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

Sat 3rd Jan, 20:00 BST, RCDE Stadium, Barcelona

the RCDE Stadium plays host on Saturday night, as José Manuel González Álvarez's Espanyol are visited by Hans-Dieter Flick's FC Barcelona in the La Liga. We have predictions, tips, and odds from leading bookmakers and head-to-head stats across the biggest markets, all with the aim of helping you find a winning bet on this La Liga clash.


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Best Tip: Over 2.5 goals

As José Manuel González Álvarez and his side approach kick-off, our prediction is for a combined total of over 3 goals scored during the game. Statistics imply both clubs possess a number of attacking options, with goals in plentiful supply of late. In the absense of a strong favourite to win the match, we're going for over 2.5 goals.

In-Play
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
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 49% chance of Barcelona coming away with a win.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Espanyol
28%
5.25
5%
4.60
Draw
22%
4.104.60
Barcelona
50%
1.60
2%
1.60
Draw 1-1
9%
8.50
6%
8.50
Barcelona 2-1
9%
8.507.50
Espanyol 2-1
7%
17.0013.00
Draw 2-2
7%
12.00
8%
11.00
Barcelona 1-0
6%
12.00
20%
10.00
Barcelona 2-0
6%
11.00
22%
9.50
Barcelona 3-1
6%
11.009.50
Espanyol 1-0
5%
23.00
10%
15.00
Barcelona 3-2
4%
17.00
11%
13.00
Barcelona 3-0
4%
13.00
8%
11.00
Espanyol 2-0
3%
34.0021.00
Espanyol 3-1
3%
34.00
17%
23.00
Espanyol 3-2
3%
34.0023.00
Draw 0-0
3%
21.00
24%
17.00
Barcelona 4-1
3%
19.00
10%
15.00
Over 2.5 Goals
67%
1.44
6%
1.40
Under 2.5 Goals
33%
2.75
10%
2.80
Home 1st Goal
46%
2.50
4%
2.62
Away 1st Goal
52%
1.501.50
No 1st Goal
2%
21.00
24%
17.00
BTTS - Yes
66%
1.50
4%
1.50
BTTS - No
34%
2.50
11%
2.45
BTTS - Home Win
18%
7.50
12%
6.50
BTTS - Draw
18%
4.50
5%
4.80
BTTS - Away Win
30%
2.63
9%
2.60
Home/draw
50%
2.302.30
Away/draw
72%
1.17
3%
1.18
Home/away
78%
1.221.20
Over 1.5 Goals
86%
1.13
3%
1.11
Under 1.5 Goals
14%
6.00
20%
5.75
Over 3.5 Goals
45%
2.00
13%
2.00
Under 3.5 Goals
55%
1.80
11%
1.75
Over 4.5 Goals
27%
3.40
15%
3.20
Under 4.5 Goals
73%
1.33
6%
1.30
Over 5.5 Goals
14%
6.00
14%
5.50
Under 5.5 Goals
86%
1.13
3%
1.12
Over 0.5 Goals
97%
1.02
1%
1.00
Under 0.5 Goals
3%
19.00
12%
17.00
Home DNB
43%
4.003.50
Away DNB
66%
1.221.25
Espanyol win to nil
10%
13.00
18%
-
Barcelona win to nil
20%
3.50
8%
-
Espanyol / Espanyol
11%
8.00
11%
6.50
Espanyol / Barcelona
5%
17.00
11%
15.00
Espanyol / Draw
6%
15.0013.00
Draw / Espanyol
8%
11.00
8%
10.00
Draw / Barcelona
16%
4.755.00
Draw / Draw
11%
7.50
7%
7.00
Barcelona / Espanyol
3%
34.0026.00
Barcelona / Barcelona
34%
2.38
3%
2.25
Barcelona / Draw
6%
13.00
13%
13.00
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Win / draw / win La Liga table

Espanyol have played 16 matches so far this season and are in 5th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

3 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 2 games, drawn zero and won 1. Espanyol have conceded 5 goals, scored 2, failed to score in 2 matches and kept no clean sheets.

Home league performance

Espanyol have played 9 games at home, winning 6, drawing 1 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 13 goals, conceded 10 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Barcelona lay in 1st place on 46 points in the La Liga league table having played 18 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 18 games against teams below them in the table, winning 15, drawing 1 and losing 2 games. They have scored 51 goals and kept 6 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Barcelona have conceded 20 goals and scored in every game.

