RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs Real Betis Balompié, La Liga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2021-22

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

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Real Betis Balompié

Fri 21 Jan 2022 · 20:00 UTC RCDE Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 33' German Pezzella

Y 43' Juanmi

Manu Morlanes 60' Y

Y 65' Borja Iglesias

Raul de Tomas 79' Y

Y 79' William Carvalho

Raul de Tomas 82' R

Overview

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RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs Real Betis Balompié — La Liga at RCDE Stadium.

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 12 games · 12 pts (2026/27)
Real Betis Balompié 12 games · 26 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Teodoro Sobrino
Referee Juan Carlos Yuste
Referee Javier Alberola Rojas
Referee Ignacio Iglesias
Referee Ivan Hernandez
Referee Jaime Ruiz

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 Coruna	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 12 games · Avg 2.7 goals Real Betis Balompié

Last 5 meetings

2022-01-21 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–4 Real Betis Balompié 2021-09-19 Real Betis Balompié 2–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2020-06-25 Real Betis Balompié 1–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2019-12-15 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–2 Real Betis Balompié 2019-04-29 Real Betis Balompié 1–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Recent Form

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Jan	Real Betis Balompié	H	1–4	L
18 Jan	Cádiz CF	A	2–2	D
10 Jan	Elche CF	H	1–2	L
31 Dec	Valencia CF	A	2–1	W
17 Dec	RC Celta de Vigo	A	1–3	L
11 Dec	Levante UD	H	4–3	W

Real Betis Balompié

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Jan	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	A	4–1	W
18 Jan	Deportivo Alavés	H	4–0	W
09 Jan	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	A	1–1	D
02 Jan	RC Celta de Vigo	H	0–2	L
19 Dec	Athletic Club	A	2–3	L
12 Dec	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	H	4–0	W

Season Stats

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona		Real Betis Balompié
#15	Position	#4
12	Points	26
12	Played	12
3 / 3 / 6	W / D / L	8 / 2 / 2
13	Scored	20
14	Conceded	15
-1	GD	+5
1.00	PPG	2.17
25%	Win %	67%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this season

50% Clean Sheets
Real Betis Balompié this season

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 15th (12 pts). Real Betis Balompié are 4th (26 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

Real Betis Balompié

0-15

1/1

16-30

1/2

31-45

9/2

46-60

1/4

61-75

2/3

76+

5/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

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

Real Betis Balompié

Bartra	3 G
Rodrigo Riquelme	3 G
Abdessamad Ezzalzouli	3 G
Cucho Hernandez	2 G	2 A
Isco	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at RCDE Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between RCD Espanyol de Barcelona and Real Betis Balompié.
5' Claudio Bravo has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
14' What a strike from Raul de Tomas! The score is 1-0.
19' It’s high time Manuel Pellegrini made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
24' Supporters expect more eagerness from Edgar Gonzalez, as he is very good at scoring at RCDE Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
29' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Real Betis Balompié backline.
31' What an equalizer from Borja Iglesias!
33' German Pezzella is having his name booked by the referee on 33.
36' Guido Rodriguez puts Real Betis Balompie on the lead.
37' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Guido Rodriguez makes it 1-3.
42' Pedrosa has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 298 appearances.
43' The referee calls foul for Juanmi. He receives a Yellow card.
46' A tactical swap from RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — David Lopez on, Fernando Calero off on 46 minutes.
51' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
53' Brilliant from the ! Borja Iglesias makes it 1-4 with a superb finish on 53.
58' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
59' A change in the Real Betis Balompie ranks — Juanmi exits the field as Tello enters on 59.
60' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Manu Morlanes.
61' Time for substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Oscar Melendo is replaced by Loren.
65' Borja Iglesias was booked on 65.
69' The supporters are chanting for Keidi Bare. He replaces Manu Morlanes on 69 minute.
74' The crowd applauds Borja Iglesias as he leaves the pitch. Willian Jose steps in for Real Betis Balompie.
76' A stunning finish from Willian Jose — that came from absolutely nowhere!
79' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Raul de Tomas.
82' Raul de Tomas was booked on 82.
85' Real Betis Balompie make a change. German Pezzella trudges off to be replaced by Victor Ruiz on 85 minutes.
86' Tonny Vilhena gets the nod from RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. He replaces Javi Puado and will look to change the dynamic.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Real Betis Balompié players.

