RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs Levante UD, La Liga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2021-22

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

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Levante UD

Sat 11 Dec 2021 · 13:00 UTC RCDE Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Yangel Herrera 9' Y

Adri Embarba 36' Y

Aleix Vidal 57' Y

Y 66' Campana

Y 68' Shkodran Mustafi

Aleix Vidal 69' Y

R 78' Son

Y 80' Mickael Malsa

Keidi Bare 82' Y

Y 86' Soldado

Overview

Match Preview

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs Levante UD — La Liga at RCDE Stadium.

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 12 games · 12 pts (2026/27)
Levante UD 12 games · 11 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Ricardo de Burgos
Referee Aitor Villate
Referee Iker De Francisco
Referee Adrian Cordero
Referee Antonio Cerezo
Referee Manuel Pozueta

6 games this season 🟨 5.2/game ⚽ 22.3 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Barcelona	12	33
2	Real Madrid CF	12	30
3	Club Atlético de Madrid	12	28
4	Real Betis Balompié	12	26
5	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	12	22
6	Sevilla FC	12	18
7	Athletic Club	11	16
8	RC Deportivo La Coruña	12	15
9	Villarreal CF	12	15
10	Real Racing Club de Santander	12	14
11	RC Celta de Vigo	12	13
12	Deportivo Alavés	12	13
13	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	11	12
14	CA Osasuna	12	12
15	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	12	12
16	Getafe CF	12	12
17	Levante UD	12	11
18	Elche CF	12	10
19	Valencia CF	12	9
20	Málaga CF	12	5

Head-to-Head

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 11 games · Avg 2.9 goals Levante UD

Last 5 meetings

2021-12-11 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 4–3 Levante UD 2020-06-20 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–3 Levante UD 2019-10-27 Levante UD 0–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2019-04-21 Levante UD 2–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2018-09-16 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–0 Levante UD

Recent Form

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
20 Nov	FC Barcelona	A	0–1	L
06 Nov	Granada CF	H	2–0	W
31 Oct	Getafe CF	A	1–2	L

Levante UD

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Dec	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	A	3–4	L
05 Dec	CA Osasuna	H	0–0	D
28 Nov	Real Betis Balompié	A	1–3	L
19 Nov	Athletic Club	H	0–0	D
06 Nov	Deportivo Alavés	A	1–2	L
01 Nov	Granada CF	H	0–3	L

Season Stats

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona		Levante UD
#15	Position	#17
12	Points	11
12	Played	12
3 / 3 / 6	W / D / L	2 / 5 / 5
13	Scored	16
14	Conceded	21
-1	GD	-5
1.00	PPG	0.92
25%	Win %	17%

Key Stats

64% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)

55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this season

25% Clean Sheets
Levante UD this season

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 15th (12 pts). Levante UD are 17th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/–

61-75

1/2

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Levante UD

0-15

–/4

16-30

4/2

31-45

2/5

46-60

2/3

61-75

1/3

76+

7/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Roberto Fernandez	6 G
Tyrhys Dolan	1 G
Alex Calatrava	1 G

