RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs FC Barcelona, La Liga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs FC Barcelona — La Liga at RCDE Stadium.
- RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 7 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
- FC Barcelona 7 games · 21 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Alejandro Hernandez
- Referee Jose Naranjo
- Referee Mario Melero
- Referee Jose Gonzalez
- Referee Diego Sanchez
- Referee Gorka Etayo Herrera
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Feb | FC Barcelona | H | 2–2 | D |
| 07 Feb | Athletic Club | A | 1–2 | L |
| 21 Jan | Real Betis Balompié | H | 1–4 | L |
| 18 Jan | Cadiz CF | A | 2–2 | D |
| 10 Jan | Elche CF | H | 1–2 | L |
| 31 Dec | Valencia CF | A | 2–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Feb | RCD Espanyol de Barcelona | A | 2–2 | D |
| 06 Feb | Club Atlético de Madrid | H | 4–2 | W |
| 23 Jan | Deportivo Alavés | A | 1–0 | W |
| 08 Jan | Granada CF | A | 1–1 | D |
| 02 Jan | RCD Mallorca | A | 1–0 | W |
| 21 Dec | Sevilla FC | A | 1–1 | D |
Season Stats
| RCD Espanyol de Barcelona | FC Barcelona | |
|---|---|---|
| #15 | Position | #1 |
| 7 | Points | 21 |
| 7 | Played | 7 |
| 2 / 1 / 4 | W / D / L | 7 / 0 / 0 |
| 10 | Scored | 31 |
| 10 | Conceded | 7 |
| +0 | GD | +24 |
| 1.00 | PPG | 3.00 |
| 29% | Win % | 100% |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
H2H (12 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
29%
Clean Sheets
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this season
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this season
43%
Clean Sheets
FC Barcelona this season
FC Barcelona this season
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 15th (7 pts). FC Barcelona are 1st (21 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
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
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
Top Scorers (This Season)
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
| Roberto Fernandez | 6 G |
| Tyrhys Dolan | 1 G |
| Alex Calatrava | 1 G |
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 |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Three points are at stake. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona host FC Barcelona — let the battle begin!
- 2' The deadlock is broken! Pedri gets on the scoresheet on 2 minutes.
- 7' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 12' 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' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 22' Javi Puado, a Spain , has 24 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 23' Keidi Bare catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 23.
- 28' FC Barcelona come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 33' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His RCD Espanyol de Barcelona side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 38' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 40' What a strike from Sergi Darder! The score is 1-1.
- 45' It’s high time Vicente Moreno made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 46' Eric Garcia has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ronald Araujo on 46 minute.
- 51' FC Barcelona fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 56' Ousmane Dembele needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 60' The referee shows RCD Espanyol de Barcelona player a Yellow card on 60.
- 61' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona ring the changes. Tonny Vilhena has done his job and it is now time for Nico Ribaudo to step up.
- 62' Time for substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Keidi Bare is replaced by Manu Morlanes.
- 64' A goal from the Spain international Raul de Tomas! He fires home on 64 to make it 2-1!
- 69' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Barcelona that had 517 games and scored 783 goals.
- 70' Another change for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona made on 70 minute. Manu Morlanes leaves to be changed by Fran Merida.
- 72' FC Barcelona ring the changes. Pablo Gavira has done his job and it is now time for Nico Gonzalez to step up.
- 74' Poor challenge from Pique. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
- 76' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 78' The referee calls foul for Eric Garcia. He receives a Yellow card.
- 83' Poor challenge from Nico Gonzalez. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
- 88' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona is showing some good football. However, RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 89' The FC Barcelona manager makes a substitution. Pedri departs to be replaced by Luuk de Jong.
- 90' A moment of madness from Nico Ribaudo on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona will be frustrated.
- will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.
Lineups
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups
Starting XI
-
19
Tonny Vilhena ↓ Nico Ribaudo 61'
-
20
Keidi Bare ↓ Manu Morlanes 62'
-
22
Aleix Vidal ↓ Fernando Calero 89'
- 24
- 13
- 10
- 9
- 3
- 4
- 11
- 25
Bench
- 17
- 14
- 16
-
6
Manu Morlanes ↑ 62'
- 2
- 8
- 23
-
5
Fernando Calero ↑ 89'
- 18
-
21
Nico Ribaudo ↑ 61'
- 34
- 7
Coach
Vicente Moreno
FC Barcelona Lineups
Starting XI
- 11
- 21
- 19
- 1
- 3
-
18
Jordi Alba ↓ Ousmane Dembele 72'
- 5
- 2
-
4
Ronald Araujo ↓ Eric Garcia 46'
-
16
Pedri ↓ Luuk de Jong 89'
-
30
Pablo Gavira ↓ Nico Gonzalez 72'
Bench
-
17
Luuk de Jong ↑ 89'
- 25
- 12
- 13
-
7
Ousmane Dembele ↑ 72'
- 6
-
24
Eric Garcia ↑ 46'
- 29
- –
- 22
-
14
Nico Gonzalez ↑ 72'
- 33
Coach
Xavi Hernandez
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| 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
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form
2022-02-13
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
2–2
FC Barcelona
D
2022-02-07
Athletic Club
2–1
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
L
2022-01-21
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
1–4
Real Betis Balompié
L
2022-01-18
Cadiz CF
2–2
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
D
2022-01-10
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
1–2
Elche CF
L
2021-12-31
Valencia CF
1–2
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.08
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.95
FC Barcelona xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 75% + FC Barcelona to win 63%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 4.03
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 97% |
|
3% |
| ± 1.5 | 90% |
|
10% |
| ± 2.5 | 75% |
|
25% |
| ± 3.5 | 56% |
|
44% |
| ± 4.5 | 37% |
|
63% |
Double Chance
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Draw
37%
Draw or FC Barcelona
83%
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or FC Barcelona
81%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 2
8.2%
0 – 2
8%
1 – 3
7.9%
0 – 3
7.6%
1 – 1
6.4%
1 – 4
5.8%
0 – 4
5.5%
0 – 1
5.2%
2 – 2
Actual
2 – 3
4.3%
1 – 5
3.5%
0 – 5
3.3%
Asian Handicap — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
| Handicap | RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers | Push | FC Barcelona covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 1% | — | 99% |
| -2 | 1% | 3% | 96% |
| -1.5 | 4% | — | 96% |
| -1 | 4% | 7% | 89% |
| -0.5 | 11% | — | 89% |
| +0.5 | 26% | — | 74% |
| +1 | 26% | 19% | 55% |
| +1.5 | 45% | — | 55% |
| +2 | 45% | 20% | 35% |
| +2.5 | 65% | — | 35% |
Clean Sheet
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet
6%
✓
FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet
35%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

