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 7 games · 7 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	7	21
2	Club Atlético de Madrid	7	16
3	Real Betis Balompié	7	16
4	Real Madrid CF	7	15
5	Sevilla FC	7	13
6	Deportivo Alavés	7	11
7	RC Deportivo La Coruña	7	10
8	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	7	10
9	CA Osasuna	7	8
10	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	7	8
11	Villarreal CF	7	8
12	Athletic Club	6	8
13	Getafe CF	7	8
14	RC Celta de Vigo	7	7
15	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	7	7
16	Real Racing Club de Santander	7	7
17	Levante UD	6	5
18	Elche CF	7	5
19	Valencia CF	7	4
20	Málaga CF	7	3

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 Atlético 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

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

29% Clean Sheets
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

0-15

2/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/1

76+

2/3

■ 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' In just a few seconds Estadi Municipal de Montilivi will turn into a battlefield for Girona FC and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
5' Girona FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Girona FC and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
15' A quiet spell here at Estadi Municipal de Montilivi. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
20' 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.
25' Oriol Romeu has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 25.
30' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
35' Ivan Martin was booked on 35.
40' Spain international Javi Puado has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
45' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
50' Supporters expect more eagerness from Pacheco, as he is very good at scoring at Estadi Municipal de Montilivi with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
53' Brilliant from the defender! Arnau Martinez makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 53.
58' Paulo Gazzaniga has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
62' Fresh legs for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona! Denis Suarez comes on to replace Jose Gragera.
67' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
70' A tactical swap from Girona FC — Rodrigo Riquelme on, Toni Villa off on 70 minutes.
71' A moment of madness from Valentin Castellanos on 71 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Girona FC will be frustrated.
73' It’s gonna be a Red card for Reinier.
74' What an equalizer from Martin Braithwaite!
77' A tactical swap from Girona FC — Miguel Gutierrez on, Javi off on 77 minutes.
82' It looks surprising RCD Espanyol de Barcelona does not make any changes. Oscar Gil Regano has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
83' Cesar Montes picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
84' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona receives a Red card for a hard tackle on 84.
85' It’s a booking for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona player. Denis Suarez gets a Yellow card.
85' Time for substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Javi Puado is replaced by Fernando Calero.
86' Keidi Bare gets the nod from RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. He replaces Martin Braithwaite and will look to change the dynamic.
88' Fernando Calero catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 88.
89' GOAL! Cristhian Stuani scores on 89.
89' A change in the Girona FC ranks — Ivan Martin exits the field as Cristhian Stuani enters on 89.
90' Arnau Martinez is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
90' The crowd applauds Denis Suarez as he leaves the pitch. Nico Ribaudo steps in for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

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 Atlético 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

1.71 Girona FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.18 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Girona FC51% Draw25% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona24%

Actual: Girona FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.89

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Girona FC or Draw

76%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

49%

Girona FC or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Girona FC35% Draw45% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.1%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

8.7%

2 – 0

0 – 0

7.4%

1 – 2

6.4%

0 – 1

5.7%

2 – 2

5.5%

3 – 1

5.2%

3 – 0

4.4%

0 – 2

3.8%

3 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Girona FC

Handicap	Girona FC covers	Push	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	15%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	22%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	15%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Girona FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

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.