La Liga Gameweek 31 Sat, Apr 11 2026 · 17:30 Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona
Barcelona
4–1 Full time · HT 2–0 xG 2.81 – 1.17
Espanyol
  • Ferran Torres 9’, 25’
  • Lamine Yamal 87’
  • M. Rashford 89’
  • 56’ Pol Lozano
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Barcelona cruise past Espanyol

Barcelona entered as clear favourites and won 4–1 through goals from Torres, Yamal and Rashford. Espanyol replied through a Lozano goal. Barcelona finished with the higher xG (2.81 vs 1.17).

Barcelona ✓82%
Draw12%
Espanyol6%

Model vs reality

Barcelona goals
4
Model 2.89 · xG 2.81
Espanyol goals
1
Model 0.67 · xG 1.17
Total goals
5
Model 3.56 · xG 3.98
Score 4–1
6%
Most likely 2–0 (12%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 69%
Both scored
Yes
Model 46%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchLamine YamalBarcelona · 1 goal · 2 assists
10.0
  • RefereeAlejandro Hernandez
  • VenueEstadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
  • Table before kick-offBarcelona 1st · Espanyol 10th

Timeline

  1. Ferran Torres 1–0Assist Lamine Yamal
    9’
  2. Ferran Torres 2–0Assist Lamine Yamal
    25’
  3. O. El HilaliYellow card · Unsportsmanlike conduct
    32’
  4. GaviYellow card · Unsportsmanlike conduct
    32’
  5. Edu ExpósitoYellow card · Foul
    34’
  6. C. NgongeYellow card · Foul
    45’
  7. Eric GarcíaYellow card · Roughing
    45+3’
  8. Half time · 2–0
  9. ⇄ Marc CasadóFor Gerard Martín
    46’
  10. ⇄ R. Fernández JaénFor T. Dolan
    46’
  11. Marc CasadóYellow card · Roughing
    49’
  12. VAR Ferran TorresGoal Disallowed - offside
    54’
  13. Pol Lozano 2–1
    56’
  14. Pol LozanoYellow card · Foul
    58’
  15. ⇄ Rubén SánchezFor C. Ngonge
    64’
  16. ⇄ M. RashfordFor Gavi
    65’
  17. ⇄ João CanceloFor Alejandro Balde
    65’
  18. ⇄ Pere MillaFor Kike García
    71’
  19. ⇄ Ramon TerratsFor Edu Expósito
    71’
  20. ⇄ Dani OlmoFor Ferran Torres
    74’
  21. ⇄ C. PickelFor Pol Lozano
    80’
  22. F. Calero VillaYellow card · Tripping
    83’
  23. ⇄ F. de JongFor Fermín López
    84’
  24. Lamine Yamal 3–1
    87’
  25. M. Rashford 4–1Assist F. de Jong
    89’
  26. Urko GonzálezYellow card
    90+2’
  27. Full time · 4–1

Team stats

Barcelona20 shots · 16 in box, 4 outside
Espanyol10 shots · 10 in box
BarcelonaEspanyol
77% Possession 23%
2.81 Expected goals (xG) 1.17
2.30 Expected points (xPts) 0.55
20 Shots 10
10 Shots on target 2
6 Shots off target 5
4 Blocked shots 3
16 Shots inside the box 10
4 Shots outside the box 0
705 Passes 195
92% Pass accuracy 73%
7 Corners 5
2 Goalkeeper saves 5
10 Fouls 18
3 Offsides 1
3 Yellow cards 6
0 Red cards 0
7.44 Team rating 6.41

Line-ups

Barcelona 4-2-3-1

136.7 Joan García(G)
36.3 Alejandro Balde ↓65’ 187.0 Gerard Martín ↓46’ 57.0 Pau Cubarsí 47.2 R. Araujo
87.9 Pedri 247.3 Eric García
67.2 Gavi ↓65’ 167.0 Fermín López ↓84’ 1010.0★ Lamine Yamal AA
78.6 Ferran Torres ↓74’
  • 13Joan García (G)6.7
  • 3Alejandro Balde↓65’6.3
  • 18Gerard Martín↓46’7.0
  • 5Pau Cubarsí7.0
  • 4R. Araujo7.2
  • 8Pedri7.9
  • 24Eric García7.3
  • 6Gavi↓65’7.2
  • 16Fermín López↓84’7.0
  • 10Lamine Yamal ★A×210.0
  • 7Ferran Torres↓74’8.6

Substitutes used

  • 17Marc Casadó↑46’6.3
  • 14M. Rashford↑65’8.0
  • 2João Cancelo↑65’6.9
  • 21F. de JongA↑84’6.6
  • 20Dani Olmo↑74’6.6

