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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 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

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 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
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 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 history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Granada CF is hosting RCD Espanyol de Barcelona for another epic battle.
  • 5' Tonny Vilhena needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 15' It looks surprising RCD Espanyol de Barcelona does not make any changes. Domingos Duarte has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' 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.
  • 33' Time for substitution for Granada CF. Luis Milla is replaced by Yan Eteki.
  • 38' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 38 minutes.
  • 43' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Granada CF needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 48' Supporters expect more eagerness from Luis Suarez, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio Nuevo Los Carmenes with 7 goals in the last 7 games.
  • 53' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 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.
  • 58' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering RCD Espanyol de Barcelona that had 286 games and scored 326 goals.
  • 61' Another change for Granada CF made on 61 minute. Luis Suarez leaves to be changed by Myrto Uzuni.
  • 66' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 71' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 73' Another substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona to replace Adri Embarba by Lei Wu on 73 minute.
  • 78' Granada CF started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 78.
  • 83' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 85' The Granada CF manager makes a substitution. Njegos Petrovic departs to be replaced by Carlos Bacca.
  • 87' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Sergio Escudero.
  • 88' Another substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona to replace David Lopez by Fernando Calero on 88 minute.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

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 Balompie 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 Atletico 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 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 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.