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FC Barcelona v Espanyol : La Liga match betting preview, prediction and odds

Camp Nou, Barcelona

Saturday evening sees Hans-Dieter Flick’s FC Barcelona and José Manuel González Álvarez’s Espanyol go up against one another in a La Liga clash at the Camp Nou. The predictions shown are based on extensive statistical analysis of each side, across seventeen of the biggest markets. The data and the odds change with each market, and head-to-head stats are included across the board.

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FC Barcelona's next match is v Celta at 20:30 on Wednesday 22nd April
Espanyol's next match is v R.Vallecano at 19:00 on Thursday 23rd April
The last Spanish La Liga meeting between Barcelona and Espanyol was on Saturday 11th April 2026
Spanish La Liga
April 11th 2026
Barcelona 4
1 Espanyol
 
F. Torres García 9'56' P. Lozano Vizuete
F. Torres García 25'
L. Yamal Nasraoui Ebana 87'
M. Rashford 89'
 
BCN
ESP
Shots On
10
2
Shots Off
6
5
Corners
7
5
Possession
77%
23%
Fouls
10
18
Yellow/red cards
3/0
6/0
 
BarcelonaEspanyol
 
A. Balde Martínez (J. Cavaco Cancelo 64')
R. Araújo da Silva
P. Cubarsí Paredes
F. Torres Garcíafootball iconfootball icon (D. Olmo Carvajal 74')
J. Pons
G. Martín Langreo (M. Casadó Torras 46')
Pablo Gaviria (M. Rashford 64')
P. López
L. Yamal Nasraoui Ebanafootball icon
E. García
F. López Marín (F. de Jong 84')
F. Calero Villa
L. Cabrera Sasía
U. González de Zarate Quirós
(R. Terrats Espacio 71') E. Expósito Jaén
(C. Pickel 80') football iconP. Lozano Vizuete
M. Dmitrović
C. Romero Serrano
O. El Hilali
(Rubén Sáez 64') C. Ngonge
(P. Milla Peña 71') E. García Martínez
(R. Fernández Jaén 46') T. Dolan

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Best Tip: Barcelona to win

There looks like a strong favourite for this match, and it's Barcelona. Their latest form statistics show they're capable in front of their own fans, and historical head-to-head (H2H) data proves they can get the job done against Espanyol too. The odds point towards Hans-Dieter Flick's side claiming victory in the win / draw / win market, and that's definitely our prediction for Saturday evening too.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Barcelona are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 71% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.29.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Barcelona
71%
3/10
2%
1/50
Draw
17%
19/4
4%
1/50
Espanyol
12%
8/11/50
Barcelona 2-0
10%
15/2
6%
4/1
Barcelona 2-1
9%
8/11/2
Barcelona 3-0
8%
17/2
6%
7/2
Barcelona 1-0
8%
10/19/1
Barcelona 3-1
8%
9/116/5
Draw 1-1
8%
10/1
13%
11/1
Barcelona 4-0
5%
14/129/10
Barcelona 4-1
5%
14/11/4
Draw 2-2
4%
16/1
10%
7/1
Barcelona 3-2
4%
20/118/1
Espanyol 2-1
4%
22/1
15%
22/1
Draw 0-0
3%
20/114/1
Espanyol 1-0
3%
28/116/1
Barcelona 5-0
3%
25/1
12%
5/1
Barcelona 5-1
2%
25/117/4
Over 2.5 Goals
66%
2/51/7
Under 2.5 Goals
34%
2/14/1
Home 1st Goal
59%
1/31/3
Away 1st Goal
39%
21/105/2
No 1st Goal
2%
20/114/1
BTTS - Yes
55%
4/6
3%
11/8
BTTS - No
45%
11/10
3%
8/15
BTTS - Home Win
35%
6/41/50
BTTS - Draw
13%
5/1
7%
1/50
BTTS - Away Win
7%
11/1
11%
1/50
Home/draw
88%
1/141/50
Away/draw
29%
12/5
4%
1/50
Home/away
83%
1/7
2%
1/50
Over 1.5 Goals
85%
1/81/25
Under 1.5 Goals
15%
5/19/1
Over 3.5 Goals
44%
1/129/20
Under 3.5 Goals
56%
4/51/2
Over 4.5 Goals
26%
12/517/2
Under 4.5 Goals
74%
1/31/20
Over 5.5 Goals
13%
9/213/5
Under 5.5 Goals
87%
1/71/4
Over 0.5 Goals
97%
1/661/150
Under 0.5 Goals
3%
20/1
21%
14/1
Home DNB
83%
1/10
1%
1/50
Away DNB
24%
6/1
9%
1/50
Barcelona win to nil
36%
6/4
2%
-
Espanyol win to nil
5%
16/1
12%
-
Barcelona / Barcelona
44%
5/6
3%
1/50
Barcelona / Espanyol
2%
40/1
20%
33/1
Barcelona / Draw
5%
16/114/1
Draw / Barcelona
18%
10/3
8%
70/1
Draw / Espanyol
5%
18/1
12%
100/1
Draw / Draw
9%
8/190/1
Espanyol / Barcelona
5%
16/11/50
Espanyol / Espanyol
7%
14/1
9%
1/50
Espanyol / Draw
5%
18/11/50
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Win / draw / win La Liga table

