Match Info

LaLiga - Round 20

Date: 16 January 2026, Friday 🏁 Finished

Location: RCDE Stadium (Cornella de Llobregat) 🌤️ ...

Referee: Galech I. (Esp)

Where to Watch on TV:

Country	Kick-Off	TV Channels
Africa	—	DStv Now, Startimes Sports Life, Startimes Sports Premium, SuperSport GOtv LaLiga, SuperSport LaLiga, SuperSport Maximo 3
Albania	21:00	SuperSport 3
Argentina	17:00	DirecTV Sports, DSports 1
Armenia	00:00	Fast Sports
Asia	—	beIN Connect MENA, beIN Sports MENA 3, beIN Sports MENA English 2, TOD
Australia	07:00	beIN Connect, beIN Sports 1
Austria	21:00	DAZN 2, DAZN, Sky Go Austria
Bangladesh	02:00	Begin
Belarus	23:00	Belarus 5
Bolivia	16:00	Tigo Sports 1
Bosnia And Herzegovina	21:00	Arena Premium 3
Brazil	17:00	Disney+
Bulgaria	22:00	Max Sport 4
Canada	15:00	TSN+
Chile	17:00	DirecTV Sports
China	04:00	iQIYI, QQ Sports, ZhiBo8
Croatia	21:00	Arena Sport 1, MAXtv To Go
Cyprus	22:00	Cytavision on the Go, Cytavision Sports 8, Cytavision Sports 8
Czech Republic	21:00	Nova Sport 5, Oneplay
Denmark	21:00	TV2 Play, TV2 Sport X
Ecuador	15:00	DirecTV Sports
Finland	22:00	MTV Katsomo+, MTV Urheilu 3
France	21:00	beIN Connect
Germany	21:00	DAZN 2 Bar Deutsch, DAZN 2, DAZN Deutsch, Sky Go Germany
Greece	22:00	Nova Sports 1
Hong Kong	04:00	M Plus Live
Hungary	21:00	Spiler2 TV, TV2 Play Premium
India	01:30	FanCode, FanCode
Indonesia	03:00	beIN Connect, beIN Sports 1, Vidio
Israel	22:00	ONE Sport
Italy	21:00	DAZN Italia
Japan	05:00	DAZN Japan, U-NEXT
Kazakhstan	02:00	Setanta Sports
Kenya	23:00	Gotv
Laos	03:00	beIN Connect
Malaysia	04:00	beIN Connect, beIN Sports 1, Sooka
Malta	21:00	GO TV, TSN Malta 4
Mexico	14:00	Sky Sport
Netherlands	21:00	Ziggo Sport
New Zealand	09:00	beIN Connect
Nigeria	21:00	SuperSport LaLiga
North Central America	—	DirecTV Sports Caribbean, RUSH Sports 2 Caribbean, Sky Sports Norte
North Macedonia	21:00	MaxTV GO
Norway	21:00	TV2 Play, TV2 Sport Premium, Viaplay
Peru	15:00	DirecTV Sports
Philippines	04:00	beIN Connect, beIN Sports 1
Poland	21:00	CANAL+ Sport
Portugal	20:00	DAZN 2, DAZN / App
Romania	22:00	Orange TV Go, Prima Sport 2, Prima TV
Russia	23:00	MATCH! Futbol 2, Match TV, Okko Sport, Sportbox.ru
Serbia	21:00	Arena Sport 1
Singapore	04:00	beIN Sport 1
Slovakia	21:00	Voyo
Slovenia	21:00	Arena Sport 3
South Africa	22:00	SuperSport La Liga, SuperSport Laliga
South America	—	DGO Latin America
Spain	21:00	DAZN Espana, LaLiga TV Bar, M+ LaLiga, RTVE Play, Teledeporte
Sweden	21:00	TV4 Play
Switzerland	21:00	Blue Sport 1, Blue Sport 1, Blue Sport 2, Blue Sport 2
Tajikistan	01:00	Futbol TV
Thailand	03:00	AIS PLAY, beIN Connect, beIN Sports 1
Turkey	23:00	S Sport+, Tivibu Spor 4
Ukraine	22:00	MEGOGO Futbol 2, MEGOGO Ukraine
United Kingdom	20:00	LaLiga TV, Premier Sports Player
Uruguay	17:00	DirecTV Sports, DSports 1
Usa	15:00	DAZN Espanol, ESPN App, ESPN Deportes, ESPN+, Fubo Sports Network
Venezuela	16:00	DirecTV Sports, DSports 1, Inter
Vietnam	03:00	K+, SCTV 15


	Espanyol		Girona

	1	X	2
	1.85	3.5	4.5	Watch
	1.85	3.45	4.45	Watch
	1.84	3.53	4.55	Watch
	1.85	3.3	4.33
	1.92	3.54	4.73	Watch
	1.87	3.4	4.5
Avarage Now (Initially)	1.86 ↓ (1.88)	3.45 ↓ (3.6)	4.51 ↑ (4.12)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.25

The best margin for this event is 1.5%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Espanyol
51.2%

Draw
27.6%

Girona
21.2%

Initial Probability (when we started the analysis)

50.5%

26.4%

23.1%

Our Initial ML Estimation

51.6%

25.8%

22.6%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Espanyol has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+0.7%)

Girona has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-1.9%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Espanyol than the current prediction. (+0.4%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Girona than the current prediction. (+1.4%)

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
59.1%	20.5%	20.5%

Espanyol - Girona Predictions

Users Predictions: 43 users predict this event. Espanyol will win (votes: 25 - 58.1%). Girona will win (votes: 9 - 20.9%). It will Tie (votes: 9 - 20.9%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Espanyol: 43.4% – 72.8%.

Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): 12 Selected Experts predict this event. Espanyol (votes: 2 - 16.7%). Girona (votes: 3 - 25%). Tie (votes: 7 - 58.3%).

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by Selected Experts:

O/U 1, 1st Half - over (votes: 1 - 100%) .

O/U 1.5 - over (votes: 1 - 100%) .

BTTS - yes (votes: 2 - 100%) .

O/U 3.5 - under (votes: 2 - 100%) .

1X2, 1st Half - draw (4.77) (votes: 0 - 0%) .

Expected Score (Market Odds): 1:0

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Lineups

Starting Lineups
13. Dmitrovic M. (G) 23. El Hilali O. 5. Calero F. 6. Cabrera L. (C) 22. Romero C. 4. Gonzalez U. 10. Lozano P. 24. Dolan T. 8. Exposito 11. Milla P. 9. Fernandez Jaen R.	13. Gazzaniga P. (G) 2. Rincon H. 12. Vitor Reis 17. Blind D. 24. Moreno A. 23. Martin I. 4. Martinez A. (C) 15. Tsygankov V. 11. Lemar T. 21. Gil B. 19. Vanat V.
Substitutes
1. Fortuno A. (G) 19. Garcia K. 17. Jofre 18. Pickel C. 38. Riedel C. 20. Roca A. 15. Rubio M. 12. Salinas J. 2. Sanchez R. 14. Terrats R. 30. Tristan P. (G)	32. Arango J. 10. Asprilla Y. 44. Ba P. 16. Frances A. 28. Jordana G. 25. Krapyvtsov V. (G) 1. Livakovic D. (G) 5. Lopez D. 3. Roca J.
Coaches
Gonzalez M.	Michel

Key Events of the Match

1st Half (0 - 1)
31', Martinez A. 🟨,
45', El Hilali O. 🟨,
45+3', 0 - 1, Vanat V. (Penalty Awarded),
2nd Half (0 - 1)
46', Dolan T. ↓, Jofre ↑,
56', Exposito ↓, Terrats R. ↑,
56', El Hilali O. ↓, Sanchez R. ↑,
69', Roca J. 🟨,
70', Milla P. ↓, Garcia K. ↑,
73', Gil B. ↓, Frances A. ↑,
73', Lemar T. ↓, Asprilla Y. ↑,
76', Gazzaniga P. 🟨,
76', Sanchez R. 🟨,
81', Jofre 🟨,
81', Lozano P. ↓, Roca A. ↑,
82', Tsygankov V. ↓, Roca J. ↑,
82', Roca A. 🟨,
87', Moreno A. 🟨,
89', Romero C. 🟨,
89', Vanat V. 🟨,
90+3', 0 - 2, Vanat V. (Penalty Awarded),

Preview

Get ready for a battle between the top and the middle of the table (ranked 5 in the zone Promotion ~ Europa League (League phase: ) and 13).

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Espanyol won 0.

Espanyol is currently in amazing form (last 5 games: 3 wins).

Girona's form has been unstable in recent games (in the last 5 games, wins – 3).

In this match, Espanyol is the team to beat.

There will not play in Espanyol: Puado J. (Injury)

There will not play in Girona: Artero R. (Ankle Injury) Juan Carlos (Knee Injury) Kourouma L. (Red Card) Ounahi A. (Calf Injury) Portu (Knee Injury) van de Beek D. (Achilles Tendon Injury)

There are questionable in Girona: Ruiz A. (Muscle Injury) Witsel A. (Muscle Injury)

In the last 16 head-to-head matches, Espanyol won 3 matches, drew 5 matches, lost 8 matches, and goals 14:22. (average 0.9:1.4).

Including home matches between the teams, Espanyol won 0 matches, drew 3 matches, lost 3 matches, and goals 5:9. (average 0.8:1.5).

Standings

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
18	Espanyol	10	2	2	6	12:14	-2	8

Outrights of Spanish LaLiga for now

Espanyol: 0.17%

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- RCD Espanyol
Spanish LaLiga
11.01.26	Levante - Espanyol	1:1 ✺
03.01.26	Espanyol - Barcelona	0:2 ✺
22.12.25	Athletic Bilbao - Espanyol	1:2 ✺
13.12.25	Getafe - Espanyol	0:1 ✺
07.12.25	Espanyol - Rayo Vallecano	1:0 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 20.4 TLWWW
- Girona FC
Spanish LaLiga
10.01.26	Girona - Osasuna	1:0 ✺
04.01.26	Mallorca - Girona	1:2 ✺
21.12.25	Girona - Atlético Madrid	0:3 ✺
12.12.25	Real Sociedad - Girona	1:2 ✺
07.12.25	Elche - Girona	3:0 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 17.9 WWLWL

Latest Head to Head

Spanish LaLiga
26.09.25	Girona - Espanyol	0:0
Club Friendly
23.07.25	Girona - Espanyol	0:0
Spanish LaLiga
10.03.25	Espanyol - Girona	1:1
23.11.24	Girona - Espanyol	4:1
Club Friendly
27.07.24	Espanyol - Girona	0:0
Spanish LaLiga
01.04.23	Girona - Espanyol	2:1
07.01.23	Espanyol - Girona	2:2

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