Lineups

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

–
Tonny Vilhena ↑ 86'
20
Keidi Bare ↑ 69'
15
David Lopez ↑ 46'
16
Loren ↑ 61'
2
Miguelon
8
Fran Merida
23
Adri Embarba ↑ 61'
18
Landry Dimata
29
Jofre Carreras Pages
34
Joan Garcia
7
Lei Wu
39
Ruben Sanchez

Coach Vicente Moreno

Real Betis Balompié Lineups

Starting XI

25
Claudio Bravo
8
Nabil Fekir
23
Youssouf Sabaly
7
Juanmi ↓ Tello 59'
9
Borja Iglesias ↓ Willian Jose 74'
10
Canales ↓ Andres Guardado 85'
14
William Carvalho ↓ Victor Camarasa 85'
3
Edgar Gonzalez
16
German Pezzella ↓ Victor Ruiz 85'
15
Alex Moreno
21
Guido Rodriguez

Bench

19
Hector Bellerin
22
Victor Camarasa ↑ 85'
12
Willian Jose ↑ 74'
33
Juan Miranda
18
Andres Guardado ↑ 85'
11
Tello ↑ 59'
5
Bartra
6
Victor Ruiz ↑ 85'
13
Rui Silva
20
Diego Lainez
24
Aitor Ruibal
28
Rodri

Coach Manuel Pellegrini

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Borja Iglesias	3
Giovani Lo Celso	3
Martin Braithwaite	2
Sergi Darder	2
Ayoze Perez	2
Bartra	2
Willian Jose	2
Guido Rodriguez	2

Head to Head

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2022-01-21 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–4 Real Betis Balompié L 2022-01-18 Cádiz CF 2–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D 2022-01-10 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–2 Elche CF L 2021-12-31 Valencia CF 1–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2021-12-17 RC Celta de Vigo 3–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2021-12-11 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 4–3 Levante UD W

Real Betis Balompié Form

2022-01-21 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–4 Real Betis Balompié W 2022-01-18 Real Betis Balompié 4–0 Deportivo Alavés W 2022-01-09 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1–1 Real Betis Balompié D 2022-01-02 Real Betis Balompié 0–2 RC Celta de Vigo L 2021-12-19 Athletic Club 3–2 Real Betis Balompié L 2021-12-12 Real Betis Balompié 4–0 Real Sociedad de Fútbol W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.28 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

Expected Goals

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

1.95 Real Betis Balompié xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona27% Draw26% Real Betis Balompié47%

Actual: Real Betis Balompié win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.23

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Draw

53%

Draw or Real Betis Balompié

73%

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Real Betis Balompié

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona20% Draw42% Real Betis Balompié38%

Actual: Real Betis Balompié win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–4 not predicted

1 – 4

Actual

1 – 1

10.7%

1 – 2

9.3%

0 – 2

7.5%

0 – 1

7.1%

2 – 1

6.1%

1 – 3

2 – 2

5.9%

0 – 0

5.5%

0 – 3

4.8%

1 – 0

4.3%

2 – 3

3.9%

2 – 0

3.2%

Asian Handicap — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Handicap	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers	Push	Real Betis Balompié covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	14%	76%
-0.5	24%	—	76%
+0.5	48%	—	52%
+1	48%	21%	31%
+1.5	69%	—	31%
+2	69%	16%	15%
+2.5	85%	—	15%

Clean Sheet

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

Real Betis Balompié keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

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