RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs Girona FC, La Liga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2022-23

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

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Girona FC

Sat 7 Jan 2023 · 20:00 UTC RCDE Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Edu Exposito 4' Y

Y 9' Valentin Castellanos

Brian Olivan 21' Y

Sergi Gomez 87' Y

Y 89' Yangel Herrera

Overview

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RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs Girona FC — La Liga at RCDE Stadium.

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
Girona FC 38 games · 41 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Carlos del Cerro
Referee Angel Nevado
Referee Gonzalo Garcia
Referee Jose Gonzalez
Referee Guadalupe Porras
Referee Miguel Gonzalez (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	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	1	3
6	Sevilla FC	1	3
7	Real Racing Club de Santander	1	1
8	Villarreal CF	1	1
9	RC Deportivo La Coruña	0	0
10	Málaga CF	0	0
11	FC Barcelona	0	0
12	Real Madrid CF	0	0
13	Club Atlético de Madrid	0	0
14	Real Betis Balompié	0	0
15	RC Celta de Vigo	0	0
16	Valencia CF	0	0
17	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	0	0
18	Athletic Club	0	0
19	Elche CF	0	0
20	CA Osasuna	0	0
21	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	1	0
22	Levante UD	1	0
23	Getafe CF	1	0

Head-to-Head

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 8 games · Avg 2.9 goals Girona FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-01-07 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–2 Girona FC 2019-04-06 Girona FC 1–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2018-11-25 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–3 Girona FC

Recent Form

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Jan	Girona FC	H	2–2	D
31 Dec	FC Barcelona	A	1–1	D
09 Nov	Villarreal CF	H	0–1	L
06 Nov	Club Atlético de Madrid	A	1–1	D
28 Oct	RCD Mallorca	A	1–1	D
23 Oct	Elche CF	H	2–2	D

Girona FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Jan	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	A	2–2	D
29 Dec	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	H	2–2	D
08 Nov	Elche CF	A	2–1	W
04 Nov	Athletic Club	H	2–1	W
30 Oct	Real Madrid CF	A	1–1	D
23 Oct	CA Osasuna	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona		Girona FC
#5	Position	#2
3	Points	41
1	Played	38
1 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	9 / 14 / 15
2	Scored	39
0	Conceded	55
+2	GD	-16
3.00	PPG	1.08
100%	Win %	24%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 5th (3 pts). Girona FC are 2nd (41 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at RCDE Stadium!
4' Edu Exposito catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 4.
9' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Valentin Castellanos.
14' It’s high time Diego Martinez made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
19' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
21' The referee has no hesitation. Brian Olivan is booked for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — Yellow card on 21.
26' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
31' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
32' A goal from the Spain international Toni Villa! He fires home on 32 to make it 0-1!
33' Goal! Toni Villa scores his 7 goal in 323 matches.
34' A goal from the Spain international Toni Villa! He fires home on 34 to make it 0-3!
39' Santiago Bueno is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona tonight.
44' Yangel Herrera, a Venezuela , has 63 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
49' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both RCD Espanyol de Barcelona and Girona FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
50' Time for substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Edu Exposito is replaced by Javi Puado.
51' Javi Puado makes no mistake. The score reads 1-3 and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are in front.
52' What a moment for Javi Puado! That strike on 52 puts his side firmly in control.
57' Another substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona to replace Nico Ribaudo by Aleix Vidal on 57 minute.
58' A stunning finish from Yangel Herrera — that came from absolutely nowhere!
63' Girona FC ring the changes. Toni Villa has done his job and it is now time for Samuel Saiz to step up.
68' Girona FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
71' The crowd applauds RamonTerrats Espacio as he leaves the pitch. Yangel Herrera steps in for Girona FC.
72' Another change for Girona FC made on 72 minute. Valentin Castellanos leaves to be changed by Cristhian Stuani.
76' What composure from Joselu! The Spain international strokes it home. 3-4.
78' A goal from the Spain international Joselu! He fires home on 78 to make it 4-4!
81' Valery is ready to make an impact after coming on for Rodrigo Riquelme at the 81 minute mark.
84' Cesar Montes is replacing Fernando Calero for the RCD Espanyol de Barcelona side.
85' Yangel Herrera with the second goal in the match!
87' A moment of madness from Sergi Gomez on 87 minutes earns him a Yellow card. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona will be frustrated.
89' Girona FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 89.
celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Diego Martinez

Girona FC Lineups

Starting XI

13
Paulo Gazzaniga
14
Aleix Garcia
5
David Lopez
12
Toni Villa ↓ Samuel Saiz 63'
22
Santiago Bueno
9
Valentin Castellanos ↓ Cristhian Stuani 72'
23
Ivan Martin ↓ Yan Couto 81'
17
Rodrigo Riquelme ↓ Valery 81'
3
Miguel Gutierrez
4
Arnau Martinez
8
RamonTerrats Espacio ↓ Yangel Herrera 71'

Bench

Coach Michel

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Cristhian Stuani	5
Toni Villa	3
Javi Puado	3
Sergi Darder	2
Yangel Herrera	2
Joselu	2
Bojan Miovski	2
Borja Iglesias	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.58 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

Expected Goals

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

0.95 Girona FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + RCD Espanyol de Barcelona to win 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona62% Draw21% Girona FC17%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 3.53

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	46%	54%
± 4.5	28%	72%

Double Chance

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Draw

83%

Draw or Girona FC

38%

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Girona FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona52% Draw36% Girona FC12%

Actual: Girona FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

9.8%

2 – 1

3 – 0

8.2%

1 – 1

7.9%

3 – 1

7.7%

1 – 0

7.4%

4 – 0

5.2%

4 – 1

2 – 2

Actual

0 – 0

4.2%

3 – 2

3.7%

1 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Handicap	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers	Push	Girona FC covers
-2.5	30%	—	70%
-2	30%	20%	50%
-1.5	50%	—	50%
-1	50%	21%	29%
-0.5	71%	—	29%
+0.5	89%	—	11%
+1	89%	7%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

39% ✓

Girona FC keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

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

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs Girona FC, La Liga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Events

Match Events

Lineups

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Girona FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

Girona FC 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