RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs Deportivo Alaves, La Liga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2021-22

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

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Deportivo Alaves

Wed 22 Sep 2021 · 17:30 UTC RCDE Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 53' Ruben Duarte

Y 90' Laguardia

Overview

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RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs Deportivo Alaves — La Liga at RCDE Stadium.

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 38 games · 46 pts (2026/27)
Deportivo Alaves 38 games · 43 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Mario Melero
Referee Ignacio Iglesias
Referee Antonio Cerezo
Referee Jose Antonio Sanchez
Referee Jose Luis Martinez
Referee Miguel Ortiz

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

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 10 games · Avg 2.4 goals Deportivo Alaves

Last 5 meetings

2021-09-22 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–0 Deportivo Alaves 2020-06-13 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–0 Deportivo Alaves 2019-08-25 Deportivo Alaves 0–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2019-04-13 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–1 Deportivo Alaves 2018-09-02 Deportivo Alaves 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Recent Form

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Sep	Deportivo Alaves	H	1–0	W
19 Sep	Real Betis Balompie	A	2–2	D
12 Sep	Club Atletico de Madrid	H	1–2	L
27 Aug	RCD Mallorca	A	0–1	L
21 Aug	Villarreal CF	H	0–0	D
14 Aug	CA Osasuna	A	0–0	D

Deportivo Alaves

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Sep	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	A	0–1	L
18 Sep	CA Osasuna	H	0–2	L
27 Aug	Valencia CF	A	0–3	L
21 Aug	RCD Mallorca	H	0–1	L
14 Aug	Real Madrid CF	H	1–4	L
23 May	Sevilla FC	A	0–1	L

Season Stats

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona		Deportivo Alaves
#11	Position	#14
46	Points	43
38	Played	38
12 / 10 / 16	W / D / L	11 / 10 / 17
43	Scored	44
55	Conceded	56
-12	GD	-12
1.21	PPG	1.13
32%	Win %	29%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 11th (46 pts). Deportivo Alaves are 14th (43 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona and Deportivo Alaves get this one started.
3' Raul de Tomas adds to his 0 season tally! RCD Espanyol de Barcelona lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
8' 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.
13' 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.
18' The Spain Raul de Tomas breaks the deadlock on 18 minutes. 2-0!
23' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Deportivo Alaves's shape.
28' 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.
33' 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 Diego Lopez suffering a number of foals already.
38' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
43' Deportivo Alaves started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 43.
48' Keidi Bare is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Deportivo Alaves tonight.
53' Ruben Duarte is having his name booked by the referee on 53.
54' Raul de Tomas does the damage! The net is bulging and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona surge ahead!
59' Both keepers have barely been tested. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona and Deportivo Alaves are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
61' Deportivo Alaves ring the changes. John Guidetti has done his job and it is now time for Mamadou Sylla to step up.
66' Time for substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Nico Ribaudo is replaced by Lei Wu.
71' Deportivo Alaves fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
72' Facundo Pellistri is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tomas Pina at the 72 minute mark.
74' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. David Lopez is hanging Keidi Bare on the field on 74 minute.
75' The RCD Espanyol de Barcelona manager makes a substitution. Raul de Tomas departs to be replaced by Landry Dimata.
80' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
85' 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.
86' It is a substitution in Deportivo Alaves team. Martin is replaced by Matt Miazga on 86 minute.
88' Sergi Darder makes way for Oscar Melendo at the 88 minute mark. A tactical switch from RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Laguardia on 90 minutes.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1-0 Deportivo Alaves.

Lineups

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

17
Didac
15
David Lopez ↑ 74'
14
Oscar Melendo ↑ 88'
16
Loren
2
Miguelon
8
Fran Merida ↑ 66'
19
Vadillo
33
Alvaro Garcia
18
Landry Dimata ↑ 75'
34
Joan Garcia
7
Lei Wu ↑ 66'
32
Gori

Coach Vicente Moreno

Deportivo Alaves Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

4
Matt Miazga ↑ 86'
13
Sivera
23
Ximo Navarro
15
Toni Moya ↑ 86'
12
Saul
26
Abdelkabir Abqar
7
Mamadou Sylla ↑ 61'
19
Ivan Martin
18
Facundo Pellistri ↑ 72'
24
Miguel de la Fuente ↑ 86'
35
Alan Godoy

Coach Javier Calleja

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Raul de Tomas	4
Javi Puado	3
Jonathan Calleri	1
Laguardia	1
Bernardo Espinosa	1
Wu Lei	1
Ruben Sobrino	1
Borja Baston	1

Head to Head

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2021-09-22 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–0 Deportivo Alaves W 2021-09-19 Real Betis Balompie 2–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D 2021-09-12 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–2 Club Atletico de Madrid L 2021-08-27 RCD Mallorca 1–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2021-08-21 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–0 Villarreal CF D 2021-08-14 CA Osasuna 0–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D

Deportivo Alaves Form

2021-09-22 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–0 Deportivo Alaves L 2021-09-18 Deportivo Alaves 0–2 CA Osasuna L 2021-08-27 Valencia CF 3–0 Deportivo Alaves L 2021-08-21 Deportivo Alaves 0–1 RCD Mallorca L 2021-08-14 Deportivo Alaves 1–4 Real Madrid CF L 2021-05-23 Sevilla FC 1–0 Deportivo Alaves L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.34 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

Expected Goals

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

0.82 Deportivo Alaves xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona52% Draw28% Deportivo Alaves20%

Actual: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes42% 0% No58%

Avg goals/match: 2.16

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	86%	14%
± 1.5	64%	36%
± 2.5	37%	63%
± 3.5	18%	82%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Draw

80%

Draw or Deportivo Alaves

48%

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Deportivo Alaves

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona32% Draw52% Deportivo Alaves16%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

13.8%

1 – 1

13.5%

2 – 0

10%

2 – 1

8.3%

0 – 1

8.2%

1 – 2

3 – 0

4.4%

3 – 1

3.8%

0 – 2

3.7%

2 – 2

3.5%

3 – 2

1.7%

Asian Handicap — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Handicap	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers	Push	Deportivo Alaves covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	14%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	24%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	14%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

44% ✗

Deportivo Alaves keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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