FC Barcelona vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona, La Liga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
FC Barcelona vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — La Liga at Camp Nou.
- FC Barcelona 38 games · 94 pts (2025/26)
- RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 38 games · 46 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez (Spain)
- Assistant 1 Jose Naranjo Perez (Spain)
- Assistant 2 Diego Barbero Sevilla (Spain)
30 games this season 🟨 1.8/game ⚽ 7.4 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 FC Barcelona 38 94 2 Real Madrid CF 38 86 3 Villarreal CF 38 72 4 Club Atletico de Madrid 38 69 5 Real Betis Balompie 38 60 6 RC Celta de Vigo 38 54 7 Getafe CF 38 51 8 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 38 50 9 Valencia CF 38 49 10 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 38 46 11 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 38 46 12 Athletic Club 38 45 13 Sevilla FC 38 43 14 Deportivo Alaves 38 43 15 Elche CF 38 43 16 Levante UD 38 42 17 CA Osasuna 38 42 18 RCD Mallorca 38 42 19 Girona FC 38 41 20 Real Oviedo 38 29 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 11 Apr RCD Espanyol de Barcelona H 4–1 W 08 Apr Club Atletico de Madrid H 0–2 L 04 Apr Club Atletico de Madrid A 2–1 W 22 Mar Rayo Vallecano de Madrid H 1–0 W 18 Mar Newcastle United FC H 7–2 W 15 Mar Sevilla FC H 5–2 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 11 Apr FC Barcelona A 1–4 L 04 Apr Real Betis Balompie A 0–0 D 21 Mar Getafe CF H 1–2 L 15 Mar RCD Mallorca A 1–2 L 09 Mar Real Oviedo H 1–1 D 01 Mar Elche CF A 2–2 D Season Stats
FC Barcelona RCD Espanyol de Barcelona #1 Position #11 94 Points 46 38 Played 38 31 / 1 / 6 W / D / L 12 / 10 / 16 95 Scored 43 36 Conceded 55 +59 GD -12 2.47 PPG 1.21 82% Win % 32% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history38% Clean Sheets
FC Barcelona this season26% Clean Sheets
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this seasonFC Barcelona are 1st (94 pts). RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 11th (46 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
FC Barcelona0-152/–16-303/–31-453/246-60–/161-754/376+5/2■ Scored ■ ConcededRCD Espanyol de Barcelona0-15–/116-301/231-45–/–46-603/261-752/176+1/5■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Camp Nou. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Barcelona is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 9' FC Barcelona is taking the lead after the goal scored by Ferran Torres on 9.
- 14' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering RCD Espanyol de Barcelona that had 286 games and scored 326 goals.
- 19' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 19.
- 24' FC Barcelona looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Ferran Torres scoring 2 goals.
- 25' Ferran Torres with the second goal in the match!
- 30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 32' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona receives a card for a hard tackle on 32.
- 34' The referee shows RCD Espanyol de Barcelona player a card on 34.
- 39' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Cyril Ngonge suffering a number of foals already.
- 44' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Edu Exposito made 241 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 45' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona receives a card for a hard tackle on 45.
- 46' Marc Casado is replacing Gerard Martin for the FC Barcelona side.
- 49' A meaty challenge results in booking for Marc Casado on 49.
- 54' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 56' What a strike from Pol Lozano! The score is 2-1.
- 58' Pol Lozano is having his name booked by the referee on 58.
- 63' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 64' Another substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona to replace Cyril Ngonge by Ruben Sanchez on 64 minute.
- 69' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 71' Another substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona to replace Edu Exposito by RamonTerrats Espacio on 71 minute.
- 74' Dani Olmo is replacing Ferran Torres for the FC Barcelona side.
- 79' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 80' It is a substitution in RCD Espanyol de Barcelona team. Pol Lozano is replaced by Charles Pickel on 80 minute.
- 83' It’s a booking for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona player. Fernando Calero gets a card.
- 84' It is a substitution in FC Barcelona team. Fermin Lopez is replaced by Frenkie de Jong on 84 minute.
- 87' What a strike from Lamine Yamal! The score is 3-1.
- 89' Goal! Marcus Rashford scores his 118 goal in 409 matches.
- 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Urko Gonzalez.
- Another three points for FC Barcelona.
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Lineups
FC Barcelona Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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Ferran Torres ↓ Dani Olmo 74'
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Pablo Gavira ↓ Marcus Rashford 64'
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Alex Balde ↓ Joao Cancelo 64'
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Fermin Lopez ↓ Frenkie de Jong 84'
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Gerard Martin ↓ Marc Casado 46'
Bench
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Marcus Rashford ↑ 64'
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Frenkie de Jong ↑ 84'
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Joao Cancelo ↑ 64'
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Dani Olmo ↑ 74'
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Marc Casado ↑ 46'
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Coach Hansi FlickRCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups
4-4-1-1Starting XI
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Kike Garcia ↓ Pere Milla 71'
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Cyril Ngonge ↓ Ruben Sanchez 64'
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Pol Lozano ↓ Charles Pickel 80'
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Bench
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Pere Milla ↑ 71'
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Charles Pickel ↑ 80'
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RamonTerrats Espacio ↑ 71'
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Ruben Sanchez ↑ 64'
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Roberto Fernandez ↑ 46'
Coach Manolo González -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Lionel Messi 4 Luis Suarez 3 Javi Puado 3 Lamine Yamal 2 Joselu 2 Robert Lewandowski 2 Dani Olmo 2 Ferran Torres 2 Head to Head
FC Barcelona Form
2026-04-11 FC Barcelona 4–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2026-04-08 FC Barcelona 0–2 Club Atletico de Madrid L 2026-04-04 Club Atletico de Madrid 1–2 FC Barcelona W 2026-03-22 FC Barcelona 1–0 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid W 2026-03-18 FC Barcelona 7–2 Newcastle United FC W 2026-03-15 FC Barcelona 5–2 Sevilla FC WRCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form
2026-04-11 FC Barcelona 4–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2026-04-04 Real Betis Balompie 0–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D 2026-03-21 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–2 Getafe CF L 2026-03-15 RCD Mallorca 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2026-03-09 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 Real Oviedo D 2026-03-01 Elche CF 2–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 42.97 FC Barcelona xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.9 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xGI would bet for: FC Barcelona to win 75% + Over 2.5 goals 72%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Barcelona winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.87Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 97% 3% ± 1.5 89% 11% ± 2.5 72% 28% ± 3.5 53% 47% ± 4.5 34% 66% Double Chance
FC Barcelona or Draw 91%Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 25%FC Barcelona or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 85%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Barcelona win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 122 – 0 9.4%3 – 0 9%2 – 1 8.1%3 – 1 7.9%4 – 0 6.6%1 – 1 6.3%1 – 0 6.2%4 – 1 Actual5 – 0 4%2 – 2 3.6%5 – 1 3.6%3 – 2 3.6%Asian Handicap — FC Barcelona
Handicap FC Barcelona covers Push RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers -2.5 38% — 62% -2 38% 21% 41% -1.5 59% — 41% -1 59% 19% 22% -0.5 78% — 22% +0.5 92% — 8% +1 92% 5% 3% +1.5 97% — 3% +2 97% 2% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet 41% ✓RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet 6% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.