La Liga Gameweek 20 Fri, Jan 16 2026 · 20:00 RCDE Stadium, Cornella de Llobregat
Espanyol
0–2 Full time · HT 0–1 xG 1.24 – 1.90
Girona
  • 45+3’ (P), 90+3’ (P) V. Vanat
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Girona beat Espanyol

Espanyol entered as favourites, but Girona won 2–0 through two Vanat goals. Girona finished with the higher xG (1.90 vs 1.24). On the chances created, Espanyol deserved more: 1.0 expected points against the 0 points they took.

Espanyol51%
Draw27%
Girona ✓23%

Model vs reality

Espanyol goals
0
Model 1.55 · xG 1.24
Girona goals
2
Model 0.95 · xG 1.90
Total goals
2
Model 2.50 · xG 3.14
Score 0–2
4%
Most likely 1–1 (13%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 46%
Both scored
No
Model 49%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchD. BlindGirona
7.9
  • RefereeIosu Galech Apezteguia
  • VenueRCDE Stadium
  • Table before kick-offEspanyol 5th · Girona 13th

Timeline

  1. Arnau MartínezYellow card
    31’
  2. O. El HilaliYellow card
    45’
  3. V. Vanat (pen) 0–1
    45+3’
  4. Half time · 0–1
  5. ⇄ Jofre CarrerasFor T. Dolan
    46’
  6. ⇄ Ramon TerratsFor Edu Expósito
    56’
  7. ⇄ Rubén SánchezFor O. El Hilali
    56’
  8. Joel RocaYellow card
    69’
  9. ⇄ Kike GarcíaFor Pere Milla
    70’
  10. ⇄ Alejandro FrancésFor Bryan Gil
    73’
  11. ⇄ Y. AsprillaFor T. Lemar
    73’
  12. P. GazzanigaYellow card · Delay of game
    76’
  13. Rubén SánchezYellow card · Tripping
    76’
  14. Jofre CarrerasYellow card · Holding
    81’
  15. ⇄ Antoniu RocaFor Pol Lozano
    81’
  16. ⇄ Joel RocaFor V. Tsyhankov
    82’
  17. Antoniu RocaYellow card · Tripping
    82’
  18. Álex MorenoYellow card · Tripping
    87’
  19. Carlos RomeroYellow card · Unsportsmanlike conduct
    89’
  20. V. VanatYellow card · Unsportsmanlike conduct
    89’
  21. V. Vanat (pen) 0–2
    90+3’
  22. Full time · 0–2

Team stats

Espanyol14 shots · 8 in box, 6 outside
Girona7 shots · 6 in box, 1 outside
EspanyolGirona
49% Possession 51%
1.24 Expected goals (xG) 1.90
0.97 Expected points (xPts) 1.81
14 Shots 7
2 Shots on target 4
9 Shots off target 2
3 Blocked shots 1
8 Shots inside the box 6
6 Shots outside the box 1
393 Passes 417
82% Pass accuracy 82%
5 Corners 4
2 Goalkeeper saves 2
17 Fouls 17
1 Offsides 4
5 Yellow cards 5
0 Red cards 0
6.56 Team rating 6.97

Line-ups

Espanyol 4-2-3-1

136.9 M. Dmitrović(G)
227.3 Carlos Romero 66.2 L. Cabrera 56.6 F. Calero Villa 236.2 O. El Hilali ↓56’
106.6 Pol Lozano ↓81’ 46.7 Urko González
115.6 Pere Milla ↓70’ 86.3 Edu Expósito ↓56’ 246.7 T. Dolan ↓46’
96.3 R. Fernández Jaén
  • 13M. Dmitrović (G)6.9
  • 22Carlos Romero7.3
  • 6L. Cabrera6.2
  • 5F. Calero Villa6.6
  • 23O. El Hilali↓56’6.2
  • 10Pol Lozano↓81’6.6
  • 4Urko González6.7
  • 11Pere Milla↓70’5.6
  • 8Edu Expósito↓56’6.3
  • 24T. Dolan↓46’6.7
  • 9R. Fernández Jaén6.3

Substitutes used

  • 17Jofre Carreras↑46’7.2
  • 2Rubén Sánchez↑56’6.0
  • 14Ramon Terrats↑56’7.3
  • 19Kike García↑70’6.7
  • 20Antoniu Roca↑81’6.7

