RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs Elche CF, La Liga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2021-22

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

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Elche CF

Mon 10 Jan 2022 · 20:00 UTC RCDE Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Adri Embarba 22' Y

Keidi Bare 22' Y

Pedrosa 30' Y

Y 36' Helibelton Palacios

Y 45' Gonzalo Verdu

Y 49' Johan Mojica

Y 77' Gerard Gumbau

Y 83' Pere Milla

Raul de Tomas 88' Y

Y 90' Enzo Roco

Fran Merida 90' Y

Overview

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RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs Elche CF — La Liga at RCDE Stadium.

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 7 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
Elche CF 7 games · 5 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Carlos del Cerro
Referee Juan Carlos Yuste
Referee Jesus Gil
Referee Javier Martinez
Referee Fernando Bueno Prieto
Referee Alejandro Estevez Iglesias (Spain)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Barcelona	7	21
2	Club Atlético de Madrid	7	16
3	Real Betis Balompié	7	16
4	Real Madrid CF	7	15
5	Sevilla FC	7	13
6	Deportivo Alavés	7	11
7	RC Deportivo La Coruña	7	10
8	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	7	10
9	CA Osasuna	7	8
10	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	7	8
11	Villarreal CF	7	8
12	Athletic Club	6	8
13	Getafe CF	7	8
14	RC Celta de Vigo	7	7
15	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	7	7
16	Real Racing Club de Santander	7	7
17	Levante UD	6	5
18	Elche CF	7	5
19	Valencia CF	7	4
20	Málaga CF	7	3

Head-to-Head

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 9 games · Avg 3.0 goals Elche CF

Last 5 meetings

2022-01-10 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–2 Elche CF 2021-10-23 Elche CF 2–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Recent Form

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Jan	Elche CF	H	1–2	L
31 Dec	Valencia CF	A	2–1	W
17 Dec	RC Celta de Vigo	A	1–3	L
11 Dec	Levante UD	H	4–3	W
05 Dec	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	A	0–1	L
28 Nov	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	H	1–0	W

Elche CF

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Jan	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	A	2–1	W
02 Jan	Granada CF	H	0–0	D
18 Dec	FC Barcelona	A	2–3	L
11 Dec	Valencia CF	A	1–2	L
05 Dec	Cadiz CF	H	3–1	W
29 Nov	CA Osasuna	A	1–1	D

Season Stats

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona		Elche CF
#15	Position	#18
7	Points	5
7	Played	7
2 / 1 / 4	W / D / L	1 / 2 / 4
10	Scored	11
10	Conceded	17
+0	GD	-6
1.00	PPG	0.71
29%	Win %	14%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

29% Clean Sheets
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this season

0% Clean Sheets
Elche CF this season

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 15th (7 pts). Elche CF are 18th (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

0-15

2/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/1

76+

2/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Elche CF

0-15

–/3

16-30

2/2

31-45

–/4

46-60

1/–

61-75

3/2

76+

5/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Roberto Fernandez	6 G
Tyrhys Dolan	1 G
Alex Calatrava	1 G

Elche CF

Fer Nino	5 G
Buba	1 G
Marc Aguado	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at RCDE Stadium as RCD Espanyol de Barcelona face off against Elche CF in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both RCD Espanyol de Barcelona and Elche CF are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
6' Brilliant from the ! Pere Milla makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 6.
11' Adri Embarba has been relatively quiet despite scoring 19 goals in his last 233 appearances.
14' Pere Milla with the second goal in the match!
19' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
22' That is a Yellow card for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Adri Embarba will be fuming at that decision.
27' A quiet spell here at RCDE Stadium. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
30' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 30.
35' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
36' Helibelton Palacios catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 36.
41' Enzo Roco has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
45' Gonzalo Verdu has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 45.
48' Raul de Tomas adds to his 0 season tally! RCD Espanyol de Barcelona lead 1-2 — and this changes everything.
49' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Johan Mojica.
54' Tete Morente is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona tonight.
58' Oscar Gil Regano is ready to make an impact after coming on for Aleix Vidal at the 58 minute mark.
63' Elche CF is showing some good football. However, Elche CF are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
67' The crowd applauds Adri Embarba as he leaves the pitch. Landry Dimata steps in for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
70' Elche CF manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Josan Fernandez is hanging Tete Morente on the field on 70 minute.
75' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
77' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Gerard Gumbau on 77 minutes.
77' The supporters are chanting for Josema Sanche. He replaces Gonzalo Verdu on 77 minute.
82' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
83' Pere Milla was booked on 83.
85' Fran Merida is replacing Keidi Bare for the RCD Espanyol de Barcelona side.
88' Fresh legs for Elche CF! Pablo Piatti comes on to replace Lucas.
88' Raul de Tomas was booked on 88.
90' Elche CF receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
It finishes all square. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona and Elche CF share the spoils 1-2.

Lineups

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vicente Moreno

Elche CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Francisco Rodriguez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Martin Braithwaite	4
Pere Milla	4
Javi Puado	2
Raul de Tomas	2
Fer Nino	2
Gonzalo Verdu	1
Sergi Darder	1
Mourad El Ghezouani	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

Expected Goals

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

1.66 Elche CF xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona46% Draw24% Elche CF30%

Actual: Elche CF win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes72% 0% No28%

Avg goals/match: 3.86

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	73%	27%
± 3.5	53%	47%
± 4.5	34%	66%

Double Chance

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Draw

70%

Draw or Elche CF

54%

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Elche CF

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona38% Draw38% Elche CF24%

Actual: Elche CF win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

8.5%

2 – 1

8.2%

2 – 2

6.7%

1 – 2

Actual

3 – 1

5.9%

2 – 0

5.2%

3 – 2

4.9%

1 – 0

4.2%

2 – 3

3.7%

3 – 0

3.7%

1 – 3

3.4%

4 – 1

3.3%

Asian Handicap — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Handicap	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers	Push	Elche CF covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	15%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	19%	51%
-0.5	49%	—	51%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	14%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Elche CF keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs Elche CF, La Liga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Elche CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

Elche CF Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Clean Sheet