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 12 games · 18 pts (2026/27)
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 12 games · 12 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	12	33
2	Real Madrid CF	12	30
3	Club Atletico de Madrid	12	28
4	Real Betis Balompie	12	26
5	Real Sociedad de Futbol	12	22
6	Sevilla FC	12	18
7	Athletic Club	11	16
8	RC Deportivo La Coruna	12	15
9	Villarreal CF	12	15
10	Real Racing Club de Santander	12	14
11	RC Celta de Vigo	12	13
12	Deportivo Alaves	12	13
13	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	11	12
14	CA Osasuna	12	12
15	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	12	12
16	Getafe CF	12	12
17	Levante UD	12	11
18	Elche CF	12	10
19	Valencia CF	12	9
20	Malaga CF	12	5

Head-to-Head

Sevilla FC 13 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
#6	Position	#15
18	Points	12
12	Played	12
5 / 3 / 4	W / D / L	3 / 3 / 6
17	Scored	13
19	Conceded	14
-2	GD	-1
1.50	PPG	1.00
42%	Win %	25%

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

46% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

36% Clean Sheets
Sevilla FC this season

33% Clean Sheets
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this season

Sevilla FC are 6th (18 pts). RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 15th (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sevilla FC

0-15

2/2

16-30

3/3

31-45

–/2

46-60

5/2

61-75

1/5

76+

6/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/–

61-75

1/2

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sevilla FC

Isaac	3 G	1 A
Miguel Angel Sierra	2 G
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' The wait is over. Sevilla FC get us underway at Estadio R. Sanchez Pizjuan.
5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sevilla FC and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
15' Sevilla FC have won 532 goals from 430 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sevilla FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
22' Sevilla FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Bryan Gil on 22.
25' Bryan Gil is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
29' What composure from Karim Rekik! The Netherlands international strokes it home. 2-1.
33' Sevilla FC ring the changes. Suso has done his job and it is now time for Lucas Ocampos to step up.
38' It is a cagey affair so far. Sevilla FC in their trying to find a way past RCD Espanyol de Barcelona's compact .
43' The deadlock is broken! Javi Puado gets on the scoresheet on 43 minutes.
45' It’s a booking for Sevilla FC player. Bryan Gil gets a Yellow card.
46' Fresh legs for Sevilla FC! Youssef En-Nesyri comes on to replace Rafael Mir.
51' Denis Suarez has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
56' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Pape Gueye made 438 appearances and scored 15 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
61' Sergi Darder makes way for Vinicius de Souza Costa at the 61 minute mark. A tactical switch from RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
63' Controversy at the stadium! Denis Suarez argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
66' Time for substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Brian Olivan is replaced by Ruben Saez.
69' GOAL! Lucas Ocampos scores on 69.
74' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nemanja Gudelj, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio R. Sanchez Pizjuan with 4 goals in the last 3 games.
76' The Sevilla FC bench stirs into life. Bryan Gil is withdrawn and Gonzalo Montiel gets his opportunity.
81' Denis Suarez makes way for Edu Exposito at the 81 minute mark. A tactical switch from RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
82' Fresh legs for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona! Keidi Bare comes on to replace Nico Ribaudo.
87' Leandro Cabrera, a Uruguay , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
88' Pape Gueye makes no mistake. The score reads 4-2 and Sevilla FC are in front.
90' Another change for Sevilla FC made on 90 minute. Oliver Torres leaves to be changed by Loic Bade.
90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Vinicius de Souza Costa.
The final score is 3-2.

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
Lucas Ocampos	2
Bryan Gil	2
Dodi Lukebakio	2
Wissam Ben Yedder	2
Martin Braithwaite	1
Akor Adams	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

1.94 Sevilla FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.36 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 64% + Over 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sevilla FC55% Draw23% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona22%

Actual: Sevilla FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.3

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Sevilla FC or Draw

77%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

45%

Sevilla FC or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sevilla FC37% Draw42% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona21%

Actual: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.6%

2 – 1

9.1%

2 – 0

6.9%

1 – 0

6.5%

1 – 2

6.4%

2 – 2

6.1%

3 – 1

5.9%

0 – 0

5.2%

3 – 0

4.4%

0 – 1

4.3%

3 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Sevilla FC

Handicap	Sevilla FC covers	Push	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	15%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	21%	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

26% ✓

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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