Real Betis Balompié vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona, La Liga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2021-22

Real Betis Balompié

2 – 2

Full Time

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Sun 19 Sep 2021 · 16:30 UTC Estadio Benito Villamarin HT 45' · FT 45'

Edgar Gonzalez 9' Y

Y 37' Manu Morlanes

German Pezzella 74' Y

Y 74' Pedrosa

Y 75' Aleix Vidal

German Pezzella 78' R

German Pezzella 79' R

Y 81' Pedrosa

Andres Guardado 88' Y

Y 90' Raul de Tomas

Claudio Bravo 90' Y

Nabil Fekir 90' Y

Overview

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Real Betis Balompié vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — La Liga at Estadio Benito Villamarin.

Real Betis Balompié 12 games · 26 pts (2026/27)
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 12 games · 12 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jose Sanchez
Referee Raul Cabanero
Referee Iker De Francisco
Referee Alfonso Vicente Moral
Referee Cesar Soto
Referee Carlos Alvarez

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Barcelona	12	33
2	Real Madrid CF	12	30
3	Club Atlético de Madrid	12	28
4	Real Betis Balompié	12	26
5	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	12	22
6	Sevilla FC	12	18
7	Athletic Club	11	16
8	RC Deportivo La Coruna	12	15
9	Villarreal CF	12	15
10	Real Racing Club de Santander	12	14
11	RC Celta de Vigo	12	13
12	Deportivo Alavés	12	13
13	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	11	12
14	CA Osasuna	12	12
15	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	12	12
16	Getafe CF	12	12
17	Levante UD	12	11
18	Elche CF	12	10
19	Valencia CF	12	9
20	Málaga CF	12	5

Head-to-Head

Real Betis Balompié 12 games · Avg 2.7 goals RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Last 5 meetings

2021-09-19 Real Betis Balompié 2–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2020-06-25 Real Betis Balompié 1–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2019-12-15 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–2 Real Betis Balompié 2019-04-29 Real Betis Balompié 1–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2018-12-16 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–3 Real Betis Balompié

Recent Form

Real Betis Balompié

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Sep	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	H	2–2	D
16 Sep	Celtic FC	H	4–3	W
13 Sep	Granada CF	A	2–1	W
28 Aug	Real Madrid CF	H	0–1	L
20 Aug	Cádiz CF	H	1–1	D
14 Aug	RCD Mallorca	A	1–1	D

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Sep	Real Betis Balompié	A	2–2	D
12 Sep	Club Atlético de Madrid	H	1–2	L
27 Aug	RCD Mallorca	A	0–1	L
21 Aug	Villarreal CF	H	0–0	D
14 Aug	CA Osasuna	A	0–0	D
19 Jul	RC Celta de Vigo	H	0–0	D

Season Stats

Real Betis Balompié		RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
#4	Position	#15
26	Points	12
12	Played	12
8 / 2 / 2	W / D / L	3 / 3 / 6
20	Scored	13
15	Conceded	14
+5	GD	-1
2.17	PPG	1.00
67%	Win %	25%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
Real Betis Balompié this season

33% Clean Sheets
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this season

Real Betis Balompié are 4th (26 pts). RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 15th (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Betis Balompié

0-15

1/1

16-30

1/2

31-45

9/2

46-60

1/4

61-75

2/3

76+

5/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/–

61-75

1/2

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Betis Balompié

Bartra	3 G
Rodrigo Riquelme	3 G
Abdessamad Ezzalzouli	3 G
Cucho Hernandez	2 G	2 A
Isco	2 G

