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RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs Villarreal CF, La Liga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2018-19
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
3 – 1
Full Time
Villarreal CF
Sun 7 Oct 2018 · 16:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
David Lopez 5' Y
Y 33' Miguelon
Mario Hermoso 45' Y
Y 47' Ramiro Funes Mori
Sergi Darder 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs Villarreal CF — La Liga .

Match Details

  • Referee Roberto Alonso
  • Referee Jesus Gil
  • Referee Ricardo de Burgos
  • Referee Jon Nunez
  • Referee Aimar Velasco

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
2
8
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 12 games · Avg 3.0 goals Villarreal CF
Last 5 meetings
2018-10-07 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 3–1 Villarreal CF

Recent Form

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Oct Villarreal CF H 3–1 W
28 Sep Rayo Vallecano de Madrid A 2–2 D
25 Sep SD Eibar H 1–0 W
22 Sep Real Madrid CF A 0–1 L
16 Sep Levante UD H 1–0 W
02 Sep Deportivo Alavés A 1–2 L
Villarreal CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Oct RCD Espanyol de Barcelona A 1–3 L
04 Oct FK Spartak Moskva A 3–3 D
30 Sep Real Valladolid CF H 0–1 L
26 Sep Athletic Club A 3–0 W
23 Sep Valencia CF H 0–0 D
20 Sep Rangers FC H 2–2 D

Season Stats

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Villarreal CF
#15 Position #11
7 Points 8
7 Played 7
2 / 1 / 4 W / D / L 2 / 2 / 3
10 Scored 13
10 Conceded 12
+0 GD +1
1.00 PPG 1.14
29% Win % 29%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this season
0% Clean Sheets
Villarreal CF this season

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 15th (7 pts). Villarreal CF are 11th (8 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
Villarreal CF
0-15
–/1
16-30
2/1
31-45
5/6
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/–
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
Roberto Fernandez 6 G
Tyrhys Dolan 1 G
Alex Calatrava 1 G
Villarreal CF
Pape Gueye 3 G
Alberto Moleiro 2 G 3 A
Georges Mikautadze 2 G 1 A
Nicolas Pepe 2 G
Gerard Moreno 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
  • 5' Poor challenge from David Lopez. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 7' Hernan Perez does the damage! The net is bulging and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona surge ahead!
  • 12' Karl Toko Ekambi has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 17' With 0 assists to his name this season, Sergio Garcia is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Villarreal CF.
  • 22' The travelling Villarreal CF supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 27' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 32' The home supporters are growing impatient. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 33' Miguel Llambrich was booked on 33.
  • 38' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 43' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 45' What a moment for Karl Toko Ekambi! That strike on 45 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 45' Mario Hermoso is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
  • 47' The referee shows Villarreal CF player a Yellow card on 47.
  • 52' Miguel Layun, a Mexico , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 57' Supporters expect more eagerness from Gerard Moreno, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 62' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 65' It is a substitution in RCD Espanyol de Barcelona team. Granero is replaced by Oscar Melendo on 65 minute.
  • 67' Another substitution for Villarreal CF to replace Karl Toko Ekambi by Carlos Bacca on 67 minute.
  • 72' Pablo Piatti gets the nod from RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. He replaces Hernan Perez and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 77' David Lopez has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 78' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona ring the changes. Borja Iglesias has done his job and it is now time for Leo Baptistao to step up.
  • 79' Sensational shot from Sergi Darder. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona is back in the lead.
  • 80' Another substitution for Villarreal CF to replace Miguel Llambrich by Dani Raba on 80 minute.
  • 85' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 86' A change in the Villarreal CF ranks — Victor Ruiz exits the field as Alfonso Pedraza enters on 86.
  • 90' Pablo Piatti is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 90' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rubí

Villarreal CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Javier Calleja

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yeremi Pino 5
Ayoze Perez 2
Keidi Bare 2
Benjamin Lecomte 2
Karl Toko Ekambi 2
Etienne Capoue 2
Santi Cazorla 2
Dani Parejo 2

Head to Head

2018-10-07 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 3–1 Villarreal CF

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2018-10-07 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 3–1 Villarreal CF W 2018-09-28 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D 2018-09-25 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–0 SD Eibar W 2018-09-22 Real Madrid CF 1–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2018-09-16 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–0 Levante UD W 2018-09-02 Deportivo Alavés 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L

Villarreal CF Form

2018-10-07 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 3–1 Villarreal CF L 2018-10-04 FK Spartak Moskva 3–3 Villarreal CF D 2018-09-30 Villarreal CF 0–1 Real Valladolid CF L 2018-09-26 Athletic Club 0–3 Villarreal CF W 2018-09-23 Villarreal CF 0–0 Valencia CF D 2018-09-20 Villarreal CF 2–2 Rangers FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.18 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.46 Villarreal CF xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona54% Draw22% Villarreal CF24%
Actual: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.64
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 69%
31%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 30%
70%

Double Chance

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Draw
76%
Draw or Villarreal CF
46%
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Villarreal CF
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona40% Draw39% Villarreal CF21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.2%
2 – 1
8.8%
3 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
6.3%
2 – 0
6.3%
1 – 2
5.9%
1 – 0
5.2%
3 – 2
4.6%
3 – 0
4.5%
0 – 0
3.9%
4 – 1
3.5%
0 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Handicap RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers Push Villarreal CF covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 16% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 20% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 13% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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