Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Primera Division · 2022-23
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
2 – 2
Full Time
Valencia CF
Sun 2 Oct 2022 · 12:00 UTC RCDE Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Sergi Darder 58' Y
Brian Olivan 76' Y
Brian Olivan 77' Y
R 85' Maranhao
Martin Braithwaite 90' R
Y 90' Mouctar Diakhaby

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Ignacio Iglesias
  • Referee Victor Perez
  • Referee Valentin Pizarro
  • Referee Ivan Masso Granado
  • Referee Isidro Diaz de Mera
  • Referee Alvaro Granel (Spain)

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

2
7
3
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 12 games · Avg 2.7 goals Valencia CF
Last 5 meetings
2022-10-02 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–2 Valencia CF 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

Recent Form

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Oct Valencia CF H 2–2 D
18 Sep Real Sociedad de Fútbol A 1–2 L
10 Sep Sevilla FC H 2–3 L
04 Sep Athletic Club A 1–0 W
28 Aug Real Madrid CF H 1–3 L
19 Aug Rayo Vallecano de Madrid H 0–2 L
Valencia CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Oct RCD Espanyol de Barcelona A 2–2 D
17 Sep RC Celta de Vigo H 3–0 W
10 Sep Rayo Vallecano de Madrid A 1–2 L
04 Sep Getafe CF H 5–1 W
29 Aug Club Atlético de Madrid H 0–1 L
21 Aug Athletic Club A 0–1 L

Season Stats

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Valencia CF
#15 Position #19
7 Points 4
7 Played 7
2 / 1 / 4 W / D / L 1 / 1 / 5
10 Scored 4
10 Conceded 13
+0 GD -9
1.00 PPG 0.57
29% Win % 14%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this season
29% Clean Sheets
Valencia CF this season

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 15th (7 pts). Valencia CF are 19th (4 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
Valencia CF
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/3
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/1
76+
1/5
■ 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' Temperatures are rising at RCDE Stadium as RCD Espanyol de Barcelona face off against Valencia CF in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' It’s high time Gennaro Gattuso made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 15' Samuel has been relatively quiet despite scoring 35 goals in his last 241 appearances.
  • 20' With 0 assists to his name this season, Samu Castillejo is clearly more than just a goal scorer for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
  • 25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 30' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 35' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 40' The travelling Valencia CF supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 45' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Gennaro Gattuso will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 46' A change in the Valencia CF ranks — Samu Castillejo exits the field as Justin Kluivert enters on 46.
  • 51' Edu Exposito has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 53' The Brazil Gabriel Paulista breaks the deadlock on 53 minutes. 0-1!
  • 56' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Joselu makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 58' Controversy at the stadium! Sergi Darder argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 62' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona ring the changes. Edu Exposito has done his job and it is now time for Keidi Bare to step up.
  • 67' It looks like no one’s ball. Valencia CF is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 72' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 73' The Valencia CF manager makes a substitution. Andre Almeida departs to be replaced by Nico Gonzalez.
  • 74' Time for substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Fernando Calero is replaced by Nico Ribaudo.
  • 76' Poor challenge from Brian Olivan. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 77' Brian Olivan catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 77.
  • 82' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 83' Sergi Darder makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are in front.
  • 84' Another substitution for Valencia CF to replace Ilaix Moriba by Hugo Duro on 84 minute.
  • 85' Valencia CF player sees a Red card in front of him.
  • 87' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Pol Lozano is hanging Vinicius de Souza Costa on the field on 87 minute.
  • 90' Martin Braithwaite catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Red card on 90.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Diego Martinez

Valencia CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gennaro Gattuso

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Javi Puado 5
Maxi Gomez 2
Cesar Montes 2
Raul de Tomas 2
Granero 1
Sergi Darder 1
Dani Parejo 1
Samuel 1

Head to Head

2022-10-02 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–2 Valencia CF 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

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2022-10-02 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–2 Valencia CF D 2022-09-18 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2022-09-10 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–3 Sevilla FC L 2022-09-04 Athletic Club 0–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2022-08-28 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–3 Real Madrid CF L 2022-08-19 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–2 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid L

Valencia CF Form

2022-10-02 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–2 Valencia CF D 2022-09-17 Valencia CF 3–0 RC Celta de Vigo W 2022-09-10 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2–1 Valencia CF L 2022-09-04 Valencia CF 5–1 Getafe CF W 2022-08-29 Valencia CF 0–1 Club Atlético de Madrid L 2022-08-21 Athletic Club 1–0 Valencia CF L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.76 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.13 Valencia CF xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona47% Draw27% Valencia CF26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.89
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
74%
Draw or Valencia CF
53%
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Valencia CF
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona37% Draw44% Valencia CF19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.9%
2 – 1
9.4%
1 – 0
9%
2 – 0
8.5%
0 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
6%
3 – 1
5.5%
0 – 1
5.4%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 0
4.9%
0 – 2
3.5%
3 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Handicap RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers Push Valencia CF covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 16% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 22% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 14% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Valencia CF keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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