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Espanyol vs Barcelona - Predictions, Stats & Odds

La Liga Statistics, AI predictions, (Expected) Lineups and Insights for Gameweek 18

La Liga - Gameweek 18

Saturday, 3 Jan 2026 • 21:00

Espanyol

0 : 2

Barcelona

Goals

86'
0 : 1
Dani Olmo
0 : 1
Dani Olmo86'
90'
0 : 2
Robert Lewando...
0 : 2
Robert Lewandowski90'

Lineups

Espanyol

PosPlayer
GK
Marko Dmitrović
DEF
Leandro Cabrera
DEF
Fernando Calero
DEF
Omar El Hilali
DEF
Carlos Romero
MID
Edu Expósito
MID
Pol Lozano
MID
Urko González de Zárate
FWD
Pere Milla
FWD
Tyrhys Dolan
FWD
Roberto Fernández

Substitutes

60'Jofre Carrerasfor Edu Expósito
75'Kike Garciafor Roberto Fernández
82'Ramon Terratsfor Tyrhys Dolan
82'Javi Puadofor Pere Milla

Barcelona

PosPlayer
GK
Joan García
DEF
Jules Koundé
DEF
Eric García
DEF
Alejandro Balde
DEF
Gerard Martín
DEF
Pau Cubarsí
MID
Frenkie de Jong
FWD
Marcus Rashford
FWD
Raphinha
FWD
Ferran Torres
FWD
Lamine Yamal

Substitutes

46'Fermín Lópezfor Marcus Rashford
64'Dani Olmo
for Raphinha
64'Robert Lewandowski
for Ferran Torres
64'Pedrifor Gerard Martín
Difference Maker Star: Top 3 players of their team

League Table after the game

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
1Barcelona1916125320+3349
W
W
W
W
W
5Espanyol1810352219+333
W
W
W
W
L

Last Games

Espanyol

@Athletic Bilbao
2 - 1
@Getafe
1 - 0
vsRayo Vallecano
1 - 0
@Celta Vigo
1 - 0
vsSevilla
2 - 1

Barcelona

@Villarreal
2 - 0
vsOsasuna
2 - 0
@Real Betis
5 - 3
vsAtlético Madrid
3 - 1
vsDeportivo Alavés
3 - 1

Head-to-Head

03 Jan 2026
Espanyol0 - 2Barcelona
03 Jan 2026Espanyol
0 - 2
Barcelona
15 May 2025
Espanyol0 - 2Barcelona
15 May 2025Espanyol
0 - 2
Barcelona
03 Nov 2024
Barcelona3 - 1Espanyol
03 Nov 2024Barcelona
3 - 1
Espanyol

La Liga

Gameweek 18

02 Jan • 21:00
Rayo Vallecano
Getafe
1 - 1
03 Jan • 14:00
Celta Vigo
Valencia
4 - 1
03 Jan • 16:15
Osasuna
Athletic Bilbao
1 - 1
03 Jan • 18:30
Elche
Villarreal
1 - 3
03 Jan • 21:00
Espanyol
Barcelona
0 - 2
04 Jan • 14:00
Sevilla
Levante
0 - 3
04 Jan • 16:15
Real Madrid
Real Betis
5 - 1
04 Jan • 18:30
Deportivo Alavés
Real Oviedo
1 - 1
04 Jan • 18:30
Mallorca
Girona
1 - 2
04 Jan • 21:00
Real Sociedad
Atlético Madrid
1 - 1

What is GAP?

What is Plus Minus Goals (G±)?

Plus Minus Goals (G±) is the average goal difference per game while the player was on the pitch. A value above 0 indicates that the team rather wins, a value below 0 means his team concedes more goals than they score when the player is on the pitch. As an example, if the player's team is winning 3:1 the goal difference is +2, if the player's team is loosing 0:1, the goal difference is -1. It is a pure metric which is barely adjusted for circumstances to purely show the goal difference.

What is GAP?

GAP (Game Advantage Percentage) shows the percentage gap between a player and the average league player. It answers the question: How much does a player improve or worsen a team's performance? It is based on high level game data with a focus on the impact on the goal difference (G±) from the last 50 games of a player. Besides that, GAP goes further and considers game context by involving data from the player and all other players who are at the same time on the pitch, no matter if teammates or opponents. Football GAP - the individual metric for team players.