Granada CF vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona, La Liga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Granada CF vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — La Liga at Estadio Nuevo Los Carmenes.
- Granada CF 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 38 games · 46 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Alejandro Hernandez
- Referee Jose Naranjo
- Referee Ignacio Iglesias
- Referee Alfonso Vicente Moral
- Referee Diego Sanchez
- Referee Isidro Diaz de Mera
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 Futbol 38 46 11 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 38 46 12 Athletic Club 38 45 13 Sevilla FC 38 43 14 Deportivo Alaves 38 43 15 Elche CF 38 43 16 Levante UD 38 42 17 CA Osasuna 38 42 18 RCD Mallorca 38 42 19 Girona FC 38 41 20 Real Oviedo 38 29 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 22 May RCD Espanyol de Barcelona H 0–0 D 15 May Real Betis Balompie A 0–2 L 10 May Athletic Club H 1–0 W 07 May RCD Mallorca A 6–2 W 01 May RC Celta de Vigo H 1–1 D 20 Apr Club Atletico de Madrid A 0–0 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 22 May Granada CF A 0–0 D 14 May Valencia CF H 1–1 D 11 May Deportivo Alaves A 1–2 L 08 May CA Osasuna H 1–1 D 30 Apr Real Madrid CF A 0–4 L 21 Apr Rayo Vallecano de Madrid H 0–1 L Key Stats
25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history26% Clean Sheets
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona0-15–/116-301/231-45–/–46-603/261-752/176+1/5■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Granada CF and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona has kicked off!
- 5' 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.
- 10' It looks surprising Granada CF does not make any changes. David Lopez has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 15' Granada CF started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
- 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Leandro Cabrera, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio Nuevo Los Carmenes with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 25' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 30' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 33' The supporters are chanting for Yan Eteki. He replaces Luis Milla on 33 minute.
- 38' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 43' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 43 minutes.
- 48' It looks like no one’s ball. Granada CF is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 53' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 58' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 61' The supporters are chanting for Myrto Uzuni. He replaces Luis Suarez on 61 minute.
- 66' Granada CF 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.
- 71' Diego Lopez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 73' The RCD Espanyol de Barcelona manager makes a substitution. Adri Embarba departs to be replaced by Lei Wu.
- 78' 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 Victor Diaz suffering a number of foals already.
- 83' 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.
- 85' Another substitution for Granada CF to replace Njegos Petrovic by Carlos Bacca on 85 minute.
- 87' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Sergio Escudero.
- 88' The supporters are chanting for Fernando Calero. He replaces David Lopez on 88 minute.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-0.
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Lineups
Granada CF Lineups
Starting XI
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- 22
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Luis Milla ↓ Yan Eteki 33'
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35
Alex Collado ↓ German Sanchez 85'
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Luis Suarez ↓ Myrto Uzuni 61'
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18
Njegos Petrovic ↓ Carlos Bacca 85'
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Bench
- 2
- 4
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20
Carlos Bacca ↑ 85'
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Yan Eteki ↑ 33'
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24
Myrto Uzuni ↑ 61'
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German Sanchez ↑ 85'
- 13
- 14
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Coach Aitor KarankaRCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups
Starting XI
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19
Tonny Vilhena ↓ Didac 88'
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- 24
- 13
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15
David Lopez ↓ Fernando Calero 88'
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- 9
- 4
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23
Adri Embarba ↓ Lei Wu 73'
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21
Nico Ribaudo ↓ Oscar Melendo 73'
Bench
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17
Didac ↑ 88'
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14
Oscar Melendo ↑ 73'
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Fernando Calero ↑ 88'
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Lei Wu ↑ 73'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Carlos Fernandez 2 Raul de Tomas 2 Pedrosa 1 Antonio Puertas 1 Ramon Azeez 1 Darwin Machis 1 Head to Head
Granada CF Form
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form
2022-05-22 Granada CF 0–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D 2022-05-14 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 Valencia CF D 2022-05-11 Deportivo Alaves 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2022-05-08 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 CA Osasuna D 2022-04-30 Real Madrid CF 4–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2022-04-21 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–1 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.25 Granada CF xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.77 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 67% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.02Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 84% 16% ± 1.5 60% 40% ± 2.5 33% 67% ± 3.5 15% 85% ± 4.5 6% 94% Double Chance
Granada CF or Draw 78%Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 52%Granada CF or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 70%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 0 Actual1 – 0 15.4%1 – 1 13.7%2 – 0 9.9%0 – 1 8.9%2 – 1 7.8%1 – 2 4.7%3 – 0 4.1%0 – 2 3.7%3 – 1 3.3%2 – 2 3.1%3 – 2 1.4%Asian Handicap — Granada CF
Handicap Granada CF covers Push RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers -2.5 7% — 93% -2 7% 14% 79% -1.5 21% — 79% -1 21% 25% 54% -0.5 46% — 54% +0.5 79% — 21% +1 79% 15% 7% +1.5 93% — 7% +2 93% 5% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Granada CF keeps clean sheet 47% ✗RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet 30% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.