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Espanyol vs Girona – Lineups & Match Details

Girona beat Espanyol 2-0. Goals: V. Vanat (45' pen.), V. Vanat (90' pen.). Espanyol had 49% possession against Girona's 51%. Shots on target: 2-4.

La Liga · Regular Season - 20

Friday, 16 January 2026

EspanyolEspanyol

0 - 2

Full Time

HT: 0 - 1

GironaGirona

Referee: Iosu Galech Apezteguia, Spain

Lineups

EspanyolEspanyol4-2-3-1
M. Dmitrovic13M. DmitrovicG
O. El Hilali23O. El HilaliD
F. Calero5F. CaleroD
L. Cabrera6L. CabreraD
C. Romero22C. RomeroD
U. Gonzalez4U. GonzalezM
P. Lozano10P. LozanoM
T. Dolan24T. DolanM
Exposito8ExpositoM
P. Milla11P. MillaM
R. Fernandez Jaen9R. Fernandez JaenF

Substitutes

1A. FortunoG
30P. TristanG
38C. RiedelD
15M. RubioD
12J. SalinasD
2R. SanchezD
18C. PickelM
14R. TerratsM
17JofreF
19K. GarciaF
20A. RocaF
GironaGirona4-2-3-1
P. Gazzaniga13P. GazzanigaG
H. Rincon2H. RinconD
Vitor Reis12Vitor ReisD
D. Blind17D. BlindD
A. Moreno24A. MorenoD
I. Martin23I. MartinM
A. Martinez4A. MartinezM
V. Tsygankov15V. TsygankovM
T. Lemar11T. LemarM
B. Gil21B. GilM
V. Vanat19V. VanatF

Substitutes

25V. KrapyvtsovG
1D. LivakovicG
3J. RocaM
5D. LopezD
10Y. AsprillaM
16A. FrancesD
28G. JordanaD
32J. Arango
44P. BaF

Match Events

-5'Y

Joel Roca

31'Y

Arnau Martínez

45'Y

O. El Hilali

45'P

V. Vanat

46'S

T. Dolan

Substitution 1

56'S

O. El Hilali

Substitution 2

56'S

Edu Expósito

Substitution 3

70'S

Pere Milla

Substitution 4

73'S

T. Lemar

Substitution 1

73'S

Bryan Gil

Substitution 2

76'Y

Rubén Sánchez

76'Y

P. Gazzaniga

81'Y

Jofre Carreras

81'S

Pol Lozano

Substitution 5

82'Y

Antoniu Roca

82'S

V. Tsygankov

Substitution 3

87'Y

Álex Moreno

89'Y

Carlos Romero

89'Y

V. Vanat

90'P

V. Vanat

Statistics

Espanyol
49%51%
Girona
1.07Expected Goals (xG)1.95
14Total Shots7
2Shots on Target4
5Corners4
17Fouls17
1Offsides4
81Pass Accuracy (%)83
5Yellow Cards5
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Espanyol host Girona on Friday, 16 January 2026. The kick-off time is 20:00 local. The fixture is part of the La Liga schedule. Espanyol go into the match 14th in the table; Girona sit 17th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Espanyol have taken 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 1 draw. Girona have collected 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 2 wins in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 26 Sept 2025: Espanyol 0-0 Girona; 10 Mar 2025: Espanyol 1-1 Girona; 23 Nov 2024: Espanyol 1-4 Girona. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Girona beat Espanyol 2-0. Girona replied with V. Vanat 45' (pen.), V. Vanat 90' (pen.). The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Espanyol held 49% of the ball against 51% for Girona. Shots on target finished 2-4. Expected goals read 1.07 for Espanyol, 1.95 for Girona.

Verdict

Girona take the three points; Espanyol look at a thin night for the home crowd. Espanyol sat 14th and Girona 17th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.