Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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 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

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
#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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. FC Barcelona is hosting RCD Espanyol de Barcelona for another epic battle.
  • 5' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' Sergi Darder has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Barcelona that had 516 games and scored 778 goals.
  • 25' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 30' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Yangel Herrera suffering a number of foals already.
  • 35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 40' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 45' 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.
  • 46' FC Barcelona make a change. Ilias Akhomach trudges off to be replaced by Abdessamad Ezzalzouli on 46 minutes.
  • 48' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Memphis Depay makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 53' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 56' A change in the RCD Espanyol de Barcelona ranks — Javi Puado exits the field as Nico Ribaudo enters on 56.
  • 59' The referee has no hesitation. Abdessamad Ezzalzouli is booked for FC Barcelona — Yellow card on 59.
  • 60' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Pedrosa.
  • 64' Poor challenge from Oscar Mingueza. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 69' Loren is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona tonight.
  • 70' The FC Barcelona manager makes a substitution. Pablo Gavira departs to be replaced by Philippe Coutinho.
  • 75' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 78' Fresh legs for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona! Lei Wu comes on to replace Adri Embarba.
  • 83' Frenkie de Jong is having his name booked by the referee on 83.
  • 88' Yusuf Demir is replacing Nico Gonzalez for the FC Barcelona side.
  • 89' FC Barcelona receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 89.
  • 90' Loren is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sergi Darder at the 90 minute mark.
  • 90' Leandro Cabrera has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
  • FC Barcelona celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Dani Olmo 2
Ferran Torres 2
Lamine Yamal 2
Joselu 2
Robert Lewandowski 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
1 / 4
3.2 FC Barcelona xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.78 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG
I would bet for: FC Barcelona to win 76% + Over 2.5 goals 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Barcelona76% Draw15% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona9%
Actual: FC Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
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
90%
Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
24%
FC Barcelona or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
85%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Barcelona63% Draw30% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona7%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
3 – 0
10.2%
2 – 0
9.9%
4 – 0
8%
3 – 1
7.7%
2 – 1
7.4%
4 – 1
6.2%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
5.3%
5 – 0
5.1%
5 – 1
4.1%
3 – 2
3%
2 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — FC Barcelona

Handicap FC Barcelona covers Push RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5 44% — 56%
-2 44% 21% 35%
-1.5 65% — 35%
-1 65% 17% 18%
-0.5 82% — 18%
+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
46% ✗
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.