LaLiga, Round 13; Monday 24 November, 21:00 local / 20:00 UTC; RCDE Stadium, Cornella (Spain); check LaLiga broadcasters and official streams for where to watch.
Espanyol host Sevilla at RCDE Stadium on Monday night in a meeting between two sides separated by just two points but pulling in different directions in the LaLiga table. The hosts start the round in 6th, with Sevilla in 9th, both eyeing the European places in a tight early-season timeline. A strong result here would underline Espanyol’s top-six credentials or drag Sevilla right back into the mix.
Espanyol come into this after back-to-back league defeats but still with a balanced 15:15 goal record from 12 games, suggesting fine margins rather than collapse. Sevilla arrive still hard to read: they have beaten Barcelona 4-1 and Osasuna 1-0 in recent weeks, but those highs are mixed with heavy away losses that keep them in mid-table.
The venue adds extra spice. Espanyol’s RCDE form over the last 10 league games sits at 5–1–4 with 1.30 goals scored and 1.30 conceded per game, solid but not quite a fortress. At the same time, Sevilla’s last 10 away league matches show a fragile 3–0–7 record with 1.20 scored and 1.80 conceded, a classic “home strength vs away resilience” angle tilted toward the hosts.
Head-to-head
Recent history is firmly on Sevilla’s side. They have not lost any of the last nine meetings in LaLiga, taking six wins and three draws in that span, including a 2-0 victory at RCDE last season. Overall, across 53 clashes, Sevilla lead with 30 wins to Espanyol’s 10, with 13 draws and an average of 3.04 goals per game. At this venue, Sevilla have avoided defeat in the last five league visits, winning four and drawing one.
Home form
In Espanyol’s last 6 games in all competitions they are 3–0–3, scoring 1.83 and conceding 1.67 goals per game, a volatile run that includes a 2-0 win at Real Oviedo but home defeats to Villarreal and Alavés. Over the last 3 at home in LaLiga, they are 1–0–2 with 0.67 goals scored and 1.33 conceded per match, reinforcing the theme of tight margins and low scoring at RCDE recently.
Across the broader window of the last 10 league matches, Espanyol show a 4–2–4 record with 1.10 goals for and 1.20 against per game, underlining how often games are decided by a single moment.
Away form
Sevilla’s last 6 in all competitions read 3–0–3, with 1.83 goals scored and 1.67 conceded per game, mixing big attacking nights like the 4-1 win at Toledo in the Copa del Rey and 4-1 over Barcelona with heavy league losses at Atlético and at home to Mallorca.
Their last 3 away outings are 2–0–1 in all competitions if you include cup (wins at Rayo Vallecano and Alavés alongside the 3-0 loss at Atlético), but in the league-only last 3 away they sit 2–0–1 with 0.67 goals scored and 1.67 conceded per match, pointing to an away side that can still be opened up when they chase games.
Over the last 10 league fixtures overall, Sevilla are 5–1–4, averaging 1.50 goals for and 1.40 against, with a noticeable skew toward high-event matches: seven of those 10 have finished over 2.5 goals.
Styles & tactical hinge
This one shapes up as “control vs conversion.” Espanyol have averaged just 42.9% possession over their last 10 matches, preferring to play in bursts and lean on transition, while Sevilla sit on 50.5% across the same window. Espanyol’s home games average 2.60 total goals, Sevilla’s away games 3.00, with Sevilla seeing over 2.5 goals in 6 of their last 10 away fixtures.
The tactical hinge is whether Espanyol’s compact block and set-piece threat can withstand Sevilla’s more expansive, higher-possession game without giving up the kind of big chances that have driven Sevilla’s 2.90 goals per game across their last 10 outings.
Team news
Espanyol are without forward Javi Puado after knee surgery, a blow to their attacking rotation. AS report that Carlos Romero and Ramon Terrats return from “cláusula del miedo” restrictions and could help push Manolo González toward a more offensive setup, potentially with wider creativity in midfield.
For Sevilla, César Azpilicueta and Tanguy Nianzou are listed as injured, while José Ángel Carmona is suspended, trimming options across the back line and limiting rotation in a defence that already concedes 1.80 goals per away game over the last 10.
Probable lineups & shapes
Espanyol (4-2-3-1)
Dmitrovic; Omar El Hilali, Riedel, Cabrera, Romero; Pickel, Lozano; Dolan, Expósito, Pere Milla; Roberto Fernández.
Sevilla (4-2-3-1)
Vlachodimos; Juanlu Sánchez, Gudelj, Marcao, Suazo; Sow, Batista Mendy; Januzaj, Rubén Vargas, Alfon González; Akor Adams.
Numbers to watch
- Highlight numbers to watch for: Espanyol’s home average of 1.30 goals for and 1.30 against vs Sevilla’s 1.20 for and 1.80 against away, pointing to a stats profile where fine edges in both boxes decide the match.
- Sevilla have avoided defeat in their last five visits to RCDE and are unbeaten in nine straight LaLiga meetings with Espanyol, a head-to-head timeline that sets a clear benchmark for the hosts to break.
Where to watch
Date, time and where to watch: kick-off is 21:00 local in Cornella (20:00 UTC) at RCDE Stadium, with live coverage via LaLiga’s domestic broadcasters and international rights holders; Sofascore’s match page lists TV channels and legal streaming options, including select betting platforms offering live streams with a funded account.
