La Liga · Fri, 16 Jan 2026 ·
Espanyol vs Girona — 0 - 2
RCDE Stadium · Referee: Iosu Galech Apezteguia, Spain
Match report
Girona beat Espanyol 2-0 as V. Vanat scores twice
Espanyol were beaten 2-0 by Girona at RCDE Stadium on Friday, 16 January 2026 in La Liga matchday 20. V. Vanat (45' pen, 90' pen) scored for Girona. It was 0-1 at half-time.
Espanyol had 49% of the ball and 14 shots (2 on target) against Girona’s 7 (4 on target). Daley Blind (Girona) was the top-rated player with 8.2.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Celta Vigo | 7 | +2 | 7 |
| 15 | Espanyol | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 16 | Racing Santander | 7 | -10 | 7 |
Match events
- -5'yellow cardJoel RocaYellow Card
- 31'yellow cardArnau MartínezYellow Card
- 45'yellow cardOmar El HilaliYellow Card
- 45'penaltyV. VanatPenalty
- 46'substitutionT. DolanOff: Jofre
- 56'substitutionO. El HilaliOff: R. Sanchez
- 56'substitutionExpositoOff: R. Terrats
- 70'substitutionP. MillaOff: K. Garcia
- 73'substitutionT. LemarOff: Y. Asprilla
- 73'substitutionB. GilOff: A. Frances
- 76'yellow cardRubén SánchezYellow Card
- 76'yellow cardPaulo GazzanigaYellow Card
- 81'yellow cardJofre CarrerasYellow Card
- 81'substitutionP. LozanoOff: A. Roca
- 82'yellow cardAntoniu RocaYellow Card
- 82'substitutionV. TsygankovOff: J. Roca
- 87'yellow cardÁlex MorenoYellow Card
- 89'yellow cardCarlos RomeroYellow Card
- 89'yellow cardVladyslav VanatYellow Card
- 90'penaltyV. VanatPenalty
Lineups
Espanyol
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Manolo Gonzalez
Starting XI
- 13M. DmitrovicG
- 23O. El HilaliD
- 5F. CaleroD
- 6L. CabreraD
- 22C. RomeroD
- 4U. GonzalezM
- 10P. LozanoM
- 24T. DolanM
- 8ExpositoM
- 11P. MillaM
- 9R. Fernandez JaenF
Substitutes
- 1A. FortunoG
- 30P. TristanG
- 38C. RiedelD
- 15M. RubioD
- 12J. SalinasD
- 2R. SanchezD
- 18C. PickelM
- 14R. TerratsM
- 17JofreF
- 19K. GarciaF
- 20A. RocaF
Girona
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Michel
Starting XI
- 13P. GazzanigaG
- 2H. RinconD
- 12Vitor ReisD
- 17D. BlindD
- 24A. MorenoD
- 23I. MartinM
- 4A. MartinezM
- 15V. TsygankovM
- 11T. LemarM
- 21B. GilM
- 19V. VanatF
Substitutes
- 25V. KrapyvtsovG
- 1D. LivakovicG
- 3J. RocaM
- 5D. LopezD
- 10Y. AsprillaM
- 16A. FrancesD
- 28G. JordanaD
- 32J. Arango
- 44P. BaF
Match statistics
- 49%Possession51%
- 1.07Expected goals (xG)1.95
- 14Total shots7
- 2Shots on target4
- 9Shots off target2
- 3Blocked shots1
- 8Shots inside the box6
- 6Shots outside the box1
- 5Corners4
- 1Offsides4
- 17Fouls17
- 5Yellow cards5
- –Red cards–
- 2Goalkeeper saves2
- 393Passes425
- 319Accurate passes351
- 81%Pass accuracy83%
- 0.18Goals prevented0.18
Player statistics
Espanyol
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13Marko DmitrovićG | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 5Fernando CaleroD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 6Leandro CabreraD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 22Carlos RomeroD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 23Omar El HilaliD | 56 | 6.2 | ||
| 4Urko GonzálezM | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 8Edu ExpósitoM | 56 | 6.3 | ||
| 10Pol LozanoM | 81 | 6.6 | ||
| 11Pere MillaM | 70 | 5.6 | ||
| 24Tyrhys DolanM | 45 | 6.7 | ||
| 9Roberto FernándezF | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 1Angel FortunoG | – | – | ||
| 30Pol Tristan JimenezG | – | – | ||
| 2Rubén SánchezD | 34 | 6.0 | ||
| 12Jose SalinasD | – | – | ||
| 15Miguel RubioD | – | – | ||
| 38Clemens RiedelD | – | – | ||
| 14Ramón TerratsM | 34 | 7.3 | ||
| 18Charles PickelM | – | – | ||
| 17Jofre CarrerasF | 45 | 7.2 | ||
| 19Kike GarcíaF | 20 | 6.7 | ||
| 20Antoniu RocaF | 9 | 6.3 |
Girona
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13Paulo GazzanigaG | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 2Hugo RincónD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 12Vitor ReisD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 17Daley BlindDTop rated | 90 | 8.2 | ||
| 24Álex MorenoD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 4Arnau MartínezM | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 11Thomas LemarM | 73 | 6.6 | ||
| 15Viktor TsygankovM | 82 | 6.9 | ||
| 21Bryan GilM | 73 | 6.6 | ||
| 23Iván MartínM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 19Vladyslav VanatF | 90 | 7.2 | 2 | |
| 1Dominik LivakovićG | – | – | ||
| 25Vladyslav KrapyvtsovG | – | – | ||
| 5David LópezD | – | – | ||
| 16Alejandro FrancésD | 17 | 6.9 | ||
| 28Gibert JordanaD | – | – | ||
| 3Joel RocaM | 8 | 6.3 | ||
| 10Yáser AsprillaM | 17 | 7.2 | ||
| 32Juan ArangoF | – | – | ||
| 44Papa BaF | – | – |