Unused: R. Bardghji, Álvaro Cortés, Xavi Espart, J. Koundé, Eder Aller, W. Szczęsny, R. Lewandowski

Espanyol 4-4-1-1

136.9 M. Dmitrović(G)
226.2 Carlos Romero 66.2 L. Cabrera 57.0 F. Calero Villa 235.9 O. El Hilali
246.5 T. Dolan ↓46’ 107.3 Pol Lozano ↓80’ 45.9 Urko González 166.3 C. Ngonge ↓64’
86.3 Edu Expósito ↓71’
196.3 Kike García ↓71’
  • 13M. Dmitrović (G)6.9
  • 22Carlos Romero6.2
  • 6L. Cabrera6.2
  • 5F. Calero Villa7.0
  • 23O. El Hilali5.9
  • 24T. Dolan↓46’6.5
  • 10Pol Lozano↓80’7.3
  • 4Urko González5.9
  • 16C. Ngonge↓64’6.3
  • 8Edu Expósito↓71’6.3
  • 19Kike García↓71’6.3

Substitutes used

  • 9R. Fernández Jaén↑46’6.3
  • 18C. Pickel↑80’6.2
  • 14Ramon Terrats↑71’6.7
  • 11Pere Milla↑71’6.3
  • 2Rubén Sánchez↑64’5.9

Unused: Pol Tristán, Miguel Rubio, Ángel Fortuño, José Salinas, Antoniu Roca, Jofre Carreras

Player stats

Top rated
Lamine YamalBarcelona10.0
2nd
Ferran TorresBarcelona8.6
3rd
M. RashfordBarcelona8.0

Barcelona

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
Joan García G 90 0 0 2 sv 0 92% 39 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
Alejandro Balde D 65 0 0 0 (0) 0 96% 45 2 0 0/0 2/0 6.3
Gerard Martín D 46 0 0 0 (0) 0 93% 61 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.0
Pau Cubarsí D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 95% 133 1 0 0/0 0/0 7.0
R. Araujo D 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 95% 74 2 1 0/0 0/1 7.2
Pedri M 90 0 0 1 (0) 2 92% 83 4 0 2/3 0/2 7.9
Eric García D 90 0 0 1 (1) 2 96% 68 2 1 0/0 3/2 7.3
Gavi M 65 0 0 0 (0) 1 98% 41 2 0 0/1 0/5 7.2
Fermín López M 84 0 0 5 (2) 1 86% 35 5 0 2/4 2/1 7.0
Lamine Yamal F 90 1 2 3 (2) 3 74% 34 0 0 8/12 2/1 10.0
Ferran Torres F 74 2 0 2 (2) 2 92% 25 1 0 1/1 0/0 8.6
Marc Casadó M 44 0 0 0 (0) 1 88% 24 1 0 0/0 1/0 6.3
M. Rashford F 25 1 0 2 (2) 0 100% 7 0 0 0/0 0/1 8.0
João Cancelo D 25 0 0 1 (1) 0 95% 22 2 0 2/2 0/0 6.9
F. de Jong M 6 0 1 0 (0) 1 57% 7 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
Dani Olmo M 16 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 7 0 0 0/0 0/3 6.6

Espanyol

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
M. Dmitrović G 90 0 0 5 sv 0 42% 19 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
Carlos Romero D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 20 2 1 2/4 0/1 6.2
L. Cabrera D 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 50% 10 3 3 0/0 3/0 6.2
F. Calero Villa D 90 0 0 2 (0) 0 84% 25 3 1 0/0 2/0 7.0
O. El Hilali D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 89% 27 1 3 0/0 0/0 5.9
T. Dolan M 46 0 0 0 (0) 0 80% 5 0 0 0/1 0/0 6.5
Pol Lozano M 80 1 0 1 (1) 1 88% 17 2 1 0/0 4/1 7.3
Urko González M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 64% 22 0 1 0/1 4/2 5.9
C. Ngonge F 64 0 0 0 (0) 1 44% 9 2 0 0/4 2/2 6.3
Edu Expósito M 71 0 0 1 (0) 0 80% 10 0 0 0/0 1/2 6.3
Kike García F 71 0 0 1 (1) 0 78% 9 1 0 0/0 1/0 6.3
R. Fernández Jaén F 44 0 0 1 (0) 0 90% 10 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
C. Pickel M 10 0 0 0 (0) 0 60% 5 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.2
Ramon Terrats M 19 0 0 0 (0) 3 67% 3 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
Pere Milla M 19 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 2 0 0 0/0 0/2 6.3
Rubén Sánchez D 26 0 0 1 (0) 0 100% 2 0 0 1/2 1/0 5.9

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.