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FC Barcelona vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona, La Liga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2021-22
FC Barcelona
1 – 0
Full Time
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
Sat 20 Nov 2021 · 20:00 UTC Camp Nou HT 45' · FT 45'
Abdessamad Ezzalzouli 59' Y
Y 59' Pedrosa
Y 60' Pedrosa
Oscar Mingueza 64' Y
Frenkie de Jong 83' Y
Marc-Andre ter Stegen 89' Y
Y 90' Leandro Cabrera
Marc-Andre ter Stegen 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Carlos del Cerro
  • Referee Juan Carlos Yuste
  • Referee Gonzalo Garcia
  • Referee Ignacio Iglesias
  • Referee Pedro Munoz
  • Referee Miguel Ortiz

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 RCD Mallorca 38 42
2 Girona FC 38 41
3 Real Oviedo 38 29
4 Deportivo Alavés 1 3
5 Sevilla FC 1 3
6 Real Racing Club de Santander 1 1
7 Villarreal CF 1 1
8 RC Deportivo La Coruña 0 0
9 Málaga CF 0 0
10 FC Barcelona 0 0
11 Real Madrid CF 0 0
12 Club Atlético de Madrid 0 0
13 Real Betis Balompié 0 0
14 RC Celta de Vigo 0 0
15 Valencia CF 0 0
16 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 0 0
17 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0 0
18 Athletic Club 0 0
19 Elche CF 0 0
20 Levante UD 0 0
21 CA Osasuna 0 0
22 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1 0
23 Getafe CF 1 0

Head-to-Head

9
3
FC Barcelona 12 games · Avg 3.1 goals RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
Last 5 meetings
2021-11-20 FC Barcelona 1–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 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
20 Nov RCD Espanyol de Barcelona H 1–0 W
06 Nov RC Celta de Vigo A 3–3 D
02 Nov FK Dynamo Kyiv A 1–0 W
30 Oct Deportivo Alavés H 1–1 D
27 Oct Rayo Vallecano de Madrid A 0–1 L
24 Oct Real Madrid CF H 1–2 L
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Nov FC Barcelona A 0–1 L
06 Nov Granada CF H 2–0 W
31 Oct Getafe CF A 1–2 L
26 Oct Athletic Club H 1–1 D
23 Oct Elche CF A 2–2 D
18 Oct Cadiz CF H 2–0 W

Season Stats

FC Barcelona RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
#10 Position #17
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

FC Barcelona are 10th (0 pts). RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 17th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. FC Barcelona host RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — let the battle begin!
  • 5' The 32-year-old Loren has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Barcelona must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 15' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 20' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 25' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 35' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 40' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Barcelona in their trying to find a way past RCD Espanyol de Barcelona's compact .
  • 45' It’s high time Vicente Moreno made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 46' Fresh legs for FC Barcelona! Abdessamad Ezzalzouli comes on to replace Ilias Akhomach.
  • 48' FC Barcelona is taking the lead after the goal scored by Memphis Depay on 48.
  • 53' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 56' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nico Ribaudo is hanging Javi Puado on the field on 56 minute.
  • 59' Abdessamad Ezzalzouli has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 59.
  • 60' Pedrosa catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 60.
  • 64' It’s a booking for FC Barcelona player. Oscar Mingueza gets a Yellow card.
  • 69' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Barcelona is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 70' The FC Barcelona bench stirs into life. Pablo Gavira is withdrawn and Philippe Coutinho gets his opportunity.
  • 75' A quiet spell here at Camp Nou. FC Barcelona seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 78' Another substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona to replace Adri Embarba by Lei Wu on 78 minute.
  • 83' Controversy at the stadium! Frenkie de Jong argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 88' Nico Gonzalez makes way for Yusuf Demir at the 88 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Barcelona.
  • 89' The referee has no hesitation. Marc-Andre ter Stegen is booked for FC Barcelona — Yellow card on 89.
  • 90' A tactical swap from RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — Loren on, Sergi Darder off on 90 minutes.
  • 90' Leandro Cabrera was booked on 90.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for FC Barcelona players.

Lineups

FC Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Xavi Hernandez

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vicente Moreno

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2021-11-20 FC Barcelona 1–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 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

2021-11-20 FC Barcelona 1–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2021-11-06 RC Celta de Vigo 3–3 FC Barcelona D 2021-11-02 FK Dynamo Kyiv 0–1 FC Barcelona W 2021-10-30 FC Barcelona 1–1 Deportivo Alavés D 2021-10-27 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1–0 FC Barcelona L 2021-10-24 FC Barcelona 1–2 Real Madrid CF L

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2021-11-20 FC Barcelona 1–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2021-11-06 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–0 Granada CF W 2021-10-31 Getafe CF 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2021-10-26 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 Athletic Club D 2021-10-23 Elche CF 2–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D 2021-10-18 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–0 Cadiz CF W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.81 FC Barcelona xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.33 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 88% + Under — clean sheet likely 82%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Barcelona48% Draw38% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona14%
Actual: FC Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes18% 0% No82%
Avg goals/match: 1.14
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 65%
35%
± 1.5 32%
68%
± 2.5 12%
88%
± 3.5 4%
96%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

FC Barcelona or Draw
86%
Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
52%
FC Barcelona or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
62%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Barcelona24% Draw69% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona7%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
34.7%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
9.7%
1 – 1
9.5%
0 – 1
8.7%
2 – 1
3.9%
3 – 0
2.6%
1 – 2
1.4%
0 – 2
1.4%
3 – 1
1.1%
2 – 2
0.8%
4 – 0
0.5%

Asian Handicap — FC Barcelona

Handicap FC Barcelona covers Push RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 11% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 29% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 10% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet
72% ✓
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet
45% ✓

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