Saturday , 26 September 2026

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

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
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

Match Preview

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

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 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

7
4
1
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 Cadiz CF H 1–1 D
14 Aug RCD Mallorca A 1–1 D
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#3 Position #15
16 Points 7
7 Played 7
5 / 1 / 1 W / D / L 2 / 1 / 4
9 Scored 10
7 Conceded 10
+2 GD +0
2.29 PPG 1.00
71% Win % 29%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
57% Clean Sheets
Real Betis Balompié this season
29% Clean Sheets
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this season

Real Betis Balompié are 3rd (16 pts). RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 15th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Betis Balompié
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/2
31-45
6/1
46-60
–/1
61-75
1/1
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Betis Balompié
Cucho Hernandez 2 G 1 A
Rodrigo Riquelme 2 G
Bartra 1 G
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
Roberto Fernandez 6 G
Tyrhys Dolan 1 G
Alex Calatrava 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Real Betis Balompie host RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 7' Edgar Gonzalez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Victor Ruiz on 7 minute.
  • 9' Poor challenge from Edgar Gonzalez. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 14' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Manuel Pellegrini will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 16' Assisted by Raul de Tomas with the perfectly-timed delivery and Aleix Vidal makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 21' The energy levels are beginning to show. Vicente Moreno might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 26' It looks surprising Real Betis Balompie does not make any changes. Claudio Bravo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 31' The home supporters are growing impatient. Real Betis Balompie must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 36' 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.
  • 37' That is a Yellow card for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Manu Morlanes will be fuming at that decision.
  • 41' Brilliant from the ! Willian Jose makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 41.
  • 46' The RCD Espanyol de Barcelona bench stirs into life. Manu Morlanes is withdrawn and Keidi Bare gets his opportunity.
  • 48' The RCD Espanyol de Barcelona manager makes a substitution. Manu Morlanes departs to be replaced by Keidi Bare.
  • 49' Nabil Fekir doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 54' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 59' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering RCD Espanyol de Barcelona that had 289 games and scored 331 goals.
  • 61' The crowd applauds Oscar Gil Regano as he leaves the pitch. Lei Wu steps in for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
  • 66' Another change for Real Betis Balompie made on 66 minute. Rodri leaves to be changed by Victor Camarasa.
  • 69' The whistle greets Willian Jose as he departs to be replaced by Borja Iglesias.
  • 70' Andres Guardado is ready to make an impact after coming on for William Carvalho at the 70 minute mark.
  • 74' German Pezzella has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 74.
  • 75' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 78' German Pezzella was booked on 78.
  • 79' Controversy at the stadium! German Pezzella argues furiously but the Red card stands.
  • 81' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Pedrosa.
  • 81' Aleix Vidal makes way for Nico Ribaudo at the 81 minute mark. A tactical switch from RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
  • 86' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 88' Andres Guardado has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 88.
  • 90' Raul de Tomas makes way for Landry Dimata at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Raul de Tomas on 90 minutes.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-2.

Lineups

Real Betis Balompié Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Manuel Pellegrini

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vicente Moreno

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

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 Cadiz 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
1 / 4
1.56 Real Betis Balompié xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.13 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Real Betis Balompié48% Draw26% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.69
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Real Betis Balompié or Draw
75%
Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
52%
Real Betis Balompié or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Real Betis Balompié33% Draw47% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona20%
Actual: Real Betis Balompié win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
1 – 0
9.6%
2 – 1
9%
0 – 0
8.7%
2 – 0
8.1%
0 – 1
6.7%
1 – 2
6.5%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
4.7%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
4.1%
3 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Real Betis Balompié

Handicap Real Betis Balompié covers Push RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 22% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 16% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Real Betis Balompié keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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