Away league performance

Barcelona have played 9 away games, winning 6, drawing 1 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 2.6 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.7 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Espanyol
Barcelona
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Barcelona1815123146 
Jan 3
Apr 12
-
-
2
Real Madrid1813322042 
May 3
l
 
2-0A
May 10
l
 
2-1A
3
A.Madrid1811431737 
w
 
2-1A
Feb 22
w
 
3-1A
Apr 5
4
Villarreal1611231635 
l
 
0-2A
Feb 8
Mar 1
w
 
0-2F
5
Espanyol16934430 
-
-
Apr 12
Jan 3
6
Real Betis177731028 
l
 
1-2F
Apr 5
May 17
w
 
3-5A
7
Celta17584123 
Feb 15
w
 
0-1F
Apr 22
w
 
2-4F
8
A.Bilbao17728-723 
May 13
Dec 22
w
 
4-0F
Mar 8
9
Elche17575322 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 1
w
 
3-1F
Feb 1
10
Sevilla17629-220 
w
 
2-1F
May 10
Mar 15
l
 
4-1A
11
Getafe17629-920 
Mar 22
w
 
0-1F
w
 
3-0F
Apr 19
12
Osasuna17539-318 
w
 
1-0F
May 17
w
 
2-0F
May 3
13
Mallorca17467-518 
w
 
3-2F
Mar 15
Feb 8
w
 
0-3F
14
Alaves17539-618 
Feb 1
l
 
2-1A
w
 
3-1A
May 13
15
R.Vallecano17467-718 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 22
Mar 22
d
 
1-1F
16
R.Sociedad17458-417 
May 24
d
 
2-2F
w
 
2-1A
Jan 18
17
Valencia17377-1016 
d
 
2-2A
Jan 25
w
 
6-0F
May 24
18
Girona17368-1815 
Jan 18
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
2-1F
Feb 15
19
Real Oviedo172510-1911 
Mar 8
w
 
0-2F
Jan 25
w
 
1-3A
20
Levante162410-1210 
Apr 19
Jan 11
Feb 22
w
 
2-3A
Win / draw / win form
Espanyol 5TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
10
Draw
6
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Espanyol1 - 0R.Vallecano
Espanyol2 - 1Sevilla
Espanyol0 - 2Villarreal
Espanyol1 - 0Elche
Espanyol1 - 2Real Betis
Espanyol2 - 2Valencia
Espanyol3 - 2Mallorca
Espanyol1 - 0Osasuna
Espanyol2 - 1A.Madrid
Espanyol2 - 0Las Palmas
Espanyol0 - 2Barcelona
Espanyol1 - 2Real Betis
Espanyol1 - 0Getafe
Espanyol1 - 1A.Madrid
Espanyol1 - 1Girona
Espanyol1 - 1A.Bilbao
Espanyol1 - 0Real Madrid
Espanyol2 - 1Valladolid
Espanyol1 - 1Leganes
Espanyol1 - 1Valencia
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
10
D
3
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AEspanyol1 - 0Getafe
HEspanyol1 - 0R.Vallecano
AEspanyol1 - 0Celta
HEspanyol2 - 1Sevilla
HEspanyol0 - 2Villarreal
AEspanyol1 - 2Alaves
HEspanyol1 - 0Elche
AEspanyol2 - 0Real Oviedo
HEspanyol1 - 2Real Betis
AEspanyol0 - 0Girona
HEspanyol2 - 2Valencia
AEspanyol0 - 2Real Madrid
HEspanyol3 - 2Mallorca
HEspanyol1 - 0Osasuna
AEspanyol2 - 2R.Sociedad
HEspanyol2 - 1A.Madrid
HEspanyol2 - 0Las Palmas
AEspanyol0 - 2Osasuna
HEspanyol0 - 2Barcelona
AEspanyol2 - 3Leganes
Barcelona 1ST
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
51
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
20 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
0 / 20
Won
14
D
4
L
2
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Villarreal0 - 2Barcelona
Real Betis3 - 5Barcelona
Celta2 - 4Barcelona
Real Madrid2 - 1Barcelona
Sevilla4 - 1Barcelona
Real Oviedo1 - 3Barcelona
R.Vallecano1 - 1Barcelona
Levante2 - 3Barcelona
Mallorca0 - 3Barcelona
A.Bilbao0 - 3Barcelona
Espanyol0 - 2Barcelona
Valladolid1 - 2Barcelona
Leganes0 - 1Barcelona
A.Madrid2 - 4Barcelona
Las Palmas0 - 2Barcelona
Sevilla1 - 4Barcelona
Getafe1 - 1Barcelona
Real Betis2 - 2Barcelona
Mallorca1 - 5Barcelona
Celta2 - 2Barcelona
Goals: Scored
56
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
20 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
0 / 20
Won
16
D
1
L
3
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABarcelona2 - 0Villarreal
HBarcelona2 - 0Osasuna
ABarcelona5 - 3Real Betis
HBarcelona3 - 1A.Madrid
HBarcelona3 - 1Alaves
HBarcelona4 - 0A.Bilbao
ABarcelona4 - 2Celta
HBarcelona3 - 1Elche
ABarcelona1 - 2Real Madrid
HBarcelona2 - 1Girona
ABarcelona1 - 4Sevilla
HBarcelona2 - 1R.Sociedad
ABarcelona3 - 1Real Oviedo
HBarcelona3 - 0Getafe
HBarcelona6 - 0Valencia
ABarcelona1 - 1R.Vallecano
ABarcelona3 - 2Levante
ABarcelona3 - 0Mallorca
ABarcelona3 - 0A.Bilbao
HBarcelona2 - 3Villarreal
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Barcelona have beaten Espanyol in 3 consecutive league meetings
18
Barcelona have not lost to Espanyol in 18 consecutive league meetings
League games at Espanyol since 2015
Espanyol
Barcelona
Goals: Scored
7
20
Games: Scored
4 / 9
8 / 9
Clean sheets
1 / 9
5 / 9
D
4
BCN
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Espanyol
0 - 2Barcelona
2 - 4Barcelona
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
0 - 4Barcelona
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 3Barcelona
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 2Barcelona
League games at Barcelona since 2014
Barcelona
Espanyol
Goals: Scored
27
4
Games: Scored
9 / 9
4 / 9
Clean sheets
5 / 9
0 / 9
D
1
BCN
8
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Barcelona
Barcelona3 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
Barcelona1 - 0
Barcelona1 - 0
Barcelona2 - 0
Barcelona5 - 0
Barcelona4 - 1
Barcelona5 - 0
Barcelona5 - 1
Goal Statistics

