Barcelona vs Espanyol. Who will be stronger in the Catalan derby?
On December 31, in the match of the 15th round of the Spanish La Liga, the teams Barcelona and Espanyol will meet. The match will take place at the Camp Nou (Barcelona).
Barcelona issued a series of five victories in a row in the national championship, in the last round the team outplayed Osasuna 2:1 on the road. Initially, the meeting did not go well for the "blue garnet", already in the 6th minute the team found itself in the role of catching up. Even before the end of the segment, Xavi's guys remained in the minority, Lewandowski was sent off for the second violation. It is worth noting that the Catalans did not give up, after the break they managed to snatch victory from the hands of the hosts. Pedri and Rafinha scored goals for the guests.
Barcelona are in 1st place in the championship with 37 points, with a goal ratio of 33:5.
Espanyol
Espanyol can not win for 5 matches in a row in the Example, in the last round the club at home lost to Valencia 0:1. Wards of Diego Martinez Penas looked more modest on the field, while the team managed to get involved in the fight at times. Already after the break, the "parrots" made a mistake, Lecomte accidentally cut the ball into his own net. All further attempts to rectify the situation did not lead to anything. Espanyol are in 16th place in the league with 12 points, with a goal difference of 16:22.
But in the National Cup, the "blue-whites" somewhat improved their mood, the team beat Rincon 3:0 in the 1/64 finals.
Our Expert Predictions & Analysis on Barcelona vs Espanyol
BarcelonaBarcelona issued a series of five victories in a row in the national championship, in the last round the team outplayed Osasuna 2:1 on the road. Initially, the meeting did not go well for the "blue garnet", already in the 6th minute the team found itself in the role of catching up. Even before the end of the segment, Xavi's guys remained in the minority, Lewandowski was sent off for the second violation. It is worth noting that the Catalans did not give up, after the break they managed to snatch victory from the hands of the hosts. Pedri and Rafinha scored goals for the guests.
Barcelona are in 1st place in the championship with 37 points, with a goal ratio of 33:5.
Espanyol
Espanyol can not win for 5 matches in a row in the Example, in the last round the club at home lost to Valencia 0:1. Wards of Diego Martinez Penas looked more modest on the field, while the team managed to get involved in the fight at times. Already after the break, the "parrots" made a mistake, Lecomte accidentally cut the ball into his own net. All further attempts to rectify the situation did not lead to anything. Espanyol are in 16th place in the league with 12 points, with a goal difference of 16:22.
But in the National Cup, the "blue-whites" somewhat improved their mood, the team beat Rincon 3:0 in the 1/64 finals.
Barcelona vs Espanyol facts
- Barcelona haven't conceded in their last 7 home matches;
- Barcelona have won 12 of their last 13 La Liga matches;
- Espanyol have failed to win 19 of their last 21 La Liga matches;
- There have been under 2.5 goals scored in 5 of Espanyol's last 6 Liga matches.
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