FC Barcelona vs Espanyol prediction and preview

La Liga · Sunday 18 April 2027, 00:00 UTC

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FC Barcelona vs Espanyol

La Liga · Sunday 18 April 2027, 00:00 UTC · Spotify Camp Nou, Barcelona

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FC Barcelona vs Espanyol preview

FC Barcelona welcome Espanyol at Spotify Camp Nou in Barcelona on Sunday 18 April 2027 (00:00 UTC) in La Liga. FC Barcelona go into the round 1st, on 30 points from 11 games, while Espanyol go into the round 14th, on 11 points from 11 games.

FC Barcelona have collected 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat from their last 5 league games; Espanyol have 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats over the same stretch. Over their last 6, FC Barcelona have scored 4.2 and conceded 1.3 goals per game, with 6 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 5. Espanyol average 0.8 scored and 1.5 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: FC Barcelona won 7, 3 games were drawn and Espanyol won 0. 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: FC Barcelona 7, draws 3, Espanyol 0.

Team news

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

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

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

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