Saturday , 14 November 2026

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

Primera Division · 2019-20
FC Barcelona
1 – 0
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

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 12 33
2 Real Madrid CF 12 30
3 Club Atlético de Madrid 12 28
4 Real Betis Balompié 12 26
5 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 12 22
6 Sevilla FC 12 18
7 Athletic Club 11 16
8 RC Deportivo La Coruña 12 15
9 Villarreal CF 12 15
10 Real Racing Club de Santander 12 14
11 RC Celta de Vigo 12 13
12 Deportivo Alavés 12 13
13 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 11 12
14 CA Osasuna 12 12
15 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 12 12
16 Getafe CF 12 12
17 Levante UD 12 11
18 Elche CF 12 10
19 Valencia CF 12 9
20 Málaga CF 12 5

Head-to-Head

9
3
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Jul RCD Espanyol de Barcelona H 1–0 W
05 Jul Villarreal CF A 4–1 W
30 Jun Club Atlético 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 Balompié A 0–1 L
20 Jun Levante UD H 1–3 L

Season Stats

FC Barcelona RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
#1 Position #15
33 Points 12
12 Played 12
11 / 0 / 1 W / D / L 3 / 3 / 6
48 Scored 13
13 Conceded 14
+35 GD -1
2.75 PPG 1.00
92% Win % 25%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
FC Barcelona this season
33% Clean Sheets
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this season

FC Barcelona are 1st (33 pts). RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 15th (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Barcelona
0-15
7/2
16-30
8/3
31-45
7/1
46-60
4/2
61-75
10/1
76+
10/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
0-15
3/3
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/–
46-60
2/–
61-75
1/2
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Barcelona
Raphinha 15 G 2 A
Lamine Yamal 10 G 8 A
Fermin Lopez 7 G 5 A
Gabriel Jesus 3 G 1 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' Three points are at stake. FC Barcelona host RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — let the battle begin!
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 15' FC Barcelona have won 813 goals from 524 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 20' Diego Lopez has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 25' FC Barcelona are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against RCD Espanyol de Barcelona's shape.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' Lionel Messi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 11 appearances with only 26 goals this season.
  • 40' The 32-year-old Raul de Tomas has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 45' Poor challenge from Raul de Tomas. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 46' The FC Barcelona bench stirs into life. Nelson Semedo is withdrawn and Ansu Fati gets his opportunity.
  • 50' Ansu Fati was booked on 50.
  • 53' Pol Lozano has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Red card on 53.
  • 56' A goal from the Uruguay international Luis Suarez! He fires home on 56 to make it 1-0!
  • 61' It looks surprising FC Barcelona does not make any changes. Campuzano has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 66' Fresh legs for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona! Sergi Darder comes on to replace Fernando Calero.
  • 71' The crowd applauds Antoine Griezmann as he leaves the pitch. Arturo Vidal steps in for FC Barcelona.
  • 74' Campuzano is ready to make an impact after coming on for Adri Embarba at the 74 minute mark.
  • 79' 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.
  • 82' Martin Braithwaite is ready to make an impact after coming on for Luis Suarez at the 82 minute mark.
  • 86' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona ring the changes. Marc Roca has done his job and it is now time for Wu Lei to step up.
  • 90' The referee shows RCD Espanyol de Barcelona player a Yellow card on 90.
  • 90' Fresh legs for FC Barcelona! Ronald Araujo comes on to replace Ivan Rakitic.
  • FC Barcelona celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

FC Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Quique Setien

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

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 Atlético 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 Balompié 1–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2020-06-20 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–3 Levante UD L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.73 FC Barcelona xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.65 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG
I would bet for: FC Barcelona to win 77% + Over 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Barcelona77% Draw15% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona8%
Actual: FC Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 3.38
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

FC Barcelona or Draw
92%
Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
23%
FC Barcelona or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
85%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Barcelona59% Draw34% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona7%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
12.8%
3 – 0
11.3%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8%
4 – 0
7.6%
3 – 1
7.2%
1 – 1
6.6%
4 – 1
5%
0 – 0
4.7%
5 – 0
4.2%
5 – 1
2.8%
2 – 2
2.5%

Asian Handicap — FC Barcelona

Handicap FC Barcelona covers Push RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5 38% — 62%
-2 38% 22% 40%
-1.5 60% — 40%
-1 60% 20% 20%
-0.5 80% — 20%
+0.5 94% — 6%
+1 94% 4% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet
53% ✓
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet
7% ✓

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