Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Primera Division · 2025-26
FC Barcelona
4 – 1
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez (Spain)
  • Assistant 1 Jose Naranjo Perez (Spain)
  • Assistant 2 Diego Barbero Sevilla (Spain)
7 games this season 🟨 3.1/game ⚽ 5.3 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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
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 match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for FC Barcelona to score. At the same time, RCD Espanyol de Barcelona does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Ferran Torres has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 2 cards already picked up this season.
  • 9' Assisted by Lamine Yamal with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ferran Torres makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 14' With 2 assists to his name this season, Fermin Lopez is clearly more than just a goal scorer for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
  • 19' FC Barcelona are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 24' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Barcelona and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 25' GOAL! Ferran Torres fires home to make it 2-0!
  • 30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 32' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Omar El Hilali.
  • 34' It’s gonna be a card for Edu Exposito.
  • 39' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 44' Joan Garcia has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 293 appearances.
  • 45' Cyril Ngonge catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 45.
  • 46' A change in the FC Barcelona ranks — Gerard Martin exits the field as Marc Casado enters on 46.
  • 49' A meaty challenge results in booking for Marc Casado on 49.
  • 54' Leandro Cabrera, a Uruguay , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 56' Pol Lozano doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 58' Pol Lozano is having his name booked by the referee on 58.
  • 63' Over 63 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 64' Ruben Sanchez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Cyril Ngonge on 64 minute.
  • 69' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona come into this ranked 10 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 71' RamonTerrats Espacio has so much to prove this time. He replaces Edu Exposito on 71 minute.
  • 74' Ferran Torres makes way for Dani Olmo at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Barcelona.
  • 79' 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.
  • 80' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona ring the changes. Pol Lozano has done his job and it is now time for Charles Pickel to step up.
  • 83' That is a card for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Fernando Calero will be fuming at that decision.
  • 84' Frenkie de Jong is replacing Fermin Lopez for the FC Barcelona side.
  • 87' Magnificent from Lamine Yamal! That is 32 goals in 521 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 89' The England forward Marcus Rashford breaks the deadlock on 89 minutes. 4-1!
  • 90' It’s gonna be a card for Urko Gonzalez.
  • The final score is 4-1.

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

Bench

Coach Manolo González

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

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
3.82 FC Barcelona xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.97 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 83% + FC Barcelona to win 80%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Barcelona80% Draw12% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona8%
Actual: FC Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 4.79
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 94%
6%
± 2.5 83%
17%
± 3.5 67%
33%
± 4.5 49%
51%

Double Chance

FC Barcelona or Draw
92%
Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
20%
FC Barcelona or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
88%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Barcelona67% Draw25% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona8%
Actual: FC Barcelona win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
3 – 0
8.1%
3 – 1
7.5%
4 – 0
7.5%
4 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
6.7%
2 – 1
6.1%
5 – 0
5.7%
5 – 1
5.5%
1 – 1
3.8%
6 – 0
3.7%
3 – 2
3.6%
6 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — FC Barcelona

Handicap FC Barcelona covers Push RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5 52% — 48%
-2 52% 19% 30%
-1.5 70% — 30%
-1 70% 15% 15%
-0.5 85% — 15%
+0.5 95% — 5%
+1 95% 4% 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.