RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs FC Cartagena, Segunda Division 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs FC Cartagena — Segunda Division at RCDE Stadium.
- RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- FC Cartagena 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Oliver De la Fuente Ramos (Spain)
- Assistant 1 Daniel Pescador Hernandez (Spain)
- Assistant 2 Samuel Garcia Aguilera (Spain)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Real Racing Club de Santander 42 82 2 RC Deportivo La Coruna 42 77 3 UD Almeria 42 74 4 Malaga CF 42 73 5 UD Las Palmas 42 73 6 CD Castellon 42 72 7 Burgos CF 42 72 8 SD Eibar 42 67 9 Cordoba CF 42 61 10 Real Sporting de Gijon 42 61 11 AD Ceuta FC 42 61 12 Albacete Balompie 42 59 13 Andorra CF 42 58 14 Granada CF 42 48 15 Real Sociedad B 42 47 16 CD Leganes 42 46 17 Real Valladolid CF 42 46 18 Cadiz CF 42 43 19 CD Mirandes 42 40 20 SD Huesca 42 38 21 Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa 42 37 22 Real Zaragoza 42 36 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 Jun FC Cartagena H 4–0 W 26 May SD Amorebieta A 0–0 D 20 May Real Oviedo H 2–1 W 11 May Real Valladolid CF A 0–0 D 05 May Real Sporting de Gijon H 0–0 D 27 Apr Elche CF A 2–2 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 Jun RCD Espanyol de Barcelona A 0–4 L 26 May SD Huesca H 0–2 L 19 May SD Eibar A 0–1 L 12 May CD Tenerife H 2–0 W 04 May AD Alcorcon H 1–0 W 28 Apr Levante UD A 1–0 W Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds RCDE Stadium will turn into a battlefield for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona and FC Cartagena.
- 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
- 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 15' It looks surprising RCD Espanyol de Barcelona does not make any changes. Salvi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 20' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
- 25' It’s high time Manolo Gonzalez made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 35' 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 Aguado suffering a number of foals already.
- 40' Keidi Bare needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 45' The travelling FC Cartagena supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 46' Nico Melamed has so much to prove this time. He replaces Rafael Bauza on 46 minute.
- 51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 53' A meaty challenge results in booking for Fernando Calero on 53.
- 55' Goal! Javi Puado scores his 29 goal in 271 matches.
- 60' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 62' Time for substitution for FC Cartagena. Jairo Izquierdo is replaced by Diego Moreno.
- 63' Another substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona to replace Pere Milla by Jofre Carreras Pages on 63 minute.
- 68' FC Cartagena is showing some good football. However, FC Cartagena are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 73' Supporters expect more eagerness from Martin Braithwaite, as he is very good at scoring at RCDE Stadium with 27 goals in the last 18 games.
- 74' Sergi Gomez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Salvi on 74 minute.
- 76' It is a substitution in FC Cartagena team. Ortuno is replaced by Juan Carlos on 76 minute.
- 81' FC Cartagena 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.
- 82' Time for substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Javi Puado is replaced by Jose Carlos Lazo.
- 83' Goal! Martin Braithwaite scores his 68 goal in 371 matches.
- 88' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Cartagena is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- The final score is 4-0.
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Lineups
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
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Javi Puado ↓ Jose Carlos Lazo 82'
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18
Aguado ↓ Pol Lozano 63'
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Salvi ↓ Sergi Gomez 74'
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Rafael Bauza ↓ Nico Melamed 46'
Bench
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Sergi Gomez ↑ 74'
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Jose Carlos Lazo ↑ 82'
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Pol Lozano ↑ 63'
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Jofre Carreras Pages ↑ 63'
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Nico Melamed ↑ 46'
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Coach Manolo GonzálezFC Cartagena Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
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18
Damian Musto ↓ Jony Alamo 76'
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20
Jairo Izquierdo ↓ Diego Moreno 62'
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8
Luis Munoz ↓ Juan Narvaez 62'
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Ortuno ↓ Juan Carlos 76'
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14
Jose Fontan ↓ Dario Poveda 62'
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Bench
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Dario Poveda ↑ 62'
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Juan Narvaez ↑ 62'
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Juan Carlos ↑ 76'
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Diego Moreno ↑ 62'
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Jony Alamo ↑ 76'
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Coach Julian Calero -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Martin Braithwaite 3 Pere Milla 1 Javi Puado 1 Nico Melamed 1 Head to Head
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form
2024-06-02 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 4–0 FC Cartagena W 2024-05-26 SD Amorebieta 0–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D 2024-05-20 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–1 Real Oviedo W 2024-05-11 Real Valladolid CF 0–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D 2024-05-05 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–0 Real Sporting de Gijon D 2024-04-27 Elche CF 2–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.97 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.61 FC Cartagena xGI would bet for: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona to win 66% + Under — clean sheet likely 60%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.58Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 91% 9% ± 1.5 73% 27% ± 2.5 47% 53% ± 3.5 26% 74% ± 4.5 13% 87% Double Chance
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Draw 88%Draw or FC Cartagena 34%RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or FC Cartagena 78%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 122 – 0 14.3%1 – 0 14.3%1 – 1 9.7%0 – 0 9.3%3 – 0 9.2%2 – 1 8.7%3 – 1 5.8%4 – 0 Actual0 – 1 3.8%4 – 1 3%2 – 2 2.7%1 – 2 2.6%Asian Handicap — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
Handicap RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers Push FC Cartagena covers -2.5 22% — 78% -2 22% 21% 57% -1.5 43% — 57% -1 43% 25% 32% -0.5 68% — 32% +0.5 90% — 10% +1 90% 7% 2% +1.5 98% — 2% +2 98% 2% 0% +2.5 100% — 0% Clean Sheet
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet 54% ✓FC Cartagena keeps clean sheet 15% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.