Wednesday , 30 September 2026

FC Barcelona vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona, La Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2024-25
FC Barcelona
3 – 1
Full Time
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
Sun 3 Nov 2024 · 15:15 UTC Olimpic Lluis Companys 48,843 HT 45' · FT 45'
Dani Olmo 12' 1–0
Raphinha 23' 2–0
Dani Olmo 31' 3–0
3–1 63' Javi Puado
Y 11' Jofre Carreras Pages
Y 54' Rafael Bauza
Y 74' Manolo Gonzalez
Y 81' Walid Cheddira

Overview

Match Preview

FC Barcelona vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — La Liga at Olimpic Lluis Companys.

Match Details

  • Referee Jose Munuera Montero (Spain)
  • Assistant 1 Inigo Prieto Lopez (Spain)
  • Assistant 2 Antonio Martinez Moreno (Spain)
4 games this season 🟨 3.5/game ⚽ 19.8 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
2024-11-03 FC Barcelona 3–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2023-05-14 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–4 FC Barcelona 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

Recent Form

FC Barcelona
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Nov RCD Espanyol de Barcelona H 3–1 W
26 Oct Real Madrid CF A 4–0 W
23 Oct FC Bayern München H 4–1 W
20 Oct Sevilla FC H 5–1 W
06 Oct Deportivo Alavés A 3–0 W
01 Oct BSC Young Boys H 5–0 W
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Nov FC Barcelona A 1–3 L
25 Oct Sevilla FC H 0–2 L
19 Oct Athletic Club A 1–4 L
05 Oct RCD Mallorca H 2–1 W
29 Sep Real Betis Balompié A 0–1 L
26 Sep Villarreal CF H 1–2 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' KICK OFF: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona gets underway.
  • 5' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' FC Barcelona are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 11' Poor challenge from Jofre Carreras Pages. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 12' What a strike from Dani Olmo! The score is 1-0.
  • 17' FC Barcelona currently sit 1 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 22' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Barcelona is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 23' A stunning finish from Raphinha — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 28' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 31' Dani Olmo makes no mistake. The score reads 3-0 and FC Barcelona are in front.
  • 36' It’s high time Manolo González made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 40' The supporters are chanting for Sergi Gomez. He replaces Marash Kumbulla on 40 minute.
  • 45' 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.
  • 50' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 54' Rafael Bauza catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 54.
  • 56' Frenkie de Jong has so much to prove this time. He replaces Marc Casado on 56 minute.
  • 61' It is a substitution in RCD Espanyol de Barcelona team. Aguado is replaced by Walid Cheddira on 61 minute.
  • 63' Against the run of play, Javi Puado has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 68' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering RCD Espanyol de Barcelona that had 289 games and scored 331 goals.
  • 73' The travelling RCD Espanyol de Barcelona supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 74' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Manolo Gonzalez.
  • 78' Fresh legs for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona! Brian Olivan comes on to replace Carlos Romero.
  • 81' It’s gonna be a card for Walid Cheddira.
  • 85' The supporters are chanting for Ansu Fati. He replaces Raphinha on 85 minute.
  • 90' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 90 minutes.
  • With this win, FC Barcelona is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

FC Barcelona Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hansi Flick

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Manolo González

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

2024-11-03 FC Barcelona 3–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2023-05-14 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–4 FC Barcelona 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

FC Barcelona Form

2024-11-03 FC Barcelona 3–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2024-10-26 Real Madrid CF 0–4 FC Barcelona W 2024-10-23 FC Barcelona 4–1 FC Bayern München W 2024-10-20 FC Barcelona 5–1 Sevilla FC W 2024-10-06 Deportivo Alavés 0–3 FC Barcelona W 2024-10-01 FC Barcelona 5–0 BSC Young Boys W

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2024-11-03 FC Barcelona 3–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2024-10-25 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–2 Sevilla FC L 2024-10-19 Athletic Club 4–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2024-10-05 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–1 RCD Mallorca W 2024-09-29 Real Betis Balompié 1–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2024-09-26 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–2 Villarreal CF L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
3.94 FC Barcelona xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.95 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 84% + FC Barcelona to win 81%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Barcelona81% Draw12% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona7%
Actual: FC Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 4.89
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 95%
5%
± 2.5 84%
16%
± 3.5 69%
31%
± 4.5 50%
50%

Double Chance

FC Barcelona or Draw
93%
Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
19%
FC Barcelona or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
88%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Barcelona69% Draw25% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona6%
Actual: FC Barcelona win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
3 – 0
8.1%
4 – 0
7.7%
3 – 1
Actual
4 – 1
7.2%
2 – 0
6.5%
5 – 0
6%
2 – 1
5.9%
5 – 1
5.7%
6 – 0
4%
6 – 1
3.8%
1 – 1
3.5%
3 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — FC Barcelona

Handicap FC Barcelona covers Push RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5 54% — 46%
-2 54% 18% 28%
-1.5 72% — 28%
-1 72% 14% 14%
-0.5 86% — 14%
+0.5 95% — 5%
+1 95% 3% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet
39% ✓
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet
3% ✓

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