Thursday , 2 July 2026

Sevilla FC vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona, La Liga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2021-22
Sevilla FC
2 – 0
Full Time
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
Sat 25 Sep 2021 · 16:30 UTC Estadio R. Sanchez Pizjuan HT 45' · FT 45'
Ivan Rakitic 56' Y
Thomas Delaney 65' Y
Thomas Delaney 65' R
Thomas Delaney 66' R
Erik Lamela 81' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Juan Martinez
  • Referee Pablo Gonzalez
  • Referee Alfredo Rodriguez
  • Referee Jorge Diaz
  • Referee Guadalupe Porras
  • Referee Israel Barcena

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

8
3
1
Sevilla FC 12 games · Avg 2.8 goals RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
Last 5 meetings
2021-09-25 Sevilla FC 2–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2020-02-16 Sevilla FC 2–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2019-08-18 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–2 Sevilla FC 2019-03-17 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–1 Sevilla FC 2018-11-11 Sevilla FC 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Recent Form

Sevilla FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Sep RCD Espanyol de Barcelona H 2–0 W
22 Sep Valencia CF H 3–1 W
19 Sep Real Sociedad de Fútbol A 0–0 D
14 Sep FC Red Bull Salzburg H 1–1 D
28 Aug Elche CF A 1–1 D
23 Aug Getafe CF A 1–0 W
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Sep Sevilla FC A 0–2 L
22 Sep Deportivo Alaves H 1–0 W
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

Season Stats

Sevilla FC RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
#15 Position #11
43 Points 46
38 Played 38
12 / 7 / 19 W / D / L 12 / 10 / 16
46 Scored 43
60 Conceded 55
-14 GD -12
1.13 PPG 1.21
32% Win % 32%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Sevilla FC are 15th (43 pts). RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 11th (46 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Sevilla FC have kicked off against RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Fran Merida needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 13' The deadlock is broken! Youssef En-Nesyri gets on the scoresheet on 13 minutes.
  • 18' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 18 minutes.
  • 23' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 28' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 33' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering RCD Espanyol de Barcelona that had 286 games and scored 326 goals.
  • 38' 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.
  • 43' Lucas Ocampos has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 46' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona ring the changes. Fran Merida has done his job and it is now time for Landry Dimata to step up.
  • 51' Sevilla FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 56' Ivan Rakitic was booked on 56.
  • 56' Erik Lamela gets the nod from Sevilla FC. He replaces Suso and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 57' Nico Ribaudo is ready to make an impact after coming on for Lei Wu at the 57 minute mark.
  • 62' Jules Kounde has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 65' A moment of madness from Thomas Delaney on 65 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sevilla FC will be frustrated.
  • 66' The referee calls foul for Thomas Delaney. He receives a Red card.
  • 70' Rafael Mir is replacing Youssef En-Nesyri for the Sevilla FC side.
  • 75' It’s high time Julen Lopetegui made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 78' Loren gets the nod from RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. He replaces Adri Embarba and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 80' Karim Rekik is ready to make an impact after coming on for Lucas Ocampos at the 80 minute mark.
  • 81' Erik Lamela picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 86' Aleix Vidal has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 87' Rafael Mir has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 87 minutes.
  • 88' Magnificent from Rafael Mir! That is 40 goals in 343 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 90' Time for substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Aleix Vidal is replaced by Vadillo.
  • RCD Espanyol de Barcelona will have plenty to reflect on. Sevilla FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Sevilla FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Julen Lopetegui

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vicente Moreno

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
Gabriel Mercado 1
Joselu 1

Head to Head

2021-09-25 Sevilla FC 2–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2020-02-16 Sevilla FC 2–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2019-08-18 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–2 Sevilla FC 2019-03-17 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–1 Sevilla FC 2018-11-11 Sevilla FC 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Sevilla FC Form

2021-09-25 Sevilla FC 2–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2021-09-22 Sevilla FC 3–1 Valencia CF W 2021-09-19 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 0–0 Sevilla FC D 2021-09-14 Sevilla FC 1–1 FC Red Bull Salzburg D 2021-08-28 Elche CF 1–1 Sevilla FC D 2021-08-23 Getafe CF 0–1 Sevilla FC W

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2021-09-25 Sevilla FC 2–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2021-09-22 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–0 Deportivo Alaves W 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.72 Sevilla FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.96 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG
I would bet for: Sevilla FC to win 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sevilla FC58% Draw24% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona18%
Actual: Sevilla FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.68
Actual: No — clean sheet

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

Sevilla FC or Draw
82%
Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
42%
Sevilla FC or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sevilla FC38% Draw46% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona16%
Actual: Sevilla FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.1%
1 – 0
11%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
9.4%
0 – 0
8.8%
3 – 0
5.6%
0 – 1
5.6%
3 – 1
5.4%
1 – 2
5.2%
2 – 2
4.5%
0 – 2
3.1%
3 – 2
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Sevilla FC

Handicap Sevilla FC covers Push RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 17% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 24% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 13% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Sevilla FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✗
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.