓ Dani Requena 59'
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9
Alex Fores ↓ Andres Ferrari 80'
Bench
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Diego Collado ↑ 90'
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27
Dani Requena ↑ 59'
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24
Andres Ferrari ↑ 80'
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Dani Tasende ↑ 80'
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Hugo Perez ↑ 90'
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Coach Miguel AlvarezRCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
- 22
- 13
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Sergi Gomez ↓ Nico Melamed 46'
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11
Pere Milla ↓ Keita Balde 74'
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18
Aguado ↓ Jose Gragera 73'
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12
Ramon ↓ Brian Olivan 46'
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10
Pol Lozano ↓ Edu Exposito 64'
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Bench
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20
Edu Exposito ↑ 64'
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Keita Balde ↑ 74'
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14
Brian Olivan ↑ 46'
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Jose Gragera ↑ 73'
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Nico Melamed ↑ 46'
Coach Luis García -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Jorge Pascual 2 Martin Braithwaite 2 Javi Puado 1 Stefan Lekovic 1 Alex Fores 1 FC Villarreal B Form
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form
2023-10-09 FC Villarreal B 3–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2023-10-05 FC Cartagena 0–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2023-10-02 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 3–0 Racing Club de Ferrol W 2023-09-25 CD Tenerife 1–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2023-09-17 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 3–3 CD Eldense D 2023-09-08 Levante UD 1–4 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.9 FC Villarreal B xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.19 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 59%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Villarreal B winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.09Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 94% 6% ± 1.5 81% 19% ± 2.5 59% 41% ± 3.5 37% 63% ± 4.5 20% 80% Double Chance
FC Villarreal B or Draw 77%Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 47%FC Villarreal B or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 76%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: FC Villarreal B win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 11.2%2 – 1 9.4%2 – 0 8.2%1 – 0 8%0 – 0 6.2%3 – 1 Actual1 – 2 5.9%2 – 2 5.6%3 – 0 5.1%0 – 1 4.6%3 – 2 3.6%0 – 2 3.2%Asian Handicap — FC Villarreal B
Handicap FC Villarreal B covers Push RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers -2.5 15% — 85% -2 15% 16% 69% -1.5 31% — 69% -1 31% 22% 47% -0.5 53% — 47% +0.5 77% — 23% +1 77% 13% 9% +1.5 91% — 9% +2 91% 6% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
FC Villarreal B keeps clean sheet 31% ✓RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet 16% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.