RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs Real Betis Balompie, La Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2024-25

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

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Real Betis Balompie

Sun 4 May 2025 · 16:30 UTC Stage Front Stadium 29,126 HT 45' · FT 45'

Roberto Fernandez 28' 1–0

1–1 85' Giovani Lo Celso

1–2 90+1' Antony

Omar El Hilali 35' Y

Carlos Romero 52' Y

Overview

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RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs Real Betis Balompie — La Liga at Stage Front Stadium.

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 9 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Real Betis Balompie 9 games · 19 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez (Spain)
Assistant 1 Guadalupe Porras Ayuso (Spain)
Assistant 2 Alejandro Estevez Iglesias (Spain)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Barcelona	9	27
2	Club Atletico de Madrid	9	22
3	Real Betis Balompie	9	19
4	Real Madrid CF	8	18
5	Sevilla FC	8	14
6	Real Sociedad de Futbol	8	13
7	Deportivo Alaves	8	11
8	RC Deportivo La Coruna	9	11
9	Athletic Club	7	9
10	Villarreal CF	9	9
11	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	7	8
12	CA Osasuna	8	8
13	RC Celta de Vigo	8	8
14	Getafe CF	8	8
15	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	9	8
16	Real Racing Club de Santander	8	8
17	Levante UD	8	7
18	Elche CF	9	7
19	Valencia CF	9	6
20	Malaga CF	8	4

Head-to-Head

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 12 games · Avg 2.7 goals Real Betis Balompie

Last 5 meetings

2025-05-04 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–2 Real Betis Balompie 2024-09-29 Real Betis Balompie 1–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2023-04-15 Real Betis Balompie 3–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2023-01-21 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–0 Real Betis Balompie 2022-01-21 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–4 Real Betis Balompie

Recent Form

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 May	Real Betis Balompie	H	1–2	L
27 Apr	Villarreal CF	A	0–1	L
22 Apr	Valencia CF	A	1–1	D
18 Apr	Getafe CF	H	1–0	W
12 Apr	RC Celta de Vigo	A	2–0	W
04 Apr	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	A	4–0	W

Real Betis Balompie

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 May	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	A	2–1	W
24 Apr	Real Valladolid CF	H	5–1	W
21 Apr	Girona FC	A	3–1	W
13 Apr	Villarreal CF	H	1–2	L
05 Apr	FC Barcelona	A	1–1	D
30 Mar	Sevilla FC	H	2–1	W

Season Stats

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona		Real Betis Balompie
#15	Position	#3
8	Points	19
9	Played	9
2 / 2 / 5	W / D / L	6 / 1 / 2
11	Scored	16
12	Conceded	14
-1	GD	+2
0.89	PPG	2.11
22%	Win %	67%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this season

44% Clean Sheets
Real Betis Balompie this season

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 15th (8 pts). Real Betis Balompie are 3rd (19 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/1

76+

2/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Real Betis Balompie

0-15

1/1

16-30

1/2

31-45

7/2

46-60

1/4

61-75

2/2

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

Real Betis Balompie

Abdessamad Ezzalzouli	3 G
Cucho Hernandez	2 G	2 A
Isco	2 G
Rodrigo Riquelme	2 G
Bartra	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Stage Front Stadium. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are looking to make home advantage count against Real Betis Balompie.
5' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Adrian suffering a number of foals already.
15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
20' It looks like no one’s ball. Real Betis Balompie is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
25' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
28' Roberto Fernandez puts RCD Espanyol de Barcelona on the lead.
33' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Manolo González will be considering his options from the bench.
35' Poor challenge from Omar El Hilali. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
40' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
45' Urko Gonzalez is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Real Betis Balompie so far.
46' A tactical swap from RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — Alex Kral on, Pol Lozano off on 46 minutes.
51' Pol Lozano has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 293 appearances.
52' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Carlos Romero on 52 minutes.
57' Over 57 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
59' It is a substitution in Real Betis Balompie team. William Carvalho is replaced by Isco on 59 minute.
64' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona ring the changes. Omar El Hilali has done his job and it is now time for Alvaro Tejero to step up.
69' A quiet spell here at Stage Front Stadium. Real Betis Balompie seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
73' A change in the RCD Espanyol de Barcelona ranks — Edu Exposito exits the field as Fernando Calero enters on 73.
78' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Real Betis Balompie that had 357 games and scored 456 goals.
80' Fresh legs for Real Betis Balompie! Cedric Bakambu comes on to replace Cucho Hernandez.
85' What composure from Giovani Lo Celso! The Argentina international strokes it home. 1-1.
90' The RCD Espanyol de Barcelona bench stirs into life. Urko Gonzalez is withdrawn and Alejo Veliz gets his opportunity.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Real Betis Balompie to claim maximum points.

Lineups

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

7
Javi Puado
6
Leandro Cabrera
8
Edu Exposito ↓ Fernando Calero 73'
4
Marash Kumbulla
10
Pol Lozano ↓ Alex Kral 46'
19
Urko Gonzalez ↓ Alejo Veliz 90'
1
Joan Garcia
23
Omar El Hilali ↓ Alvaro Tejero 64'
22
Carlos Romero
31
Antoniu Roca ↓ Jofre Carreras Pages 64'
2
Roberto Fernandez

Bench

Coach Manolo González

Real Betis Balompie Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

19
Cucho Hernandez ↓ Cedric Bakambu 80'
7
Antony
13
Adrian
23
Youssouf Sabaly ↓ Hector Bellerin 80'
20
Giovani Lo Celso
14
William Carvalho ↓ Isco 59'
5
Bartra
12
Ricardo Rodriguez
6
Natan
16
Sergi Altimira
36
Jesus Rodriguez ↓ Abdessamad Ezzalzouli 59'

Bench

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

2025-05-04 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–2 Real Betis Balompie L 2025-04-27 Villarreal CF 1–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2025-04-22 Valencia CF 1–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D 2025-04-18 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–0 Getafe CF W 2025-04-12 RC Celta de Vigo 0–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2025-04-04 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 0–4 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W

Real Betis Balompie Form

2025-05-04 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–2 Real Betis Balompie W 2025-04-24 Real Betis Balompie 5–1 Real Valladolid CF W 2025-04-21 Girona FC 1–3 Real Betis Balompie W 2025-04-13 Real Betis Balompie 1–2 Villarreal CF L 2025-04-05 FC Barcelona 1–1 Real Betis Balompie D 2025-03-30 Real Betis Balompie 2–1 Sevilla FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

Expected Goals

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

1.68 Real Betis Balompie xG

I would bet for: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Real Betis Balompie 73% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona28% Draw27% Real Betis Balompie45%

Actual: Real Betis Balompie win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.88

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Draw

55%

Draw or Real Betis Balompie

72%

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Real Betis Balompie

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona21% Draw45% Real Betis Balompie34%

Actual: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.2%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

8.5%

0 – 2

7.8%

0 – 0

7.4%

2 – 1

6.5%

1 – 0

5.8%

2 – 2

5.5%

1 – 3

5.1%

0 – 3

4.3%

2 – 0

2 – 3

3.2%

Asian Handicap — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Handicap	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers	Push	Real Betis Balompie covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	7%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	15%	74%
-0.5	26%	—	74%
+0.5	53%	—	47%
+1	53%	22%	26%
+1.5	74%	—	26%
+2	74%	15%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Real Betis Balompie keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

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