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Granada CF vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona, La Liga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2021-22
Granada CF
0 – 0
Full Time
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
Sun 22 May 2022 · 18:00 UTC Estadio Nuevo Los Carmenes HT 45' · FT 45'
Sergio Escudero 87' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Granada CF vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — La Liga at Estadio Nuevo Los Carmenes.

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 12 33
2 Real Madrid CF 12 30
3 Club Atlético de Madrid 12 28
4 Real Betis Balompié 12 26
5 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 12 22
6 Sevilla FC 12 18
7 Athletic Club 11 16
8 RC Deportivo La Coruña 12 15
9 Villarreal CF 12 15
10 Real Racing Club de Santander 12 14
11 RC Celta de Vigo 12 13
12 Deportivo Alavés 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 Málaga CF 12 5

Head-to-Head

2
1
1
Granada CF 4 games · Avg 2.0 goals RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
Last 5 meetings
2022-05-22 Granada CF 0–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2021-11-06 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–0 Granada CF 2020-02-01 Granada CF 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2019-09-01 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–3 Granada CF

Recent Form

Granada CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 May RCD Espanyol de Barcelona H 0–0 D
15 May Real Betis Balompié 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 Atlético de Madrid A 0–0 D
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 May Granada CF A 0–0 D
14 May Valencia CF H 1–1 D
11 May Deportivo Alavés 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 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' Three points are at stake. Granada CF host RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — let the battle begin!
  • 5' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona is showing some good football. However, RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nico Ribaudo, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio Nuevo Los Carmenes with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Yangel Herrera is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona tonight.
  • 30' David Lopez has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 33' Granada CF make a change. Luis Milla trudges off to be replaced by Yan Eteki on 33 minutes.
  • 38' Victor Diaz, a Spain , has 16 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 43' 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.
  • 48' It looks surprising RCD Espanyol de Barcelona does not make any changes. Domingos Duarte has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 53' Granada CF have won 307 goals from 262 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 58' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Granada CF side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 61' The Granada CF bench stirs into life. Luis Suarez is withdrawn and Myrto Uzuni gets his opportunity.
  • 66' The 32-year-old Sergi Darder has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 71' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 73' Another substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona to replace Adri Embarba by Lei Wu on 73 minute.
  • 78' Leandro Cabrera has been relatively quiet despite scoring 15 goals in his last 323 appearances.
  • 83' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 85' Time for substitution for Granada CF. Njegos Petrovic is replaced by Carlos Bacca.
  • 87' Sergio Escudero picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 88' The crowd applauds David Lopez as he leaves the pitch. Fernando Calero steps in for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
  • It finishes all square. Granada CF and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona share the spoils 0-0.

Lineups

Granada CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Aitor Karanka

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Carlos Fernandez 2
Raul de Tomas 2
Antonio Puertas 1
Ramon Azeez 1
Darwin Machis 1
Pedrosa 1

Head to Head

2022-05-22 Granada CF 0–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2021-11-06 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–0 Granada CF 2020-02-01 Granada CF 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2019-09-01 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–3 Granada CF

Granada CF Form

2022-05-22 Granada CF 0–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D 2022-05-15 Real Betis Balompié 2–0 Granada CF L 2022-05-10 Granada CF 1–0 Athletic Club W 2022-05-07 RCD Mallorca 2–6 Granada CF W 2022-05-01 Granada CF 1–1 RC Celta de Vigo D 2022-04-20 Club Atlético de Madrid 0–0 Granada CF D

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 Alavés 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 accuracy
3 / 4
1.25 Granada CF xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.77 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 67% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Granada CF48% Draw30% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona22%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 2.02
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✓ Correct
Granada CF31% Draw54% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 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.