Levante UD

Brugui	5 G	1 A
Ivan Romero	3 G
Adrian de la Fuente	2 G
Jon Olasagasti	1 G	1 A
Enzo Bardeli	1 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at RCDE Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between RCD Espanyol de Barcelona and Levante UD.
5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Pedrosa made 298 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
6' Sergi Darder makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are in front.
9' A moment of madness from Yangel Herrera on 9 minutes earns him a Yellow card. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona will be frustrated.
11' Jorge de Frutos is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 2 goals this season for the .
12' Jorge de Frutos doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
17' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Levante UD's shape.
22' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona is showing some good football. However, RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
26' Son adds to his 0 season tally! Levante UD lead 1-3 — and this changes everything.
31' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
36' Adri Embarba was booked on 36.
41' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
46' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
49' Magnificent from Raul de Tomas! That is 45 goals in 240 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
54' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
57' A goal from the Spain international Jose Luis Morales! He fires home on 57 to make it 2-4!
57' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
60' Javi Puado makes no mistake. The score reads 3-4 and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are in front.
62' A change in the RCD Espanyol de Barcelona ranks — Adri Embarba exits the field as Oscar Melendo enters on 62.
63' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona ring the changes. Manu Morlanes has done his job and it is now time for Nico Ribaudo to step up.
66' Campana is having his name booked by the referee on 66.
68' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Shkodran Mustafi.
69' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Aleix Vidal.
69' A tactical swap from Levante UD — Soldado on, Roger Marti off on 69 minutes.
70' The supporters are chanting for Alejandro Cantero. He replaces Jose Luis Morales on 70 minute.
75' A tactical swap from Levante UD — Melero on, Campana off on 75 minutes.
76' GOAL! Javi Puado fires home to make it 4-4!
78' Son catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Red card on 78.
80' It is a substitution in RCD Espanyol de Barcelona team. Yangel Herrera is replaced by Keidi Bare on 80 minute.
80' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Mickael Malsa.
82' The referee shows RCD Espanyol de Barcelona player a Yellow card on 82.
84' Fresh legs for Levante UD! Coke comes on to replace Mickael Malsa.
86' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Soldado.
89' Fresh legs for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona! Loren comes on to replace Raul de Tomas.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 4-3.

Lineups

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

20
Keidi Bare ↑ 80'
17
Didac
14
Oscar Melendo ↑ 62'
16
Loren ↑ 89'
1
Oier
2
Miguelon
33
Alvaro Garcia
21
Nico Ribaudo ↑ 63'
34
Joan Garcia
7
Lei Wu

Coach Vicente Moreno

Levante UD Lineups

Starting XI

13
Shkodran Mustafi
14
Ruben Vezo
24
Campana ↓ Melero 75'
10
Enis Bardhi ↓ Pepelu 84'
11
Jose Luis Morales ↓ Alejandro Cantero 70'
9
Roger Marti ↓ Soldado 69'
19
Carlos Clerc
12
Mickael Malsa ↓ Coke 84'
18
Jorge de Frutos
34
Dani Cardenas
2
Son

Bench

22
Melero ↑ 75'
16
Soldado ↑ 69'
5
Nemanja Radoja
6
Oscar Duarte
1
Aitor Fernandez
4
Rober Pier
23
Coke ↑ 84'
17
Nikola Vukcevic
8
Pepelu ↑ 84'
21
Dani Gomez
3
Enric Franquesa
29
Alejandro Cantero ↑ 70'

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Javi Puado	5
Jorge de Frutos	2
Roberto Fernandez	2
Nico Melamed	2
Martin Braithwaite	2
Jose Luis Morales	1
Tyrhys Dolan	1
Sergio Garcia	1

Head to Head

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

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 2021-11-20 FC Barcelona 1–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2021-11-06 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–0 Granada CF W 2021-10-31 Getafe CF 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L

Levante UD Form

2021-12-11 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 4–3 Levante UD L 2021-12-05 Levante UD 0–0 CA Osasuna D 2021-11-28 Real Betis Balompié 3–1 Levante UD L 2021-11-19 Levante UD 0–0 Athletic Club D 2021-11-06 Deportivo Alavés 2–1 Levante UD L 2021-11-01 Levante UD 0–3 Granada CF L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.04 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

Expected Goals

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

1.35 Levante UD xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona55% Draw23% Levante UD22%

Actual: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.39

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Draw

77%

Draw or Levante UD

45%

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Levante UD

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona39% Draw41% Levante UD20%

Actual: Levante UD win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–3 not predicted

4 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

10.2%

2 – 1

9.1%

2 – 0

1 – 0

6.3%

3 – 1

6.2%

2 – 2

6.1%

1 – 2

6.1%

0 – 0

4.9%

3 – 0

4.7%

3 – 2

4.2%

0 – 1

3.9%

4 – 1

3.2%

Asian Handicap — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Handicap	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers	Push	Levante UD covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	16%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	21%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	14%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Levante UD keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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