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

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Primera Division · 2022-23

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

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RCD Mallorca

Sat 25 Feb 2023 · 13:00 UTC RCDE Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 52' Javier Aguirre

Y 62' Ruiz de Galarreta

Jose Gragera 74' Y

Nico Ribaudo 83' Y

Y 83' Predrag Rajkovic

Overview

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

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 7 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
RCD Mallorca 38 games · 42 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Teodoro Sobrino
Referee Mario Melero
Referee Javier Alberola Rojas
Referee Ignacio Iglesias
Referee Ivan Hernandez
Referee Miguel Sesma

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 10 games · Avg 2.4 goals RCD Mallorca

Last 5 meetings

2023-02-25 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–1 RCD Mallorca 2022-10-28 RCD Mallorca 1–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2022-03-20 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–0 RCD Mallorca 2021-08-27 RCD Mallorca 1–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2020-02-09 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–0 RCD Mallorca

Recent Form

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
04 Feb	CA Osasuna	H	1–1	D
27 Jan	UD Almeria	A	1–3	L
21 Jan	Real Betis Balompié	H	1–0	W

RCD Mallorca

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Feb	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	A	1–2	L
18 Feb	Villarreal CF	H	4–2	W
11 Feb	Sevilla FC	A	0–2	L
05 Feb	Real Madrid CF	H	1–0	W
28 Jan	Cadiz CF	A	0–2	L
20 Jan	RC Celta de Vigo	H	1–0	W

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

29% Clean Sheets
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this season

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

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

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at RCDE Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
10' RCD Mallorca come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
15' 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.
20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
22' GOAL! Martin Braithwaite fires home to make it 1-0!
23' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Martin Braithwaite makes it 2-0.
28' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering RCD Mallorca that had 232 games and scored 212 goals.
33' A quiet spell here at RCDE Stadium. RCD Mallorca seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
38' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
41' Vedat Muriqi is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the forward.
46' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nico Ribaudo is hanging Aleix Vidal on the field on 46 minute.
51' GOAL! Martin Braithwaite fires home to make it 3-1!
52' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Javier Aguirre.
57' RCD Mallorca have won 212 goals from 232 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
62' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ruiz de Galarreta.
67' Amath Ndiaye has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
69' Angel is replacing Martin Valjent for the RCD Mallorca side.
70' Angel has so much to prove this time. He replaces Martin Valjent on 70 minute.
71' The RCD Espanyol de Barcelona bench stirs into life. Javi Puado is withdrawn and Joselu gets his opportunity.
74' Controversy at the stadium! Jose Gragera argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
79' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
83' That is a Yellow card for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Nico Ribaudo will be fuming at that decision.
88' Another change for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona made on 88 minute. Martin Braithwaite leaves to be changed by Ronael Pierre-Gabriel.
90' The whistle greets Sergi Gomez as he departs to be replaced by Leandro Cabrera.
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

17
Martin Braithwaite ↓ Ronael Pierre-Gabriel 88'
13
Pacheco
22
Aleix Vidal ↓ Nico Ribaudo 46'
24
Sergi Gomez ↓ Leandro Cabrera 90'
10
Sergi Darder
7
Javi Puado ↓ Joselu 71'
6
Denis Suarez ↓ Jose Gragera 71'
14
Brian Olivan
23
Cesar Montes
2
Oscar Gil Regano
12
Vinicius de Souza Costa

Bench

Coach Diego Martinez

RCD Mallorca Lineups

Starting XI

15
Pablo Maffeo
2
Matija Nastasic
4
Ruiz de Galarreta
18
Jaume Costa ↓ Manu Morlanes 90'
24
Martin Valjent ↓ Angel 69'
14
Dani Rodriguez ↓ Abdon Prats 90'
21
Antonio Raillo
1
Predrag Rajkovic
17
Tinotenda Kadewere ↓ Amath Ndiaye 69'
19
Lee Kangin
7
Vedat Muriqi

Bench

Coach Javier Aguirre

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Vedat Muriqi	3
Martin Braithwaite	3
Raul de Tomas	2
Antonio Raillo	1
Takuma Asano	1
Ante Budimir	1
Salva Sevilla	1
Dani Rodriguez	1

Head to Head

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

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 2023-02-04 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 CA Osasuna D 2023-01-27 UD Almeria 3–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2023-01-21 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–0 Real Betis Balompié W

RCD Mallorca Form

2023-02-25 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–1 RCD Mallorca L 2023-02-18 RCD Mallorca 4–2 Villarreal CF W 2023-02-11 Sevilla FC 2–0 RCD Mallorca L 2023-02-05 RCD Mallorca 1–0 Real Madrid CF W 2023-01-28 Cadiz CF 2–0 RCD Mallorca L 2023-01-20 RCD Mallorca 1–0 RC Celta de Vigo W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.43 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

Expected Goals

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

0.93 RCD Mallorca xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona50% Draw28% RCD Mallorca22%

Actual: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.36

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	68%	32%
± 2.5	42%	58%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Draw

77%

Draw or RCD Mallorca

50%

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or RCD Mallorca

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona32% Draw50% RCD Mallorca18%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.5%

1 – 0

12.4%

0 – 0

11.6%

2 – 0

9.3%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

7.7%

1 – 2

5.6%

3 – 0

4.3%

3 – 1

4.2%

2 – 2

4.1%

0 – 2

3 – 2

2.1%

Asian Handicap — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Handicap	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers	Push	RCD Mallorca covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	14%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	23%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	15%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

40% ✓

RCD Mallorca keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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