La Liga · Matchweek 18
HT 0:0
Dani Olmo 86'
Robert Lewandowski 90'
Sat, 3 Jan 2026, 20:00 (UK) · RCDE Stadium, Cornella de Llobregat
Espanyol 5th · 33 pts|Barcelona 1st · 49 pts

Barcelona won on the scoreboard and on xG (1.43–1.67).

Player of the matchJules Koundé8.3Decisive moment86' Dani Olmo+1.6

Espanyol 0-2 Barcelona

Key numbers

  • Possession 31% – 69%
  • Shots 14 (7 on target) – 15 (6)
  • Decisive moment: 86' Dani Olmo, FN xPts +1.6
Player of the match
Jules Koundé 8.3Dominant

Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.3 (Dominant)

Game state

0-10-2
Espanyol ahead 0 min · level 86 min · Barcelona ahead 4 min
  • Fermín López — off the bench 45 min · 0G 2A
  • Dani Olmo — off the bench 26 min · 1G 0A
  • Robert Lewandowski — off the bench 26 min · 1G 0A

FN xPts — what each moment was worth

How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.

86' Dani Olmo Goal · scorer +1.1 · assist Fermín López +0.5 +1.6
90' Robert Lewandowski Goal · assist Fermín López +0.1
Espanyol Expected (last two seasons) 0.8Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.9Time effect +0.1→ League points won 0
Barcelona Expected (last two seasons) 2.0Own moments +1.7Opponent moments 0.0Time effect −0.7→ League points won 3

Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.

How FN Score and FN xPts work →

Match stats

EspanyolBarcelona
31%Possession69%
1.43Expected goals (xG)1.67
0.1xG per shot0.11
14Shots15
7Shots on target6
50%Shots on target %40%
12Shots in box11
250Passes559
72%Pass accuracy88%
5Corners7
4Saves6
10Fouls14
1Yellow cards0
4Offsides2

Compared with usual

Espanyol

last 8 matches, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals01
Conceded20.88
xG1.430.82high
xG against1.670.96
Shots1411.1
On target73.1high
Shots faced1511.6
xG per shot0.10.08
Possession31%43.8%low
Passes250356.5
Pass accuracy72%76.4%
Corners55.1
Fouls1013.9

Barcelona

25 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals22.7
Conceded01.2
xG1.672.1
xG against1.431.3
Shots1518.8
On target67
Shots faced149.4
xG per shot0.110.12
Possession69%67.6%
Passes559641
Pass accuracy88%89.1%
Corners76.4
Fouls149.4

Timeline

  • 46' Sub Marcus Rashford → Fermín López
  • 60' Sub Edu Expósito → Jofre Carreras
  • 64' Sub Gerard Martín → Pedri
  • 64' Sub Ferran Torres → Robert Lewandowski
  • 64' Sub Raphinha → Dani Olmo
  • 75' Sub Roberto Fernández → Kike García
  • 77' Yellow Pol Lozano
  • 82' Sub Pere Milla → Javi Puado
  • 82' Sub Tyrhys Dolan → Ramón Terrats
  • 86' Goal Dani Olmo league goal #5 assist Fermín López
  • 90' Goal Robert Lewandowski league goal #9 assist Fermín López

Category leaders

  • Key passesFermín López4
  • Duels wonJules Koundé8/13
  • DribblesLamine Yamal4/9
  • Defensive actionsCarlos Romero9
  • ShotsRoberto Fernández4 (on target 4)
  • Fouls wonTyrhys Dolan4

Past-season matches are summarised from match data (API-Football) without a written review. FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.