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


RCD Espanyol
Ranking: #102 overall, #19 in Spain

73.1 → 72.5 (-0.6 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-2 17 May Osasuna (A) 71.8 -0.3
1-1 23 May Real Sociedad (H) 72.5 +0.7
3-0 16 Aug Levante (H) 73.2 +0.7
1-2 22 Aug Real Madrid (H) 72.8 -0.4
2-1 29 Aug Real Sociedad (A) 72.5 -0.3
FC Barcelona
Ranking: #5 overall, #1 in Spain

91.6 → 90.9 (-0.7 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-0 13 May Alavés (A) 91.1 -0.4
3-1 17 May Betis (H) 90.6 -0.5
3-1 23 May Valencia (A) 90.1 -0.5
0-5 23 Aug Elche (A) 90.6 +0.5
2-0 27 Aug Athletic Club (H) 90.9 +0.3

RCD Espanyol vs FC Barcelona: by the numbers

There are 97 places between these two in our European rankings, with FC Barcelona the higher, and 18 places between them in Spain.

Over their last 10 matches RCD Espanyol have moved -0.6 rating points, against -0.7 for FC Barcelona.

Last time these teams played, on 11 Apr 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 Apr 2021.

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