Barcelona have played 30 matches so far this season and lay in 1st place in the La Liga league table. Barcelona have a great home record this season winning all their home games and keeping 8 clean sheets.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 30 games against teams below in the table, having won 25, drawn 1 and lost 4 matches. They have kept 12 clean sheets and have scored in every game. Barcelona have outscored their opponents by 80 goals to 36 goals.

Home League Performance

Barcelona have played 15 games at home winning 15, drawing 0 and losing 0 games. They have scored 47 goals, kept 8 clean sheets and conceded 8 goals at home.

Espanyol are in 10th position in the La Liga on 38 points having played 30 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

6 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 23 goals and kept 5 clean sheets. They have scored 18 goals in total and failed to score in 3 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

14 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 7 games, drawn 3 and won 4. Espanyol have conceded 23 goals, scored 14, failed to score in 4 fixtures and have kept 4 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Barcelona
Espanyol
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Barcelona3227145582 
-
-
l
 
0-2A
l
 
4-1A
2
Real Madrid3223453773 
May 10
l
 
2-1A
May 3
l
 
2-0A
3
Villarreal3119482061 
w
 
4-1F
w
 
0-2F
l
 
0-2A
l
 
4-1A
4
A.Madrid3217691857 
w
 
3-1A
w
 
1-2A
w
 
2-1A
l
 
4-2F
5
Real Betis3212137849 
May 17
w
 
3-5A
l
 
1-2F
d
 
0-00-0
6
Celta32111110344 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
2-4F
d
 
2-2A
w
 
0-1F
7
Getafe3213514-444 
w
 
3-0F
Apr 25
l
 
1-2A
w
 
0-1F
8
R.Sociedad3211912042 
w
 
2-1A
l
 
2-1A
May 24
d
 
2-2F
9
A.Bilbao3212515-1141 
w
 
4-0F
w
 
0-1F
May 13
w
 
1-2A
10
Osasuna3210913-239 
w
 
2-0F
May 2
w
 
1-0F
May 17
11
Espanyol3110813-1138 
w
 
4-1F
w
 
0-2F
-
-
12
Girona3291112-1338 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-1F
l
 
0-2A
d
 
0-00-0
13
Valencia329914-1236 
w
 
6-0F
May 24
d
 
2-2A
l
 
3-2A
14
Elche3281113-735 
w
 
3-1F
w
 
1-3F
w
 
1-0F
d
 
2-2F
15
Mallorca329815-935 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-3F
w
 
3-2F
l
 
2-1F
16
R.Vallecano3181112-935 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-0F
Apr 23
17
Sevilla319715-1234 
w
 
