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

Barcelona strengthened their spot at the top of the La Liga table as they claimed a 2-0 victory over Espanyol in the Catalan derby on Saturday.

Hansi Flick's side left it late but eventually broke through the resolute Espanyol defence thanks to goals in the final five minutes from Dani Olmo and Robert Lewandowski.

Here, Sports Mole looks at the head-to-head record and the past meetings between the two sides.

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 219

Barcelona wins: 129

Draws: 46

Espanyol wins: 44

The Barcelona derby dates back to the 1928-29 season, and the fierce rivals have now locked horns on 219 occasions throughout history, with Barcelona certainly the dominant force in the fixture.

Indeed, Barcelona have won 129 of their 218 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 took place in January 2026, with Olmo and Lewandowski both scoring late goals to seal a dramatic 2-0 victory.

Prior to that, they last 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.

Barcelona have dominated their La Liga meetings, winning 105 of their 179 games in the competition, suffering only 34 defeats, while they have managed 347 league goals against their rivals, and their unbeaten run against them in La Liga now stands at 29 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.