Espanyol vs FC Barcelona prediction and preview

La Liga · Sunday 3 January 2027, 00:00 UTC

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Espanyol vs FC Barcelona

La Liga · Sunday 3 January 2027, 00:00 UTC · RCDE Stadium, Cornella de Llobregat

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Espanyol vs FC Barcelona preview

The La Liga fixture between Espanyol and FC Barcelona is scheduled for Sunday 3 January 2027 at 00:00 UTC at RCDE Stadium in Cornella de Llobregat. Espanyol are 14th in the table with 11 points from 11, while FC Barcelona are 1st in the table with 30 points from 11.

Espanyol come into the game with a W-L-L-D-L run in the league (1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in their last 5), while FC Barcelona's recent sequence reads W-L-W-W-W. Over their last 6, Espanyol have scored 0.8 and conceded 1.5 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 4. FC Barcelona average 4.2 scored and 1.3 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Espanyol won 0, 3 games were drawn and FC Barcelona won 7. Those games averaged 3.1 goals, 5 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 6. The most recent meeting, on 11 Apr 2026, ended FC Barcelona 4-1 Espanyol.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
1FC Barcelona1110014612+3430WWWLW
14Espanyol113261314-111LDLLW

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Espanyol 0, draws 3, FC Barcelona 7.

Team news

Espanyol expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Ángel Fortuño, Leandro Cabrera, Omar El Hilali, Vanja Drkusic, Roger Hinojo, Edu Expósito, Javi Hernández, Bryan Zaragoza, Roberto Fernández

FC Barcelona expected line-up (4-3-3)

Joan García, Pau Cubarsí, João Cancelo, Xavi Espart, Rodri, Pedri, Fermín López, Lamine Yamal, Raphinha

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