FC Barcelona vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona, La Liga 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2019-20

FC Barcelona

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RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Wed 8 Jul 2020 · 20:00 UTC Camp Nou HT 45+3' · FT 45+7'

Y 45' Raul de Tomas

Y 45' Victor Sanchez

Ansu Fati 50' R

R 53' Pol Lozano

Y 90' David Lopez

Overview

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

FC Barcelona 38 games · 94 pts (2026/27)
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 38 games · 46 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jose Luis Munuera
Referee Inigo Prieto
Referee Pablo Gonzalez
Referee Alfonso Baena Espejo
Referee Antonio Solans

Standings

#	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	Elche CF	38	43
14	Deportivo Alaves	38	43
15	Sevilla FC	38	43
16	CA Osasuna	38	42
17	RCD Mallorca	38	42
18	Levante UD	38	42
19	Girona FC	38	41
20	Real Oviedo	38	29

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2020-07-08 FC Barcelona 1–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2020-01-04 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–2 FC Barcelona 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
08 Jul	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	H	1–0	W
05 Jul	Villarreal CF	A	4–1	W
30 Jun	Club Atletico de Madrid	H	2–2	D
27 Jun	RC Celta de Vigo	A	2–2	D
23 Jun	Athletic Club	H	1–0	W
19 Jun	Sevilla FC	A	0–0	D

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Jul	FC Barcelona	A	0–1	L
05 Jul	CD Leganes	H	0–1	L
02 Jul	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	A	1–2	L
28 Jun	Real Madrid CF	H	0–1	L
25 Jun	Real Betis Balompie	A	0–1	L
20 Jun	Levante UD	H	1–3	L

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 history

FC Barcelona are 1st (94 pts). RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 11th (46 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' FC Barcelona have kicked off against RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
10' Nelson Semedo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Barcelona so far.
15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
20' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Leandro Cabrera made 313 appearances and scored 15 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
30' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
35' The travelling RCD Espanyol de Barcelona supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
40' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
45' Raul de Tomas catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 45.
46' The FC Barcelona manager makes a substitution. Nelson Semedo departs to be replaced by Ansu Fati.
50' The referee has no hesitation. Ansu Fati is booked for FC Barcelona — Red card on 50.
53' The referee calls foul for Pol Lozano. He receives a Red card.
56' Luis Suarez adds to his 6 season tally! FC Barcelona lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
61' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Barcelona and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
66' Sergi Darder has so much to prove this time. He replaces Fernando Calero on 66 minute.
71' Fresh legs for FC Barcelona! Arturo Vidal comes on to replace Antoine Griezmann.
74' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona make a change. Adri Embarba trudges off to be replaced by Campuzano on 74 minutes.
79' Fernando Calero has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
82' Martin Braithwaite is replacing Luis Suarez for the FC Barcelona side.
86' The supporters are chanting for Wu Lei. He replaces Marc Roca on 86 minute.
90' David Lopez picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
90' Time for substitution for FC Barcelona. Ivan Rakitic is replaced by Ronald Araujo.
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona will have plenty to reflect on. FC Barcelona were simply the better side today.

Lineups

FC Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

19
Martin Braithwaite ↑ 82'
13
Neto
22
Arturo Vidal ↑ 71'
8
Arthur
35
Dani Morer
43
Jorge Orgaz
42
Monchu
30
Alex Collado
28
Riqui Puig
26
Inaki
31
Ansu Fati ↑ 46'
33
Ronald Araujo ↑ 90'

Coach Quique Setien

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

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

2020-07-08 FC Barcelona 1–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2020-07-05 Villarreal CF 1–4 FC Barcelona W 2020-06-30 FC Barcelona 2–2 Club Atletico de Madrid D 2020-06-27 RC Celta de Vigo 2–2 FC Barcelona D 2020-06-23 FC Barcelona 1–0 Athletic Club W 2020-06-19 Sevilla FC 0–0 FC Barcelona D

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2020-07-08 FC Barcelona 1–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2020-07-05 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–1 CD Leganes L 2020-07-02 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2020-06-28 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–1 Real Madrid CF L 2020-06-25 Real Betis Balompie 1–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2020-06-20 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–3 Levante UD L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.42 FC Barcelona xG

Expected Goals

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

0.64 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: FC Barcelona to win 74% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Barcelona74% Draw17% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona9%

Actual: FC Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes43% 0% No57%

Avg goals/match: 3.06

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

FC Barcelona or Draw

91%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

26%

FC Barcelona or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

83%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FC Barcelona55% Draw38% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona7%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

13.7%

1 – 0

Actual

3 – 0

10.7%

2 – 1

8.5%

1 – 1

7.8%

3 – 1

6.9%

4 – 0

6.4%

0 – 0

6.2%

4 – 1

4.2%

5 – 0

3.2%

2 – 2

2.7%

0 – 1

2.5%

Asian Handicap — FC Barcelona

Handicap	FC Barcelona covers	Push	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5	31%	—	69%
-2	31%	22%	47%
-1.5	53%	—	47%
-1	53%	22%	24%
-0.5	76%	—	24%
+0.5	93%	—	7%
+1	93%	5%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	2%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet

53% ✓

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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