Girona FC vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona, La Liga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2022-23

Girona FC

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RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Sat 1 Apr 2023 · 12:00 UTC Estadi Municipal de Montilivi HT 45' · FT 45'

Oriol Romeu 25' Y

Ivan Martin 35' Y

Valentin Castellanos 71' Y

Reinier 71' R

Reinier 73' R

Y 83' Cesar Montes

Y 83' Sergi Gomez

R 84' Sergi Gomez

Y 85' Denis Suarez

Y 88' Fernando Calero

Arnau Martinez 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Girona FC 38 games · 41 pts (2026/27)
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 38 games · 46 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Ignacio Iglesias
Referee Diego Sanchez
Referee Imanol Irurtzun Artola
Referee Alejandro Estevez Iglesias (Spain)
Referee Miguel Ortiz
Referee Ignacio Alonso (Spain)

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

Girona FC 8 games · Avg 2.9 goals RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Last 5 meetings

2023-04-01 Girona FC 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2023-01-07 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–2 Girona FC 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Apr	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	H	2–1	W
18 Mar	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	A	2–2	D
13 Mar	Club Atletico de Madrid	H	0–1	L
04 Mar	Getafe CF	A	2–3	L
26 Feb	Athletic Club	A	3–2	W
17 Feb	UD Almeria	H	6–2	W

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Apr	Girona FC	A	1–2	L
18 Mar	RC Celta de Vigo	H	1–3	L
11 Mar	Real Madrid CF	A	1–3	L
05 Mar	Real Valladolid CF	A	1–2	L
25 Feb	RCD Mallorca	H	2–1	W
19 Feb	Elche CF	A	1–0	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' That's the starting whistle at Estadi Municipal de Montilivi. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Girona FC and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
10' Girona FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
15' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
20' It looks like no one’s ball. Girona FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
25' Oriol Romeu catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 25.
30' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
35' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ivan Martin.
40' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
45' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ronael Pierre-Gabriel is clearly more than just a goal scorer for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
50' Javi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 20 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
53' Brilliant from the ! Arnau Martinez makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 53.
58' Uruguay international Santiago Bueno has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
62' The supporters are chanting for Denis Suarez. He replaces Jose Gragera on 62 minute.
67' Pacheco has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
70' A tactical swap from Girona FC — Rodrigo Riquelme on, Toni Villa off on 70 minutes.
71' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Valentin Castellanos.
73' Poor challenge from Reinier. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Red card.
74' GOAL! Martin Braithwaite fires home to make it 1-1!
77' The Girona FC bench stirs into life. Javi is withdrawn and Miguel Gutierrez gets his opportunity.
82' Girona FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined RCD Espanyol de Barcelona backline.
83' Cesar Montes picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
84' It’s a booking for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona player. Sergi Gomez gets a Red card.
85' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Denis Suarez.
85' The RCD Espanyol de Barcelona bench stirs into life. Javi Puado is withdrawn and Fernando Calero gets his opportunity.
86' Another substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona to replace Martin Braithwaite by Keidi Bare on 86 minute.
88' That is a Yellow card for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Fernando Calero will be fuming at that decision.
89' A goal from the Uruguay international Cristhian Stuani! He fires home on 89 to make it 2-1!
89' Time for substitution for Girona FC. Ivan Martin is replaced by Cristhian Stuani.
90' The referee calls foul for Arnau Martinez. He receives a Yellow card.
90' Time for substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Denis Suarez is replaced by Nico Ribaudo.
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona will have plenty to reflect on. Girona FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Girona FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michel

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

9
Joselu
17
Martin Braithwaite ↓ Keidi Bare 86'
13
Pacheco
24
Sergi Gomez
10
Sergi Darder
7
Javi Puado ↓ Fernando Calero 85'
23
Cesar Montes
2
Oscar Gil Regano ↓ Ronael Pierre-Gabriel 90'
12
Vinicius de Souza Costa
27
Ruben Saez
15
Jose Gragera ↓ Denis Suarez 62'

Bench

Coach Diego Martinez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Cristhian Stuani	5
Toni Villa	3
Javi Puado	3
Sergi Darder	2
Yangel Herrera	2
Joselu	2
Bojan Miovski	2
Arnau Martinez	1

Head to Head

Girona FC Form

2023-04-01 Girona FC 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2023-03-18 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2–2 Girona FC D 2023-03-13 Girona FC 0–1 Club Atletico de Madrid L 2023-03-04 Getafe CF 3–2 Girona FC L 2023-02-26 Athletic Club 2–3 Girona FC W 2023-02-17 Girona FC 6–2 UD Almeria W

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2023-04-01 Girona FC 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2023-03-18 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–3 RC Celta de Vigo L 2023-03-11 Real Madrid CF 3–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2023-03-05 Real Valladolid CF 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2023-02-25 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–1 RCD Mallorca W 2023-02-19 Elche CF 0–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.69 Girona FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.24 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 58% + Over 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Girona FC50% Draw25% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona25%

Actual: Girona FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.93

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Girona FC or Draw

75%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

50%

Girona FC or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Girona FC34% Draw45% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona21%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.1%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

8.2%

2 – 0

7.5%

0 – 0

7.1%

1 – 2

6.7%

0 – 1

5.7%

2 – 2

5.6%

3 – 1

5.1%

3 – 0

4.2%

0 – 2

3 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Girona FC

Handicap	Girona FC covers	Push	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	14%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	21%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	15%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Girona FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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