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

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Primera Division · 2021-22

Real Betis Balompie

2 – 2

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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 Balompie vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — La Liga at Estadio Benito Villamarin.

Real Betis Balompie 7 games · 16 pts (2026/27)
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 7 games · 7 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	7	21
2	Club Atletico de Madrid	7	16
3	Real Betis Balompie	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	Malaga CF	7	3

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

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

Recent Form

Real Betis Balompie

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 Balompie	A	2–2	D
12 Sep	Club Atletico 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 Balompie		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 Balompie this season

29% Clean Sheets
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Betis Balompie

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 Balompie

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 Balompie 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 Balompie Form

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

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2021-09-19 Real Betis Balompie 2–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D 2021-09-12 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–2 Club Atletico 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 Balompie 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 Balompie48% 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 Balompie or Draw

75%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

52%

Real Betis Balompie or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Real Betis Balompie33% Draw47% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona20%

Actual: Real Betis Balompie win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.9%

1 – 0

9.6%

2 – 1

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 Balompie

Handicap	Real Betis Balompie 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 Balompie 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.