RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs FC Villarreal B, Segunda Division 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs FC Villarreal B — Segunda Division at RCDE Stadium.
- RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- FC Villarreal B 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Rafael Sanchez Lopez (Spain)
- Assistant 1 Jose Hernandez Garcia (Spain)
- Assistant 2 Carlos Grande Rabadan (Spain)
19 games this season 🟨 1.2/game ⚽ 6.6 goals/game 🟥 5 totalStandings
# 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 20 Jan FC Villarreal B H 2–1 W 13 Jan Racing Club de Ferrol A 0–0 D 19 Dec Burgos CF H 3–3 D 16 Dec Andorra CF A 1–1 D 08 Dec Real Zaragoza H 1–1 D 01 Dec Real Oviedo A 0–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 20 Jan RCD Espanyol de Barcelona A 1–2 L 14 Jan FC Cartagena A 1–4 L 21 Dec Real Oviedo H 1–1 D 18 Dec Real Valladolid CF H 1–0 W 08 Dec Albacete Balompie A 0–2 L 04 Dec SD Eibar H 1–0 W Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at RCDE Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 10' Aguado needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 5 Yellow cards this season.
- 15' FC Villarreal B is showing some good football. However, FC Villarreal B are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 17' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona is taking the lead after the goal scored by Martin Braithwaite on 17.
- 22' Omar El Hilali has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 33 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 27' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Villarreal B is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 32' Goal! Martin Braithwaite scores his 68 goal in 371 matches.
- 37' 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.
- 38' GOAL! Alex Fores scores on 38. Assisted by Javier Ontiveros
- 43' FC Villarreal B started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 43.
- 45' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona player sees a card in front of him.
- 50' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Dani Tasende made 42 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 55' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona receives a card for a hard tackle on 55.
- 55' The whistle greets Jorge Pascual as he departs to be replaced by Diego Collado.
- 60' 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.
- 65' Time for substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Omar El Hilali is replaced by Oscar Gil Regano.
- 70' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 70 minutes.
- 73' That looks like a foul for a card for Lanchi.
- 73' Keidi Bare has so much to prove this time. He replaces Aguado on 73 minute.
- 78' It looks surprising RCD Espanyol de Barcelona does not make any changes. Dani Requena has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 82' The FC Villarreal B manager makes a substitution. Carlo Garcia departs to be replaced by Dani Requena.
- 86' The RCD Espanyol de Barcelona manager makes a substitution. Pol Lozano departs to be replaced by Jose Gragera.
- 90' It is a substitution in FC Villarreal B team. Alberto Del Moral is replaced by Aitor Gelardo on 90 minute.
- Full Time. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona beats FC Villarreal B
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Lineups
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
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20
Edu Exposito ↓ Salvi 65'
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11
Pere Milla ↓ Keita Balde 73'
- 14
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18
Aguado ↓ Keidi Bare 73'
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10
Pol Lozano ↓ Jose Gragera 86'
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Bench
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8
Keidi Bare ↑ 73'
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- 4
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9
Keita Balde ↑ 73'
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Oscar Gil Regano ↑ 65'
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- 17
- 1
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15
Jose Gragera ↑ 86'
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19
Salvi ↑ 65'
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Coach Luis Miguel RamisFC Villarreal B Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
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- 13
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8
Carlo Garcia ↓ Dani Requena 82'
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11
Jorge Pascual ↓ Diego Collado 55'
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- 9
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21
Rodri Alonso ↓ Andres Ferrari 82'
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- 19
Bench
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7
Diego Collado ↑ 55'
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27
Dani Requena ↑ 82'
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24
Andres Ferrari ↑ 82'
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- 22
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Aitor Gelardo ↑ 90'
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15
Marcos Sanchez ↑ 90'
Coach Miguel Alvarez -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Jorge Pascual 2 Martin Braithwaite 2 Alex Fores 1 Javi Puado 1 Stefan Lekovic 1 Head to Head
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form
2024-01-20 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–1 FC Villarreal B W 2024-01-13 Racing Club de Ferrol 0–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D 2023-12-19 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 3–3 Burgos CF D 2023-12-16 Andorra CF 1–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D 2023-12-08 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 Real Zaragoza D 2023-12-01 Real Oviedo 2–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona LFC Villarreal B Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.72 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.32 FC Villarreal B xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 57%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.04Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 93% 7% ± 1.5 80% 20% ± 2.5 57% 43% ± 3.5 36% 64% ± 4.5 19% 81% Double Chance
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Draw 73%Draw or FC Villarreal B 52%RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or FC Villarreal B 75%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 11.8%2 – 1 Actual1 – 0 7.5%2 – 0 7%1 – 2 6.9%0 – 0 6.5%2 – 2 5.9%0 – 1 5.5%3 – 1 5.1%0 – 2 4.1%3 – 0 3.9%3 – 2 3.4%Asian Handicap — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
Handicap RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers Push FC Villarreal B covers -2.5 11% — 89% -2 11% 14% 75% -1.5 25% — 75% -1 25% 21% 54% -0.5 46% — 54% +0.5 72% — 28% +1 72% 16% 13% +1.5 87% — 13% +2 87% 8% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet 28% ✓FC Villarreal B keeps clean sheet 19% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.