Barcelona vs Espanyol: result 2-0 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 35Kick-off on May 8, 2011 at 05:00 PM (UTC)Camp Nou, Barcelona
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What was the result of Barcelona vs Espanyol?
Barcelona won 2-0 on May 8, 2011.
Goalscorers
- 29′Andrés IniestaBarcelona
- 48′PiquéBarcelona
Official lineup for Barcelona vs Espanyol
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Barcelona
- 7David Villa
- 10L. Messi
- 17Pedro
- 6Xavier Hernández Creus
- 8Andrés Iniesta
- 14J. Mascherano
- 2Dani Alves
- 3Piqué
- 16Sergio Busquets
- 26Andreu Fontàs
- 1Víctor Valdés Arribas
Espanyol
- 8José Callejón
- 17D. Osvaldo
- 24I. Alonso
- 4Javier Márquez Moreno
- 11Joan Verdú Fernández
- 2Francisco Javier Chica Torres
- 5Jordi Amat
- 14Ernesto Galán Iñigo
- 16Javi López
- 32Raúl Rodríguez Navarro
- 1C. Kameni
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Barcelona have 11 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat; Espanyol have 4, 2 and 9.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2011 | Real Sociedad(away) | 1-2 | La Liga |
| Apr 23, 2011 | Osasuna(home) | 2-0 | La Liga |
| Apr 16, 2011 | Real Madrid(away) | 1-1 | La Liga |
| Apr 9, 2011 | Almeria(home) | 3-1 | La Liga |
| Apr 2, 2011 | Villarreal(away) | 1-0 | La Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2011 | Athletic Club(home) | 2-1 | La Liga |
| Apr 24, 2011 | Sporting Gijon(away) | 0-1 | La Liga |
| Apr 17, 2011 | Atletico Madrid(home) | 2-2 | La Liga |
| Apr 10, 2011 | Hércules(away) | 0-0 | La Liga |
| Apr 3, 2011 | Racing Santander(home) | 1-2 | La Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 1 Barcelona win, 0 draws, 0 Espanyol wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2010 | Espanyol 1-5 Barcelona | La Liga |
Last archived meeting: Espanyol vs Barcelona on Dec 18, 2010
How many goals should we expect?
Barcelona score 1.9 and concede 0.5 goals per match over their last 15; Espanyol score 1.1 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona | 1.9 | 0.5 | 8 | 7/15 | 8/15 |
| Espanyol | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2 | 7/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Barcelona sit 1st in La Liga (24 points from 8 matches) and Espanyol sit 12th (8 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 7 | 24 |
| 12 | Espanyol | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy