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 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Villarreal CF 0 games · 0 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	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 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 Atlético 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 Almería	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
#17	Position	#11
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

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 17th (0 pts). Villarreal CF are 11th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona get us underway at RCDE Stadium.
5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
10' Villarreal CF is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
15' 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.
20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Diego Martinez might look to freshen things up shortly.
25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
30' 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.
35' It looks surprising RCD Espanyol de Barcelona does not make any changes. Fernando Calero has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
38' Etienne Capoue is having his name booked by the referee on 38.
43' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Quique Setien will be considering his options from the bench.
48' With 0 assists to his name this season, Femenia Far is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Villarreal CF.
53' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Villarreal CF's shape.
58' Villarreal CF started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 58.
60' Edu Exposito is ready to make an impact after coming on for Vinicius de Souza Costa at the 60 minute mark.
64' Benjamin Lecomte has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 64 minutes.
65' What a strike from Benjamin Lecomte! The score is 0-2.
70' Alejandro Baena is ready to make an impact after coming on for Trigueros at the 70 minute mark.
75' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both RCD Espanyol de Barcelona and Villarreal CF are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
77' Arnaut Danjuma makes way for Gerard Moreno at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from Villarreal CF.
79' The referee calls foul for Yeremi Pino. He receives a Yellow card.
81' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona ring the changes. Keidi Bare has done his job and it is now time for Nico Ribaudo to step up.
82' A change in the RCD Espanyol de Barcelona ranks — Javi Puado exits the field as Dani Gomez enters on 82.
85' The Villarreal CF manager makes a substitution. Dani Parejo departs to be replaced by Manu Morlanes.
89' Time for substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Brian Olivan is replaced by Jose Carlos Lazo.
89' Nico Ribaudo was booked on 89.
90' Time for substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Brian Olivan is replaced by Jose Carlos Lazo.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Albiol on 90.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-1.

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
Etienne Capoue	2
Santi Cazorla	2
Dani Parejo	2
Ayoze Perez	2
Keidi Bare	2
Benjamin Lecomte	2
Karl Toko Ekambi	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 Atlético 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 Almería 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

0.42 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

Expected Goals

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

0.56 Villarreal CF xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 91% + Under — clean sheet likely 83%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona24% Draw45% Villarreal CF31%

Actual: Villarreal CF win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes17% 0% No83%

Avg goals/match: 0.98

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	60%	40%
± 1.5	27%	73%
± 2.5	9%	91%
± 3.5	2%	98%
± 4.5	1%	99%

Double Chance

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Draw

69%

Draw or Villarreal CF

76%

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Villarreal CF

55%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona10% Draw74% Villarreal CF16%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

40.3%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

13.7%

1 – 1

10.2%

0 – 2

5.3%

1 – 2

2.8%

2 – 0

2.8%

2 – 1

0 – 3

2 – 2

0.8%

1 – 3

0.6%

3 – 0

0.4%

Asian Handicap — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Handicap	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers	Push	Villarreal CF covers
-2.5	0%	—	100%
-2	0%	3%	96%
-1.5	4%	—	96%
-1	4%	16%	81%
-0.5	19%	—	81%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	22%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	6%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

57% ✗

Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet

66% ✓

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