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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 12 33
2 Real Madrid CF 12 30
3 Club Atletico de Madrid 12 28
4 Real Betis Balompie 12 26
5 Real Sociedad de Futbol 12 22
6 Sevilla FC 12 18
7 Athletic Club 11 16
8 RC Deportivo La Coruna 12 15
9 Villarreal CF 12 15
10 Real Racing Club de Santander 12 14
11 RC Celta de Vigo 12 13
12 Deportivo Alaves 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 Malaga CF 12 5

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

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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)

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
Roberto Fernandez 6 G
Tyrhys Dolan 1 G
Alex Calatrava 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Estadi Municipal de Montilivi that hosts another battle between Girona FC and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
  • 5' Girona FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' Girona FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Girona FC and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 20' It’s high time Sacristan made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 24' Poor challenge from Javi Lopez. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 29' It looks surprising Girona FC does not make any changes. Portu has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 34' Girona FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against RCD Espanyol de Barcelona's shape.
  • 35' Girona FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 35.
  • 40' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 43' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Alex Granell.
  • 48' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 53' Over 53 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 58' That is a Yellow card for Girona FC. Pere Pons will be fuming at that decision.
  • 59' Magnificent from Sergi Darder! That is 25 goals in 298 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 60' Patrick Roberts is replacing Anthony Lozano for the Girona FC side.
  • 62' A moment of madness from Victor Sanchez on 62 minutes earns him a Yellow card. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona will be frustrated.
  • 65' A tactical swap from Girona FC — Douglas Luiz on, Pere Pons off on 65 minutes.
  • 70' Victor Sanchez has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 12 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 73' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Douglas Luiz.
  • 76' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona make a change. Wu Lei trudges off to be replaced by Javi Puado on 76 minutes.
  • 80' Cristhian Stuani makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Girona FC are in front.
  • 85' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 88' Ramalho is replacing Pedro Porro for the Girona FC side.
  • 89' The deadlock is broken! Sergi Darder gets on the scoresheet on 89 minutes.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ramalho.
  • 90' It is a substitution in RCD Espanyol de Barcelona team. Javi Lopez is replaced by Adria Pedrosa on 90 minute.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Girona FC 1-2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.

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
Javi Puado 3
Toni Villa 3
Bojan Miovski 2
Sergi Darder 2
Yangel Herrera 2
Joselu 2
Arnau Martinez 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
1.46 Girona FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.36 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG
I would bet for: Girona FC or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 72% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Girona FC38% Draw28% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona34%
Actual: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.82
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Girona FC or Draw
66%
Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
62%
Girona FC or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Girona FC28% Draw46% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
2 – 1
8.3%
0 – 0
7.8%
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
7.7%
0 – 1
7.2%
2 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
5.7%
0 – 2
5.4%
3 – 1
4%
1 – 3
3.5%
3 – 0
3%

Asian Handicap — Girona FC

Handicap Girona FC covers Push RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 19% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 18% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Girona FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
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.