Espanyol's fans will be hoping for goals on Saturday night, not least because FC Barcelona have conceded in each of their last 9 La Liga matches. A PG of 1.5 for J. González Álvarez's side suggests that run should continue.

FC Barcelona's forwards have been in fine form of late, scoring 2 goals or more in 7 consecutive La Liga games. A PG of 2.0 suggests that run should continue on Saturday night.

Espanyol 5th Barcelona 1st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
2.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Espanyol will score 1 or more goals
0
14%
1
27%
2
27%
3
18%
4+
14%
There is a 86% probability that Barcelona will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-5
Espanyol’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+22
Barcelona have scored 22% more goals when away than predicted
1.3
average goals scored
2.6
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
La Liga - 2025/2026 season
Espanyol
PG (predicted goals)
Barcelona
1.5
2
Attack rating
ESP
BCN
39%
better
view stats
Games scored13
17
Failed to score3
0
Scored first10
9
Goals scored20
49
Avg. goals scored1.3
2.7
Avg. shots per game10
14
Avg. shots per goal8
5
Conversion rate for13
20
Avg. XG for1.7
2.4
KickOff rating
+39%
Defence rating
21%
better
ESP
BCN
view stats
Games conceded9
12
Clean sheets7
5
Conceded first5
8
Goals conceded16
20
Avg. goals conceded1
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded9
6
Avg. shots/goal conceded9
6
Conversion rate against11%
17%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.3
KickOff rating
+21%

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

Espanyol La Liga squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
16555
M DmitrovićP MillaE ExpósitoP Milla
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Dmitrović GLK16
-
O Hilali DEF162
4
-
P Lozano MID161
4
-
R Fernández FWD1642
1
-
C Romero DEF1522
1
-
L Cabrera DEF152
1
-
E Expósito MID155
3
-
T Dolan FWD152
2
1
K García FWD153
1
-
U González MID141
2
-
P Milla FWD145
4
1
F Calero DEF12
2
-
C Pickel MID10
1
-
R Terrats MID10
-
R Sánchez DEF9
-
J Carreras FWD9
-
J Puado FWD82
2
-
C Riedel DEF71
1
-
J Salinas DEF7
1
-
M Rubio DEF61
-
A. Roca Vives FWD6
-
L Koleosho FWD3
-
Barcelona La Liga squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
161174
E GarcíaF TorresM RashfordF Jong
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
E García DEF1811
-
J Koundé DEF1711
3
-
M Rashford FWD1727
2
-
F Torres FWD17111
2
-
G. Martín Langreo DEF16
3
-
P. Cubarsí Paredes DEF14
1
-
A Balde DEF142
2
-
Pedri MID1425
1
1
L Yamal FWD1477
-
F Jong MID133
3
1
D Olmo MID1342
-
M Torras MID131
-
R Lewandowski  FWD1381
1
-
J García GLK12
1
-
A Christensen DEF12
1
-
F. López Marín MID1242
1
-
R Araújo DEF112
2
-
Raphinha FWD1173
2
-
R Bardghji FWD911
-
M. Bernal Casas MID71
1
-
W Szczęsny GLK6
-
Gavi MID21
-