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Girona FC vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona, La Liga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2018-19
Girona FC
1 – 2
Full Time
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
Sat 6 Apr 2019 · 11:00 UTC Estadi Municipal de Montilivi HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 24' Javi Lopez
Cristhian Stuani 35' Y
Alex Granell 43' Y
Pere Pons 58' Y
Y 62' Victor Sanchez
Douglas Luiz 73' Y
Jonas Ramalho 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Girona FC vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — La Liga at Estadi Municipal de Montilivi.

Match Details

  • Referee Guillermo Cuadra
  • Referee Aitor Villate
  • Referee Eduardo Prieto
  • Referee David Recio
  • Referee Miguel Martinez

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Barcelona 38 94
2 Real Madrid CF 38 86
3 Villarreal CF 38 72
4 Club Atletico de Madrid 38 69
5 Real Betis Balompie 38 60
6 RC Celta de Vigo 38 54
7 Getafe CF 38 51
8 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 38 50
9 Valencia CF 38 49
10 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 38 46
11 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 38 46
12 Athletic Club 38 45
13 Elche CF 38 43
14 Deportivo Alaves 38 43
15 Sevilla FC 38 43
16 CA Osasuna 38 42
17 RCD Mallorca 38 42
18 Levante UD 38 42
19 Girona FC 38 41
20 Real Oviedo 38 29

Head-to-Head

4
3
1
Girona FC 8 games · Avg 2.9 goals RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
Last 5 meetings
2019-04-06 Girona FC 1–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2018-11-25 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–3 Girona FC

Recent Form

Girona FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Apr RCD Espanyol de Barcelona H 1–2 L
02 Apr Club Atletico de Madrid A 0–2 L
29 Mar Athletic Club H 1–2 L
16 Mar CD Leganes A 2–0 W
10 Mar Valencia CF H 2–3 L
01 Mar Rayo Vallecano de Madrid A 2–0 W
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Apr Girona FC A 2–1 W
02 Apr Getafe CF H 1–1 D
30 Mar FC Barcelona A 0–2 L
17 Mar Sevilla FC H 0–1 L
08 Mar Athletic Club A 1–1 D
02 Mar Real Valladolid CF H 3–1 W

Season Stats

Girona FC RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
#19 Position #11
41 Points 46
38 Played 38
9 / 14 / 15 W / D / L 12 / 10 / 16
39 Scored 43
55 Conceded 55
-16 GD -12
1.08 PPG 1.21
24% Win % 32%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Girona FC are 19th (41 pts). RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 11th (46 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona gets underway.
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Girona FC that had 199 games and scored 254 goals.
  • 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' Pedro Porro is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Girona FC so far.
  • 20' It looks surprising RCD Espanyol de Barcelona does not make any changes. Mario Hermoso has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 24' Javi Lopez catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 24.
  • 29' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 34' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Sacristan will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 35' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Cristhian Stuani.
  • 40' Morocco international Yassine Bounou has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 43' The referee has no hesitation. Alex Granell is booked for Girona FC — Yellow card on 43.
  • 48' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Javi Lopez suffering a number of foals already.
  • 53' Marc Roca has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 1 cards already picked up this season.
  • 58' Girona FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 58.
  • 59' Brilliant from the ! Sergi Darder makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 59.
  • 60' Girona FC ring the changes. Anthony Lozano has done his job and it is now time for Patrick Roberts to step up.
  • 62' Poor challenge from Victor Sanchez. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 65' Fresh legs for Girona FC! Douglas Luiz comes on to replace Pere Pons.
  • 70' A quiet spell here at Estadi Municipal de Montilivi. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 73' The referee has no hesitation. Douglas Luiz is booked for Girona FC — Yellow card on 73.
  • 76' Javi Puado gets the nod from RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. He replaces Wu Lei and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 80' Cristhian Stuani has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 80 minutes.
  • 85' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 88' The supporters are chanting for Ramalho. He replaces Pedro Porro on 88 minute.
  • 89' Sergi Darder doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 90' Girona FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 90' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona ring the changes. Javi Lopez has done his job and it is now time for Adria Pedrosa to step up.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Girona FC.

Lineups

Girona FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sacristan

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rubí

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Cristhian Stuani 5
Toni Villa 3
Javi Puado 3
Bojan Miovski 2
Sergi Darder 2
Yangel Herrera 2
Joselu 2
Ladislav Krejci 1

Head to Head

2019-04-06 Girona FC 1–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2018-11-25 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–3 Girona FC

Girona FC Form

2019-04-06 Girona FC 1–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2019-04-02 Club Atletico de Madrid 2–0 Girona FC L 2019-03-29 Girona FC 1–2 Athletic Club L 2019-03-16 CD Leganes 0–2 Girona FC W 2019-03-10 Girona FC 2–3 Valencia CF L 2019-03-01 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 0–2 Girona FC W

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2019-04-06 Girona FC 1–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2019-04-02 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 Getafe CF D 2019-03-30 FC Barcelona 2–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2019-03-17 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–1 Sevilla FC L 2019-03-08 Athletic Club 1–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D 2019-03-02 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 3–1 Real Valladolid CF W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.45 Girona FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.42 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG
I would bet for: Girona FC or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 72% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Girona FC37% Draw28% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona35%
Actual: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.87
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Girona FC or Draw
65%
Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
63%
Girona FC or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Girona FC28% Draw45% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
2 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
7.5%
1 – 0
7.3%
0 – 1
7.2%
2 – 0
5.9%
2 – 2
5.8%
0 – 2
5.7%
3 – 1
3.9%
1 – 3
3.8%
3 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Girona FC

Handicap Girona FC covers Push RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 19% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 19% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Girona FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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