Espanyol vs Barcelona

4 January 2020 · La Liga · 2019/20 · Referee Carlos del Cerro Grande

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 1–0

  • David López 23’
  • Wu Lei 88’
  • Luis Suárez 50’
  • Arturo Vidal 59’

Match summary

Espanyol and Barcelona shared the points in a 2-2 draw. Espanyol led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, David López put Espanyol ahead with a header in the 23rd minute, set up by Marc Roca. In the second half, Luis Suárez equalised in the 50th minute, set up by Jordi Alba, Arturo Vidal put Barcelona in front with a header in the 59th minute, set up by Luis Suárez, and Wu Lei equalised in the 88th minute, set up by Matías Vargas.

Barcelona had the better of the chances, with 2.31 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Espanyol's 0.73 from 7. Barcelona had a player sent off.

Match stats

Espanyol Barcelona
8 Shots 14
3 Shots on Target 7
4 Corners 5
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
0.73 xG 2.31
0.73 Non-penalty xG 2.31
1 Deep Completions 10

Key events

Espanyol Barcelona
Kick-off
David López
Assist: Marc Roca1-0 (Espanyol)
23’
Half-time1-0
50’
Luis Suárez
Assist: Jordi Alba1-1 (Barcelona)
59’
Arturo Vidal
Assist: Luis Suárez1-2 (Barcelona)
Wu Lei
Assist: Matías Vargas2-2 (Espanyol)
88’
Full-time2-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Espanyol
  • Javi López
  • Marc Roca
Barcelona
  • Frenkie de Jong

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.73 2.31 23’ David López (Espanyol), 1-0 23’ 50’ Luis Suárez (Barcelona), 1-1 50’ 59’ Arturo Vidal (Barcelona), 1-2 59’ 88’ Wu Lei (Espanyol), 2-2 88’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.73 2.31 23’ David López (Espanyol), 1-0 López 23’ 50’ Luis Suárez (Barcelona), 1-1 Suárez 50’ 59’ Arturo Vidal (Barcelona), 1-2 Vidal 59’ 88’ Wu Lei (Espanyol), 2-2 Lei 88’
Espanyol 0.73 xGBarcelona 2.31 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Barcelona attacking Espanyol attacking 
50’ Luis Suárez (Barcelona), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 59’ Arturo Vidal (Barcelona), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 65’ Luis Suárez (Barcelona), open play, 0.43 xG, saved 87’ Luis Suárez (Barcelona), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 77’ Wu Lei (Espanyol), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 88’ Wu Lei (Espanyol), open play, 0.26 xG, goal 46’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 42’ Luis Suárez (Barcelona), open play, 0.10 xG, hit the woodwork 41’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 81’ Luis Suárez (Barcelona), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 23’ David López (Espanyol), set piece, 0.07 xG, goal 89’ Jonathan Calleri (Espanyol), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 56’ Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 2’ Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 26’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 43’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 47’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 48’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+1’ Wu Lei (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 36’ Clement Lenglet (Barcelona), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 76’ Matías Vargas (Espanyol), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 50’ Luis Suárez (Barcelona), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 59’ Arturo Vidal (Barcelona), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 65’ Luis Suárez (Barcelona), open play, 0.43 xG, saved 87’ Luis Suárez (Barcelona), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 77’ Wu Lei (Espanyol), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 88’ Wu Lei (Espanyol), open play, 0.26 xG, goal 46’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 42’ Luis Suárez (Barcelona), open play, 0.10 xG, hit the woodwork 41’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 81’ Luis Suárez (Barcelona), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 23’ David López (Espanyol), set piece, 0.07 xG, goal 89’ Jonathan Calleri (Espanyol), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 56’ Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 2’ Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 26’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 43’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 47’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 48’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+1’ Wu Lei (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 36’ Clement Lenglet (Barcelona), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 76’ Matías Vargas (Espanyol), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Diego López GK900 0.000.000
Javi López DEF900 0.000.000
Naldo DEF900 0.000.000
Bernardo DEF900 0.000.000
Dídac Vilá DEF900 0.000.011
Víctor Gómez MID630 0.000.000
Marc Roca MID9010 0.000.352
David López MID6811 0.070.000
Óscar Melendo MID750 0.000.021
Jonathan Calleri FWD901 0.070.000
Sergi Darder FWD901 0.020.000
Matías Vargas Sub2711 0.010.261
Iturraspe Sub220 0.000.000
Wu Lei Sub1513 0.560.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Espanyol win 12% Avg odds 8.10
Draw 17% Avg odds 5.55
Barcelona win 71% Avg odds 1.34

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.