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Roberto Fernandez	6 G
Tyrhys Dolan	1 G
Alex Calatrava	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona gets underway.
5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
7' The crowd applauds Victor Ruiz as he leaves the pitch. Edgar Gonzalez steps in for Real Betis Balompie.
9' Edgar Gonzalez catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 9.
14' Both keepers have barely been tested. Real Betis Balompié and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
16' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Aleix Vidal makes it 0-1.
21' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
26' Real Betis Balompié are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined RCD Espanyol de Barcelona backline.
31' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Landry Dimata made 405 appearances and scored 33 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
36' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
37' That is a Yellow card for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Manu Morlanes will be fuming at that decision.
41' A goal from the Brazil international Willian Jose! He fires home on 41 to make it 0-2!
46' The supporters are chanting for Keidi Bare. He replaces Manu Morlanes on 46 minute.
48' It is a substitution in RCD Espanyol de Barcelona team. Manu Morlanes is replaced by Keidi Bare on 48 minute.
49' A stunning finish from Nabil Fekir — that came from absolutely nowhere!
54' Sergi Darder has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
59' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Vicente Moreno will be considering his options from the bench.
61' Lei Wu has so much to prove this time. He replaces Oscar Gil Regano on 61 minute.
66' It is a substitution in Real Betis Balompie team. Rodri is replaced by Victor Camarasa on 66 minute.
69' The whistle greets Willian Jose as he departs to be replaced by Borja Iglesias.
70' Time for substitution for Real Betis Balompie. William Carvalho is replaced by Andres Guardado.
74' Real Betis Balompie receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 74.
75' Poor challenge from Aleix Vidal. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
78' It’s gonna be a Red card for German Pezzella.
79' Poor challenge from German Pezzella. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Red card.
81' Pedrosa has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 81.
81' Time for substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Aleix Vidal is replaced by Nico Ribaudo.
86' Hector Bellerin has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
88' The referee has no hesitation. Andres Guardado is booked for Real Betis Balompie — Yellow card on 88.
90' The crowd applauds Raul de Tomas as he leaves the pitch. Landry Dimata steps in for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
90' The referee has no hesitation. Raul de Tomas is booked for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — Yellow card on 90.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Real Betis Balompié Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Manuel Pellegrini

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

20
Keidi Bare ↑ 46'
17
Didac
16
Loren ↑ 46'
2
Miguelon
8
Fran Merida
19
Vadillo
33
Alvaro Garcia
18
Landry Dimata ↑ 90'
21
Nico Ribaudo ↑ 81'
34
Joan Garcia
7
Lei Wu ↑ 61'

Coach Vicente Moreno

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Giovani Lo Celso	3
Borja Iglesias	3
Willian Jose	2
Guido Rodriguez	2
Martin Braithwaite	2
Sergi Darder	2
Ayoze Perez	2
Bartra	2

Head to Head

Real Betis Balompié Form

2021-09-19 Real Betis Balompié 2–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D 2021-09-16 Real Betis Balompié 4–3 Celtic FC W 2021-09-13 Granada CF 1–2 Real Betis Balompié W 2021-08-28 Real Betis Balompié 0–1 Real Madrid CF L 2021-08-20 Real Betis Balompié 1–1 Cádiz CF D 2021-08-14 RCD Mallorca 1–1 Real Betis Balompié D

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2021-09-19 Real Betis Balompié 2–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D 2021-09-12 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–2 Club Atlético de Madrid L 2021-08-27 RCD Mallorca 1–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2021-08-21 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–0 Villarreal CF D 2021-08-14 CA Osasuna 0–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D 2020-07-19 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–0 RC Celta de Vigo D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.64 Real Betis Balompié xG

Expected Goals

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

1.13 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Real Betis Balompié50% Draw26% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona24%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.77

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Real Betis Balompié or Draw

76%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

50%

Real Betis Balompié or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Real Betis Balompié34% Draw46% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona20%

Actual: Real Betis Balompié win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.5%

1 – 0

9.4%

2 – 1

9.2%

2 – 0

8.2%

0 – 0

8.1%

1 – 2

6.3%

0 – 1

6.1%

2 – 2

Actual

3 – 1

3 – 0

4.4%

0 – 2

3.9%

3 – 2

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Real Betis Balompié

Handicap	Real Betis Balompié covers	Push	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	15%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	22%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	15%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Real Betis Balompié keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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