RCD Espanyol vs FC Barcelona prediction | 3 Jan 2027 | xGtoday


RCD Espanyol
Ranking: #85 overall, #17 in Spain

71.8 → 73.4 (+1.6 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-1 06 Sep Sevilla (H) 72.7 +0.3
0-2 12 Sep Osasuna (A) 73.3 +0.6
2-1 15 Sep Rayo (A) 73.5 +0.2
1-3 18 Sep Elche (H) 73.0 -0.5
1-1 09 Oct Málaga (A) 73.4 +0.4
FC Barcelona
Ranking: #3 overall, #1 in Spain

90.6 → 92.6 (+2.0 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-4 13 Sep Levante (A) 91.6 -0.3
7-2 16 Sep Racing Sant (H) 91.7 +0.1
1-3 19 Sep Sevilla (A) 92.1 +0.4
3-0 10 Oct Getafe (H) 92.2 +0.1
1-4 13 Oct Galatasaray (A) 92.6 +0.4

RCD Espanyol vs FC Barcelona: by the numbers

There are 82 places between these two in our European rankings, with FC Barcelona the higher, and 16 places between them in Spain.

Over their last 10 matches FC Barcelona have moved +2.0 rating points, against +1.6 for RCD Espanyol.

Last time these teams played, on 11 April 2026, RCD Espanyol lost 0.1 rating points.

The highest RCD Espanyol have ever stood in our European rankings is joint #30, first reached on 24 April 2021.

FC Barcelona first reached their highest ever xGtoday rating of 93.0 on 21 January 2018.