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 7 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
Villarreal CF 7 games · 8 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	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

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 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
#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' The game is set. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona kicks off things out of here…
5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Villarreal CF that had 410 games and scored 559 goals.
10' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 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.
15' Javi Puado has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
25' The energy levels are beginning to show. Quique Setien might look to freshen things up shortly.
30' Villarreal CF is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
35' The home supporters are growing impatient. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona must find a spark to ignite this game.
38' A meaty challenge results in booking for Etienne Capoue on 38.
43' It’s high time Quique Setien made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
48' Sergi Darder is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona so far.
53' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
58' A quiet spell here at RCDE Stadium. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
60' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona make a change. Vinicius de Souza Costa trudges off to be replaced by Edu Exposito on 60 minutes.
64' A stunning finish from Benjamin Lecomte — that came from absolutely nowhere!
65' Goal! Benjamin Lecomte scores his 4 goal in 421 matches.
70' It is a substitution in Villarreal CF team. Trigueros is replaced by Alejandro Baena on 70 minute.
75' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
77' Villarreal CF ring the changes. Arnaut Danjuma has done his job and it is now time for Gerard Moreno to step up.
79' Controversy at the stadium! Yeremi Pino argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
81' Nico Ribaudo gets the nod from RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. He replaces Keidi Bare and will look to change the dynamic.
82' Dani Gomez is replacing Javi Puado for the RCD Espanyol de Barcelona side.
85' Another change for Villarreal CF made on 85 minute. Dani Parejo leaves to be changed by Manu Morlanes.
89' Fresh legs for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona! Jose Carlos Lazo comes on to replace Brian Olivan.
89' Nico Ribaudo was booked on 89.
90' A tactical swap from RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — Jose Carlos Lazo on, Brian Olivan off on 90 minutes.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Albiol on 90.
Another three points for Villarreal CF.

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 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

2 / 4

1.35 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

Expected Goals

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

1.4 Villarreal CF xG

I would bet for: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Villarreal CF 71% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona35% Draw29% Villarreal CF36%

Actual: Villarreal CF win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.75

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Draw

63%

Draw or Villarreal CF

65%

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Villarreal CF

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona26% Draw47% Villarreal CF27%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13%

0 – 0

8.4%

1 – 2

8.1%

0 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

7.8%

1 – 0

7.7%

0 – 2

6.2%

2 – 0

5.7%

2 – 2

5.5%

1 – 3

3.8%

3 – 1

3.5%

0 – 3

2.8%

Asian Handicap — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Handicap	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers	Push	Villarreal CF covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	19%	65%
-0.5	35%	—	65%
+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

25% ✓

Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet

27% ✗

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