Unused: Ángel Fortuño, Pol Tristán, C. Riedel, José Salinas, Miguel Rubio, C. Pickel

Girona 4-2-3-1

136.9 P. Gazzaniga(G)
246.9 Álex Moreno 177.9★ D. Blind 126.9 Vitor Reis 27.2 Hugo Rincón
46.7 Arnau Martínez 236.9 Iván Martín
216.7 Bryan Gil ↓73’ 116.7 T. Lemar ↓73’ 156.6 V. Tsyhankov ↓82’
197.2 V. Vanat
  • 13P. Gazzaniga (G)6.9
  • 24Álex Moreno6.9
  • 17D. Blind ★7.9
  • 12Vitor Reis6.9
  • 2Hugo Rincón7.2
  • 4Arnau Martínez6.7
  • 23Iván Martín6.9
  • 21Bryan Gil↓73’6.7
  • 11T. Lemar↓73’6.7
  • 15V. Tsyhankov↓82’6.6
  • 19V. Vanat7.2

Substitutes used

  • 16Alejandro Francés↑73’6.9
  • 10Y. Asprilla↑73’7.2
  • 3Joel Roca↑82’6.3

Unused: V. Krapyvtsov, D. Livaković, Gibert Jordana, David López, J. Arango, Papa Dame Ba

Player stats

Top rated
D. BlindGirona7.9
2nd
Carlos RomeroEspanyol7.3
3rd
Ramon TerratsEspanyol7.3

Espanyol

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
M. Dmitrović G 90 0 0 2 sv 0 82% 22 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
Carlos Romero D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 26 5 0 2/3 1/2 7.3
L. Cabrera D 90 0 0 2 (0) 0 81% 47 0 0 1/1 1/0 6.2
F. Calero Villa D 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 92% 61 0 1 0/0 0/2 6.6
O. El Hilali D 56 0 0 0 (0) 0 81% 32 3 2 1/2 2/0 6.2
Pol Lozano M 81 0 0 0 (0) 3 93% 45 1 0 1/1 3/1 6.6
Urko González M 90 0 0 2 (1) 1 88% 43 1 1 0/1 0/1 6.7
Pere Milla M 70 0 0 0 (0) 1 64% 22 1 0 0/2 4/0 5.6
Edu Expósito M 56 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 18 2 0 0/2 1/1 6.3
T. Dolan M 46 0 0 0 (0) 0 73% 11 3 0 1/3 0/1 6.7
R. Fernández Jaén F 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 58% 12 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
Jofre Carreras F 44 0 0 4 (1) 2 83% 12 0 1 1/1 2/2 7.2
Rubén Sánchez D 34 0 0 0 (0) 0 83% 18 0 2 0/1 2/3 6.0
Ramon Terrats M 34 0 0 2 (0) 1 64% 14 3 0 0/0 0/1 7.3
Kike García F 20 0 0 0 (0) 1 100% 2 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
Antoniu Roca F 9 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 2 0 0 1/1 1/0 6.7

Girona

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
P. Gazzaniga G 90 0 0 2 sv 0 57% 37 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
Álex Moreno D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 89% 44 5 1 2/5 2/2 6.9
D. Blind D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 81% 57 3 1 0/0 0/0 7.9
Vitor Reis D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 45 1 0 0/0 0/1 6.9
Hugo Rincón D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 79% 47 1 0 0/0 2/5 7.2
Arnau Martínez D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 82% 38 1 2 0/0 2/0 6.7
Iván Martín M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 88% 52 2 0 1/1 2/2 6.9
Bryan Gil F 73 0 0 1 (1) 2 82% 11 3 1 0/3 0/2 6.7
T. Lemar M 73 0 0 1 (1) 0 92% 37 2 0 2/4 2/1 6.7
V. Tsyhankov F 82 0 0 1 (0) 1 79% 24 2 0 0/1 0/1 6.6
V. Vanat F 90 2 0 2 (2) 0 67% 6 0 0 0/0 4/0 7.2
Alejandro Francés D 17 0 0 0 (0) 0 90% 10 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.9
Y. Asprilla M 17 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 3 0 0 1/1 1/2 7.2
Joel Roca M 8 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 2 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.3

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.