Espanyol vs Barcelona: result 1-1 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 18Kick-off on January 8, 2012 at 08:30 PM (UTC)Stage Front Stadium, Cornella de Llobregat
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What was the result of Espanyol vs Barcelona?
Espanyol and Barcelona drew 1-1 on January 8, 2012.
Goalscorers
- 16′Cesc FàbregasBarcelona
- 86′Álvaro VázquezEspanyol
Official lineup for Espanyol vs Barcelona
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Espanyol
- 9Sergio García de la Fuente
- 39T. Bifouma
- 10Joan Verdú Fernández
- 11C. Romaric
- 17V. Weiss
- 3Raúl Rodríguez Navarro
- 5Jordi Amat
- 15H. Moreno
- 18Juan Daniel Forlín
- 22Dídac Vilá Rosselló
- 25C. Álvarez
Barcelona
- 9A. Sánchez
- 10L. Messi
- 4Cesc Fàbregas
- 6Xavier Hernández Creus
- 8Andrés Iniesta
- 2Dani Alves
- 3Piqué
- 5Carles Puyol i Saforcada
- 16Sergio Busquets
- 22E. Abidal
- 1Víctor Valdés Arribas
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Espanyol have 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats; Barcelona have 12, 2 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 2011 | Sporting Gijon(away) | 2-1 | La Liga |
| Dec 11, 2011 | Atletico Madrid(home) | 4-2 | La Liga |
| Dec 3, 2011 | Valencia(away) | 1-2 | La Liga |
| Nov 27, 2011 | Osasuna(home) | 1-2 | La Liga |
| Nov 20, 2011 | Real Sociedad(away) | 0-0 | La Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2011 | Santos(away) | 4-0 | FIFA Club World Cup |
| Dec 15, 2011 | Al Sadd(away) | 4-0 | FIFA Club World Cup |
| Dec 10, 2011 | Real Madrid(away) | 3-1 | La Liga |
| Dec 6, 2011 | Bate Borisov(home) | 4-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Dec 3, 2011 | Levante(home) | 5-0 | La Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 2 meetings: 0 Espanyol wins, 0 draws, 2 Barcelona wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2011 | Barcelona 2-0 Espanyol | La Liga |
| Dec 18, 2010 | Espanyol 1-5 Barcelona | La Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
Espanyol score 1.1 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Barcelona score 3.0 and concede 0.4.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Espanyol | 1.1 | 1.3 | 6 | 8/15 | 9/15 |
| Barcelona | 3.0 | 0.4 | 11 | 3/15 | 11/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Espanyol sit 12th in La Liga (8 points from 8 matches) and Barcelona sit 1st (24 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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