Espanyol v Girona result

Full-time · Espanyol 0–2 Girona

La Liga · Fri, 16 Jan 2026 20:00 GMT

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

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Espanyol 0–2 Girona — Girona won this La Liga match.

Match report, in numbers

What xG said

xG said Girona: 1.82 to 1.31 in expected goals, from 7 shots to 14, ahead on xG from the 92nd minute (per-shot expected goals for this match).

The result

Girona won 2–0 at Espanyol in La Liga on Friday 16 January.

The goals

Girona led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Girona: V. Vanat (45’ pen, 90’ pen).

Discipline

Iosu Galech Apezteguia, Spain showed 10 yellow cards — against 5.3 yellows a game across the last 6 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Espanyol: Omar El Hilali (45’), Rubén Sánchez (76’), Jofre Carreras (81’), Antoniu Roca (82’) and Carlos Romero (89’); Girona: Joel Roca (-5’), Arnau Martínez (31’), P. Gazzaniga (76’), Álex Moreno (87’) and V. Vanat (89’).

What it changes

Espanyol stay fifth after this result (20 league matches played).

Girona move up from 12th to ninth (20 league matches played).

Espanyol are winless in their last three matches in all competitions. Girona have won their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, V. Vanat (Girona) 8.2, Bryan Gil (Girona) 4.1 and Carlos Romero (Espanyol) 3.9 led the match.

Next up

Espanyol next travel to Racing Santander on 24 October 2026.

Girona next host Celta de Vigo II on 24 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Espanyol: Racing Santander v Espanyol, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Girona: Girona v Celta de Vigo II, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Espanyol 0–2 Girona · La Liga
Referee: Iosu Galech Apezteguia, Spain
Head-to-head (last 6): Espanyol 0 · draws 3 · Girona 3 · 2.5 goals/game
Recent form: Espanyol 3W 1D 1L · Girona 3W 0D 2L

Espanyol 0–2 Girona (La Liga): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1 / 1

Goals

against 0.75 / 1.5 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.88 / 2.88

Corners

against 5.5 / 3.5 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

3.75 / 3.75

Shots on target

against 3.63 / 4.38 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

2.25 / 2.63

Cards

against 2.63 / 1.75 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

5.33 yellows

Referee · Iosu Galech Apezteguia, Spain

2.5 home / 2.83 away

over 6 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 11 January 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 11 January 2026. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Espanyol for / against	Line	Girona for / against
Goals scored	1 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.88 for · 5.5 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	2.88 for · 3.5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	11.25 for · 11.75 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	11 for · 14.5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	3.75 for · 3.63 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	3.75 for · 4.38 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	13.63 for · 12.88 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	11.5 for · 14.13 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.25 for · 2.63 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.63 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Iosu Galech Apezteguia, Spain — 5.33 yellow cards a game, 0.5 red cards, 27.17 fouls over 6 matches (2.5 to the home side, 2.83 to the away side).

Home 2.5Away 2.83

Espanyol

Espanyol — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
L. Koleosho n 8	34.3	3.6 6/4	0.3 1/0	—
Javier Hernandez n 8	54.4	3.1 6/4	1.9 4/3	—
C. Pickel n 8	33	3.1 7/1	0.3 1/0	—
José Salinas n 8	29.4	2.7 5/2	1.9 2/2	—
Antoniu Roca n 8	25.8	2.6 5/1	1.7 4/0	—

Espanyol — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Javi Puado n 8	62.5	2 4/2	1.1 3/2
C. Pickel n 8	33	1.7 2/1	0 0/0
Roberto Fernández n 8	62	1.6 5/2	1.1 3/1
Jofre Carreras n 8	39	1.4 3/2	0.3 1/0
Pere Milla n 8	75.9	1.2 6/2	0.6 3/1

Espanyol — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Carlos Romero n 8	89.1	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
Roberto Fernández n 8	62	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
Javier Hernandez n 8	54.4	0.4 1/1	0 0/0
T. Dolan n 8	78.3	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
Pere Milla n 8	75.9	0.3 2/0	0 0/0

Espanyol — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Carlos Romero n 8	89.1	4 8/8
T. Dolan n 8	78.3	3.3 7/6
Ramón Terrats n 8	28.4	2.8 4/3
C. Riedel n 8	65.1	2.6 5/4
O. El Hilali n 8	89	2.5 7/6

Espanyol — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Dmitrović n 8	90	3.1 6/4

Girona

Girona — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
L. Kourouma n 6	26.5	3.4 2/2	0.6 1/0	—
Hugo Rincón n 8	47.6	2.6 5/4	2.1 5/3	—
C. Stuani n 8	17.3	2.6 2/2	3.3 4/1	—
V. Vanat n 8	75.6	2.2 7/6	1.2 6/2	—
A. Witsel n 8	78.9	1.6 6/3	1.3 6/3	—

Girona — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Stuani n 8	17.3	2.6 2/1	2.6 2/1
V. Tsygankov n 8	73.6	1.7 7/3	1.2 6/1
Y. Asprilla n 8	46.9	1.7 4/2	1 3/1
A. Ounahi n 8	79.6	1.6 6/4	0.7 4/1
Joel Roca n 8	34.6	1.6 3/1	1.3 3/1

Girona — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
C. Stuani n 8	17.3	2 2/1	0 0/0
A. Ounahi n 8	79.6	0.3 2/0	0.4 2/1
V. Tsygankov n 8	73.6	0.5 2/1	0.2 1/0
Abel Ruiz n 8	24	0 0/0	0.5 1/0
V. Vanat n 8	75.6	0.4 3/0	0 0/0

Girona — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Pol Arnau n 3	87	3.8 2/1
Arnau Martínez n 8	84.6	3.3 7/6
Iván Martín n 8	76.6	2.8 6/4
Hugo Rincón n 8	47.6	2.8 4/3
D. Blind n 8	86.1	2.1 5/4

Girona — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
P. Gazzaniga n 8	90.6	2.9 6/6

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Espanyol		Girona
49%	Possession	51%
1.07	Expected goals (xG)	1.95
14	Shots	7
2	Shots on target	4
9	Shots off target	2
3	Blocked shots	1
8	Shots inside the box	6
5	Corners	4
1	Offsides	4
17	Fouls	17
5	Yellow cards	5
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	2
393	Passes	425
81%	Pass accuracy	83%

Espanyol player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Dmitrović	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Fernando Calero	90	1	0	1	0	0	6.6
L. Cabrera	90	2	0	0	0	0	6.2
Carlos Romero	90	0	0	0	5	Y	7.3
Urko González	90	2	1	1	1	0	6.7
Roberto Fernández	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Pol Lozano	81	0	0	3	1	0	6.6
Pere Milla	70	0	0	1	1	0	5.6
O. El Hilali	56	0	0	0	3	Y	6.2
Edu Expósito	56	0	0	0	2	0	6.3
T. Dolan	45	0	0	0	3	0	6.7
Jofre Carreras sub	45	4	1	2	0	Y	7.2
Rubén Sánchez sub	34	0	0	0	0	Y	6
Ramón Terrats sub	34	2	0	1	3	0	7.3
Kike García sub	20	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
Antoniu Roca sub	9	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3

Girona player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
P. Gazzaniga	90	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.9
Hugo Rincón	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.3
Vitor Nunes	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.2
D. Blind	90	0	0	0	0	3	0	8.2
Álex Moreno	90	0	1	0	0	3	Y	6.9
Iván Martín	90	0	0	0	1	2	0	7.2
Arnau Martínez	90	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6.6
V. Vanat	90	2	2	2	0	0	Y	7.2
V. Tsygankov	82	0	1	0	1	2	0	6.9
T. Lemar	73	0	1	1	0	2	0	6.6
Bryan Gil	73	0	1	1	2	3	0	6.6
Alejandro Francés sub	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Y. Asprilla sub	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
Joel Roca sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Espanyol v Girona — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

EspanyolWWWLD

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 1 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

GironaLWLWW

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 1 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Espanyol 0 · 3 draws · Girona 3 · 2.5 goals/game

2025-09-26 Girona 0–0 Espanyol
2025-03-10 Espanyol 1–1 Girona
2024-11-23 Girona 4–1 Espanyol
2023-04-01 Girona 2–1 Espanyol
2023-01-07 Espanyol 2–2 Girona
2021-01-23 Girona 1–0 Espanyol

League standing · 2025/26

Espanyol#11 pos46 pts38 pl-12 GD

Girona#19 pos41 pts38 pl-16 GD

Goals per game

Espanyol scored1.13

Girona scored1.03

Espanyol conceded1.45

Girona conceded1.45

Shot map and expected goals

Espanyol 1.31 xG from 14 shots, Girona 1.82 from 7. Every mark is one shot, placed where it was taken and sized by the chance it had of becoming a goal. Filled marks with a white ring are goals.

Espanyol (attacking right)Girona (attacking left)mark size = expected goals

Team	Shots	Goals	xG
Espanyol	14	0	1.31
Girona	7	2	1.82

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What is the head-to-head record between Espanyol and Girona?: In their last 6 meetings, Espanyol won 0, Girona won 3 and there were 3 draws, averaging 2.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Espanyol and Girona?: Recent form — Espanyol 3W 1D 1L; Girona 3W 0D 2L.

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