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

Primera Division · 2018-19
Sat 30 Mar 2019 · 15:15 UTC Estadio Camp Nou Municipal HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 73' Granero
Y 87' Pedrosa

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

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

Head-to-Head

9
3
FC Barcelona 12 games · Avg 3.1 goals RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#11 Position #4
0 Points 3
0 Played 1
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 1 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 3
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +3
PPG 3.00
Win % 100%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
100% Clean Sheets
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this season

FC Barcelona are 11th (0 pts). RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 4th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
0-15
1/
16-30
/
31-45
1/
46-60
/
61-75
/
76+
1/
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Estadio Camp Nou Municipal. Ninety minutes of football awaits between FC Barcelona and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Barcelona side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Barcelona needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 20' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Barcelona in their trying to find a way past RCD Espanyol de Barcelona's compact .
  • 25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 30' With 9 assists to his name this season, Lionel Messi is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Barcelona.
  • 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Pedrosa made 286 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 40' FC Barcelona are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against RCD Espanyol de Barcelona's shape.
  • 45' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 50' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 55' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Barcelona and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 59' Arthur makes way for Malcom at the 59 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Barcelona.
  • 64' The RCD Espanyol de Barcelona bench stirs into life. Borja Iglesias is withdrawn and Wu Lei gets his opportunity.
  • 65' A tactical swap from RCD Espanyol de BarcelonaSergio Garcia on, Oscar Melendo off on 65 minutes.
  • 69' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Victor Sanchez on 69 minutes.
  • 71' Lionel Messi does the damage! The net is bulging and FC Barcelona surge ahead!
  • 73' Granero picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 78' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona make a change. Victor Sanchez trudges off to be replaced by Alfa Semedo on 78 minutes.
  • 82' Arturo Vidal is replacing Philippe Coutinho for the FC Barcelona side.
  • 87' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Adria Pedrosa.
  • 89' A goal from the Argentina international Lionel Messi! He fires home on 89 to make it 2-0!
  • 90' Roberto Rosales is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from FC Barcelona to claim maximum points.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.31 FC Barcelona xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.3 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 80% + Under 2.5 goals 78%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Barcelona63% Draw28% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona9%
Actual: FC Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes20% 0% No80%
Avg goals/match: 1.61
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 78%
22%
± 1.5 48%
52%
± 2.5 22%
78%
± 3.5 9%
91%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

FC Barcelona or Draw
91%
Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
37%
FC Barcelona or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Barcelona38% Draw57% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona5%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
25.3%
0 – 0
22.2%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
8.3%
3 – 0
7%
2 – 1
5.3%
0 – 1
4.7%
3 – 1
2.5%
4 – 0
2.3%
1 – 2
1.1%
4 – 1
0.9%
2 – 2
0.9%

Asian Handicap — FC Barcelona

Handicap FC Barcelona covers Push RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5 12% 88%
-2 12% 19% 69%
-1.5 31% 69%
-1 31% 31% 38%
-0.5 62% 38%
+0.5 93% 7%
+1 93% 6% 1%
+1.5 99% 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% 0%

Clean Sheet

FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet
74%
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet
28%

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