Friday , 2 October 2026

Sevilla FC vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona, La Liga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2025-26
Sevilla FC
2 – 1
Full Time
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
Sat 9 May 2026 · 14:15 UTC Estadio R. Sanchez Pizjuan 39,086 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 56' Tyrhys Dolan
Castrin 82' 1–1
Akor Adams 90+1' 2–1
Y 26' Urko Gonzalez
Jose Angel Carmona 61' Y
Y 73' Tyrhys Dolan
Ruben Vargas 73' Y
Djibril Sow 73' Y
Y 90' Omar El Hilali
Akor Adams 90' Y
Y 90' Fernando Calero
Castrin 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Sevilla FC vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — La Liga at Estadio R. Sanchez Pizjuan.

Match Details

  • Referee Javier Alberola Rojas
  • Assistant 1 Alfredo Rodriguez Moreno (Spain)
  • Assistant 2 Jorge Bueno Mateo (Spain)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Barcelona 7 21
2 Club Atlético de Madrid 7 16
3 Real Betis Balompié 7 16
4 Real Madrid CF 7 15
5 Sevilla FC 7 13
6 Deportivo Alavés 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 Málaga CF 7 3

Head-to-Head

8
4
1
Sevilla FC 13 games · Avg 2.8 goals RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
Last 5 meetings
2026-05-09 Sevilla FC 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2025-11-24 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–1 Sevilla FC 2025-01-25 Sevilla FC 1–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2024-10-25 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–2 Sevilla FC 2023-05-04 Sevilla FC 3–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Recent Form

Sevilla FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 May RCD Espanyol de Barcelona H 2–1 W
04 May Real Sociedad de Fútbol H 1–0 W
26 Apr CA Osasuna A 1–2 L
23 Apr Levante UD A 0–2 L
11 Apr Club Atlético de Madrid H 2–1 W
05 Apr Real Oviedo A 0–1 L
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 May Sevilla FC A 1–2 L
03 May Real Madrid CF H 0–2 L
27 Apr Levante UD H 0–0 D
23 Apr Rayo Vallecano de Madrid A 0–1 L
11 Apr FC Barcelona A 1–4 L
04 Apr Real Betis Balompié A 0–0 D

Season Stats

Sevilla FC RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
#5 Position #15
13 Points 7
7 Played 7
4 / 1 / 2 W / D / L 2 / 1 / 4
10 Scored 10
9 Conceded 10
+1 GD +0
1.86 PPG 1.00
57% Win % 29%

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
46% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Sevilla FC this season
29% Clean Sheets
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this season

Sevilla FC are 5th (13 pts). RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 15th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sevilla FC
0-15
1/2
16-30
1/2
31-45
–/1
46-60
4/1
61-75
1/2
76+
3/1
■ 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)

Sevilla FC
Miguel Angel Sierra 2 G
Isaac 1 G 1 A
Oso 1 G 1 A
Jon Guridi 1 G
Chidera Ejuke 1 G
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
Roberto Fernandez 6 G
Tyrhys Dolan 1 G
Alex Calatrava 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Estadio R. Sanchez Pizjuan. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Sevilla FC and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
  • 5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 10' The travelling RCD Espanyol de Barcelona supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 20' Sevilla FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 25' A quiet spell here at Estadio R. Sanchez Pizjuan. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 26' Urko Gonzalez catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 26.
  • 31' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sevilla FC and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 36' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sevilla FC and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 41' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 46' GOAL! Alexis Sanchez scores on 46.
  • 51' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 56' Brilliant from the ! Tyrhys Dolan makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 56.
  • 61' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jose Angel Carmona on 61.
  • 66' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 71' Spain international Carlos Romero has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 73' It’s a booking for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona player. Tyrhys Dolan gets a card.
  • 78' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sevilla FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 82' Castrin does the damage! The net is bulging and Sevilla FC surge ahead!
  • 87' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona have won 335 goals from 293 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 90' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona player sees a card in front of him.
  • Sevilla FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Sevilla FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luís García

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Manolo González

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jose Angel Carmona 3
Rafael Mir 3
Wissam Ben Yedder 2
Lucas Ocampos 2
Bryan Gil 2
Dodi Lukebakio 2
Tyrhys Dolan 1
Martin Braithwaite 1

Head to Head

2026-05-09 Sevilla FC 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2025-11-24 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–1 Sevilla FC 2025-01-25 Sevilla FC 1–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2024-10-25 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–2 Sevilla FC 2023-05-04 Sevilla FC 3–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Sevilla FC Form

2026-05-09 Sevilla FC 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2026-05-04 Sevilla FC 1–0 Real Sociedad de Fútbol W 2026-04-26 CA Osasuna 2–1 Sevilla FC L 2026-04-23 Levante UD 2–0 Sevilla FC L 2026-04-11 Sevilla FC 2–1 Club Atlético de Madrid W 2026-04-05 Real Oviedo 1–0 Sevilla FC L

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2026-05-09 Sevilla FC 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2026-05-03 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–2 Real Madrid CF L 2026-04-27 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–0 Levante UD D 2026-04-23 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2026-04-11 FC Barcelona 4–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2026-04-04 Real Betis Balompié 0–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.69 Sevilla FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.02 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sevilla FC54% Draw25% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona21%
Actual: Sevilla FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.71
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Sevilla FC or Draw
79%
Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
46%
Sevilla FC or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sevilla FC37% Draw46% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
1 – 0
10.4%
2 – 0
9.3%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
8.6%
0 – 1
5.9%
1 – 2
5.6%
3 – 1
5.3%
3 – 0
5.1%
2 – 2
4.8%
0 – 2
3.4%
3 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Sevilla FC

Handicap Sevilla FC covers Push RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 16% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 23% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 13% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Sevilla FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
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.