La Liga Round 18 2027-01-03 · 14:00 UTC scheduled
Espanyol (home)
VS RCDE Stadium, Cornella de Llobregat
Barcelona (away)

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Why — recent form

"—" means the number is not available in our data; we never fill gaps with zeros. Recent form covers only matches with expected-goals data, which may be fewer than the team's actual recent fixtures.

Metric Espanyol Barcelona
Recent xG (attack, per-match avg) 1.043.03
Recent xGA (defence, per-match avg) 1.441.75
Sample size (matches with xG data) 55
Rest days since last match 1414
Season pressing (PPDA, lower = more intense) 13.1 6.6
Matches in the last 7 days 11
Matches in the next 7 days 22
Travel to this match (km) 2935

Injuries & suspensions

Latest pre-match snapshot from our data source; availability varies by league.

Espanyol

  • injured Jofre Carreras return: doubtful
  • injured Kike García return: doubtful

Barcelona

  • injured Andreas Christensen return: Mid November 2026
  • injured Dani Olmo return: Late November 2026
  • injured Eric García return: Mid November 2026
  • injured Jules Koundé return: Early November 2026
  • injured Roony Bardghji return: Late February 2027
  • injured Xavi Espart return: Early November 2026

Head to head

All-time (per our source): Espanyol 4 · 16 16 draws · 40 Barcelona

DateHome ScoreAway
2026-04-11Barcelona 4:1Espanol
2026-01-03Espanol 0:2Barcelona
2025-05-15Espanol 0:2Barcelona
2024-11-03Barcelona 3:1Espanol
2023-05-14Espanol 2:4Barcelona
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