FC Barcelona vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona, La Liga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2025-26

FC Barcelona

4 – 1

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RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Sat 11 Apr 2026 · 16:30 UTC Camp Nou 60,736 HT 45' · FT 45'

Ferran Torres 9' 1–0

Ferran Torres 25' 2–0

2–1 56' Pol Lozano

Lamine Yamal 87' 3–1

Marcus Rashford 89' 4–1

Y 32' Omar El Hilali

Pablo Gavira 32' Y

Y 34' Edu Exposito

Y 45' Cyril Ngonge

Eric Garcia 45' Y

Marc Casado 49' Y

Y 58' Pol Lozano

Y 83' Fernando Calero

Y 90' Urko Gonzalez

Overview

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

FC Barcelona 12 games · 33 pts (2026/27)
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 12 games · 12 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez (Spain)
Assistant 1 Jose Naranjo Perez (Spain)
Assistant 2 Diego Barbero Sevilla (Spain)

10 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 6.5 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

FC Barcelona 12 games · Avg 3.1 goals RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Last 5 meetings

2026-04-11 FC Barcelona 4–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2026-01-03 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–2 FC Barcelona 2025-05-15 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–2 FC Barcelona 2024-11-03 FC Barcelona 3–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2023-05-14 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–4 FC Barcelona

Recent Form

FC Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Apr	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	H	4–1	W
08 Apr	Club Atlético de Madrid	H	0–2	L
04 Apr	Club Atlético de Madrid	A	2–1	W
22 Mar	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	H	1–0	W
18 Mar	Newcastle United FC	H	7–2	W
15 Mar	Sevilla FC	H	5–2	W

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Apr	FC Barcelona	A	1–4	L
04 Apr	Real Betis Balompié	A	0–0	D
21 Mar	Getafe CF	H	1–2	L
15 Mar	RCD Mallorca	A	1–2	L
09 Mar	Real Oviedo	H	1–1	D
01 Mar	Elche CF	A	2–2	D

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' That's the starting whistle at Camp Nou. Ninety minutes of football awaits between FC Barcelona and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
5' Roberto Fernandez has been relatively quiet despite scoring 14 goals in his last 437 appearances.
9' Ferran Torres does the damage! The net is bulging and FC Barcelona surge ahead!
14' 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.
19' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
24' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
25' What a strike from Ferran Torres! The score is 2-0.
30' FC Barcelona seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
32' That is a card for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Omar El Hilali will be fuming at that decision.
34' That is a card for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Edu Exposito will be fuming at that decision.
39' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Manolo González will be considering his options from the bench.
44' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Barcelona side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Cyril Ngonge.
46' FC Barcelona ring the changes. Gerard Martin has done his job and it is now time for Marc Casado to step up.
49' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Marc Casado.
54' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
56' A goal from the Spain international Pol Lozano! He fires home on 56 to make it 2-1!
58' That is a card for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Pol Lozano will be fuming at that decision.
63' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Barcelona is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
64' The RCD Espanyol de Barcelona bench stirs into life. Cyril Ngonge is withdrawn and Ruben Sanchez gets his opportunity.
69' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-4-1-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
71' Time for substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Edu Exposito is replaced by RamonTerrats Espacio.
74' Dani Olmo gets the nod from FC Barcelona. He replaces Ferran Torres and will look to change the dynamic.
79' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
80' Charles Pickel gets the nod from RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. He replaces Pol Lozano and will look to change the dynamic.
83' A meaty challenge results in booking for Fernando Calero on 83.
84' Another substitution for FC Barcelona to replace Fermin Lopez by Frenkie de Jong on 84 minute.
87' Lamine Yamal doubles the advantage! 3-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
89' GOAL! Marcus Rashford fires home to make it 4-1!
90' It’s a booking for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona player. Urko Gonzalez gets a card.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.

Lineups

FC Barcelona Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hansi Flick

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

4-4-1-1

Starting XI

6
Leandro Cabrera
8
Edu Exposito ↓ RamonTerrats Espacio 71'
13
Marko Dmitrovic
19
Kike Garcia ↓ Pere Milla 71'
5
Fernando Calero
16
Cyril Ngonge ↓ Ruben Sanchez 64'
10
Pol Lozano ↓ Charles Pickel 80'
24
Tyrhys Dolan ↓ Roberto Fernandez 46'
4
Urko Gonzalez
23
Omar El Hilali
22
Carlos Romero

Bench

Coach Manolo González

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

FC Barcelona Form

2026-04-11 FC Barcelona 4–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2026-04-08 FC Barcelona 0–2 Club Atlético de Madrid L 2026-04-04 Club Atlético de Madrid 1–2 FC Barcelona W 2026-03-22 FC Barcelona 1–0 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid W 2026-03-18 FC Barcelona 7–2 Newcastle United FC W 2026-03-15 FC Barcelona 5–2 Sevilla FC W

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2026-04-11 FC Barcelona 4–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2026-04-04 Real Betis Balompié 0–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D 2026-03-21 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–2 Getafe CF L 2026-03-15 RCD Mallorca 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2026-03-09 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 Real Oviedo D 2026-03-01 Elche CF 2–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

3.29 FC Barcelona xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.91 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: FC Barcelona to win 78% + Over 2.5 goals 77%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Barcelona78% Draw14% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona8%

Actual: FC Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 4.2

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	77%	23%
± 3.5	58%	42%
± 4.5	39%	61%

Double Chance

FC Barcelona or Draw

91%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

22%

FC Barcelona or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

86%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FC Barcelona62% Draw29% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona9%

Actual: FC Barcelona win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

3 – 0

2 – 0

8.5%

3 – 1

7.9%

2 – 1

7.4%

4 – 0

7.2%

4 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

5.2%

1 – 0

5.1%

5 – 0

4.7%

5 – 1

4.3%

3 – 2

3.6%

2 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Barcelona

Handicap	FC Barcelona covers	Push	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5	44%	—	56%
-2	44%	20%	36%
-1.5	64%	—	36%
-1	64%	17%	19%
-0.5	81%	—	19%
+0.5	93%	—	7%
+1	93%	5%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	2%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet

41% ✓

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.