FC Barcelona vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona, La Liga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2018-19

FC Barcelona

2 – 0

Full Time

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Sat 30 Mar 2019 · 15:15 UTC Estadio Camp Nou Municipal HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 69' Victor Sanchez

Y 73' Granero

Y 87' Pedrosa

Y 90' Roberto Rosales

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FC Barcelona vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — La Liga at Estadio Camp Nou Municipal.

FC Barcelona 7 games · 21 pts (2026/27)
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 7 games · 7 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Carlos del Cerro
Referee Juan Carlos Yuste
Referee Abraham Alvarez
Referee Santiago Jaime
Referee Antonio Santos

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Barcelona	7	21
2	Club Atlético de Madrid	7	16
3	Real Betis Balompié	7	16
4	Real Madrid CF	7	15
5	Sevilla FC	7	13
6	Deportivo Alavés	7	11
7	RC Deportivo La Coruña	7	10
8	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	7	10
9	CA Osasuna	7	8
10	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	7	8
11	Villarreal CF	7	8
12	Athletic Club	6	8
13	Getafe CF	7	8
14	RC Celta de Vigo	7	7
15	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	7	7
16	Real Racing Club de Santander	7	7
17	Levante UD	6	5
18	Elche CF	7	5
19	Valencia CF	7	4
20	Malaga CF	7	3

Head-to-Head

FC Barcelona 12 games · Avg 3.1 goals RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Last 5 meetings

2019-03-30 FC Barcelona 2–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2018-12-08 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–4 FC Barcelona

Recent Form

FC Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Mar	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	H	2–0	W
17 Mar	Real Betis Balompié	A	4–1	W
13 Mar	Olympique Lyonnais	H	5–1	W
09 Mar	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	H	3–1	W
02 Mar	Real Madrid CF	A	1–0	W
23 Feb	Sevilla FC	A	4–2	W

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Mar	FC Barcelona	A	0–2	L
17 Mar	Sevilla FC	H	0–1	L
08 Mar	Athletic Club	A	1–1	D
02 Mar	Real Valladolid CF	H	3–1	W
22 Feb	SD Huesca	H	1–1	D
17 Feb	Valencia CF	A	0–0	D

Season Stats

FC Barcelona		RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
#1	Position	#15
21	Points	7
7	Played	7
7 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	2 / 1 / 4
31	Scored	10
7	Conceded	10
+24	GD	+0
3.00	PPG	1.00
100%	Win %	29%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

43% Clean Sheets
FC Barcelona this season

29% Clean Sheets
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this season

FC Barcelona are 1st (21 pts). RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 15th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Barcelona

0-15

4/1

16-30

6/2

31-45

3/–

46-60

3/1

61-75

5/1

76+

8/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

0-15

2/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/1

76+

2/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Barcelona

Raphinha	12 G	2 A
Lamine Yamal	7 G	4 A
Fermin Lopez	4 G	2 A
Karim Adeyemi	2 G	2 A

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Roberto Fernandez	6 G
Tyrhys Dolan	1 G
Alex Calatrava	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at Estadio Camp Nou Municipal as FC Barcelona face off against RCD Espanyol de Barcelona in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' 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.
10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ivan Rakitic is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Barcelona.
15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Barcelona and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
25' FC Barcelona have won 783 goals from 517 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
30' It looks surprising RCD Espanyol de Barcelona does not make any changes. Jordi Alba has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
35' It’s high time Ernesto Valverde made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
40' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Barcelona side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
45' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
50' The travelling RCD Espanyol de Barcelona supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
55' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Clement Lenglet made 517 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
59' Arthur makes way for Malcom at the 59 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Barcelona.
64' Wu Lei gets the nod from RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. He replaces Borja Iglesias and will look to change the dynamic.
65' Another change for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona made on 65 minute. Oscar Melendo leaves to be changed by Sergio Garcia.
69' Victor Sanchez catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 69.
71' A goal from the Argentina international Lionel Messi! He fires home on 71 to make it 1-0!
73' Granero is having his name booked by the referee on 73.
78' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona ring the changes. Victor Sanchez has done his job and it is now time for Alfa Semedo to step up.
82' FC Barcelona manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Arturo Vidal is hanging Philippe Coutinho on the field on 82 minute.
87' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Adria Pedrosa on 87 minutes.
89' The deadlock is broken! Lionel Messi gets on the scoresheet on 89 minutes.
90' Roberto Rosales was booked on 90.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from FC Barcelona to claim maximum points.

Lineups

FC Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

22
Arturo Vidal ↑ 82'
23
Samuel Umtiti
14
Malcom ↑ 59'
20
Sergi Roberto ↑ 59'
21
Alena
19
Kevin-Prince Boateng
30
Inaki

Coach Ernesto Valverde

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

16
Javi Lopez
12
Didac
9
Sergio Garcia ↑ 65'
1
Roberto Jimenez
17
Hernan Perez
2
Alfa Semedo ↑ 78'
24
Wu Lei ↑ 64'

Coach Rubí

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Lionel Messi	4
Luis Suarez	3
Javi Puado	3
Ferran Torres	2
Lamine Yamal	2
Joselu	2
Robert Lewandowski	2
Dani Olmo	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

3.71 FC Barcelona xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.6 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: FC Barcelona to win 82% + Over 2.5 goals 78%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Barcelona82% Draw11% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona7%

Actual: FC Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes44% 0% No56%

Avg goals/match: 4.31

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	92%	8%
± 2.5	78%	22%
± 3.5	59%	41%
± 4.5	40%	60%

Double Chance

FC Barcelona or Draw

94%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

18%

FC Barcelona or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

89%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FC Barcelona71% Draw24% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona5%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

3 – 0

11.8%

4 – 0

10.6%

2 – 0

Actual

5 – 0

7.8%

3 – 1

6.8%

4 – 1

6.3%

2 – 1

5.7%

1 – 0

5.5%

6 – 0

4.9%

5 – 1

4.7%

1 – 1

3.5%

6 – 1

Asian Handicap — FC Barcelona

Handicap	FC Barcelona covers	Push	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5	57%	—	43%
-2	57%	19%	24%
-1.5	76%	—	24%
-1	76%	14%	10%
-0.5	90%	—	10%
+0.5	97%	—	3%
+1	97%	2%	1%
+1.5	99%	—	1%
+2	99%	1%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet

55% ✓

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

3% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

FC Barcelona vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona, La Liga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

FC Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

FC Barcelona Form

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — FC Barcelona

Clean Sheet