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 38 games · 43 pts (2026/27)
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 38 games · 46 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	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

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 Balompie	A	1–3	L
08 Apr	Athletic Club	H	1–2	L

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' And we are off! Sevilla FC vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — let the football do the talking.
5' It’s high time Jose Luis Mendilibar made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Bryan Gil is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sevilla FC.
15' Sevilla FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined RCD Espanyol de Barcelona backline.
20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
22' Magnificent from Bryan Gil! That is 5 goals in 241 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
25' Bryan Gil with the second goal in the match!
29' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Karim Rekik makes it 2-1.
33' A change in the Sevilla FC ranks — Suso exits the field as Lucas Ocampos enters on 33.
38' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
43' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Javi Puado makes it 2-2.
45' The referee shows Sevilla FC player a Yellow card on 45.
46' Another change for Sevilla FC made on 46 minute. Rafael Mir leaves to be changed by Youssef En-Nesyri.
51' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
56' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
61' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona make a change. Sergi Darder trudges off to be replaced by Vinicius de Souza Costa on 61 minutes.
63' Denis Suarez has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 63.
66' Time for substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Brian Olivan is replaced by Ruben Saez.
69' Sensational shot from Lucas Ocampos. Sevilla FC is back in the lead.
74' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sevilla FC and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
76' Fresh legs for Sevilla FC! Gonzalo Montiel comes on to replace Bryan Gil.
81' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Edu Exposito is hanging Denis Suarez on the field on 81 minute.
82' Keidi Bare is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nico Ribaudo at the 82 minute mark.
87' 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.
88' The deadlock is broken! Pape Gueye gets on the scoresheet on 88 minutes.
90' The crowd applauds Oliver Torres as he leaves the pitch. Loic Bade steps in for Sevilla FC.
90' The referee has no hesitation. Vinicius de Souza Costa is booked for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — Yellow card on 90.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Sevilla FC take all three points.

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
Rafael Mir	3
Jose Angel Carmona	3
Dodi Lukebakio	2
Wissam Ben Yedder	2
Lucas Ocampos	2
Bryan Gil	2
Youssef En-Nesyri	1
Marash Kumbulla	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 Balompie 3–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2023-04-08 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–2 Athletic Club L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.03 Sevilla FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.43 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sevilla FC55% Draw22% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona23%

Actual: Sevilla FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.46

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Sevilla FC or Draw

77%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

45%

Sevilla FC or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sevilla FC38% Draw40% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona22%

Actual: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10%

2 – 1

8.9%

2 – 0

6.5%

2 – 2

6.3%

1 – 2

6.3%

3 – 1

1 – 0

5.8%

0 – 0

4.6%

3 – 2

Actual

3 – 0

4.3%

0 – 1

3.9%

0 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Sevilla FC

Handicap	Sevilla FC covers	Push	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	15%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	20%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	14%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Sevilla FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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