Levante UD vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona, La Liga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2021-22

Levante UD

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RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Sat 12 Mar 2022 · 13:00 UTC Estadio Ciudad de Valencia HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 18' Pedrosa

Y 19' Pedrosa

Oscar Duarte 35' Y

Melero 40' Y

Melero 42' Y

Y 56' Javi Puado

Y 71' Fernando Calero

Y 75' Fernando Calero

Alessio Lisci 86' Y

Rober Pier 90' Y

Campana 90' Y

Y 90' Adri Embarba

Overview

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Levante UD vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — La Liga at Estadio Ciudad de Valencia.

Levante UD 38 games · 42 pts (2026/27)
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 38 games · 46 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jose Gonzalez
Referee Iker De Francisco
Referee Ruben Becerril
Referee Isidro Diaz de Mera
Referee Pablo Morales
Referee Diego Santaursula

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

Levante UD 10 games · Avg 2.9 goals RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Last 5 meetings

2022-03-12 Levante UD 1–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2021-12-11 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 4–3 Levante UD 2020-06-20 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–3 Levante UD 2019-10-27 Levante UD 0–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2019-04-21 Levante UD 2–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Recent Form

Levante UD

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Mar	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	H	1–1	D
07 Mar	Athletic Club	A	1–3	L
25 Feb	Elche CF	H	3–0	W
21 Feb	RC Celta de Vigo	A	1–1	D
16 Feb	Club Atletico de Madrid	A	1–0	W
13 Feb	Real Betis Balompie	H	2–4	L

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Mar	Levante UD	A	1–1	D
05 Mar	Getafe CF	H	2–0	W
27 Feb	Villarreal CF	A	1–5	L
20 Feb	Sevilla FC	H	1–1	D
13 Feb	FC Barcelona	H	2–2	D
07 Feb	Athletic Club	A	1–2	L

Season Stats

Levante UD		RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
#18	Position	#11
42	Points	46
38	Played	38
11 / 9 / 18	W / D / L	12 / 10 / 16
47	Scored	43
61	Conceded	55
-14	GD	-12
1.11	PPG	1.21
29%	Win %	32%

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Levante UD are 18th (42 pts). RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 11th (46 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Levante UD launch into their encounter with RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
5' Oscar Duarte, a Costa Rica , has 8 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
10' A quiet spell here at Estadio Ciudad de Valencia. Levante UD seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
15' Marc Pubill is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona tonight.
18' The referee calls foul for Pedrosa. He receives a Yellow card.
19' That is a Yellow card for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Pedrosa will be fuming at that decision.
24' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
29' It is a cagey affair so far. Levante UD in their trying to find a way past RCD Espanyol de Barcelona's compact .
34' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nico Ribaudo, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio Ciudad de Valencia with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
35' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Oscar Duarte.
40' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Melero.
42' Levante UD player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
47' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
50' Javi Puado does the damage! The net is bulging and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona surge ahead!
55' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
56' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
61' Both keepers have barely been tested. Levante UD and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
62' The Levante UD bench stirs into life. Oscar Duarte is withdrawn and Ruben Vezo gets his opportunity.
64' The crowd applauds Tonny Vilhena as he leaves the pitch. Aleix Vidal steps in for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
69' 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.
71' A moment of madness from Fernando Calero on 71 minutes earns him a Yellow card. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona will be frustrated.
73' Adri Embarba is replacing Javi Puado for the RCD Espanyol de Barcelona side.
74' The RCD Espanyol de Barcelona bench stirs into life. Diego Lopez is withdrawn and Joan Garcia gets his opportunity.
75' Fernando Calero picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
78' A change in the Levante UD ranks — Marc Pubill exits the field as Dani Gomez enters on 78.
80' Dani Gomez makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Levante UD are in front.
85' It looks surprising Levante UD does not make any changes. Sergi Darder has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
86' Alessio Lisci catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 86.
87' The Levante UD manager makes a substitution. Jorge de Frutos departs to be replaced by Alejandro Cantero.
88' Lei Wu gets the nod from RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. He replaces Oscar Gil Regano and will look to change the dynamic.
90' Rober Pier is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
It finishes all square. Levante UD and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona share the spoils 1-1.

Lineups

Levante UD Lineups

Starting XI

22
Melero ↓ Campana 62'
6
Oscar Duarte ↓ Ruben Vezo 62'
4
Rober Pier
10
Enis Bardhi
9
Roger Marti
7
Martin Caceres
8
Pepelu
18
Jorge de Frutos ↓ Alejandro Cantero 87'
34
Dani Cardenas
2
Son ↓ Enric Franquesa 62'
42
Marc Pubill ↓ Dani Gomez 78'

Bench

16
Soldado
14
Ruben Vezo ↑ 62'
5
Nemanja Radoja
1
Aitor Fernandez
15
Postigo
24
Campana ↑ 62'
23
Coke
17
Nikola Vukcevic
12
Mickael Malsa
21
Dani Gomez ↑ 78'
3
Enric Franquesa ↑ 62'
29
Alejandro Cantero ↑ 87'

Coach Alessio Lisci

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

22
Aleix Vidal ↑ 64'
24
Sergi Gomez
15
David Lopez
14
Oscar Melendo
16
Loren
1
Oier
6
Manu Morlanes
8
Fran Merida
23
Adri Embarba ↑ 73'
21
Nico Ribaudo ↑ 87'
34
Joan Garcia ↑ 74'
7
Lei Wu ↑ 88'

Coach Vicente Moreno

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Javi Puado	5
Nico Melamed	2
Martin Braithwaite	2
Jorge de Frutos	2
Son	1
Rochina	1
Sergi Darder	1
Borja Iglesias	1

Head to Head

Levante UD Form

2022-03-12 Levante UD 1–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D 2022-03-07 Athletic Club 3–1 Levante UD L 2022-02-25 Levante UD 3–0 Elche CF W 2022-02-21 RC Celta de Vigo 1–1 Levante UD D 2022-02-16 Club Atletico de Madrid 0–1 Levante UD W 2022-02-13 Levante UD 2–4 Real Betis Balompie L

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2022-03-12 Levante UD 1–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D 2022-03-05 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–0 Getafe CF W 2022-02-27 Villarreal CF 5–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2022-02-20 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 Sevilla FC D 2022-02-13 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–2 FC Barcelona D 2022-02-07 Athletic Club 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.83 Levante UD xG

Expected Goals

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

1.38 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Levante UD46% Draw25% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona29%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.21

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Levante UD or Draw

72%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

54%

Levante UD or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Levante UD35% Draw42% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

1 – 2

6.8%

2 – 0

6.7%

1 – 0

6.7%

2 – 2

6.2%

0 – 0

5.6%

3 – 1

5.5%

0 – 1

4.8%

3 – 0

0 – 2

3.8%

3 – 2

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Levante UD

Handicap	Levante UD covers	Push	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	14%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	21%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	15%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Levante UD keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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