Saturday , 14 November 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)
6 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 15.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Barcelona 12 33
2 Real Madrid CF 12 30
3 Club Atlético de Madrid 12 28
4 Real Betis Balompié 12 26
5 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 12 22
6 Sevilla FC 12 18
7 Athletic Club 11 16
8 RC Deportivo La Coruña 12 15
9 Villarreal CF 12 15
10 Real Racing Club de Santander 12 14
11 RC Celta de Vigo 12 13
12 Deportivo Alavés 12 13
13 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 11 12
14 CA Osasuna 12 12
15 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 12 12
16 Getafe CF 12 12
17 Levante UD 12 11
18 Elche CF 12 10
19 Valencia CF 12 9
20 Málaga CF 12 5

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
33 Points 12
12 Played 12
11 / 0 / 1 W / D / L 3 / 3 / 6
48 Scored 13
13 Conceded 14
+35 GD -1
2.75 PPG 1.00
92% Win % 25%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
FC Barcelona this season
33% Clean Sheets
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this season

FC Barcelona are 1st (33 pts). RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 15th (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Barcelona
0-15
7/2
16-30
8/3
31-45
7/1
46-60
4/2
61-75
10/1
76+
10/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
0-15
3/3
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/–
46-60
2/–
61-75
1/2
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Barcelona
Raphinha 15 G 2 A
Lamine Yamal 10 G 8 A
Fermin Lopez 7 G 5 A
Gabriel Jesus 3 G 1 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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — FC Barcelona and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona get this one started.
  • 5' FC Barcelona have won 827 goals from 529 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Hansi Flick might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 11' Jofre Carreras Pages is having his name booked by the referee on 11.
  • 12' Dani Olmo puts FC Barcelona on the lead.
  • 17' 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 Jofre Carreras Pages suffering a number of foals already.
  • 22' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 23' Against the run of play, Raphinha has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 28' Spain international Alex Balde has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 31' Dani Olmo does the damage! The net is bulging and FC Barcelona surge ahead!
  • 36' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 36 minutes.
  • 40' The whistle greets Marash Kumbulla as he departs to be replaced by Sergi Gomez.
  • 45' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 50' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 54' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona receives a card for a hard tackle on 54.
  • 56' The whistle greets Marc Casado as he departs to be replaced by Frenkie de Jong.
  • 61' A change in the RCD Espanyol de Barcelona ranks — Aguado exits the field as Walid Cheddira enters on 61.
  • 63' Javi Puado does the damage! The net is bulging and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona surge ahead!
  • 68' FC Barcelona are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 73' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 74' That looks like a foul for a card for Manolo Gonzalez.
  • 78' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Brian Olivan is hanging Carlos Romero on the field on 78 minute.
  • 81' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Walid Cheddira on 81 minutes.
  • 85' FC Barcelona manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ansu Fati is hanging Raphinha on the field on 85 minute.
  • 90' The travelling RCD Espanyol de Barcelona supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • The final score is 3-1.

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
Luis Suarez 3
Javi Puado 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
3.4 FC Barcelona xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.88 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG
I would bet for: FC Barcelona to win 79% + Over 2.5 goals 78%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Barcelona79% Draw13% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona8%
Actual: FC Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 4.28
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 78%
22%
± 3.5 60%
40%
± 4.5 41%
59%

Double Chance

FC Barcelona or Draw
92%
Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
21%
FC Barcelona or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
87%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Barcelona64% Draw28% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona8%
Actual: FC Barcelona win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
3 – 0
9.1%
2 – 0
8.4%
3 – 1
Actual
4 – 0
7.6%
2 – 1
7.1%
4 – 1
6.6%
5 – 0
5.1%
1 – 0
4.9%
1 – 1
4.8%
5 – 1
4.6%
3 – 2
3.5%
2 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — FC Barcelona

Handicap FC Barcelona covers Push RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5 46% — 54%
-2 46% 20% 34%
-1.5 66% — 34%
-1 66% 17% 17%
-0.5 83% — 17%
+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
42% ✓
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet
4% ✓

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