RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs FC Barcelona, La Liga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2022-23

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

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FC Barcelona

Sun 14 May 2023 · 19:00 UTC RCDE Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 2' Jules Kounde

Y 39' Pablo Gavira

Sergi Darder 39' Y

Y 82' Jordi Alba

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 Mario Melero
Referee Ricardo de Burgos
Referee Roberto Diaz
Referee Jose Gonzalez
Referee Jon Nunez
Referee Sergio Uson

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

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

Last 5 meetings

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 2020-07-08 FC Barcelona 1–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Recent Form

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 May	FC Barcelona	H	2–4	L
04 May	Sevilla FC	A	2–3	L
30 Apr	Getafe CF	H	1–0	W
27 Apr	Villarreal CF	A	2–4	L
21 Apr	Cadiz CF	H	0–0	D
15 Apr	Real Betis Balompié	A	1–3	L

FC Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 May	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	A	4–2	W
02 May	CA Osasuna	H	1–0	W
29 Apr	Real Betis Balompié	H	4–0	W
26 Apr	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	A	1–2	L
23 Apr	Club Atlético de Madrid	H	1–0	W
16 Apr	Getafe CF	A	0–0	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)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

29% Clean Sheets
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this season

43% Clean Sheets
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' And we are off! RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs FC Barcelona — let the football do the talking.
2' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jules Kounde on 2.
7' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Xavi Hernandez will be considering his options from the bench.
11' Robert Lewandowski does the damage! The net is bulging and FC Barcelona surge ahead!
16' Busquets is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Barcelona tonight.
20' GOAL! Alejandro Balde scores on 20. Assisted by Pedri
25' FC Barcelona come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
30' Ronald Araujo has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
35' Pablo Gavira, a Spain , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
39' The referee calls foul for Pablo Gavira. He receives a Yellow card.
40' A goal from the Poland international Robert Lewandowski! He fires home on 40 to make it 0-3!
45' 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.
46' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona ring the changes. Sergi Gomez has done his job and it is now time for Javi Puado to step up.
51' Spain international Ansu Fati has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
53' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jules Kounde makes it 0-4.
55' Another change for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona made on 55 minute. Martin Braithwaite leaves to be changed by Pedrosa.
60' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
62' Time for substitution for FC Barcelona. Raphinha is replaced by Ousmane Dembele.
63' A change in the FC Barcelona ranks — Ronald Araujo exits the field as Jordi Alba enters on 63.
68' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
73' GOAL! Javi Puado fires home to make it 1-4!
74' It is a substitution in FC Barcelona team. Andreas Christensen is replaced by Marcos Alonso on 74 minute.
74' Against the run of play, Javi Puado has scored! This game has turned on its head.
79' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 79 minutes.
82' FC Barcelona receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 82.
84' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona ring the changes. Brian Olivan has done his job and it is now time for Luca Koleosho to step up.
87' The RCD Espanyol de Barcelona bench stirs into life. Nico Ribaudo is withdrawn and Edu Exposito gets his opportunity.
90' FC Barcelona ring the changes. Pedri has done his job and it is now time for Franck Kessie to step up.
Another three points for FC Barcelona.

Lineups

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

FC Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

15
Andreas Christensen ↓ Marcos Alonso 74'
21
Frenkie de Jong
23
Jules Kounde
9
Robert Lewandowski
1
Marc-Andre ter Stegen
5
Busquets
22
Raphinha ↓ Ousmane Dembele 62'
4
Ronald Araujo ↓ Jordi Alba 63'
8
Pedri ↓ Franck Kessie 90'
30
Pablo Gavira ↓ Ansu Fati 74'
28
Alejandro Balde

Bench

17
Marcos Alonso ↑ 74'
11
Ferran Torres
18
Jordi Alba ↑ 63'
7
Ousmane Dembele ↑ 62'
20
Sergi Roberto
19
Franck Kessie ↑ 90'
13
Inaki
24
Eric Garcia
10
Ansu Fati ↑ 74'
36
Arnau Tenas
32
Pablo Torre

Coach Xavi Hernandez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2023-05-14 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–4 FC Barcelona L 2023-05-04 Sevilla FC 3–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2023-04-30 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–0 Getafe CF W 2023-04-27 Villarreal CF 4–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2023-04-21 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–0 Cadiz CF D 2023-04-15 Real Betis Balompié 3–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L

FC Barcelona Form

2023-05-14 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–4 FC Barcelona W 2023-05-02 FC Barcelona 1–0 CA Osasuna W 2023-04-29 FC Barcelona 4–0 Real Betis Balompié W 2023-04-26 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2–1 FC Barcelona L 2023-04-23 FC Barcelona 1–0 Club Atlético de Madrid W 2023-04-16 Getafe CF 0–0 FC Barcelona D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.18 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

Expected Goals

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

2.99 FC Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona17% Draw19% FC Barcelona64%

Actual: FC Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 4.17

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

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Draw

36%

Draw or FC Barcelona

83%

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or FC Barcelona

81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona13% Draw33% FC Barcelona54%

Actual: FC Barcelona win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 2

8.1%

1 – 3

7.9%

0 – 2

7.1%

0 – 3

6.8%

1 – 1

6.2%

1 – 4

5.9%

0 – 4

2 – 2

4.7%

2 – 3

4.6%

0 – 1

4.6%

1 – 5

3.6%

2 – 4

Actual

Asian Handicap — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Handicap	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers	Push	FC Barcelona covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	3%	95%
-1.5	5%	—	95%
-1	5%	7%	88%
-0.5	12%	—	88%
+0.5	28%	—	72%
+1	28%	19%	53%
+1.5	47%	—	53%
+2	47%	20%	34%
+2.5	66%	—	34%

Clean Sheet

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

6% ✓

FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

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