RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs RC Celta de Vigo, La Liga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2022-23

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

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RC Celta de Vigo

Sat 18 Mar 2023 · 17:30 UTC RCDE Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Sergi Darder 31' Y

Sergi Darder 32' Y

Leandro Cabrera 44' Y

Y 62' Javier Galan

Y 90' Jorgen Larsen

Overview

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RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs RC Celta de Vigo — La Liga at RCDE Stadium.

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
RC Celta de Vigo 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Diego Barbero
Referee Jesus Gil
Referee Guillermo Cuadra
Referee Jose Garrido
Referee Ivan Masso Granado
Referee Alfonso De Ena

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

Head-to-Head

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 14 games · Avg 2.6 goals RC Celta de Vigo

Last 5 meetings

2023-03-18 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–3 RC Celta de Vigo 2022-08-13 RC Celta de Vigo 2–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2022-04-10 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–0 RC Celta de Vigo 2021-12-17 RC Celta de Vigo 3–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2020-07-19 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–0 RC Celta de Vigo

Recent Form

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Mar	RC Celta de Vigo	H	1–3	L
11 Mar	Real Madrid CF	A	1–3	L
05 Mar	Real Valladolid CF	A	1–2	L
25 Feb	RCD Mallorca	H	2–1	W
19 Feb	Elche CF	A	1–0	W
13 Feb	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	H	2–3	L

RC Celta de Vigo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Mar	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	A	3–1	W
11 Mar	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	H	3–0	W
06 Mar	CA Osasuna	A	0–0	D
26 Feb	Real Valladolid CF	H	3–0	W
18 Feb	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	A	1–1	D
12 Feb	Club Atlético de Madrid	H	0–1	L

Season Stats

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona		RC Celta de Vigo
#17	Position	#14
0	Points	0
0	Played	0
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
0	Scored	0
0	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+0
–	PPG	–
–	Win %	–

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 17th (0 pts). RC Celta de Vigo are 14th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at RCDE Stadium. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are looking to make home advantage count against RC Celta de Vigo.
5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His RCD Espanyol de Barcelona side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
15' RC Celta de Vigo come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
20' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
25' Sergi Darder, a Spain , has 30 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
26' What composure from Gabriel Veiga! The Spain international strokes it home. 0-1.
31' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Sergi Darder on 31 minutes.
32' Poor challenge from Sergi Darder. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
37' RC Celta de Vigo fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
42' Spain international Carles Perez has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
44' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Leandro Cabrera.
45' What a strike from Iago Aspas! The score is 0-2.
46' Time for substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Leandro Cabrera is replaced by Javi Puado.
51' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both RCD Espanyol de Barcelona and RC Celta de Vigo are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
54' Jose Gragera is ready to make an impact after coming on for Vinicius de Souza Costa at the 54 minute mark.
59' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
60' The RC Celta de Vigo manager makes a substitution. Haris Seferovic departs to be replaced by Jorgen Larsen.
62' Javier Galan has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 62.
64' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona make a change. Denis Suarez trudges off to be replaced by Nico Ribaudo on 64 minutes.
69' The whistle greets Luca de la Torre as he departs to be replaced by Franco Cervi.
70' The whistle greets Gabriel Veiga as he departs to be replaced by Renato Tapia.
72' Time for substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Sergi Gomez is replaced by Edu Exposito.
77' The energy levels are beginning to show. Carlos Carvalhal might look to freshen things up shortly.
82' Brilliant from the ! Carles Perez makes it 0-3 with a superb finish on 82.
86' Goal! Jose Gragera scores his 3 goal in 286 matches.
87' GOAL! Jose Gragera fires home to make it 2-3!
88' Iago Aspas makes way for Goncalo Paciencia at the 88 minute mark. A tactical switch from RC Celta de Vigo.
90' RC Celta de Vigo player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
Game over. The scoreline of 1-3 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

9
Joselu
17
Martin Braithwaite
13
Pacheco
24
Sergi Gomez ↓ Edu Exposito 72'
10
Sergi Darder
4
Leandro Cabrera ↓ Javi Puado 46'
6
Denis Suarez ↓ Nico Ribaudo 64'
23
Cesar Montes
2
Oscar Gil Regano
12
Vinicius de Souza Costa ↓ Jose Gragera 54'
27
Ruben Saez ↓ Aleix Vidal 72'

Bench

22
Aleix Vidal ↑ 72'
7
Javi Puado ↑ 46'
20
Edu Exposito ↑ 72'
16
Jose Carlos Lazo
5
Fernando Calero
25
Alvaro Fernandez
21
Nico Ribaudo ↑ 64'
19
Dani Gomez
1
Joan Garcia
15
Jose Gragera ↑ 54'

Coach Diego Martinez

RC Celta de Vigo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlos Carvalhal

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Iago Aspas	5
Santi Mina	2
Jose Gragera	2
Roberto Fernandez	2
David Lopez	1
Lei Wu	1
Mario Hermoso	1
Goncalo Paciencia	1

Head to Head

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2023-03-18 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–3 RC Celta de Vigo L 2023-03-11 Real Madrid CF 3–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2023-03-05 Real Valladolid CF 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2023-02-25 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–1 RCD Mallorca W 2023-02-19 Elche CF 0–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2023-02-13 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–3 Real Sociedad de Fútbol L

RC Celta de Vigo Form

2023-03-18 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–3 RC Celta de Vigo W 2023-03-11 RC Celta de Vigo 3–0 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid W 2023-03-06 CA Osasuna 0–0 RC Celta de Vigo D 2023-02-26 RC Celta de Vigo 3–0 Real Valladolid CF W 2023-02-18 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 1–1 RC Celta de Vigo D 2023-02-12 RC Celta de Vigo 0–1 Club Atlético de Madrid L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

0.55 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

Expected Goals

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

0.95 RC Celta de Vigo xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 80% + RC Celta de Vigo or Draw 77%

Match Result

✓ Correct

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona23% Draw36% RC Celta de Vigo41%

Actual: RC Celta de Vigo win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes28% 0% No72%

Avg goals/match: 1.5

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	75%	25%
± 1.5	45%	55%
± 2.5	20%	80%
± 3.5	7%	93%
± 4.5	2%	98%

Double Chance

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Draw

59%

Draw or RC Celta de Vigo

77%

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or RC Celta de Vigo

64%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona12% Draw62% RC Celta de Vigo26%

Actual: RC Celta de Vigo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

24.9%

0 – 1

19.7%

1 – 1

12.6%

1 – 0

10.7%

0 – 2

9.4%

1 – 2

5.7%

2 – 1

3.2%

2 – 0

0 – 3

2.9%

1 – 3

Actual

2 – 2

1.7%

0 – 4

0.7%

Asian Handicap — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Handicap	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers	Push	RC Celta de Vigo covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	4%	96%
-1.5	4%	—	96%
-1	4%	14%	81%
-0.5	19%	—	81%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	26%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	11%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

39% ✓

RC Celta de Vigo keeps clean sheet

58% ✗

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