Real Zaragoza vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona, Segunda Division 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Segunda Division · 2023-24

Real Zaragoza

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RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Sun 17 Mar 2024 · 17:30 UTC Estadio la Romareda 29,468 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 7' Javi Puado

Y 31' Brian Olivan

Y 37' Victor Ruiz

Y 58' Joan Garcia

Y 69' Omar El Hilali

Overview

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Real Zaragoza vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — Segunda Division at Estadio la Romareda.

Real Zaragoza 42 games · 36 pts (2026/27)
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Damaso Arcediano Monescillo (Spain)
Assistant 1 Marcos Cerdan Aguilar
Assistant 2 Adrian Diaz Gonzalez (Spain)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	CD Castellon	7	19
2	SD Eibar	7	18
3	UD Almeria	7	15
4	Burgos CF	7	14
5	Girona FC	7	13
6	RCD Mallorca	7	13
7	CE Sabadell FC	7	12
8	CD Tenerife	7	11
9	CD Leganes	7	11
10	Real Oviedo	7	11
11	UD Las Palmas	7	10
12	Real Sporting de Gijon	7	10
13	Granada CF	7	8
14	Real Sociedad B	7	8
15	Real Valladolid CF	7	8
16	Celta Vigo B	7	8
17	Andorra CF	7	6
18	Cordoba CF	7	6
19	CD Eldense	7	5
20	Cadiz CF	7	4
21	AD Ceuta FC	7	4
22	Albacete Balompie	7	1

Head-to-Head

Real Zaragoza 2 games · Avg 1.5 goals RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Last 5 meetings

2024-03-17 Real Zaragoza 0–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2023-12-08 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 Real Zaragoza

Recent Form

Real Zaragoza

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Mar	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	H	0–1	L
09 Mar	Real Valladolid CF	A	0–2	L
03 Mar	SD Amorebieta	H	0–1	L
24 Feb	FC Villarreal B	A	0–0	D
16 Feb	FC Cartagena	H	1–2	L
11 Feb	SD Eibar	A	0–1	L

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Mar	Real Zaragoza	A	1–0	W
10 Mar	AD Alcorcon	A	1–1	D
02 Mar	SD Huesca	H	0–0	D
24 Feb	SD Eibar	A	3–2	W
17 Feb	CD Mirandés	H	3–0	W
10 Feb	Real Racing Club de Santander	A	0–2	L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)

0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Estadio la Romareda. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Real Zaragoza and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
7' A stunning finish from Javi Puado — that came from absolutely nowhere!
12' Real Zaragoza have won 96 goals from 126 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
17' 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.
22' It looks surprising RCD Espanyol de Barcelona does not make any changes. Joan Garcia has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
27' Ruben Sanchez makes way for Jofre Carreras Pages at the 27 minute mark. A tactical switch from RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
31' It’s a booking for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona player. Brian Olivan gets a card.
36' Both keepers have barely been tested. Real Zaragoza and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
37' That is a card for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Victor Ruiz will be fuming at that decision.
42' Sergi Gomez, a Spain , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
46' Another substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona to replace Martin Braithwaite by Pere Milla on 46 minute.
51' Spain international Pere Milla has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
56' 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.
58' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona receives a card for a hard tackle on 58.
63' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Real Zaragoza side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
66' The crowd applauds Sinan Bakis as he leaves the pitch. Ivan Azon steps in for Real Zaragoza.
69' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Omar El Hilali on 69 minutes.
72' The supporters are chanting for Nico Melamed. He replaces Aguado on 72 minute.
77' It’s high time Manolo González made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
78' Oscar Gil Regano has so much to prove this time. He replaces Brian Olivan on 78 minute.
83' Real Zaragoza are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against RCD Espanyol de Barcelona's 4-2-3-1 shape.
86' The supporters are chanting for Marc Aguado. He replaces Francho Serrano on 86 minute.
90' The supporters are chanting for Fran Gamez. He replaces Quentin Lecoeuche on 90 minute.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Real Zaragoza.

Lineups

Real Zaragoza Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

13
Gaetan Poussin
35
Dani Rebollo
23
Sergi Enrich
18
Fran Gamez ↑ 90'
24
Lluis Lopez
5
Jaume Grau
2
Akim Zedadka
8
Marc Aguado ↑ 86'
9
Ivan Azon ↑ 66'
–
Adri Liso ↑ 66'

Coach Jose Antonio Morga

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

22
Martin Braithwaite ↓ Pere Milla 46'
8
Keidi Bare
7
Javi Puado
6
Leandro Cabrera
4
Victor Ruiz ↓ Sergi Gomez 72'
14
Brian Olivan ↓ Oscar Gil Regano 78'
18
Aguado ↓ Nico Melamed 72'
1
Joan Garcia
23
Omar El Hilali
15
Jose Gragera
24
Ruben Sanchez ↓ Jofre Carreras Pages 27'

Bench

Coach Manolo González

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Edu Exposito	1
Manu Vallejo	1
Javi Puado	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.95 Real Zaragoza xG

Expected Goals

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

1.13 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Real Zaragoza29% Draw31% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona40%

Actual: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes43% 0% No57%

Avg goals/match: 2.08

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	85%	15%
± 1.5	62%	38%
± 2.5	34%	66%
± 3.5	16%	84%
± 4.5	7%	93%

Double Chance

Real Zaragoza or Draw

61%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

71%

Real Zaragoza or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Real Zaragoza20% Draw54% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona26%

Actual: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

14.9%

1 – 1

14.4%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

10.5%

0 – 2

7.6%

1 – 2

7.4%

2 – 1

6.2%

2 – 0

5.4%

2 – 2

3.6%

0 – 3

2.8%

1 – 3

2.8%

3 – 1

Asian Handicap — Real Zaragoza

Handicap	Real Zaragoza covers	Push	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	8%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	18%	71%
-0.5	29%	—	71%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	22%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	11%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Real Zaragoza keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

39% ✗

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

Real Zaragoza vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona, Segunda Division 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Key Stats

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Real Zaragoza Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Real Zaragoza Form

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Real Zaragoza

Clean Sheet