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Competition: Spain La Liga
Competition: Sat 20.November
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Camp Nou (98787 seats)

Data, trends, results, form, head-2-head, lineups and a lot more: Tipsway offers all you want to know on FC Barcelona - Espanyol!

Insights:
  • FC Barcelona have the most scored goals in the first half (11) in La Liga
  • Espanyol have yet to win a game away.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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FC Barcelona form and stats

FC Barcelona are steadily winning La Liga games and points here at Camp Nou. 4 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 7 games.

An away draw last time out for Barcelona, facing Celta de Vigo in a game that ended 3-3. Opportunity lost for FC Barcelona in the Celta de Vigo match as a lead 3-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today? Frenkie de Jong (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.82/10. Jong hit the woodwork once, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 8 of 9 times and had 58 successful passes (of 64 total).

In the game before, an away victory in the Champions League match versus Dynamo Kyiv with a 1-0 scoreline.

Barcelona are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found six matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won four, drew two and lost zero.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Champions League game versus Benfica in only three days. This game is also played here at Camp Nou.

Barcelona can score goals in their home matches. After 7 league matches they have found the net 15 times. On the other hand, Barcelona have conceded 8 goals.

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Espanyol form and stats

Espanyol have only collected 3 points from their away games in the La Liga, after 0-3-3 (6 played).

The supporters enjoyed Espanyol's previous game versus Granada (placed 17th), a La Liga 2-0 win played at home. Adrià Pedrosa, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.45. Pedrosa scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 5 of 6 duels.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Getafe wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.

You'll want to know how Espanyol managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found three similar matches resulting in zero away wins, zero draws and three home wins.

The attacking power of Espanyol when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 6 league matches away. As for defending, Espanyol rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 9 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Head to head totals (for the prior ten meetings): Barcelona won six games, three matches ended with a tie and Espanyol got one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six

Top Goalscorers

EspanyolR. de Tomás Gómez
R. de Tomás Gómez
7 goals
FC BarcelonaM. Depay
M. Depay
6 goals
BarcelonaA. Fati
A. Fati
3 goals

FC Barcelona missing players

Espanyol missing players

FC Barcelona Espanyol
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
12 7 1 Played P 2 6 13
4 4 1 Won W 0 0 4
5 2 0 Drew D 1 3 5
3 1 0 Lost L 1 3 4
19 15 3 Scored S 0 5 14
15 8 1 Conceded C 1 9 13
92% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 83% 85%
83% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 67% 69%
50% 71% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 38%
25% 29% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 15%
17% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
67% 86% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 46%
17% 14% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 17% 38%
25% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 50% 31%
 
6.4 8 9 Corners for (avg) C F 4 6.3 6.1
3.5 2.4 3 Corners against (avg) C A 3 4.8 6.1
2.2 1.7 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.5 2
2 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
12.5 14.1 12 Shots (avg) S ( 9.5 11.8 12.5
5 6.3 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3.8 4.4
32% 34% 60% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 22% 25%
 
10.2 7.9 10 Shots against (avg) S A 12.5 14.3 15.1
3.4 3 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 5.5 4.5
Key stats in La Liga this season:
  • All of FC Barcelona's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Espanyol have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Espanyol have yet to win a game away.
  • FC Barcelona have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • FC Barcelona have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Espanyol have scored away.
  • FC Barcelona have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • FC Barcelona have the most scored goals in the first half (11) in La Liga
  • FC Barcelona have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • FC Barcelona have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • FC Barcelona haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Real Sociedad 13 8 4 1 19 10 6 4 2 0 5 1 7 4 2 1 14 9 9 28
2 Real Madrid 12 8 3 1 28 13 5 3 2 0 13 4 7 5 1 1 15 9 15 27
3 Sevilla 12 8 3 1 21 7 5 5 0 0 15 4 7 3 3 1 6 3 14 27
4 Atlético Madrid 12 6 5 1 21 13 6 3 3 0 10 4 6 3 2 1 11 9 8 23
5 Real Betis 13 6 3 4 19 17 7 3 2 2 12 9 6 3 1 2 7 8 2 21
6 Rayo Vallecano 13 6 2 5 19 14 6 5 1 0 13 2 7 1 1 5 6 12 5 20
7 Osasuna 13 5 4 4 14 17 7 1 3 3 4 10 6 4 1 1 10 7 -3 19
8 Athletic Club 12 4 6 2 11 8 6 3 1 2 7 5 6 1 5 0 4 3 3 18
9 FC Barcelona 12 4 5 3 19 15 7 4 2 1 15 8 5 0 3 2 4 7 4 17
10 Valencia 13 4 5 4 21 20 7 3 3 1 13 8 6 1 2 3 8 12 1 17
11 Espanyol 13 4 5 4 14 13 7 4 2 1 9 4 6 0 3 3 5 9 1 17
12 Villarreal 12 3 6 3 14 12 6 3 2 1 11 6 6 0 4 2 3 6 2 15
13 Mallorca 13 3 6 4 13 19 7 2 4 1 8 7 6 1 2 3 5 12 -6 15
14 Deportivo Alavés 12 4 1 7 8 15 7 3 0 4 5 9 5 1 1 3 3 6 -7 13
15 Celta de Vigo 13 3 3 7 13 17 7 1 1 5 6 11 6 2 2 2 7 6 -4 12
16 Cadiz 13 2 6 5 12 19 7 0 4 3 4 9 6 2 2 2 8 10 -7 12
17 Granada 12 2 5 5 11 16 5 1 2 2 6 7 7 1 3 3 5 9 -5 11
18 Elche 13 2 5 6 11 17 6 1 4 1 6 6 7 1 1 5 5 11 -6 11
19 Levante 13 0 6 7 12 25 6 0 4 2 6 11 7 0 2 5 6 14 -13 6
20 Getafe 13 1 3 9 6 19 6 1 1 4 4 9 7 0 2 5 2 10 -13 6

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La Liga is the top professional level of the Spanish football league system. Is is often referred to as the Primera División and is considered one of the absolute top leagues of Europe and the world. 20 teams play 380 fixtures from August to May to create a final league table.