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

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

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 38 games · 46 pts (2026/27)
Levante UD 38 games · 42 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

5 games this season 🟨 0.6/game ⚽ 4.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Barcelona	38	94
2	Real Madrid CF	38	86
3	Villarreal CF	38	72
4	Club Atletico de Madrid	38	69
5	Real Betis Balompie	38	60
6	RC Celta de Vigo	38	54
7	Getafe CF	38	51
8	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	38	50
9	Valencia CF	38	49
10	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	38	46
11	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	38	46
12	Athletic Club	38	45
13	Elche CF	38	43
14	Deportivo Alaves	38	43
15	Sevilla FC	38	43
16	CA Osasuna	38	42
17	RCD Mallorca	38	42
18	Levante UD	38	42
19	Girona FC	38	41
20	Real Oviedo	38	29

Head-to-Head

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 10 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 Balompie	A	1–3	L
19 Nov	Athletic Club	H	0–0	D
06 Nov	Deportivo Alaves	A	1–2	L
01 Nov	Granada CF	H	0–3	L

Season Stats

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona		Levante UD
#11	Position	#18
46	Points	42
38	Played	38
12 / 10 / 16	W / D / L	11 / 9 / 18
43	Scored	47
55	Conceded	61
-12	GD	-14
1.21	PPG	1.11
32%	Win %	29%

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 11th (46 pts). Levante UD are 18th (42 pts).

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' A quiet spell here at RCDE Stadium. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
6' A goal from the Spain international Sergi Darder! He fires home on 6 to make it 1-0!
9' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Yangel Herrera.
11' Jorge de Frutos is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
12' What composure from Jorge de Frutos! The Spain international strokes it home. 1-2.
17' Levante UD are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
22' 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.
26' Magnificent from Son! That is 1 goals in 278 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
31' Jose Luis Morales is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Levante UD tonight.
36' The referee has no hesitation. Adri Embarba is booked for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — Yellow card on 36.
41' 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.
46' Both keepers have barely been tested. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona and Levante UD are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
49' Raul de Tomas does the damage! The net is bulging and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona surge ahead!
54' 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.
57' Assisted by Jorge de Frutos with the perfectly-timed delivery and Jose Luis Morales makes no mistake. 2-4!
57' Aleix Vidal picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
60' Against the run of play, Javi Puado has scored! This game has turned on its head.
62' The supporters are chanting for Oscar Melendo. He replaces Adri Embarba on 62 minute.
63' Time for substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Manu Morlanes is replaced by Nico Ribaudo.
66' Levante UD receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 66.
68' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Shkodran Mustafi.
69' That is a Yellow card for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Aleix Vidal will be fuming at that decision.
69' The supporters are chanting for Soldado. He replaces Roger Marti on 69 minute.
70' Fresh legs for Levante UD! Alejandro Cantero comes on to replace Jose Luis Morales.
75' The crowd applauds Campana as he leaves the pitch. Melero steps in for Levante UD.
76' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Javi Puado makes no mistake. 4-4!
78' The referee does not hesitate — a Red card for Son on 78 minutes.
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' A meaty challenge results in booking for Mickael Malsa on 80.
82' A meaty challenge results in booking for Keidi Bare on 82.
84' A change in the Levante UD ranks — Mickael Malsa exits the field as Coke enters on 84.
86' Soldado is having his name booked by the referee on 86.
89' Loren is replacing Raul de Tomas for the RCD Espanyol de Barcelona side.
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
Borja Mayoral	1
Mohamed Bouldini	1
Enis Bardhi	1
David Lopez	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 Balompie 3–1 Levante UD L 2021-11-19 Levante UD 0–0 Athletic Club D 2021-11-06 Deportivo Alaves 2–1 Levante UD L 2021-11-01 Levante UD 0–3 Granada CF L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.06 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

Expected Goals

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

1.47 Levante UD xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona53% Draw22% Levante UD25%

Actual: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

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

76%

Draw or Levante UD

47%

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Levante UD

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona38% Draw40% Levante UD22%

Actual: Levante UD win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–3 not predicted

4 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

9.8%

2 – 1

8.8%

2 – 2

6.4%

1 – 2

6.3%

2 – 0

6.3%

3 – 1

1 – 0

5.5%

3 – 2

4.4%

0 – 0

4.3%

3 – 0

4.2%

0 – 1

3.7%

0 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Handicap	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers	Push	Levante UD covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	15%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	20%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	14%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Levante UD keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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