5-2F
l
 
4-1A
w
 
2-1F
May 9
18
Alaves328915-1233 
w
 
3-1A
May 13
l
 
1-2F
l
 
2-1A
19
Levante317816-1529 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
2-3A
Apr 27
d
 
1-1F
20
Real Oviedo316916-2427 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
1-3A
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-2F
Win / draw / win form
Barcelona 1ST
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
59
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
20 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
0 / 20
Won
18
D
1
L
1
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Barcelona1 - 0R.Vallecano
Barcelona5 - 2Sevilla
Barcelona4 - 1Villarreal
Barcelona3 - 0Levante
Barcelona3 - 0Mallorca
Barcelona3 - 0Real Oviedo
Barcelona2 - 0Osasuna
Barcelona3 - 1A.Madrid
Barcelona3 - 1Alaves
Barcelona4 - 0A.Bilbao
Barcelona3 - 1Elche
Barcelona2 - 1Girona
Barcelona2 - 1R.Sociedad
Barcelona3 - 0Getafe
Barcelona6 - 0Valencia
Barcelona2 - 3Villarreal
Barcelona4 - 3Real Madrid
Barcelona1 - 0Mallorca
Barcelona4 - 3Celta
Barcelona1 - 1Real Betis
Goals: Scored
55
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
20 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
0 / 20
Won
18
L
2
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABarcelona2 - 1A.Madrid
HBarcelona1 - 0R.Vallecano
HBarcelona5 - 2Sevilla
ABarcelona1 - 0A.Bilbao
HBarcelona4 - 1Villarreal
HBarcelona3 - 0Levante
ABarcelona1 - 2Girona
HBarcelona3 - 0Mallorca
ABarcelona3 - 1Elche
HBarcelona3 - 0Real Oviedo
ABarcelona1 - 2R.Sociedad
ABarcelona2 - 0Espanyol
ABarcelona2 - 0Villarreal
HBarcelona2 - 0Osasuna
ABarcelona5 - 3Real Betis
HBarcelona3 - 1A.Madrid
HBarcelona3 - 1Alaves
HBarcelona4 - 0A.Bilbao
ABarcelona4 - 2Celta
HBarcelona3 - 1Elche
Espanyol 11TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Real Betis0 - 0Espanyol
Mallorca2 - 1Espanyol
Elche2 - 2Espanyol
A.Madrid4 - 2Espanyol
Villarreal4 - 1Espanyol
Valencia3 - 2Espanyol
Levante1 - 1Espanyol
A.Bilbao1 - 2Espanyol
Getafe0 - 1Espanyol
Celta0 - 1Espanyol
Alaves2 - 1Espanyol
Real Oviedo0 - 2Espanyol
Girona0 - 0Espanyol
Real Madrid2 - 0Espanyol
R.Sociedad2 - 2Espanyol
Osasuna2 - 0Espanyol
Leganes3 - 2Espanyol
Villarreal1 - 0Espanyol
Valencia1 - 1Espanyol
Celta0 - 2Espanyol
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
5
Draw
5
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AEspanyol0 - 0Real Betis
HEspanyol1 - 2Getafe
AEspanyol1 - 2Mallorca
HEspanyol1 - 1Real Oviedo
AEspanyol2 - 2Elche
AEspanyol2 - 4A.Madrid
HEspanyol2 - 2Celta
AEspanyol1 - 4Villarreal
HEspanyol1 - 2Alaves
AEspanyol2 - 3Valencia
HEspanyol0 - 2Girona
AEspanyol1 - 1Levante
HEspanyol0 - 2Barcelona
AEspanyol2 - 1A.Bilbao
AEspanyol1 - 0Getafe
HEspanyol1 - 0R.Vallecano
AEspanyol1 - 0Celta
HEspanyol2 - 1Sevilla
HEspanyol0 - 2Villarreal
AEspanyol1 - 2Alaves
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
4
Barcelona have beaten Espanyol in 4 consecutive league meetings
19
Barcelona have not lost to Espanyol in 19 consecutive league meetings
League games at Barcelona since 2014
Barcelona
Espanyol
Goals: Scored
27
4
Games: Scored
9 / 9
4 / 9
Clean sheets
5 / 9
0 / 9
BCN
8
D
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Barcelona
Barcelona3 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
Barcelona1 - 0
Barcelona1 - 0
Barcelona2 - 0
Barcelona5 - 0
Barcelona4 - 1
Barcelona5 - 0
Barcelona5 - 1
League games at Espanyol since 2015
Espanyol
Barcelona
Goals: Scored
7
22
Games: Scored
4 / 10
9 / 10
Clean sheets
1 / 10
6 / 10
BCN
6
D
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Espanyol
0 - 2Barcelona
0 - 2Barcelona
2 - 4Barcelona
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
0 - 4Barcelona
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 3Barcelona
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 2Barcelona
Goal Statistics

