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

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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 0 games · 0 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	RCD Mallorca	38	42
2	Girona FC	38	41
3	Real Oviedo	38	29
4	Deportivo Alavés	1	3
5	Sevilla FC	1	3
6	RC Deportivo La Coruña	0	0
7	Málaga CF	0	0
8	Real Racing Club de Santander	0	0
9	FC Barcelona	0	0
10	Real Madrid CF	0	0
11	Villarreal CF	0	0
12	Club Atlético de Madrid	0	0
13	Real Betis Balompié	0	0
14	RC Celta de Vigo	0	0
15	Valencia CF	0	0
16	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	0	0
17	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	0	0
18	Athletic Club	0	0
19	Elche CF	0	0
20	Levante UD	0	0
21	CA Osasuna	0	0
22	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	1	0
23	Getafe CF	1	0

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 Almería	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
#2	Position	#17
41	Points	0
38	Played	0
9 / 14 / 15	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
39	Scored	0
55	Conceded	0
-16	GD	+0
1.08	PPG	–
24%	Win %	–

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Girona FC are 2nd (41 pts). RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 17th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Girona FC vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — let the football do the talking.
5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Girona FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
10' Girona FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against RCD Espanyol de Barcelona's shape.
15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
25' Oriol Romeu picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
30' Girona FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
35' That is a Yellow card for Girona FC. Ivan Martin will be fuming at that decision.
40' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
45' Albania international Keidi Bare has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
50' Paulo Gazzaniga has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
53' What a moment for Arnau Martinez! That strike on 53 puts his side firmly in control.
58' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
62' Denis Suarez is replacing Jose Gragera for the RCD Espanyol de Barcelona side.
67' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona have won 326 goals from 286 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
70' Girona FC make a change. Toni Villa trudges off to be replaced by Rodrigo Riquelme on 70 minutes.
71' Valentin Castellanos is having his name booked by the referee on 71.
73' Controversy at the stadium! Reinier argues furiously but the Red card stands.
74' A goal from the Denmark international Martin Braithwaite! He fires home on 74 to make it 1-1!
77' The whistle greets Javi as he departs to be replaced by Miguel Gutierrez.
82' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Girona FC and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
83' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Cesar Montes.
84' Sergi Gomez is having his name booked by the referee on 84.
85' The referee has no hesitation. Denis Suarez is booked for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — Yellow card on 85.
85' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona ring the changes. Javi Puado has done his job and it is now time for Fernando Calero to step up.
86' Keidi Bare has so much to prove this time. He replaces Martin Braithwaite on 86 minute.
88' A moment of madness from Fernando Calero on 88 minutes earns him a Yellow card. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona will be frustrated.
89' Against the run of play, Cristhian Stuani has scored! This game has turned on its head.
89' Time for substitution for Girona FC. Ivan Martin is replaced by Cristhian Stuani.
90' Controversy at the stadium! Arnau Martinez argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
90' Nico Ribaudo is replacing Denis Suarez for the RCD Espanyol de Barcelona side.
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
Javi Puado	3
Toni Villa	3
Yangel Herrera	2
Joselu	2
Bojan Miovski	2
Sergi Darder	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 Almería 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

2 / 4

1.06 Girona FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.65 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 75% + Under — clean sheet likely 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Girona FC47% Draw32% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona21%

Actual: Girona FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes33% 0% No67%

Avg goals/match: 1.71

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	79%	21%
± 1.5	51%	49%
± 2.5	25%	75%
± 3.5	10%	90%
± 4.5	4%	96%

Double Chance

Girona FC or Draw

79%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

53%

Girona FC or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Girona FC27% Draw58% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona15%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

20.6%

1 – 0

17.7%

1 – 1

13.4%

0 – 1

10.3%

2 – 0

9.6%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

0 – 2

3.5%

3 – 0

3.3%

3 – 1

2.4%

2 – 2

2.3%

4 – 0

0.9%

Asian Handicap — Girona FC

Handicap	Girona FC covers	Push	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	12%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	25%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	15%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Girona FC keeps clean sheet

52% ✗

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

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