Thursday , 2 July 2026

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs FC Villarreal B, Segunda Division 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Segunda Division · 2023-24
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
2 – 1
Full Time
FC Villarreal B
Sat 20 Jan 2024 · 17:30 UTC RCDE Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Martin Braithwaite 17' 1–0
Martin Braithwaite pen 32' 2–0
2–1 38' Alex Fores
Omar El Hilali 45' Y
Y 45' Jorge Pascual
Fernando Calero 55' Y
Y 73' Lanchi

Overview

Match Preview

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs FC Villarreal B — Segunda Division at RCDE Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Rafael Sanchez Lopez (Spain)
  • Assistant 1 Jose Hernandez Garcia (Spain)
  • Assistant 2 Carlos Grande Rabadan (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 Real Sporting de Gijon 42 61
10 Cordoba CF 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

1
1
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2 games · Avg 3.5 goals FC Villarreal B
Last 5 meetings
2024-01-20 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–1 FC Villarreal B 2023-10-09 FC Villarreal B 3–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Recent Form

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
FC Villarreal B
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona to score. At the same time, FC Villarreal B does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Morro needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' It looks surprising FC Villarreal B does not make any changes. Pacheco has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 17' Goal! Martin Braithwaite scores his 77 goal in 383 matches.
  • 22' 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.
  • 27' 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.
  • 32' GOAL! Martin Braithwaite scores on 32.
  • 37' Carlo Garcia has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 45 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 38' What a strike from Alex Fores! The score is 2-1.
  • 43' The travelling FC Villarreal B supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Omar El Hilali on 45.
  • 50' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 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.
  • 55' It’s a booking for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona player. Fernando Calero gets a card.
  • 55' Diego Collado is replacing Jorge Pascual for the FC Villarreal B side.
  • 60' 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.
  • 65' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Oscar Gil Regano is hanging Omar El Hilali on the field on 65 minute.
  • 70' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Omar El Hilali made 286 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 73' A meaty challenge results in booking for Lanchi on 73.
  • 73' Time for substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Aguado is replaced by Keidi Bare.
  • 78' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 78.
  • 82' The whistle greets Carlo Garcia as he departs to be replaced by Dani Requena.
  • 86' It is a substitution in RCD Espanyol de Barcelona team. Pol Lozano is replaced by Jose Gragera on 86 minute.
  • 90' The whistle greets Alberto Del Moral as he departs to be replaced by Aitor Gelardo.
  • Full Time. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona beats FC Villarreal B

Lineups

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luis Miguel Ramis

FC Villarreal B Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Miguel Alvarez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Martin Braithwaite 2
Jorge Pascual 2
Alex Fores 1
Javi Puado 1
Stefan Lekovic 1

Head to Head

2024-01-20 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–1 FC Villarreal B 2023-10-09 FC Villarreal B 3–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

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 L

FC Villarreal B Form

2024-01-20 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–1 FC Villarreal B L 2024-01-14 FC Cartagena 4–1 FC Villarreal B L 2023-12-21 FC Villarreal B 1–1 Real Oviedo D 2023-12-18 FC Villarreal B 1–0 Real Valladolid CF W 2023-12-08 Albacete Balompie 2–0 FC Villarreal B L 2023-12-04 FC Villarreal B 1–0 SD Eibar W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.72 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.32 FC Villarreal B xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona48% Draw25% FC Villarreal B27%
Actual: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.04
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✗ Wrong
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona34% Draw44% FC Villarreal B22%
Actual: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.8%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 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.