RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs Deportivo Alaves, La Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Refresh

Primera Division · 2024-25

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

3 – 2

Full Time

Deportivo Alaves

Sat 14 Sep 2024 · 14:15 UTC Stage Front Stadium 24,238 HT 45' · FT 45'

Javi Puado 21' 1–0

1–1 35' Tomas Conechny

Javi Puado 56' 2–1

Javi Puado pen 63' 3–1

3–2 68' Nahuel Tenaglia

Y 29' Abdelkabir Abqar

Marash Kumbulla 48' Y

Omar El Hilali 54' Y

Y 61' Sivera

Y 76' Manuel Sanchez

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

Match Details

Referee Juan Pulido Santana (Spain)
Assistant 1 Jose Escuela Melo (Spain)
Assistant 2 Ignacio Alonso Lopez (Spain)

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

2024-09-14 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 3–2 Deportivo Alaves 2022-05-11 Deportivo Alaves 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 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

Recent Form

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Sep	Deportivo Alaves	H	3–2	W
31 Aug	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	H	2–1	W
28 Aug	Club Atletico de Madrid	A	0–0	D
24 Aug	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	H	0–1	L
19 Aug	Real Valladolid CF	A	0–1	L
02 Jun	FC Cartagena	H	4–0	W

Deportivo Alaves

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Sep	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	A	2–3	L
01 Sep	UD Las Palmas	H	2–0	W
28 Aug	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	A	2–1	W
25 Aug	Real Betis Balompie	H	0–0	D
16 Aug	RC Celta de Vigo	A	1–2	L
26 May	UD Las Palmas	A	1–1	D

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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Stage Front Stadium!
5' It looks like no one’s ball. Deportivo Alaves is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tomas Conechny made 287 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
15' named a 4-4-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
20' A quiet spell here at Stage Front Stadium. Deportivo Alaves seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
21' Javi Puado makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are in front.
26' The energy levels are beginning to show. Luís García might look to freshen things up shortly.
29' That is a card for Deportivo Alaves. Abdelkabir Abqar will be fuming at that decision.
34' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both RCD Espanyol de Barcelona and Deportivo Alaves are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
35' Tomas Conechny does the damage! The net is bulging and Deportivo Alaves surge ahead!
40' 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.
45' With 0 assists to his name this season, Abdelkabir Abqar is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Deportivo Alaves.
48' The referee has no hesitation. Marash Kumbulla is booked for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — card on 48.
53' Manuel Sanchez has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
54' Omar El Hilali was booked on 54.
56' The Spain Javi Puado breaks the deadlock on 56 minutes. 2-1!
57' A tactical swap from RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — Jose Gragera on, Aguado off on 57 minutes.
58' A tactical swap from RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — Irvin Cardona on, Alvaro Tejero off on 58 minutes.
61' Sivera is having his name booked by the referee on 61.
63' Javi Puado is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
64' Deportivo Alaves ring the changes. Kike Garcia has done his job and it is now time for Ander Guevara to step up.
68' Against the run of play, Nahuel Tenaglia has scored! This game has turned on its head.
73' The home supporters are growing impatient. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona must find a spark to ignite this game.
75' The RCD Espanyol de Barcelona bench stirs into life. Jofre Carreras Pages is withdrawn and Sergi Gomez gets his opportunity.
76' Deportivo Alaves receives a card for a hard tackle on 76.
78' A change in the Deportivo Alaves ranks — Tomas Conechny exits the field as Asier Villalibre enters on 78.
83' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
84' Brian Olivan is replacing Carlos Romero for the RCD Espanyol de Barcelona side.
89' 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.
The referee brings this contest to a close. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona take all three points.

Lineups

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

7
Javi Puado
6
Leandro Cabrera
4
Marash Kumbulla
18
Aguado ↓ Jose Gragera 57'
12
Alvaro Tejero ↓ Irvin Cardona 58'
20
Alex Kral
17
Jofre Carreras Pages ↓ Sergi Gomez 75'
1
Joan Garcia
23
Omar El Hilali
9
Alejo Veliz ↓ Walid Cheddira 58'
22
Carlos Romero ↓ Brian Olivan 84'

Bench

13
Pacheco
3
Sergi Gomez ↑ 75'
11
Pere Milla
14
Brian Olivan ↑ 84'
24
Irvin Cardona ↑ 58'
10
Pol Lozano
37
Naci Unuvar
33
Angel Fortuno Vinas
16
Walid Cheddira ↑ 58'
15
Jose Gragera ↑ 57'
19
Salvi
31
Antoniu Roca

Coach Manolo González

Deportivo Alaves Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

1
Sivera
18
Jon Guridi ↓ Joan Jordan 64'
5
Abdelkabir Abqar ↓ Toni Martinez 64'
17
Kike Garcia ↓ Ander Guevara 64'
19
Stoichkov
10
Tomas Conechny ↓ Asier Villalibre 78'
14
Nahuel Tenaglia
3
Manuel Sanchez
4
Aleksandar Sedlar
8
Antonio Blanco ↓ Santiago Mourino 64'
7
Carlos Vicente

Bench

Coach Luís García

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Raul de Tomas	4
Javi Puado	3
Borja Baston	1
Nahuel Tenaglia	1
Pedrosa	1
Fernando Calero	1
Jonathan Calleri	1
Laguardia	1

Head to Head

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2024-09-14 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 3–2 Deportivo Alaves W 2024-08-31 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–1 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid W 2024-08-28 Club Atletico de Madrid 0–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D 2024-08-24 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–1 Real Sociedad de Fútbol L 2024-08-19 Real Valladolid CF 1–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2024-06-02 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 4–0 FC Cartagena W

Deportivo Alaves Form

2024-09-14 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 3–2 Deportivo Alaves L 2024-09-01 Deportivo Alaves 2–0 UD Las Palmas W 2024-08-28 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 1–2 Deportivo Alaves W 2024-08-25 Deportivo Alaves 0–0 Real Betis Balompie D 2024-08-16 RC Celta de Vigo 2–1 Deportivo Alaves L 2024-05-26 UD Las Palmas 1–1 Deportivo Alaves D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.66 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

Expected Goals

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

1.21 Deportivo Alaves xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona49% Draw26% Deportivo Alaves25%

Actual: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.87

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Draw

75%

Draw or Deportivo Alaves

51%

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Deportivo Alaves

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona34% Draw45% Deportivo Alaves21%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.3%

2 – 1

9.1%

1 – 0

8.6%

2 – 0

7.7%

0 – 0

7.5%

1 – 2

6.6%

0 – 1

2 – 2

5.5%

3 – 1

3 – 0

4.2%

0 – 2

4.1%

3 – 2

Actual

Asian Handicap — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Handicap	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers	Push	Deportivo Alaves covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	14%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	21%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	15%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Deportivo Alaves keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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