RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs FC Barcelona, La Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2024-25

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

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FC Barcelona

Thu 15 May 2025 · 19:30 UTC Stage Front Stadium 34,283 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 53' Lamine Yamal

0–2 90+6' Fermin Lopez

Y 42' Andreas Christensen

Leandro Cabrera 80' R

Walid Cheddira 84' Y

Marash Kumbulla 90' Y

Y 90' Wojciech Szczesny

Overview

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RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs FC Barcelona — La Liga at Stage Front Stadium.

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
FC Barcelona 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Cesar Soto Grado (Spain)
Assistant 1 Carlos Alvarez Fernandez (Spain)
Assistant 2 Ruben Becerril Gomez (Spain)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	RCD Mallorca	38	42
2	Girona FC	38	41
3	Real Oviedo	38	29
4	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	1	3
5	Deportivo Alavés	1	3
6	Sevilla FC	1	3
7	Real Racing Club de Santander	1	1
8	Villarreal CF	1	1
9	RC Deportivo La Coruña	1	1
10	Elche CF	1	1
11	Málaga CF	0	0
12	FC Barcelona	0	0
13	Real Madrid CF	0	0
14	Club Atlético de Madrid	0	0
15	Real Betis Balompié	0	0
16	RC Celta de Vigo	0	0
17	Valencia CF	0	0
18	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	0	0
19	Athletic Club	0	0
20	CA Osasuna	0	0
21	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	1	0
22	Getafe CF	1	0
23	Levante UD	1	0

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

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 2022-12-31 FC Barcelona 1–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2022-02-13 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–2 FC Barcelona

Recent Form

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 May	FC Barcelona	H	0–2	L
11 May	CD Leganes	A	2–3	L
04 May	Real Betis Balompié	H	1–2	L
27 Apr	Villarreal CF	A	0–1	L
22 Apr	Valencia CF	A	1–1	D
18 Apr	Getafe CF	H	1–0	W

FC Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 May	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	A	2–0	W
11 May	Real Madrid CF	H	4–3	W
06 May	FC Internazionale Milano	A	3–4	L
03 May	Real Valladolid CF	A	2–1	W
30 Apr	FC Internazionale Milano	H	3–3	D
22 Apr	RCD Mallorca	H	1–0	W

Season Stats

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona		FC Barcelona
#4	Position	#12
3	Points	0
1	Played	0
1 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
3	Scored	0
0	Conceded	0
+3	GD	+0
3.00	PPG	–
100%	Win %	–

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

100% Clean Sheets
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this season

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 4th (3 pts). FC Barcelona are 12th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Stage Front Stadium. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are looking to make home advantage count against FC Barcelona.
5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
10' FC Barcelona fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
15' Edu Exposito, a Spain , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
20' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
25' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Barcelona is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
30' A quiet spell here at Stage Front Stadium. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
35' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
40' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
42' FC Barcelona player sees a card in front of him.
46' The FC Barcelona bench stirs into life. Gerard Martin is withdrawn and Alex Balde gets his opportunity.
51' A tactical swap from FC Barcelona — Pau Cubarsi on, Ronald Araujo off on 51 minutes.
53' Lamine Yamal makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and FC Barcelona are in front.
58' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His RCD Espanyol de Barcelona side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
61' It is a substitution in RCD Espanyol de Barcelona team. Pol Lozano is replaced by Pere Milla on 61 minute.
65' Another substitution for FC Barcelona to replace Robert Lewandowski by Fermin Lopez on 65 minute.
68' Antoniu Roca makes way for Jofre Carreras Pages at the 68 minute mark. A tactical switch from RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
73' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against FC Barcelona's 4-2-3-1 shape.
77' Another substitution for FC Barcelona to replace Dani Olmo by Pablo Gavira on 77 minute.
80' That is a card for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Leandro Cabrera will be fuming at that decision.
82' A tactical swap from RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — Walid Cheddira on, Javi Puado off on 82 minutes.
84' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Walid Cheddira on 84 minutes.
89' The energy levels are beginning to show. Manolo González might look to freshen things up shortly.
90' That is a card for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Marash Kumbulla will be fuming at that decision.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.

Lineups

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

7
Javi Puado ↓ Walid Cheddira 82'
6
Leandro Cabrera
8
Edu Exposito
4
Marash Kumbulla
10
Pol Lozano ↓ Pere Milla 61'
19
Urko Gonzalez
1
Joan Garcia
23
Omar El Hilali
22
Carlos Romero
31
Antoniu Roca ↓ Jofre Carreras Pages 68'
2
Roberto Fernandez ↓ Fernando Calero 82'

Bench

Coach Manolo González

FC Barcelona Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

15
Andreas Christensen ↓ Hector Fort 77'
21
Frenkie de Jong
9
Robert Lewandowski ↓ Fermin Lopez 65'
25
Wojciech Szczesny
11
Raphinha
20
Dani Olmo ↓ Pablo Gavira 77'
24
Eric Garcia
4
Ronald Araujo ↓ Pau Cubarsi 51'
8
Pedri
19
Lamine Yamal
35
Gerard Martin ↓ Alex Balde 46'

Bench

Coach Hansi Flick

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

Head to Head

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2025-05-15 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–2 FC Barcelona L 2025-05-11 CD Leganes 3–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2025-05-04 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–2 Real Betis Balompié L 2025-04-27 Villarreal CF 1–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2025-04-22 Valencia CF 1–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D 2025-04-18 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–0 Getafe CF W

FC Barcelona Form

2025-05-15 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–2 FC Barcelona W 2025-05-11 FC Barcelona 4–3 Real Madrid CF W 2025-05-06 FC Internazionale Milano 4–3 FC Barcelona L 2025-05-03 Real Valladolid CF 1–2 FC Barcelona W 2025-04-30 FC Barcelona 3–3 FC Internazionale Milano D 2025-04-22 FC Barcelona 1–0 RCD Mallorca W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

0.57 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

Expected Goals

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

1.1 FC Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 76% + Under — clean sheet likely 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona20% Draw33% FC Barcelona47%

Actual: FC Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes31% 0% No69%

Avg goals/match: 1.67

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	79%	21%
± 1.5	50%	50%
± 2.5	24%	76%
± 3.5	10%	90%
± 4.5	3%	97%

Double Chance

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Draw

53%

Draw or FC Barcelona

80%

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or FC Barcelona

67%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona12% Draw59% FC Barcelona29%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

21.3%

0 – 1

19.4%

1 – 1

12.7%

0 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

9.2%

1 – 2

6.5%

0 – 3

3.9%

2 – 1

3.3%

2 – 0

2.8%

1 – 3

2.5%

2 – 2

0 – 4

1.1%

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%	13%	83%
-0.5	17%	—	83%
+0.5	53%	—	47%
+1	53%	27%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	14%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet

57% ✓

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