Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

Primera Division · 2021-22
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
1 – 2
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

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 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

3
4
1
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 8 games · Avg 2.9 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#17 Position #19
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

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 17th (0 pts). Elche CF are 19th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona gets underway.
  • 5' Elche CF have won 232 goals from 236 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 6' A goal from the Spain international Pere Milla! He fires home on 6 to make it 0-1!
  • 11' 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.
  • 14' GOAL! Pere Milla fires home to make it 0-2!
  • 19' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 22' Adri Embarba was booked on 22.
  • 27' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 30' Pedrosa catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 30.
  • 35' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 36' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Helibelton Palacios.
  • 41' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Vicente Moreno will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 45' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Gonzalo Verdu.
  • 48' Magnificent from Raul de Tomas! That is 45 goals in 229 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 49' Johan Mojica has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 49.
  • 54' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 58' Aleix Vidal makes way for Oscar Gil Regano at the 58 minute mark. A tactical switch from RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
  • 63' Supporters expect more eagerness from Lucas, as he is very good at scoring at RCDE Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 67' Landry Dimata is replacing Adri Embarba for the RCD Espanyol de Barcelona side.
  • 70' Time for substitution for Elche CF. Tete Morente is replaced by Josan Fernandez.
  • 75' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 77' Elche CF player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 77' The whistle greets Gonzalo Verdu as he departs to be replaced by Josema Sanche.
  • 82' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 83' Pere Milla is having his name booked by the referee on 83.
  • 85' Keidi Bare makes way for Fran Merida at the 85 minute mark. A tactical switch from RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
  • 88' Another change for Elche CF made on 88 minute. Lucas leaves to be changed by Pablo Piatti.
  • 88' Raul de Tomas is having his name booked by the referee on 88.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Enzo Roco. He receives a Yellow card.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Elche CF take all three points.

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

PlayerGoals
Martin Braithwaite 4
Pere Milla 4
Javi Puado 2
Raul de Tomas 2
Gonzalo Verdu 1
Sergi Darder 1
Mourad El Ghezouani 1
John Chetauya 1

Head to Head

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

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2022-01-10 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–2 Elche CF L 2021-12-31 Valencia CF 1–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2021-12-17 RC Celta de Vigo 3–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2021-12-11 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 4–3 Levante UD W 2021-12-05 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2021-11-28 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–0 Real Sociedad de Fútbol W

Elche CF Form

2022-01-10 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–2 Elche CF W 2022-01-02 Elche CF 0–0 Granada CF D 2021-12-18 FC Barcelona 3–2 Elche CF L 2021-12-11 Valencia CF 2–1 Elche CF L 2021-12-05 Elche CF 3–1 Cadiz CF W 2021-11-29 CA Osasuna 1–1 Elche CF D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
0.88 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.95 Elche CF xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 72% + Elche CF or Draw 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona32% Draw34% Elche CF34%
Actual: Elche CF win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes38% 0% No62%
Avg goals/match: 1.83
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 82%
18%
± 1.5 55%
45%
± 2.5 28%
72%
± 3.5 12%
88%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Draw
66%
Draw or Elche CF
68%
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Elche CF
66%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona20% Draw57% Elche CF23%
Actual: Elche CF win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
18.4%
1 – 1
14.4%
0 – 1
13.7%
1 – 0
12.6%
0 – 2
6.8%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
5.9%
2 – 1
5.8%
2 – 2
2.9%
0 – 3
2.1%
1 – 3
2%
3 – 1
1.8%

Asian Handicap — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Handicap RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers Push Elche CF covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 19% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 21% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet
39% ✓
Elche CF keeps clean sheet
42% ✓

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