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 7 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 7 games · 7 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	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

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

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' Three points are at stake. Sevilla FC host RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — let the battle begin!
5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
22' A goal from the international Bryan Gil! He fires home on 22 to make it 1-0!
25' Bryan Gil has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 25 minutes.
29' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Karim Rekik makes it 2-1.
33' Fresh legs for Sevilla FC! Lucas Ocampos comes on to replace Suso.
38' Sevilla FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined RCD Espanyol de Barcelona backline.
43' What a moment for Javi Puado! That strike on 43 puts his side firmly in control.
45' Bryan Gil catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. 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' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sevilla FC and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
56' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sevilla FC and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
61' Another substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona to replace Sergi Darder by Vinicius de Souza Costa on 61 minute.
63' It’s a booking for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona player. Denis Suarez gets a Yellow card.
66' Ruben Saez gets the nod from RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. He replaces Brian Olivan and will look to change the dynamic.
69' Lucas Ocampos is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
74' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
76' Gonzalo Montiel is replacing Bryan Gil for the Sevilla FC side.
81' Edu Exposito gets the nod from RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. He replaces Denis Suarez and will look to change the dynamic.
82' Time for substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Nico Ribaudo is replaced by Keidi Bare.
87' It looks surprising Sevilla FC does not make any changes. Leandro Cabrera has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
88' What a strike from Pape Gueye! The score is 4-2.
90' Oliver Torres makes way for Loic Bade at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sevilla FC.
90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Vinicius de Souza Costa.
It finishes all square. Sevilla FC and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona share the spoils 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
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 Balompié 3–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2023-04-08 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–2 Athletic Club L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.06 Sevilla FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.37 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sevilla FC56% Draw22% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona22%

Actual: Sevilla FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.43

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Sevilla FC or Draw

78%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

44%

Sevilla FC or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sevilla FC39% Draw40% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona21%

Actual: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10%

2 – 1

9.1%

2 – 0

6.9%

3 – 1

6.2%

2 – 2

6.2%

1 – 0

6.1%

1 – 2

6.1%

0 – 0

4.7%

3 – 0

4.6%

3 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

3.8%

4 – 1

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Sevilla FC

Handicap	Sevilla FC covers	Push	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	16%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	21%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	14%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Sevilla FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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.