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 7 games · 16 pts (2026/27)
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 7 games · 7 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	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 Alaves	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

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	Cádiz 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
#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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Real Betis Balompie launch into their encounter with RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for William Carvalho suffering a number of foals already.
10' It looks like no one’s ball. Real Betis Balompie is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
15' Real Betis Balompie receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 15.
17' That is a Yellow card for Real Betis Balompie. Martin Montoya will be fuming at that decision.
22' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
27' Ayoze Perez adds to his 1 season tally! Real Betis Balompie lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
28' Ayoze Perez does the damage! The net is bulging and Real Betis Balompie surge ahead!
33' Over 33 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
34' The deadlock is broken! Juan Miranda gets on the scoresheet on 34 minutes.
38' The referee has no hesitation. Vinicius de Souza Costa is booked for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — Yellow card on 38.
39' The referee shows RCD Espanyol de Barcelona player a Yellow card on 39.
44' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 44 minutes.
49' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Cesar Montes makes it 3-1.
54' Pacheco has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
59' Real Betis Balompie started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 59.
60' A tactical swap from RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — Denis Suarez on, Nico Ribaudo off on 60 minutes.
63' Fresh legs for Real Betis Balompie! Rodri comes on to replace Borja Iglesias.
64' Leandro Cabrera is having his name booked by the referee on 64.
68' A tactical swap from RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — Pedrosa on, Javi Puado off on 68 minutes.
69' William Carvalho is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
74' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
79' The RCD Espanyol de Barcelona manager makes a substitution. Ruben Saez departs to be replaced by Ronael Pierre-Gabriel.
81' The whistle greets William Carvalho as he departs to be replaced by Joaquin.
86' Real Betis Balompie are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Real Betis Balompie to claim maximum points.

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
Giovani Lo Celso	3
Borja Iglesias	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

2023-04-15 Real Betis Balompie 3–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2023-04-09 Real Betis Balompie 0–2 Cádiz 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

2 / 4

1.7 Real Betis Balompie xG

Expected Goals

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

0.98 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Real Betis Balompie to win 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Real Betis Balompie55% Draw25% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona20%

Actual: Real Betis Balompie win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.68

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Real Betis Balompie or Draw

80%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

45%

Real Betis Balompie or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Real Betis Balompie37% Draw46% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona17%

Actual: Real Betis Balompie win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.3%

1 – 0

10.8%

2 – 0

9.7%

2 – 1

9.3%

0 – 0

8.8%

0 – 1

5.8%

1 – 2

5.4%

3 – 0

5.4%

3 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

4.6%

0 – 2

3.2%

3 – 2

2.7%

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%	23%	47%
-0.5	53%	—	47%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	13%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Real Betis Balompie keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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