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

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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.

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 38 games · 46 pts (2026/27)
Valencia CF 38 games · 49 pts (2026/27)

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	38	94
2	Real Madrid CF	38	86
3	Villarreal CF	38	72
4	Club Atletico de Madrid	38	69
5	Real Betis Balompie	38	60
6	RC Celta de Vigo	38	54
7	Getafe CF	38	51
8	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	38	50
9	Valencia CF	38	49
10	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	38	46
11	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	38	46
12	Athletic Club	38	45
13	Elche CF	38	43
14	Deportivo Alaves	38	43
15	Sevilla FC	38	43
16	CA Osasuna	38	42
17	RCD Mallorca	38	42
18	Levante UD	38	42
19	Girona FC	38	41
20	Real Oviedo	38	29

Head-to-Head

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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 Atletico de Madrid	H	0–1	L
21 Aug	Athletic Club	A	0–1	L

Season Stats

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona		Valencia CF
#11	Position	#9
46	Points	49
38	Played	38
12 / 10 / 16	W / D / L	13 / 10 / 15
43	Scored	46
55	Conceded	55
-12	GD	-9
1.21	PPG	1.29
32%	Win %	34%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 11th (46 pts). Valencia CF are 9th (49 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! RCD Espanyol de Barcelona welcome Valencia CF for this crunch clash at RCDE Stadium.
5' It is a cagey affair so far. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona in their trying to find a way past Valencia CF's compact .
10' The home supporters are growing impatient. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona must find a spark to ignite this game.
15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both RCD Espanyol de Barcelona and Valencia CF are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
20' A quiet spell here at RCDE Stadium. Valencia CF seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
25' It’s high time Gennaro Gattuso made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
30' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
35' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
40' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both RCD Espanyol de Barcelona and Valencia CF are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
45' Valencia CF are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
46' The Valencia CF manager makes a substitution. Samu Castillejo departs to be replaced by Justin Kluivert.
51' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
53' What composure from Gabriel Paulista! The Brazil international strokes it home. 0-1.
56' What a strike from Joselu! The score is 1-1.
58' The referee has no hesitation. Sergi Darder is booked for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — Yellow card on 58.
62' Keidi Bare is ready to make an impact after coming on for Edu Exposito at the 62 minute mark.
67' Samu Castillejo has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
72' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His RCD Espanyol de Barcelona side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
73' It is a substitution in Valencia CF team. Andre Almeida is replaced by Nico Gonzalez on 73 minute.
74' Another substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona to replace Fernando Calero by Nico Ribaudo on 74 minute.
76' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 76.
77' Brian Olivan catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 77.
82' Supporters expect more eagerness from Andre Almeida, as he is very good at scoring at RCDE Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
83' Sergi Darder has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 83 minutes.
84' Hugo Duro is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ilaix Moriba at the 84 minute mark.
85' The referee has no hesitation. Maranhao is booked for Valencia CF — Red card on 85.
87' The crowd applauds Vinicius de Souza Costa as he leaves the pitch. Pol Lozano steps in for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
90' Poor challenge from Martin Braithwaite. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Red card.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2-2 Valencia CF.

Lineups

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

9
Joselu
17
Martin Braithwaite
24
Sergi Gomez
10
Sergi Darder ↓ Wassim Keddari 87'
7
Javi Puado ↓ Aleix Vidal 46'
4
Leandro Cabrera
20
Edu Exposito ↓ Keidi Bare 62'
14
Brian Olivan
5
Fernando Calero ↓ Nico Ribaudo 74'
25
Alvaro Fernandez
12
Vinicius de Souza Costa ↓ Pol Lozano 87'

Bench

13
Benjamin Lecomte
8
Keidi Bare ↑ 62'
22
Aleix Vidal ↑ 46'
6
Pol Lozano ↑ 87'
21
Nico Ribaudo ↑ 74'
19
Dani Gomez
1
Joan Garcia
26
Omar El Hilali
30
Luca Koleosho
28
Wassim Keddari ↑ 87'

Coach Diego Martinez

Valencia CF Lineups

Starting XI

7
Edinson Cavani ↓ Maranhao 73'
12
Mouctar Diakhaby
5
Gabriel Paulista ↓ Eray Comert 74'
14
Gaya
11
Samu Castillejo ↓ Justin Kluivert 46'
25
Giorgi Mamardashvili
6
Hugo Guillamon
2
Thierry Correia
18
Andre Almeida ↓ Nico Gonzalez 73'
16
Samuel
8
Ilaix Moriba ↓ Hugo Duro 84'

Bench

Coach Gennaro Gattuso

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Javi Puado	5
Raul de Tomas	2
Maxi Gomez	2
Cesar Montes	2
Borja Iglesias	1
Gabriel Paulista	1
Granero	1
Eray Comert	1

Head to Head

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 Atletico de Madrid L 2022-08-21 Athletic Club 1–0 Valencia CF L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.46 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

Expected Goals

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

1.5 Valencia CF xG

I would bet for: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Valencia CF 73% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona37% Draw27% Valencia CF36%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 2.96

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Draw

64%

Draw or Valencia CF

63%

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Valencia CF

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona27% Draw45% Valencia CF28%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.3%

1 – 2

8.2%

2 – 1

0 – 0

0 – 1

6.9%

1 – 0

6.7%

2 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

5.8%

2 – 0

5.5%

1 – 3

4.1%

3 – 1

3.9%

2 – 3

Asian Handicap — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Handicap	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers	Push	Valencia CF covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	11%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	18%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	19%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Valencia CF keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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