Monday , 10 August 2026

Real Betis Balompié vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona, La Liga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2022-23
Real Betis Balompié
3 – 1
Full Time
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
Sat 15 Apr 2023 · 16:30 UTC Estadio Benito Villamarin HT 45' · FT 45'
Luiz Felipe 15' Y
Martin Montoya 17' Y
Y 38' Vinicius de Souza Costa
Y 39' Vinicius de Souza Costa
Y 64' Leandro Cabrera

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Alejandro Hernandez
  • Referee Jose Naranjo
  • Referee Ricardo de Burgos
  • Referee Alejandro Muniz
  • Referee Diego Sanchez
  • Referee Francisco Ortega (Spain)

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

7
4
1
Real Betis Balompié 12 games · Avg 2.7 goals RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
Last 5 meetings
2023-04-15 Real Betis Balompié 3–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2023-01-21 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–0 Real Betis Balompié 2022-01-21 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–4 Real Betis Balompié 2021-09-19 Real Betis Balompié 2–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2020-06-25 Real Betis Balompié 1–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Recent Form

Real Betis Balompié
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Apr RCD Espanyol de Barcelona H 3–1 W
09 Apr Cadiz CF H 0–2 L
02 Apr Club Atlético de Madrid A 0–1 L
19 Mar RCD Mallorca H 1–0 W
16 Mar Manchester United FC H 0–1 L
12 Mar Villarreal CF A 1–1 D
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Apr Real Betis Balompié A 1–3 L
08 Apr Athletic Club H 1–2 L
01 Apr Girona FC A 1–2 L
18 Mar RC Celta de Vigo H 1–3 L
11 Mar Real Madrid CF A 1–3 L
05 Mar Real Valladolid CF A 1–2 L

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' Real Betis Balompie have kicked off against RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' A quiet spell here at Estadio Benito Villamarin. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' The 33-year-old Ayoze Perez has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 15' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Luiz Felipe on 15 minutes.
  • 17' The referee shows Real Betis Balompie player a Yellow card on 17.
  • 22' Denis Suarez has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 27' GOAL! Ayoze Perez fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 28' What a strike from Ayoze Perez! The score is 2-0.
  • 33' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 34' What composure from Juan Miranda! The Spain international strokes it home. 3-0.
  • 38' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Vinicius de Souza Costa on 38 minutes.
  • 39' Poor challenge from Vinicius de Souza Costa. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 44' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona is showing some good football. However, RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 49' GOAL! Cesar Montes fires home to make it 3-1!
  • 54' 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.
  • 59' Supporters expect more eagerness from Luiz Felipe, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio Benito Villamarin with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 60' The crowd applauds Nico Ribaudo as he leaves the pitch. Denis Suarez steps in for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
  • 63' The crowd applauds Borja Iglesias as he leaves the pitch. Rodri steps in for Real Betis Balompie.
  • 64' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Leandro Cabrera.
  • 68' Pedrosa gets the nod from RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. He replaces Javi Puado and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 69' A goal from the Portugal international William Carvalho! He fires home on 69 to make it 4-1!
  • 74' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 79' Another substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona to replace Ruben Saez by Ronael Pierre-Gabriel on 79 minute.
  • 81' The Real Betis Balompie manager makes a substitution. William Carvalho departs to be replaced by Joaquin.
  • 86' Joselu has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 10 cards already picked up this season.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.

Lineups

Real Betis Balompié Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Manuel Pellegrini

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luis García

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2023-04-15 Real Betis Balompié 3–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2023-01-21 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–0 Real Betis Balompié 2022-01-21 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–4 Real Betis Balompié 2021-09-19 Real Betis Balompié 2–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2020-06-25 Real Betis Balompié 1–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Real Betis Balompié Form

2023-04-15 Real Betis Balompié 3–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2023-04-09 Real Betis Balompié 0–2 Cadiz CF L 2023-04-02 Club Atlético de Madrid 1–0 Real Betis Balompié L 2023-03-19 Real Betis Balompié 1–0 RCD Mallorca W 2023-03-16 Real Betis Balompié 0–1 Manchester United FC L 2023-03-12 Villarreal CF 1–1 Real Betis Balompié D

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2023-04-15 Real Betis Balompié 3–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2023-04-08 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–2 Athletic Club L 2023-04-01 Girona FC 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2023-03-18 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–3 RC Celta de Vigo L 2023-03-11 Real Madrid CF 3–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2023-03-05 Real Valladolid CF 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.96 Real Betis Balompié xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG
I would bet for: Real Betis Balompié to win 58% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Betis Balompié58% Draw23% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona19%
Actual: Real Betis Balompié win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 3
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 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Real Betis Balompié or Draw
81%
Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
42%
Real Betis Balompié or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Real Betis Balompié41% Draw43% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona16%
Actual: Real Betis Balompié win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11%
2 – 1
9.6%
2 – 0
9.4%
1 – 0
9.1%
0 – 0
6.6%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
6%
1 – 2
5.1%
2 – 2
5%
0 – 1
4.4%
3 – 2
3.3%
4 – 1
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Real Betis Balompié

Handicap Real Betis Balompié covers Push RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 18% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 23% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 12% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Real Betis Balompié keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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