Sevilla FC vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona, La Liga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2022-23

Sevilla FC

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RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Thu 4 May 2023 · 17:30 UTC Estadio R. Sanchez Pizjuan HT 45' · FT 45'

Bryan Gil 45' Y

Y 63' Denis Suarez

Y 90' Vinicius de Souza Costa

Overview

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

Sevilla FC 1 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1 games · 3 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Teodoro Sobrino
Referee Javier Alberola Rojas
Referee Pablo Gonzalez
Referee Jose Gonzalez
Referee Ivan Hernandez
Referee Manuel Garcia

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	RCD Mallorca	38	42
2	Girona FC	38	41
3	Real Oviedo	38	29
4	Deportivo Alavés	1	3
5	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	1	3
6	Sevilla FC	1	3
7	Real Racing Club de Santander	1	1
8	Villarreal CF	1	1
9	RC Deportivo La Coruña	0	0
10	Málaga CF	0	0
11	FC Barcelona	0	0
12	Real Madrid CF	0	0
13	Club Atlético de Madrid	0	0
14	Real Betis Balompié	0	0
15	RC Celta de Vigo	0	0
16	Valencia CF	0	0
17	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	0	0
18	Athletic Club	0	0
19	Elche CF	0	0
20	CA Osasuna	0	0
21	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	1	0
22	Levante UD	1	0
23	Getafe CF	1	0

Head-to-Head

Sevilla FC 12 games · Avg 2.8 goals RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Last 5 meetings

2023-05-04 Sevilla FC 3–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2022-09-10 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–3 Sevilla FC 2022-02-20 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 Sevilla FC 2021-09-25 Sevilla FC 2–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2020-02-16 Sevilla FC 2–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Recent Form

Sevilla FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 May	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	H	3–2	W
01 May	Girona FC	H	0–2	L
27 Apr	Athletic Club	A	1–0	W
23 Apr	Villarreal CF	H	2–1	W
20 Apr	Manchester United FC	H	3–0	W
16 Apr	Valencia CF	A	2–0	W

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 May	Sevilla FC	A	2–3	L
30 Apr	Getafe CF	H	1–0	W
27 Apr	Villarreal CF	A	2–4	L
21 Apr	Cadiz CF	H	0–0	D
15 Apr	Real Betis Balompié	A	1–3	L
08 Apr	Athletic Club	H	1–2	L

Season Stats

Sevilla FC		RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
#6	Position	#5
3	Points	3
1	Played	1
1 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	1 / 0 / 0
2	Scored	2
1	Conceded	0
+1	GD	+2
3.00	PPG	3.00
100%	Win %	100%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Sevilla FC are 6th (3 pts). RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 5th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sevilla FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Sevilla FC launch into their encounter with RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
5' Sevilla FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined RCD Espanyol de Barcelona backline.
10' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sevilla FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
22' Brilliant from the ! Bryan Gil makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 22.
25' Bryan Gil does the damage! The net is bulging and Sevilla FC surge ahead!
29' The deadlock is broken! Karim Rekik gets on the scoresheet on 29 minutes.
33' Sevilla FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Lucas Ocampos is hanging Suso on the field on 33 minute.
38' With 0 assists to his name this season, Joselu is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sevilla FC.
43' A stunning finish from Javi Puado — that came from absolutely nowhere!
45' The referee calls foul for Bryan Gil. He receives a Yellow card.
46' Youssef En-Nesyri has so much to prove this time. He replaces Rafael Mir on 46 minute.
51' Over 51 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
56' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
61' A change in the RCD Espanyol de Barcelona ranks — Sergi Darder exits the field as Vinicius de Souza Costa enters on 61.
63' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Denis Suarez.
66' Fresh legs for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona! Ruben Saez comes on to replace Brian Olivan.
69' Lucas Ocampos adds to his 0 season tally! Sevilla FC lead 3-2 — and this changes everything.
74' The energy levels are beginning to show. Jose Luis Mendilibar might look to freshen things up shortly.
76' The supporters are chanting for Gonzalo Montiel. He replaces Bryan Gil on 76 minute.
81' Denis Suarez makes way for Edu Exposito at the 81 minute mark. A tactical switch from RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
82' The crowd applauds Nico Ribaudo as he leaves the pitch. Keidi Bare steps in for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
87' It is a cagey affair so far. Sevilla FC in their trying to find a way past RCD Espanyol de Barcelona's compact .
88' Pape Gueye does the damage! The net is bulging and Sevilla FC surge ahead!
90' The supporters are chanting for Loic Bade. He replaces Oliver Torres on 90 minute.
90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Vinicius de Souza Costa.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.

Lineups

Sevilla FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

17
Erik Lamela
5
Lucas Ocampos ↑ 33'
15
Youssef En-Nesyri ↑ 46'
13
Yassine Bounou
24
Alejandro Gomez
19
Marcos Acuna ↑ 46'
2
Gonzalo Montiel ↑ 76'
22
Loic Bade ↑ 90'
36
Matias Arbol
45
Xavi Sintes

Coach Jose Luis Mendilibar

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

9
Joselu
13
Pacheco
24
Sergi Gomez
10
Sergi Darder ↓ Vinicius de Souza Costa 61'
7
Javi Puado
4
Leandro Cabrera
6
Denis Suarez ↓ Edu Exposito 81'
14
Brian Olivan ↓ Ruben Saez 66'
23
Cesar Montes
21
Nico Ribaudo ↓ Keidi Bare 82'
2
Oscar Gil Regano

Bench

Coach Luis García

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Sevilla FC Form

2023-05-04 Sevilla FC 3–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2023-05-01 Sevilla FC 0–2 Girona FC L 2023-04-27 Athletic Club 0–1 Sevilla FC W 2023-04-23 Sevilla FC 2–1 Villarreal CF W 2023-04-20 Sevilla FC 3–0 Manchester United FC W 2023-04-16 Valencia CF 0–2 Sevilla FC W

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2023-05-04 Sevilla FC 3–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2023-04-30 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–0 Getafe CF W 2023-04-27 Villarreal CF 4–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2023-04-21 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–0 Cadiz CF D 2023-04-15 Real Betis Balompié 3–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2023-04-08 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–2 Athletic Club L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.28 Sevilla FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.83 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Sevilla FC or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 77% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sevilla FC38% Draw23% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona39%

Actual: Sevilla FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.11

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Sevilla FC or Draw

61%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

62%

Sevilla FC or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sevilla FC21% Draw43% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona36%

Actual: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–2 not predicted

3 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

11.3%

1 – 2

9.2%

0 – 1

7.4%

0 – 2

7.4%

2 – 1

6.5%

0 – 0

6.1%

2 – 2

5.9%

1 – 3

5.6%

1 – 0

4.9%

0 – 3

4.4%

2 – 0

3.7%

2 – 3

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Sevilla FC

Handicap	Sevilla FC covers	Push	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	7%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	15%	74%
-0.5	26%	—	74%
+0.5	51%	—	49%
+1	51%	21%	28%
+1.5	72%	—	28%
+2	72%	15%	13%
+2.5	87%	—	13%

Clean Sheet

Sevilla FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

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