RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs FC Barcelona, La Liga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2018-19

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

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Sat 8 Dec 2018 · 19:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Didac 79' Y

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RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs FC Barcelona — La Liga .

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

Match Details

Referee Carlos del Cerro
Referee Juan Carlos Yuste
Referee Abraham Alvarez
Referee Santiago Jaime
Referee Sergio Perez

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2018-12-08 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–4 FC Barcelona

Recent Form

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Dec	FC Barcelona	H	0–4	L
01 Dec	Getafe CF	A	0–3	L
25 Nov	Girona FC	H	1–3	L
11 Nov	Sevilla FC	A	1–2	L
05 Nov	Athletic Club	H	1–0	W
26 Oct	Real Valladolid CF	A	1–1	D

FC Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Dec	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	A	4–0	W
02 Dec	Villarreal CF	H	2–0	W
28 Nov	PSV	A	2–1	W
24 Nov	Club Atlético de Madrid	A	1–1	D
11 Nov	Real Betis Balompié	H	3–4	L
06 Nov	FC Internazionale Milano	A	1–1	D

Season Stats

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona		FC Barcelona
#15	Position	#1
12	Points	33
12	Played	12
3 / 3 / 6	W / D / L	11 / 0 / 1
13	Scored	48
14	Conceded	13
-1	GD	+35
1.00	PPG	2.75
25%	Win %	92%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this season

33% Clean Sheets
FC Barcelona this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Roberto Fernandez	6 G
Tyrhys Dolan	1 G
Alex Calatrava	1 G

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

Events

Match Events

0' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona have kicked off against FC Barcelona. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Barcelona that had 529 games and scored 827 goals.
10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
15' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
17' Lionel Messi adds to his 27 season tally! FC Barcelona lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
22' The travelling FC Barcelona supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
26' Magnificent from Ousmane Dembele! That is 85 goals in 529 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
31' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ernesto Valverde might look to freshen things up shortly.
36' Denis Suarez is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona tonight.
41' Jordi Alba, a Spain , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
45' GOAL! Luis Suarez scores on 45. Assisted by Ousmane Dembele
50' 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.
55' The 31-year-old Munir El Haddadi has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
59' Leo Baptistao is replacing Hernan Perez for the RCD Espanyol de Barcelona side.
63' The supporters are chanting for Sergio Garcia. He replaces Oscar Melendo on 63 minute.
65' Lionel Messi has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 65 minutes.
68' A change in the FC Barcelona ranks — Ousmane Dembele exits the field as Philippe Coutinho enters on 68.
73' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both RCD Espanyol de Barcelona and FC Barcelona are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
74' Time for substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Sergi Darder is replaced by Granero.
79' Poor challenge from Didac Vila. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
79' FC Barcelona make a change. Luis Suarez trudges off to be replaced by Munir El Haddadi on 79 minutes.
82' It is a substitution in FC Barcelona team. Ivan Rakitic is replaced by Denis Suarez on 82 minute.
87' It looks surprising RCD Espanyol de Barcelona does not make any changes. Ivan Rakitic has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
Game over. The scoreline of 0-4 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rubí

FC Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

15
Clement Lenglet
22
Arturo Vidal
9
Luis Suarez ↓ Munir El Haddadi 79'
1
Marc-Andre ter Stegen
3
Pique
18
Jordi Alba
10
Lionel Messi C
11
Ousmane Dembele ↓ Philippe Coutinho 68'
4
Ivan Rakitic ↓ Denis Suarez 82'
5
Busquets
2
Nelson Semedo

Bench

Coach Ernesto Valverde

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

0.66 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

Expected Goals

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

3.15 FC Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + FC Barcelona to win 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona13% Draw16% FC Barcelona71%

Actual: FC Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 3.81

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	51%	49%
± 4.5	32%	68%

Double Chance

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Draw

29%

Draw or FC Barcelona

87%

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or FC Barcelona

84%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona6% Draw30% FC Barcelona64%

Actual: FC Barcelona win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 3

11.4%

0 – 2

11.3%

0 – 4

Actual

1 – 3

7.4%

0 – 1

7.2%

1 – 2

7.2%

1 – 4

5.9%

0 – 5

5.6%

1 – 1

5.2%

1 – 5

3.8%

0 – 0

3.2%

0 – 6

Asian Handicap — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Handicap	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers	Push	FC Barcelona covers
-2.5	0%	—	100%
-2	0%	1%	99%
-1.5	1%	—	99%
-1	1%	3%	95%
-0.5	5%	—	95%
+0.5	16%	—	84%
+1	16%	17%	67%
+1.5	33%	—	67%
+2	33%	21%	46%
+2.5	54%	—	46%

Clean Sheet

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

5% ✓

FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet

52% ✓

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

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs FC Barcelona, La Liga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

FC Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

FC Barcelona Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Clean Sheet