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

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Primera Division · 2022-23

Real Betis Balompie

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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

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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 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 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

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

Recent Form

Real Betis Balompie

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Apr	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	H	3–1	W
09 Apr	Cadiz CF	H	0–2	L
02 Apr	Club Atletico 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Apr	Real Betis Balompie	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 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' Real Betis Balompie have kicked off against RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Real Betis Balompie are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
10' Real Betis Balompie are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against RCD Espanyol de Barcelona's shape.
15' Poor challenge from Luiz Felipe. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
17' Martin Montoya picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
22' Martin Braithwaite has been relatively quiet despite scoring 77 goals in his last 383 appearances.
27' What a strike from Ayoze Perez! The score is 1-0.
28' Ayoze Perez with the second goal in the match!
33' It’s high time Manuel Pellegrini made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
34' Magnificent from Juan Miranda! That is 10 goals in 513 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
38' It’s a booking for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona player. Vinicius de Souza Costa gets a Yellow card.
39' The referee has no hesitation. Vinicius de Souza Costa is booked for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — Yellow card on 39.
44' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Real Betis Balompie and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
49' Cesar Montes has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 49 minutes.
54' Real Betis Balompie currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
59' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Real Betis Balompie side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
60' Denis Suarez is replacing Nico Ribaudo for the RCD Espanyol de Barcelona side.
63' Time for substitution for Real Betis Balompie. Borja Iglesias is replaced by Rodri.
64' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Leandro Cabrera.
68' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona ring the changes. Javi Puado has done his job and it is now time for Pedrosa to step up.
69' Brilliant from the ! William Carvalho makes it 4-1 with a superb finish on 69.
74' Ronael Pierre-Gabriel is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona tonight.
79' A tactical swap from RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — Ronael Pierre-Gabriel on, Ruben Saez off on 79 minutes.
81' A change in the Real Betis Balompie ranks — William Carvalho exits the field as Joaquin enters on 81.
86' 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.
3-1 the final result. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Real Betis Balompie Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Manuel Pellegrini

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

9
Joselu
17
Martin Braithwaite
13
Pacheco
24
Sergi Gomez
10
Sergi Darder ↓ Dani Gomez 79'
7
Javi Puado ↓ Pedrosa 68'
4
Leandro Cabrera
23
Cesar Montes
21
Nico Ribaudo ↓ Denis Suarez 60'
12
Vinicius de Souza Costa ↓ Keidi Bare 79'
27
Ruben Saez ↓ Ronael Pierre-Gabriel 79'

Bench

Coach Luis García

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Real Betis Balompie Form

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

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2023-04-15 Real Betis Balompie 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 Balompie xG

Expected Goals

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

1.04 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Real Betis Balompie to win 58% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Real Betis Balompie58% Draw23% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona19%

Actual: Real Betis Balompie 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 Balompie or Draw

81%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

42%

Real Betis Balompie or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Real Betis Balompie41% Draw43% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona16%

Actual: Real Betis Balompie 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

1 – 2

5.1%

2 – 2

0 – 1

4.4%

3 – 2

3.3%

4 – 1

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Real Betis Balompie

Handicap	Real Betis Balompie 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 Balompie 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.