RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs Real Sociedad de Futbol, La Liga 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2019-20

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

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Real Sociedad de Futbol

Sun 22 Sep 2019 · 12:00 UTC HT 45+2' · FT 45+4'

Granero 27' Y

Overview

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RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs Real Sociedad de Futbol — La Liga .

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 7 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
Real Sociedad de Futbol 7 games · 10 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Ignacio Iglesias
Referee Adrian Cordero
Referee Jose Escuela
Referee Antonio Cerezo
Referee Jose Fernandez

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Barcelona	7	21
2	Club Atletico de Madrid	7	16
3	Real Betis Balompie	7	16
4	Real Madrid CF	7	15
5	Sevilla FC	7	13
6	Deportivo Alaves	7	11
7	RC Deportivo La Coruna	7	10
8	Real Sociedad de Futbol	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	Malaga CF	7	3

Head-to-Head

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 13 games · Avg 2.8 goals Real Sociedad de Futbol

Last 5 meetings

2019-09-22 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–3 Real Sociedad de Futbol 2019-05-18 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–0 Real Sociedad de Futbol 2019-01-14 Real Sociedad de Futbol 3–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Recent Form

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Sep	Real Sociedad de Futbol	H	1–3	L
19 Sep	Ferencvárosi TC	H	1–1	D
15 Sep	SD Eibar	A	2–1	W
01 Sep	Granada CF	H	0–3	L
29 Aug	FK Zorya Luhansk	A	2–2	D
25 Aug	Deportivo Alaves	A	0–0	D

Real Sociedad de Futbol

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Sep	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	A	3–1	W
14 Sep	Club Atletico de Madrid	H	2–0	W
30 Aug	Athletic Club	A	0–2	L
25 Aug	RCD Mallorca	A	1–0	W
17 Aug	Valencia CF	A	1–1	D
18 May	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	A	0–2	L

Season Stats

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona		Real Sociedad de Futbol
#15	Position	#8
7	Points	10
7	Played	7
2 / 1 / 4	W / D / L	3 / 1 / 3
10	Scored	9
10	Conceded	13
+0	GD	-4
1.00	PPG	1.43
29%	Win %	43%

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

29% Clean Sheets
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this season

14% Clean Sheets
Real Sociedad de Futbol this season

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 15th (7 pts). Real Sociedad de Futbol are 8th (10 pts).

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

Real Sociedad de Futbol

0-15

2/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

2/2

46-60

–/2

61-75

2/4

76+

2/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

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

Real Sociedad de Futbol

Luka Sucic	3 G
Ander Barrenetxea	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona have kicked off against Real Sociedad de Futbol. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Both keepers have barely been tested. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona and Real Sociedad de Futbol are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
10' Nacho Monreal is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Real Sociedad de Futbol tonight.
15' Aritz Elustondo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona so far.
18' Willian Jose has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 18 minutes.
23' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His RCD Espanyol de Barcelona side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
27' The referee calls foul for Granero. He receives a Yellow card.
32' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Imanol Alguacil will be considering his options from the bench.
34' GOAL! Willian Jose fires home to make it 0-2!
39' Igor Zubeldia has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
44' Real Sociedad de Futbol come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
49' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Real Sociedad de Futbol needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
54' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
57' Another change for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona made on 57 minute. Didac Vila leaves to be changed by Adria Pedrosa.
62' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Real Sociedad de Futbol's shape.
65' Alexander Isak is ready to make an impact after coming on for Willian Jose at the 65 minute mark.
70' The travelling Real Sociedad de Futbol supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
71' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Joseba Zaldua makes no mistake. 0-3!
75' What composure from Alexander Isak! The Sweden international strokes it home. 0-4.
80' Robin Normand has so much to prove this time. He replaces Joseba Zaldua on 80 minute.
84' The supporters are chanting for Zurutuza. He replaces Mikel Merino on 84 minute.
89' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Real Sociedad de Futbol backline.
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona will have plenty to reflect on. Real Sociedad de Futbol were simply the better side today.

Lineups

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

16
Javi Lopez
15
David Lopez ↑ 80'
14
Oscar Melendo
3
Pedrosa ↑ 57'
1
Andres Prieto
31
Campuzano ↑ 65'
26
Pol Lozano

Coach David Gallego

Real Sociedad de Futbol Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Imanol Alguacil

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Willian Jose	6
Alexander Isak	4
Alexander Sorloth	3
Takefusa Kubo	2
Roberto Fernandez	2
Orri Oskarsson	2
Brais Mendez	2
Sergi Darder	1

Head to Head

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2019-09-22 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–3 Real Sociedad de Futbol L 2019-09-19 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 Ferencvárosi TC D 2019-09-15 SD Eibar 1–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2019-09-01 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–3 Granada CF L 2019-08-29 FK Zorya Luhansk 2–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D 2019-08-25 Deportivo Alaves 0–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D

Real Sociedad de Futbol Form

2019-09-22 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–3 Real Sociedad de Futbol W 2019-09-14 Real Sociedad de Futbol 2–0 Club Atletico de Madrid W 2019-08-30 Athletic Club 2–0 Real Sociedad de Futbol L 2019-08-25 RCD Mallorca 0–1 Real Sociedad de Futbol W 2019-08-17 Valencia CF 1–1 Real Sociedad de Futbol D 2019-05-18 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–0 Real Sociedad de Futbol L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.64 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

Expected Goals

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

1.55 Real Sociedad de Futbol xG

I would bet for: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Real Sociedad de Futbol 73% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona38% Draw27% Real Sociedad de Futbol35%

Actual: Real Sociedad de Futbol win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.19

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Draw

65%

Draw or Real Sociedad de Futbol

62%

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Real Sociedad de Futbol

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona30% Draw43% Real Sociedad de Futbol27%

Actual: Real Sociedad de Futbol win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.4%

2 – 1

8.3%

1 – 2

7.8%

2 – 2

6.4%

1 – 0

0 – 0

5.7%

0 – 1

5.6%

2 – 0

5.5%

0 – 2

4.9%

3 – 1

4.5%

1 – 3

Actual

3 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Handicap	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers	Push	Real Sociedad de Futbol covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	12%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	19%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	18%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Real Sociedad de Futbol keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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