RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs Athletic Club, La Liga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2022-23

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

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Athletic Club

Sat 8 Apr 2023 · 14:15 UTC RCDE Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 21' De Marcos

Martin Braithwaite 21' Y

Y 22' De Marcos

Y 30' Dani Garcia

Y 44' Oihan Sancet

Y 45' Oihan Sancet

Jose Gragera 53' Y

Oscar Gil Regano 59' Y

Fernando Calero 79' Y

Aleix Vidal 90' Y

Aleix Vidal 90' R

Y 90' Unai Simon

Overview

Match Preview

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs Athletic Club — La Liga at RCDE Stadium.

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Athletic Club 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Juan Martinez
Referee Inigo Prieto
Referee Jose Gonzalez
Referee Jose Munuera
Referee Alfonso Vicente Moral
Referee Antonio Martinez

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

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 12 games · Avg 2.4 goals Athletic Club

Last 5 meetings

2023-04-08 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–2 Athletic Club 2022-09-04 Athletic Club 0–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2022-02-07 Athletic Club 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2021-10-26 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 Athletic Club 2020-01-25 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 Athletic Club

Recent Form

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Apr	Athletic Club	H	1–2	L
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

Athletic Club

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Apr	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	A	2–1	W
01 Apr	Getafe CF	H	0–0	D
17 Mar	Real Valladolid CF	A	3–1	W
12 Mar	FC Barcelona	H	0–1	L
05 Mar	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	A	0–0	D
26 Feb	Girona FC	H	2–3	L

Season Stats

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona		Athletic Club
#17	Position	#18
0	Points	0
0	Played	0
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
0	Scored	0
0	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+0
–	PPG	–
–	Win %	–

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 17th (0 pts). Athletic Club are 18th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona is hosting Athletic Club for another epic battle.
5' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
10' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
21' Athletic Club receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 21.
22' De Marcos is having his name booked by the referee on 22.
22' The deadlock is broken! Inaki Williams gets on the scoresheet on 22 minutes.
23' The deadlock is broken! Inaki Williams gets on the scoresheet on 23 minutes.
28' Athletic Club fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
30' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Dani Garcia.
35' Yuri Berchiche needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
40' Uruguay international Leandro Cabrera has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
44' The referee shows Athletic Club player a Yellow card on 44.
45' Controversy at the stadium! Oihan Sancet argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
46' Aleix Vidal is replacing Ruben Saez for the RCD Espanyol de Barcelona side.
46' A goal from the Denmark international Martin Braithwaite! He fires home on 45 to make it 1-2!
51' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
53' Controversy at the stadium! Jose Gragera argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
57' A change in the RCD Espanyol de Barcelona ranks — Edu Exposito exits the field as Nico Ribaudo enters on 57.
59' A meaty challenge results in booking for Oscar Gil Regano on 59.
64' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
69' Athletic Club make a change. Alex Berenguer trudges off to be replaced by Nico Williams on 69 minutes.
74' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
75' GOAL! Nico Williams scores on 75.
76' Fernando Calero gets the nod from RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. He replaces Oscar Gil Regano and will look to change the dynamic.
79' Fernando Calero was booked on 79.
79' A tactical swap from Athletic Club — Yeray Alvarez on, Inigo Martinez off on 79 minutes.
80' The Athletic Club bench stirs into life. Dani Garcia is withdrawn and Ander Herrera gets his opportunity.
83' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona ring the changes. Jose Gragera has done his job and it is now time for Vinicius de Souza Costa to step up.
88' Over 88 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
89' Another change for Athletic Club made on 89 minute. De Marcos leaves to be changed by Aitor Paredes Casamichana.
90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Aleix Vidal.
It finishes all square. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona and Athletic Club share the spoils 1-2.

Lineups

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

9
Joselu
17
Martin Braithwaite
13
Pacheco
10
Sergi Darder
7
Javi Puado ↓ Denis Suarez 83'
4
Leandro Cabrera
20
Edu Exposito ↓ Nico Ribaudo 57'
23
Cesar Montes
2
Oscar Gil Regano ↓ Fernando Calero 76'
27
Ruben Saez ↓ Aleix Vidal 46'
15
Jose Gragera ↓ Vinicius de Souza Costa 83'

Bench

Athletic Club Lineups

Starting XI

6
Mikel Vesga
17
Yuri Berchiche
1
Unai Simon
4
Inigo Martinez ↓ Yeray Alvarez 79'
18
De Marcos ↓ Aitor Paredes Casamichana 89'
3
Daniel Vivian
9
Inaki Williams
14
Dani Garcia ↓ Ander Herrera 80'
12
Gorka Guruzeta
7
Alex Berenguer ↓ Nico Williams 69'
8
Oihan Sancet ↓ Muniain 69'

Bench

Coach Ernesto Valverde

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Inaki Williams	5
Oihan Sancet	3
Muniain	2
Raul de Tomas	2
Tonny Vilhena	2
Martin Braithwaite	2
Victor Perea	1
Alvaro Tejero	1

Head to Head

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2023-04-08 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–2 Athletic Club L 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

Athletic Club Form

2023-04-08 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–2 Athletic Club W 2023-04-01 Athletic Club 0–0 Getafe CF D 2023-03-17 Real Valladolid CF 1–3 Athletic Club W 2023-03-12 Athletic Club 0–1 FC Barcelona L 2023-03-05 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 0–0 Athletic Club D 2023-02-26 Athletic Club 2–3 Girona FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

0.52 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

Expected Goals

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

0.87 Athletic Club xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 83% + Athletic Club or Draw 77%

Match Result

✓ Correct

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona23% Draw38% Athletic Club39%

Actual: Athletic Club win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes25% 0% No75%

Avg goals/match: 1.39

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	72%	28%
± 1.5	41%	59%
± 2.5	17%	83%
± 3.5	6%	94%
± 4.5	2%	98%

Double Chance

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Draw

60%

Draw or Athletic Club

77%

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Athletic Club

62%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona12% Draw64% Athletic Club24%

Actual: Athletic Club win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

27.6%

0 – 1

20.2%

1 – 1

12.2%

1 – 0

11.2%

0 – 2

8.9%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

2.9%

2 – 1

2.9%

0 – 3

2.5%

1 – 3

1.6%

2 – 2

1.5%

0 – 4

0.6%

Asian Handicap — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Handicap	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers	Push	Athletic Club covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	3%	96%
-1.5	4%	—	96%
-1	4%	14%	82%
-0.5	18%	—	82%
+0.5	60%	—	40%
+1	60%	26%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	11%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

42% ✓

Athletic Club keeps clean sheet

60% ✗

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