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

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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 1 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1 games · 3 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	Deportivo Alavés	2	4
2	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	1	3
3	Club Atletico de Madrid	1	3
4	Sevilla FC	1	3
5	Real Betis Balompie	1	3
6	Real Racing Club de Santander	1	1
7	Villarreal CF	1	1
8	RC Deportivo La Coruña	1	1
9	Elche CF	1	1
10	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	2	1
11	Athletic Club	0	0
12	CA Osasuna	0	0
13	FC Barcelona	0	0
14	RC Celta de Vigo	0	0
15	Real Madrid CF	0	0
16	Valencia CF	0	0
17	Real Sociedad de Futbol	1	0
18	Málaga CF	1	0
19	Getafe CF	1	0
20	Levante UD	1	0

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
#5	Position	#2
3	Points	3
1	Played	1
1 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	1 / 0 / 0
1	Scored	3
0	Conceded	0
+1	GD	+3
3.00	PPG	3.00
100%	Win %	100%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

100% Clean Sheets
Real Betis Balompie this season

100% Clean Sheets
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this season

Real Betis Balompie are 5th (3 pts). RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 2nd (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Betis Balompie

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

1/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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

0 / 4

0.87 Real Betis Balompie xG

Expected Goals

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

0.68 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 79% + Real Betis Balompie or Draw 76%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Real Betis Balompie41% Draw35% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona24%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes30% 0% No70%

Avg goals/match: 1.55

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	76%	24%
± 1.5	46%	54%
± 2.5	21%	79%
± 3.5	8%	92%
± 4.5	3%	97%

Double Chance

Real Betis Balompie or Draw

76%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

59%

Real Betis Balompie or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

65%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Real Betis Balompie22% Draw62% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona16%

Actual: Real Betis Balompie win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

23.9%

1 – 0

16.8%

1 – 1

13.6%

0 – 1

12.9%

2 – 0

7.4%

2 – 1

5.5%

0 – 2

4.5%

1 – 2

4.3%

3 – 0

2.1%

2 – 2

Actual

3 – 1

1.6%

0 – 3

Asian Handicap — Real Betis Balompie

Handicap	Real Betis Balompie covers	Push	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	9%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	23%	65%
-0.5	35%	—	65%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	18%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	6%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Real Betis Balompie keeps clean sheet

51% ✗

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

43% ✓

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