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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Full Time

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

Match Details

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

4 games this season 🟨 5.0/game ⚽ 14.0 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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

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
#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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona is hosting FC Barcelona for another epic battle.
5' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona currently sit 16 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
10' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
15' It looks surprising RCD Espanyol de Barcelona does not make any changes. Fermin Lopez has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
20' FC Barcelona started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
25' The travelling FC Barcelona supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
30' Pablo Gavira is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona tonight.
35' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
42' It’s a booking for FC Barcelona player. Andreas Christensen gets a card.
46' The supporters are chanting for Alex Balde. He replaces Gerard Martin on 46 minute.
51' Pau Cubarsi is replacing Ronald Araujo for the FC Barcelona side.
53' What a moment for Lamine Yamal! That strike on 53 puts his side firmly in control.
58' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
61' A change in the RCD Espanyol de Barcelona ranks — Pol Lozano exits the field as Pere Milla enters on 61.
65' Another change for FC Barcelona made on 65 minute. Robert Lewandowski leaves to be changed by Fermin Lopez.
68' It is a substitution in RCD Espanyol de Barcelona team. Antoniu Roca is replaced by Jofre Carreras Pages on 68 minute.
73' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Barcelona is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
77' FC Barcelona make a change. Dani Olmo trudges off to be replaced by Pablo Gavira on 77 minutes.
80' That is a card for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Leandro Cabrera will be fuming at that decision.
82' Another change for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona made on 82 minute. Javi Puado leaves to be changed by Walid Cheddira.
84' Walid Cheddira catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 84.
89' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 89 minutes.
90' Poor challenge from Marash Kumbulla. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
Full Time. FC Barcelona beats 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
Ferran Torres	2
Lamine Yamal	2
Joselu	2
Robert Lewandowski	2
Dani Olmo	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

1 / 4

1.04 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

Expected Goals

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

2.65 FC Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + FC Barcelona to win 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona17% Draw20% FC Barcelona63%

Actual: FC Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.69

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	70%	30%
± 3.5	49%	51%
± 4.5	31%	69%

Double Chance

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Draw

37%

Draw or FC Barcelona

83%

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or FC Barcelona

80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona12% Draw36% FC Barcelona52%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 2

Actual

1 – 2

8.9%

1 – 3

7.7%

1 – 1

7.6%

0 – 3

7.6%

0 – 1

6.4%

1 – 4

5.2%

0 – 4

2 – 2

4.6%

2 – 3

0 – 0

3.7%

2 – 1

3.5%

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%	8%	88%
-0.5	12%	—	88%
+0.5	30%	—	70%
+1	30%	20%	50%
+1.5	50%	—	50%
+2	50%	20%	30%
+2.5	70%	—	30%

Clean Sheet

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet

36% ✗

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