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

4 – 3

Full Time

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

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

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 7 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
Levante UD 6 games · 5 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

3 games this season 🟨 6.7/game ⚽ 23.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Barcelona	7	21
2	Club Atlético de Madrid	7	16
3	Real Betis Balompié	7	16
4	Real Madrid CF	7	15
5	Sevilla FC	7	13
6	Deportivo Alavés	7	11
7	RC Deportivo La Coruña	7	10
8	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	7	10
9	CA Osasuna	7	8
10	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	7	8
11	Villarreal CF	7	8
12	Athletic Club	6	8
13	Getafe CF	7	8
14	RC Celta de Vigo	7	7
15	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	7	7
16	Real Racing Club de Santander	7	7
17	Levante UD	6	5
18	Elche CF	7	5
19	Valencia CF	7	4
20	Málaga CF	7	3

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
7	Points	5
7	Played	6
2 / 1 / 4	W / D / L	1 / 2 / 3
10	Scored	8
10	Conceded	12
+0	GD	-4
1.00	PPG	0.83
29%	Win %	17%

Key Stats

64% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)

55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

29% Clean Sheets
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this season

33% Clean Sheets
Levante UD this season

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 15th (7 pts). Levante UD are 17th (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

0-15

2/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/1

76+

2/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Levante UD

0-15

–/2

16-30

1/1

31-45

2/4

46-60

1/2

61-75

1/–

76+

3/3

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

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona is hosting Levante UD for another epic battle.
5' 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.
6' A goal from the Spain international Sergi Darder! He fires home on 6 to make it 1-0!
9' The referee calls foul for Yangel Herrera. He receives a Yellow card.
11' Jorge de Frutos doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
12' GOAL! Jorge de Frutos fires home to make it 1-2!
17' 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.
22' It is a cagey affair so far. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona in their trying to find a way past Levante UD's compact .
26' Goal! Son scores his 1 goal in 282 matches.
31' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
36' A moment of madness from Adri Embarba on 36 minutes earns him a Yellow card. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona will be frustrated.
41' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
46' With 0 assists to his name this season, Mickael Malsa is clearly more than just a goal scorer for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
49' Raul de Tomas is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
54' Pedrosa needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 16 Yellow cards this season.
57' The deadlock is broken! Jose Luis Morales gets on the scoresheet on 57 minutes.
57' Aleix Vidal catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 57.
60' Javi Puado makes no mistake. The score reads 3-4 and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are in front.
62' Oscar Melendo is ready to make an impact after coming on for Adri Embarba at the 62 minute mark.
63' It is a substitution in RCD Espanyol de Barcelona team. Manu Morlanes is replaced by Nico Ribaudo on 63 minute.
66' Campana is having his name booked by the referee on 66.
68' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Shkodran Mustafi on 68 minutes.
69' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Aleix Vidal.
69' The Levante UD manager makes a substitution. Roger Marti departs to be replaced by Soldado.
70' Fresh legs for Levante UD! Alejandro Cantero comes on to replace Jose Luis Morales.
75' Another substitution for Levante UD to replace Campana by Melero on 75 minute.
76' What a strike from Javi Puado! The score is 4-4.
78' The referee has no hesitation. Son is booked for Levante UD — Red card on 78.
80' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Keidi Bare is hanging Yangel Herrera on the field on 80 minute.
80' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Mickael Malsa on 80 minutes.
82' That is a Yellow card for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Keidi Bare will be fuming at that decision.
84' Coke gets the nod from Levante UD. He replaces Mickael Malsa and will look to change the dynamic.
86' Soldado has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 86.
89' Time for substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Raul de Tomas is replaced by Loren.
The points are shared — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 4-3 Levante UD. Honours even.

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
Nico Melamed	2
Martin Braithwaite	2
Jorge de Frutos	2
Roberto Fernandez	2
Enis Bardhi	1
David Lopez	1
Adrian de la Fuente	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

2.36 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

Expected Goals

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

1.43 Levante UD xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona58% Draw21% Levante UD21%

Actual: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes68% 0% No32%

Avg goals/match: 3.79

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	52%	48%
± 4.5	33%	67%

Double Chance

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Draw

79%

Draw or Levante UD

42%

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Levante UD

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona43% Draw38% Levante UD19%

Actual: Levante UD win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–3 not predicted

4 – 3

Actual

2 – 1

8.7%

1 – 1

8.4%

3 – 1

6.8%

2 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

6.2%

1 – 2

5.3%

1 – 0

4.9%

3 – 0

4.9%

3 – 2

4.8%

4 – 1

0 – 0

3.5%

2 – 3

Asian Handicap — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Handicap	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers	Push	Levante UD covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	17%	63%
-1.5	37%	—	63%
-1	37%	20%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	12%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	6%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Levante UD keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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