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

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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 38 games · 60 pts (2026/27)
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 38 games · 46 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	38	94
2	Real Madrid CF	38	86
3	Villarreal CF	38	72
4	Club Atlético de Madrid	38	69
5	Real Betis Balompié	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 Alavés	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

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	Cadiz 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
#5	Position	#11
60	Points	46
38	Played	38
15 / 15 / 8	W / D / L	12 / 10 / 16
59	Scored	43
48	Conceded	55
+11	GD	-12
1.58	PPG	1.21
39%	Win %	32%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Real Betis Balompié are 5th (60 pts). RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 11th (46 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Real Betis Balompie launch into their encounter with RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
5' A quiet spell here at Estadio Benito Villamarin. Real Betis Balompie seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
7' Edgar Gonzalez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Victor Ruiz at the 7 minute mark.
9' The referee calls foul for Edgar Gonzalez. He receives a Yellow card.
14' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
16' Aleix Vidal is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
21' Real Betis Balompie have won 444 goals from 349 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
26' It looks like no one’s ball. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
31' Real Betis Balompie is showing some good football. However, Real Betis Balompie are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
36' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
37' Manu Morlanes has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 37.
41' Willian Jose makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Real Betis Balompie are in front.
46' Time for substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Manu Morlanes is replaced by Keidi Bare.
48' The crowd applauds Manu Morlanes as he leaves the pitch. Keidi Bare steps in for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
49' GOAL! Nabil Fekir fires home to make it 2-1!
54' Real Betis Balompie are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against RCD Espanyol de Barcelona's shape.
59' It looks surprising RCD Espanyol de Barcelona does not make any changes. Oscar Melendo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
61' The whistle greets Oscar Gil Regano as he departs to be replaced by Lei Wu.
66' A change in the Real Betis Balompie ranks — Rodri exits the field as Victor Camarasa enters on 66.
69' Real Betis Balompie manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Borja Iglesias is hanging Willian Jose on the field on 69 minute.
70' Time for substitution for Real Betis Balompie. William Carvalho is replaced by Andres Guardado.
74' The referee shows Real Betis Balompie player a Yellow card on 74.
75' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 75.
78' It’s gonna be a Red card for German Pezzella.
79' A moment of madness from German Pezzella on 79 minutes earns him a Red card. Real Betis Balompie will be frustrated.
81' Pedrosa has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 81.
81' Nico Ribaudo is replacing Aleix Vidal for the RCD Espanyol de Barcelona side.
86' Real Betis Balompie started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 86.
88' The referee has no hesitation. Andres Guardado is booked for Real Betis Balompie — Yellow card on 88.
90' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona make a change. Raul de Tomas trudges off to be replaced by Landry Dimata on 90 minutes.
90' Raul de Tomas catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
The final score is 2-2.

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 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

2 / 4

1.83 Real Betis Balompié xG

Expected Goals

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

1.19 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Real Betis Balompié52% Draw25% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona23%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3.02

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Real Betis Balompié or Draw

76%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

48%

Real Betis Balompié or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Real Betis Balompié37% Draw43% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona20%

Actual: Real Betis Balompié win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.5%

2 – 1

9.3%

1 – 0

8.2%

2 – 0

8.1%

0 – 0

6.6%

1 – 2

6.1%

3 – 1

5.7%

2 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

3 – 0

4.8%

3 – 2

3.5%

0 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Real Betis Balompié

Handicap	Real Betis Balompié covers	Push	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	16%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	22%	49%
-0.5	51%	—	49%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	14%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Real Betis Balompié keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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