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 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 Atletico de Madrid	38	69
5	Real Betis Balompie	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 Alaves	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 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	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 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	#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 Balompie are 5th (60 pts). RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 11th (46 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Real Betis Balompie and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona has kicked off!
5' Canales is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona so far.
7' The crowd applauds Victor Ruiz as he leaves the pitch. Edgar Gonzalez steps in for Real Betis Balompie.
9' Controversy at the stadium! Edgar Gonzalez argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
14' 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.
16' A stunning finish from Aleix Vidal — that came from absolutely nowhere!
21' The travelling RCD Espanyol de Barcelona supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
26' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Vicente Moreno will be considering his options from the bench.
31' It’s high time Manuel Pellegrini made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
36' Real Betis Balompie are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against RCD Espanyol de Barcelona's shape.
37' A moment of madness from Manu Morlanes on 37 minutes earns him a Yellow card. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona will be frustrated.
41' Willian Jose is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
46' The whistle greets Manu Morlanes as he departs to be replaced by Keidi Bare.
48' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona make a change. Manu Morlanes trudges off to be replaced by Keidi Bare on 48 minutes.
49' GOAL! Nabil Fekir fires home to make it 2-1!
54' The home supporters are growing impatient. Real Betis Balompie must find a spark to ignite this game.
59' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
61' The RCD Espanyol de Barcelona manager makes a substitution. Oscar Gil Regano departs to be replaced by Lei Wu.
66' Real Betis Balompie make a change. Rodri trudges off to be replaced by Victor Camarasa on 66 minutes.
69' The Real Betis Balompie manager makes a substitution. Willian Jose departs to be replaced by Borja Iglesias.
70' Andres Guardado is replacing William Carvalho for the Real Betis Balompie side.
74' That is a Yellow card for Real Betis Balompie. German Pezzella will be fuming at that decision.
75' Aleix Vidal catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 75.
78' That is a Red card for Real Betis Balompie. German Pezzella will be fuming at that decision.
79' German Pezzella was booked on 79.
81' The referee shows RCD Espanyol de Barcelona player a Yellow card on 81.
81' A change in the RCD Espanyol de Barcelona ranks — Aleix Vidal exits the field as Nico Ribaudo enters on 81.
86' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
88' Controversy at the stadium! Andres Guardado argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
90' The crowd applauds Raul de Tomas as he leaves the pitch. Landry Dimata steps in for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
90' Raul de Tomas catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
The points are shared — Real Betis Balompie 2-2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Honours even.

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
Sergi Darder	2
Ayoze Perez	2
Bartra	2
Willian Jose	2
Guido Rodriguez	2
Martin Braithwaite	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 Cadiz 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

2 / 4

1.83 Real Betis Balompie 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 Balompie52% 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 Balompie or Draw

76%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

48%

Real Betis Balompie or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Real Betis Balompie37% Draw43% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona20%

Actual: Real Betis Balompie 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 Balompie

Handicap	Real Betis Balompie 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 Balompie 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.