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 38 games · 46 pts (2026/27)
FC Barcelona 38 games · 94 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	FC Barcelona	38	94
2	Real Madrid CF	38	86
3	Villarreal CF	38	72
4	Club Atletico de Madrid	38	69
5	Real Betis Balompie	38	60
6	RC Celta de Vigo	38	54
7	Getafe CF	38	51
8	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	38	50
9	Valencia CF	38	49
10	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	38	46
11	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	38	46
12	Athletic Club	38	45
13	Elche CF	38	43
14	Deportivo Alaves	38	43
15	Sevilla FC	38	43
16	CA Osasuna	38	42
17	RCD Mallorca	38	42
18	Levante UD	38	42
19	Girona FC	38	41
20	Real Oviedo	38	29

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 Balompie	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
#11	Position	#1
46	Points	94
38	Played	38
12 / 10 / 16	W / D / L	31 / 1 / 6
43	Scored	95
55	Conceded	36
-12	GD	+59
1.21	PPG	2.47
32%	Win %	82%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 11th (46 pts). FC Barcelona are 1st (94 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona to score. At the same time, FC Barcelona does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Pol Lozano, as he is very good at scoring at Stage Front Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
15' FC Barcelona are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Hansi Flick will be considering his options from the bench.
25' A quiet spell here at Stage Front Stadium. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
30' 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.
35' The home supporters are growing impatient. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona must find a spark to ignite this game.
40' It looks like no one’s ball. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
42' Andreas Christensen has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 42.
46' FC Barcelona ring the changes. Gerard Martin has done his job and it is now time for Alex Balde to step up.
51' Pau Cubarsi gets the nod from FC Barcelona. He replaces Ronald Araujo and will look to change the dynamic.
53' What composure from Lamine Yamal! The Spain international strokes it home. 0-1.
58' Edu Exposito, a Spain , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
61' A change in the RCD Espanyol de Barcelona ranks — Pol Lozano exits the field as Pere Milla enters on 61.
65' Time for substitution for FC Barcelona. Robert Lewandowski is replaced by Fermin Lopez.
68' A change in the RCD Espanyol de Barcelona ranks — Antoniu Roca exits the field as Jofre Carreras Pages enters on 68.
73' With 0 assists to his name this season, Andreas Christensen is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Barcelona.
77' FC Barcelona manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Pablo Gavira is hanging Dani Olmo on the field on 77 minute.
80' Controversy at the stadium! Leandro Cabrera argues furiously but the card stands.
82' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Walid Cheddira is hanging Javi Puado on the field on 82 minute.
84' Walid Cheddira picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
89' Over 89 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
90' That looks like a foul for a card for Marash Kumbulla.
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
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

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 Balompie 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

1.03 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

Expected Goals

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

2.39 FC Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + FC Barcelona to win 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona18% Draw22% FC Barcelona60%

Actual: FC Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 3.42

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Draw

40%

Draw or FC Barcelona

82%

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or FC Barcelona

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona13% Draw38% FC Barcelona49%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 2

Actual

1 – 2

9.3%

1 – 1

8.8%

0 – 1

7.5%

1 – 3

7.4%

0 – 3

7.2%

2 – 2

4.7%

0 – 0

4.6%

1 – 4

4.4%

0 – 4

4.3%

2 – 1

2 – 3

3.8%

Asian Handicap — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Handicap	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers	Push	FC Barcelona covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	4%	95%
-1.5	5%	—	95%
-1	5%	9%	86%
-0.5	14%	—	86%
+0.5	34%	—	66%
+1	34%	22%	45%
+1.5	55%	—	45%
+2	55%	20%	25%
+2.5	75%	—	25%

Clean Sheet

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet

36% ✗

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