RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs Valencia CF, La Liga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2021-22

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

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Valencia CF

Sat 14 May 2022 · 16:30 UTC RCDE Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Fran Merida 3' Y

Raul de Tomas 45' Y

Sergi Darder 70' Y

Y 90' Omar Alderete

Didac 90' Y

Overview

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

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Valencia CF 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Ignacio Iglesias
Referee Jose Gonzalez
Referee Iker De Francisco
Referee Marcos Cerdan Aguilar
Referee Alejandro Muniz
Referee Daniel Pastoriza
Referee Ignacio Alonso (Spain)

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 12 games · Avg 2.7 goals Valencia CF

Last 5 meetings

2022-05-14 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 Valencia CF 2021-12-31 Valencia CF 1–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2020-07-16 Valencia CF 1–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2019-11-02 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–2 Valencia CF 2019-02-17 Valencia CF 0–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Recent Form

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 May	Valencia CF	H	1–1	D
11 May	Deportivo Alavés	A	1–2	L
08 May	CA Osasuna	H	1–1	D
30 Apr	Real Madrid CF	A	0–4	L
21 Apr	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	H	0–1	L
17 Apr	Club Atlético de Madrid	A	1–2	L

Valencia CF

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 May	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	A	1–1	D
10 May	Real Betis Balompié	H	0–3	L
07 May	Athletic Club	A	0–0	D
30 Apr	Levante UD	H	1–1	D
19 Apr	Villarreal CF	A	0–2	L
16 Apr	CA Osasuna	H	1–2	L

Season Stats

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona		Valencia CF
#17	Position	#15
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

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 17th (0 pts). Valencia CF are 15th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona is hosting Valencia CF for another epic battle.
3' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
8' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 8.
13' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
18' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
23' A quiet spell here at RCDE Stadium. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
28' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both RCD Espanyol de Barcelona and Valencia CF are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
33' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His RCD Espanyol de Barcelona side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
37' Goal! Maxi Gomez scores his 39 goal in 320 matches.
42' 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.
43' Javi Puado does the damage! The net is bulging and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona surge ahead!
45' Raul de Tomas is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
47' The Spain Raul de Tomas breaks the deadlock on 45 minutes. 2-1!
52' Valencia CF fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
57' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
58' Nico Ribaudo is replacing Oscar Melendo for the RCD Espanyol de Barcelona side.
63' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
67' The Valencia CF bench stirs into life. Eray Comert is withdrawn and Yunus Musah gets his opportunity.
68' A change in the RCD Espanyol de Barcelona ranks — Javi Puado exits the field as Adri Embarba enters on 68.
69' The whistle greets Fran Merida as he departs to be replaced by Daniel Villahermosa.
70' Sergi Darder catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 70.
74' Valencia CF manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Bryan Gil is hanging Carlos Soler on the field on 74 minute.
79' Both keepers have barely been tested. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona and Valencia CF are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
84' Omar Alderete has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 20 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
87' It is a substitution in RCD Espanyol de Barcelona team. David Lopez is replaced by Jofre Carreras Pages on 87 minute.
89' Valencia CF ring the changes. Maxi Gomez has done his job and it is now time for Mario Dominguez to step up.
90' Valencia CF receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

19
Tonny Vilhena ↓ Didac 87'
24
Sergi Gomez
13
Diego Lopez
15
David Lopez ↓ Jofre Carreras Pages 87'
14
Oscar Melendo ↓ Nico Ribaudo 58'
10
Sergi Darder
9
Javi Puado ↓ Adri Embarba 68'
4
Leandro Cabrera
8
Fran Merida ↓ Daniel Villahermosa 69'
11
Raul de Tomas
39
Ruben Sanchez

Bench

17
Didac ↑ 87'
16
Loren
1
Oier
2
Miguelon
23
Adri Embarba ↑ 68'
5
Fernando Calero
18
Landry Dimata
21
Nico Ribaudo ↑ 58'
40
Daniel Villahermosa ↑ 69'
29
Jofre Carreras Pages ↑ 87'
34
Joan Garcia
7
Lei Wu

Coach Vicente Moreno

Valencia CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pepe Bordalás

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Javi Puado	5
Cesar Montes	2
Raul de Tomas	2
Maxi Gomez	2
Martin Braithwaite	1
Kevin Gameiro	1
Omar Alderete	1
Diego Lopez	1

Head to Head

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2022-05-14 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 Valencia CF D 2022-05-11 Deportivo Alavés 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2022-05-08 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 CA Osasuna D 2022-04-30 Real Madrid CF 4–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2022-04-21 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–1 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid L 2022-04-17 Club Atlético de Madrid 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L

Valencia CF Form

2022-05-14 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 Valencia CF D 2022-05-10 Valencia CF 0–3 Real Betis Balompié L 2022-05-07 Athletic Club 0–0 Valencia CF D 2022-04-30 Valencia CF 1–1 Levante UD D 2022-04-19 Villarreal CF 2–0 Valencia CF L 2022-04-16 Valencia CF 1–2 CA Osasuna L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.43 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

Expected Goals

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

0.43 Valencia CF xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 93% + Under — clean sheet likely 85%

Match Result

✓ Correct

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona29% Draw47% Valencia CF24%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes15% 0% No85%

Avg goals/match: 0.86

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	55%	45%
± 1.5	23%	77%
± 2.5	7%	93%
± 3.5	2%	98%
± 4.5	0%	100%

Double Chance

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Draw

75%

Draw or Valencia CF

71%

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Valencia CF

53%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona11% Draw77% Valencia CF12%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

45.3%

0 – 1

16.1%

1 – 0

16%

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 2

3.3%

2 – 0

3.3%

1 – 2

2 – 1

2 – 2

0.6%

0 – 3

0.5%

3 – 0

0.5%

1 – 3

0.3%

Asian Handicap — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Handicap	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers	Push	Valencia CF covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	4%	96%
-1.5	4%	—	96%
-1	4%	18%	78%
-0.5	22%	—	78%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	18%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

65% ✗

Valencia CF keeps clean sheet

65% ✗

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