A PG of 2.5 is decent for FC Barcelona in their clash with Espanyol, as is their run of scoring 1 goal or more in 79 consecutive La Liga matches.

Barcelona 1st Espanyol 11th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.5
goals
0.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
1
21%
2
26%
3
21%
4+
24%
There is a 71% probability that Barcelona will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
40%
1
37%
2
17%
3
4+
There is a 77% probability of Espanyol scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+21
Barcelona have scored 21% more goals at home than predicted
+2
Espanyol’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
3.0
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
0.9
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
La Liga - 2025/2026 season
Barcelona
PG (predicted goals)
Espanyol
2.5
0.9
Attack rating
43%
better
BCN
ESP
view stats
Games scored30
24
Failed to score0
6
Scored first20
15
Goals scored80
36
Avg. goals scored2.7
1.2
Avg. shots per game14
10
Avg. shots per goal5
8
Conversion rate for19
13
Avg. XG for2.4
1.4
KickOff rating
+43%
Defence rating
21%
better
BCN
ESP
view stats
Games conceded18
22
Clean sheets12
8
Conceded first10
13
Goals conceded29
44
Avg. goals conceded1
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded7
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
7
Conversion rate against14%
15%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.5
KickOff rating
+21%

Barcelona v Espanyol La Liga lLine ups will show here when available.

Barcelona La Liga squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2715116
E GarcíaL YamalL YamalG. Martín Langreo
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J García GLK25
1
-
R Araújo DEF203
2
-
G. Martín Langreo DEF26
6
-
P. Cubarsí Paredes DEF261
3
-
A Balde DEF222
2
-
Pedri MID2327
1
1
E García MID2912
4
-
Gavi MID51
1
-
L Yamal FWD271511
1
-
F Torres FWD28141
2
-
F. López Marín FWD2558
3
-
Subs
W Szczęsny GLK6
-
E. Aller González GLK
-
J Cancelo DEF912
-
J Koundé DEF2613
4
-
?. Cortés Moyano DEF
-
X. Espart Font DEF2
-
M Torras MID201
1
-
D Olmo MID2677
-
F Jong MID2015
4
1
R Lewandowski  FWD25121
2
-
M Rashford FWD2667
2
-
R Bardghji FWD1611
-
Espanyol La Liga squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
31668
M DmitrovićK GarcíaE ExpósitoP Lozano
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Dmitrović GLK31
-
O Hilali DEF292
7
-
F Calero DEF22
4
-
L Cabrera DEF303
2
-
C Romero DEF2952
4
-
C Ngonge MID72
3
-
U González MID291
5
-
P Lozano MID2821
8
-
T Dolan MID3014
5
1
E Expósito FWD2916
7
-
K García FWD3061
3
-
Subs
Ángel Fortuño GLK
-
P. Tristán Jiménez GLK
-
R Sánchez DEF161
2
-
J Salinas DEF10
2
-
M Rubio DEF111
-
P Milla MID276
5
1
R Terrats MID2311
-
C Pickel MID181
2
2
R Fernández FWD3162
3
-
J Carreras FWD221
1
-
A. Roca Vives FWD8
1
-