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

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Primera Division · 2022-23

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

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Villarreal CF

Wed 9 Nov 2022 · 19:00 UTC RCDE Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 38' Etienne Capoue

Y 79' Yeremi Pino

Nico Ribaudo 89' Y

Y 90' Albiol

Overview

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

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 38 games · 46 pts (2026/27)
Villarreal CF 38 games · 72 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jose Sanchez
Referee Jorge Bueno
Referee Diego Sanchez
Referee Abraham Dominguez
Referee Jorge Figueroa
Referee Javier Iglesias

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 3.0 goals Villarreal CF

Last 5 meetings

2022-11-09 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–1 Villarreal CF 2022-02-27 Villarreal CF 5–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2021-08-21 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–0 Villarreal CF 2020-01-19 Villarreal CF 1–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2019-10-20 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–1 Villarreal CF

Recent Form

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Nov	Villarreal CF	H	0–1	L
06 Nov	Club Atletico de Madrid	A	1–1	D
28 Oct	RCD Mallorca	A	1–1	D
23 Oct	Elche CF	H	2–2	D
20 Oct	CA Osasuna	A	0–1	L
16 Oct	Real Valladolid CF	H	1–0	W

Villarreal CF

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Nov	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	A	1–0	W
06 Nov	RCD Mallorca	H	0–2	L
30 Oct	Athletic Club	A	0–1	L
23 Oct	UD Almeria	H	2–1	W
20 Oct	FC Barcelona	A	0–3	L
17 Oct	CA Osasuna	H	2–0	W

Season Stats

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona		Villarreal CF
#11	Position	#3
46	Points	72
38	Played	38
12 / 10 / 16	W / D / L	22 / 6 / 10
43	Scored	72
55	Conceded	46
-12	GD	+26
1.21	PPG	1.89
32%	Win %	58%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 11th (46 pts). Villarreal CF are 3rd (72 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against RCD Espanyol de Barcelona and Villarreal CF has kicked off!
5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
10' Samuel Chukwueze has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
15' Etienne Capoue has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
20' Villarreal CF fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His RCD Espanyol de Barcelona side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
30' Over 30 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
35' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
38' That is a Yellow card for Villarreal CF. Etienne Capoue will be fuming at that decision.
43' A quiet spell here at RCDE Stadium. Villarreal CF seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
48' Villarreal CF seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
53' Martin Braithwaite has been relatively quiet despite scoring 77 goals in his last 383 appearances.
58' Joselu, a Spain , has 10 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
60' Another change for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona made on 60 minute. Vinicius de Souza Costa leaves to be changed by Edu Exposito.
64' Benjamin Lecomte makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Villarreal CF are in front.
65' A goal from the France international Benjamin Lecomte! He fires home on 65 to make it 0-2!
70' Alejandro Baena is ready to make an impact after coming on for Trigueros at the 70 minute mark.
75' Villarreal CF come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
77' Gerard Moreno has so much to prove this time. He replaces Arnaut Danjuma on 77 minute.
79' The referee calls foul for Yeremi Pino. He receives a Yellow card.
81' Time for substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Keidi Bare is replaced by Nico Ribaudo.
82' Dani Gomez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Javi Puado at the 82 minute mark.
85' Manu Morlanes is replacing Dani Parejo for the Villarreal CF side.
89' The RCD Espanyol de Barcelona manager makes a substitution. Brian Olivan departs to be replaced by Jose Carlos Lazo.
89' Nico Ribaudo catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 89.
90' The crowd applauds Brian Olivan as he leaves the pitch. Jose Carlos Lazo steps in for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
90' That is a Yellow card for Villarreal CF. Albiol will be fuming at that decision.
The points are shared — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0-1 Villarreal CF. Honours even.

Lineups

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

9
Joselu
17
Martin Braithwaite ↓ Aleix Vidal 60'
13
Benjamin Lecomte
8
Keidi Bare ↓ Nico Ribaudo 81'
24
Sergi Gomez
10
Sergi Darder
7
Javi Puado ↓ Dani Gomez 81'
14
Brian Olivan ↓ Jose Carlos Lazo 89'
5
Fernando Calero
2
Oscar Gil Regano
12
Vinicius de Souza Costa ↓ Edu Exposito 60'

Bench

Coach Diego Martinez

Villarreal CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Quique Setien

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2022-11-09 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–1 Villarreal CF L 2022-11-06 Club Atletico de Madrid 1–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D 2022-10-28 RCD Mallorca 1–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D 2022-10-23 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–2 Elche CF D 2022-10-20 CA Osasuna 1–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2022-10-16 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–0 Real Valladolid CF W

Villarreal CF Form

2022-11-09 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–1 Villarreal CF W 2022-11-06 Villarreal CF 0–2 RCD Mallorca L 2022-10-30 Athletic Club 1–0 Villarreal CF L 2022-10-23 Villarreal CF 2–1 UD Almeria W 2022-10-20 FC Barcelona 3–0 Villarreal CF L 2022-10-17 Villarreal CF 2–0 CA Osasuna W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

Expected Goals

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

1.54 Villarreal CF xG

I would bet for: Villarreal CF or Draw 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona27% Draw29% Villarreal CF44%

Actual: Villarreal CF win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.54

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	46%	54%
± 3.5	25%	75%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Draw

55%

Draw or Villarreal CF

73%

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Villarreal CF

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona18% Draw48% Villarreal CF34%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13%

0 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

9.9%

0 – 2

9.1%

1 – 2

1 – 0

6.8%

2 – 1

5.9%

1 – 3

4.7%

2 – 2

4.6%

0 – 3

4.6%

2 – 0

3.9%

2 – 3

2.4%

Asian Handicap — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Handicap	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers	Push	Villarreal CF covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	6%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	15%	77%
-0.5	23%	—	77%
+0.5	52%	—	48%
+1	52%	23%	25%
+1.5	75%	—	25%
+2	75%	15%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet

37% ✗

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