Wednesday , 30 September 2026

FC Barcelona vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona, La Liga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2022-23
FC Barcelona
1 – 1
Full Time
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
Sat 31 Dec 2022 · 13:00 UTC Camp Nou HT 45' · FT 45'
Ansu Fati 25' Y
Pablo Gavira 30' Y
Y 30' Brian Olivan
Y 31' Brian Olivan
Y 31' Leandro Cabrera
Y 32' Leandro Cabrera
Y 55' Fernando Calero
Jordi Alba 74' Y
Y 74' Vinicius de Souza Costa
Y 74' Edu Exposito
Jordi Alba 75' Y
Ferran Torres 76' Y
Pedri 76' Y
Y 77' Vinicius de Souza Costa
Jordi Alba 78' R
Y 80' Edu Exposito
R 81' Leandro Cabrera
R 81' Vinicius de Souza Costa
Raphinha 90' Y
Xavi Hernandez 90' Y
Y 90' Javi Puado

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Antonio Mateu
  • Referee Pau Cebrian
  • Referee Inigo Prieto
  • Referee Ruben Porras
  • Referee Jaime Latre
  • Referee Francisco Ortega (Spain)

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
2022-12-31 FC Barcelona 1–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2022-02-13 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–2 FC Barcelona 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

Recent Form

FC Barcelona
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Dec RCD Espanyol de Barcelona H 1–1 D
08 Nov CA Osasuna A 2–1 W
05 Nov UD Almeria H 2–0 W
01 Nov FC Viktoria Plzen A 4–2 W
29 Oct Valencia CF A 1–0 W
26 Oct FC Bayern München H 0–3 L
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Dec FC Barcelona A 1–1 D
09 Nov Villarreal CF H 0–1 L
06 Nov Club Atlético de Madrid A 1–1 D
28 Oct RCD Mallorca A 1–1 D
23 Oct Elche CF H 2–2 D
20 Oct CA Osasuna A 0–1 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' The wait is over. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona get us underway at Camp Nou.
  • 5' It’s high time Xavi Hernandez made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 7' GOAL! Marcos Alonso fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 12' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Barcelona and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 17' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 22' Nico Ribaudo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Barcelona so far.
  • 25' The referee shows FC Barcelona player a Yellow card on 25.
  • 30' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Pablo Gavira.
  • 31' Brian Olivan has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 31.
  • 32' Controversy at the stadium! Leandro Cabrera argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 37' FC Barcelona are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against RCD Espanyol de Barcelona's shape.
  • 42' 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.
  • 47' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 52' The supporters are chanting for Busquets. He replaces Pablo Gavira on 52 minute.
  • 55' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Fernando Calero.
  • 57' Another substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona to replace Fernando Calero by Edu Exposito on 57 minute.
  • 62' Time for substitution for FC Barcelona. Ansu Fati is replaced by Ferran Torres.
  • 67' Ansu Fati has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 72' It looks surprising FC Barcelona does not make any changes. Edu Exposito has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 73' A stunning finish from Joselu — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 74' The referee calls foul for Jordi Alba. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 75' It’s a booking for FC Barcelona player. Jordi Alba gets a Yellow card.
  • 76' Ferran Torres has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 76.
  • 77' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Vinicius de Souza Costa.
  • 78' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jordi Alba on 78.
  • 80' A meaty challenge results in booking for Edu Exposito on 80.
  • 81' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Red card for Leandro Cabrera.
  • 82' A change in the FC Barcelona ranks — Sergi Roberto exits the field as Alejandro Balde enters on 82.
  • 83' Another change for FC Barcelona made on 83 minute. Frenkie de Jong leaves to be changed by Jules Kounde.
  • 86' A tactical swap from RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — Wassim Keddari on, Martin Braithwaite off on 86 minutes.
  • 90' Aleix Vidal has so much to prove this time. He replaces Brian Olivan on 90 minute.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Raphinha.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

FC Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Xavi Hernandez

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Diego Martinez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2022-12-31 FC Barcelona 1–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2022-02-13 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–2 FC Barcelona 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

FC Barcelona Form

2022-12-31 FC Barcelona 1–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D 2022-11-08 CA Osasuna 1–2 FC Barcelona W 2022-11-05 FC Barcelona 2–0 UD Almeria W 2022-11-01 FC Viktoria Plzen 2–4 FC Barcelona W 2022-10-29 Valencia CF 0–1 FC Barcelona W 2022-10-26 FC Barcelona 0–3 FC Bayern München L

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2022-12-31 FC Barcelona 1–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D 2022-11-09 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–1 Villarreal CF L 2022-11-06 Club Atlético de Madrid 1–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D 2022-10-28 RCD Mallorca 1–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D 2022-10-23 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–2 Elche CF D 2022-10-20 CA Osasuna 1–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
3.01 FC Barcelona xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.96 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + FC Barcelona to win 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Barcelona71% Draw17% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona12%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 3.97
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 74%
26%
± 3.5 55%
45%
± 4.5 36%
64%

Double Chance

FC Barcelona or Draw
88%
Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
29%
FC Barcelona or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Barcelona58% Draw32% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona10%
Actual: FC Barcelona win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
8.8%
3 – 0
8.5%
2 – 1
8.1%
3 – 1
8%
4 – 0
6.3%
1 – 1
Actual
4 – 1
6%
1 – 0
5.7%
5 – 0
3.8%
3 – 2
3.8%
2 – 2
3.8%
5 – 1
3.7%

Asian Handicap — FC Barcelona

Handicap FC Barcelona covers Push RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5 38% — 62%
-2 38% 20% 42%
-1.5 58% — 42%
-1 58% 19% 23%
-0.5 77% — 23%
+0.5 91% — 9%
+1 91% 6% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet
39% ✓
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet
6% ✓

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