Espanyol accumulates almost two decades without achieving a victory against the Barcelona In the perquisite fief in LaLiga, since to find the last triumph of the blue and white team as host in the derby you have to go back to the decimoctava day of the 2006-07 season.
That game ended with a 3-1 result with goals from Luis García, Tamudo and Rufte. On the part of the Catalans, the Argentine Saviola marked. Since that campaign, the balance of Barsa’s visits has resulted in seven draws and eight lossesin addition to eleven goals in favor of Espanyol and 30 against.
If all competitions are taken into account, in the Copa del Rey we do find a more recent victory of the blue and white in their home against Barcelona: it was in the 2017-18 course, in the first leg of the quarterfinals of the KO tournament. Óscar Melendo was the author of the 1-0 with which the meeting ended.
The most recent precedent between both teams, the clash of the 2022-23 course-since in 2023-24 Espanyol militated in Second Division-ended with a score of 2-4 in favor of the Catalans. They scored and Joselu by Espanyol, and Lewandowski, with a double, bucket and kounde on the Barça side.
On the other hand, Espanyol usually has trouble finishing the derbies with the goal to zero. The last time the host ended up without fitting in a duel against Barcelona in LaLiga was in the 2015-16 academic year. The clash at RCDE Stadium ended with zero draw on the scoreboard.
Coach Manolo González’s players are confident in breaking the statistics this Thursday by asserting their strength at home. This season, the Periquito Table has signed seven victories, six draws and four losses as host. He has achieved, in total, 27 points at his home and 12 out.
However, far from its stadium Barcelona has been very forceful in this course. The pupils of German coach Hansi Flick have only given two home losses (Osasuna, 4-2, and Real Sociedad, 1-0) and are the best visitor (39 points) and the most scorer of the competition outside (45 goals).
Espanyol vs Barcelona: game schedule and where to see it live
The confrontation will be 13.30 on Thursday, May 15 And to succeed, Barcelona will be done with the title of Spanish champion. The transmission is in charge of Sky Sports or Vix Premium.