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 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Valencia CF 0 games · 0 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	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

2022-10-02 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 Atlético de Madrid	H	0–1	L
21 Aug	Athletic Club	A	0–1	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 stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against RCD Espanyol de Barcelona and Valencia CF has kicked off!
5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
10' It is a cagey affair so far. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona in their trying to find a way past Valencia CF's compact .
15' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
20' Brian Olivan, a Spain , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
25' Valencia CF are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
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' The travelling Valencia CF supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
40' It’s high time Diego Martinez made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
45' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
46' Valencia CF ring the changes. Samu Castillejo has done his job and it is now time for Justin Kluivert to step up.
51' Both keepers have barely been tested. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona and Valencia CF are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
53' What composure from Gabriel Paulista! The Brazil international strokes it home. 0-1.
56' Joselu adds to his 0 season tally! RCD Espanyol de Barcelona lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
58' A moment of madness from Sergi Darder on 58 minutes earns him a Yellow card. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona will be frustrated.
62' Keidi Bare is replacing Edu Exposito for the RCD Espanyol de Barcelona side.
67' Uruguay international Edinson Cavani has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
72' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
73' Nico Gonzalez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Andre Almeida at the 73 minute mark.
74' Another substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona to replace Fernando Calero by Nico Ribaudo on 74 minute.
76' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
77' Brian Olivan was booked on 77.
82' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His RCD Espanyol de Barcelona side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
83' The deadlock is broken! Sergi Darder gets on the scoresheet on 83 minutes.
84' The whistle greets Ilaix Moriba as he departs to be replaced by Hugo Duro.
85' The referee calls foul for Maranhao. He receives a Red card.
87' Pol Lozano is replacing Vinicius de Souza Costa for the RCD Espanyol de Barcelona side.
90' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona receives a Red card for a hard tackle on 90.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-2.

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
Diego Lopez	1
Javier Guerra	1
Borja Iglesias	1
Gabriel Paulista	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 Atlético de Madrid L 2022-08-21 Athletic Club 1–0 Valencia CF L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

0.76 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

Expected Goals

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

0.87 Valencia CF xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 77% + Valencia CF or Draw 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona31% Draw36% Valencia CF33%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes33% 0% No67%

Avg goals/match: 1.63

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	78%	22%
± 1.5	49%	51%
± 2.5	23%	77%
± 3.5	9%	91%
± 4.5	3%	97%

Double Chance

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Draw

67%

Draw or Valencia CF

69%

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Valencia CF

64%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona18% Draw60% Valencia CF22%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

22.2%

0 – 1

15.5%

1 – 1

14%

1 – 0

13.3%

0 – 2

1 – 2

5.6%

2 – 0

5.2%

2 – 1

4.9%

2 – 2

Actual

0 – 3

1 – 3

1.7%

3 – 0

1.3%

Asian Handicap — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Handicap	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers	Push	Valencia CF covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	7%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	19%	73%
-0.5	27%	—	73%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	22%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	9%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

42% ✓

Valencia CF keeps clean sheet

47% ✓

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