Barcelona vs. Espanyol: Head-to-head record and past meetings

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 220

Barcelona wins: 130

Draws: 46

Espanyol wins: 44

The Barcelona derby dates back to the 1928-29 season, and the fierce rivals have now locked horns on 220 occasions throughout history, with Barcelona certainly the dominant force in the fixture.

Indeed, Barcelona have won 130 of their 220 meetings, with Espanyol posting 44 victories, while there have also been 46 draws.

Unsurprisingly, Lionel Messi is the all-time leading goalscorer in the Barcelona derby, having found the back of the net on 25 occasions while representing Barcelona, while Josep Escola is second in the list with 14.

The last meeting between the two sides at the home of Espanyol took place in January 2026, with Dani Olmo and Robert Lewandowski both scoring late goals to seal a dramatic 2-0 victory for Barcelona at the home of Espanyol.

Prior to that, they met at the temporary home of Barcelona in November 2024, with Barcelona running out 3-1 winners courtesy of a double from Dani Olmo and effort from Raphinha.

Barcelona then won the 2024-25 La Liga title in the reverse match in May 2025, posting a 2-0 victory to secure the championship.

Barcelona also beat Espanyol 4-2 in May 2023, but two of their last six encounters have finished level; Espanyol's last win over Barcelona was a 1-0 success in the first leg of their Copa del Rey quarter-final back in January 2018, but they have not managed to overcome their rivals in La Liga since February 2009.

Ivan de la Pena scored twice in the famous Espanyol victory at Camp Nou, with Yaya Toure's strike in the 62nd minute only proving to be a consolation, as the visitors secured all three points against a side that boasted the likes of Xavi, Messi, Samuel Eto'o and Thierry Henry.

The last meeting between the two sides at Camp Nou ended in a 4-1 success for Barcelona in April 2026.

Barcelona have dominated their La Liga meetings, winning 106 of their 180 games in the competition, suffering only 34 defeats, while they have managed 350 league goals against their rivals, and their unbeaten run against them in La Liga now stands at 30 matches.

Espanyol were actually relegated to the Segunda Division in July 2020 after losing 1-0 to Barcelona in La Liga, while Barcelona won the 2022-23 La Liga title with a 4-2 success in Espanyol's stadium before enjoying more title success in May 2025.

Last 20 meetings

Apr 11, 2026: Barcelona 4-1 Espanyol (La Liga)

Jan 03, 2026: Espanyol 0-2 Barcelona (La Liga)

May 15, 2025: Espanyol 0-2 Barcelona (La Liga)

Nov 03, 2024: Barcelona 3-1 Espanyol (La Liga)

May 14, 2023: Espanyol 2-4 Barcelona (La Liga)

Dec 31, 2022: Barcelona 1-1 Espanyol (La Liga)

Feb 13, 2022: Espanyol 2-2 Barcelona (La Liga)

Nov 20, 2021: Barcelona 1-0 Espanyol (La Liga)

Jul 08, 2020: Barcelona 1-0 Espanyol (La Liga)

Jan 04, 2020: Espanyol 2-2 Barcelona (La Liga)

Mar 30, 2019: Barcelona 2-0 Espanyol (La Liga)

Dec 08, 2018: Espanyol 0-4 Barcelona (La Liga)

Feb 04, 2018: Espanyol 1-1 Barcelona (La Liga)

Jan 25, 2018: Barcelona 2-0 Espanyol (Copa del Rey Quarter-Finals)

Jan 17, 2018: Espanyol 1-0 Barcelona (Copa del Rey Quarter-Finals)

Sep 09, 2017: Barcelona 5-0 Espanyol (La Liga)

Apr 29, 2017: Espanyol 0-3 Barcelona (La Liga)

Dec 18, 2016: Barcelona 4-1 Espanyol (La Liga)

May 08, 2016: Barcelona 5-0 Espanyol (La Liga)

Jan 13, 2016: Espanyol 0-2 Barcelona (Copa del Rey Round Five)

Last 10 La Liga meetings