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 7 games · 21 pts (2026/27)
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 7 games · 7 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	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	Málaga CF	7	3

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 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

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 Balompié	A	0–1	L
20 Jun	Levante UD	H	1–3	L

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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Camp Nou!
5' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona is showing some good football. However, RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
10' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
15' Ronald Araujo has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 3 cards already picked up this season.
20' 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.
25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
30' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
35' Raul de Tomas has been relatively quiet despite scoring 45 goals in his last 233 appearances.
40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
45' A moment of madness from Raul de Tomas on 45 minutes earns him a Yellow card. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona will be frustrated.
46' A tactical swap from FC Barcelona — Ansu Fati on, Nelson Semedo off on 46 minutes.
50' It’s gonna be a Red card for Ansu Fati.
53' Pol Lozano is having his name booked by the referee on 53.
56' Luis Suarez has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 56 minutes.
61' It looks surprising FC Barcelona does not make any changes. Marc-Andre ter Stegen has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
66' Sergi Darder is ready to make an impact after coming on for Fernando Calero at the 66 minute mark.
71' Another change for FC Barcelona made on 71 minute. Antoine Griezmann leaves to be changed by Arturo Vidal.
74' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona ring the changes. Adri Embarba has done his job and it is now time for Campuzano to step up.
79' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
82' The whistle greets Luis Suarez as he departs to be replaced by Martin Braithwaite.
86' Time for substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Marc Roca is replaced by Wu Lei.
90' The referee shows RCD Espanyol de Barcelona player a Yellow card on 90.
90' A change in the FC Barcelona ranks — Ivan Rakitic exits the field as Ronald Araujo enters on 90.
It finishes all square. FC Barcelona and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona share the spoils 1-0.

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
Dani Olmo	2
Ferran Torres	2
Lamine Yamal	2
Joselu	2
Robert Lewandowski	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 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

3.27 FC Barcelona xG

Expected Goals

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

0.71 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: FC Barcelona to win 80% + Over 2.5 goals 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Barcelona80% Draw13% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona7%

Actual: FC Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 3.98

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	74%	26%
± 3.5	54%	46%
± 4.5	35%	65%

Double Chance

FC Barcelona or Draw

93%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

20%

FC Barcelona or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

87%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FC Barcelona65% Draw29% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona6%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

3 – 0

10.9%

2 – 0

10.4%

4 – 0

8.7%

3 – 1

7.5%

2 – 1

1 – 0

Actual

4 – 1

6.2%

5 – 0

5.7%

1 – 1

5 – 1

4.1%

6 – 0

3.2%

0 – 0

2.8%

Asian Handicap — FC Barcelona

Handicap	FC Barcelona covers	Push	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5	47%	—	53%
-2	47%	21%	32%
-1.5	68%	—	32%
-1	68%	17%	16%
-0.5	84%	—	16%
+0.5	95%	—	5%
+1	95%	3%	1%
+1.5	99%	—	1%
+2	99%	1%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet

50% ✗

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

5% ✓

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