Espanyol vs Barcelona Prediction & Betting Tips - LaLiga

Prediction published on 02/02/2018, 14:08  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 05/02/2018 at 04:19 in LaLiga Predictions

Espanyol have claimed two crucial victories in the recent past, against Atletico Madrid and Barcelona; they will be hoping for a repeat in the Catalan derby, when they play host to Barcelona on Sunday 4th February. Their win over Barcelona in the first leg of the Copa Del Rey clash was their last win and they have gone on to lose the last three. In their past five matches, Espanyol have one win, one draw and three losses. They have picked two wins, two losses and a draw in their last five home matches, scoring four goals and conceding six. They have managed just four wins in their last 12 matches and five wins in the last 10 at home. In La Liga, Espanyol have won only four of their last 15 and have managed just five wins in 15 La Liga matches at home. Barcelona on the other hand, will be hoping to not only extend their dominance over Espanyol, they will also be seeking to stretch their leadership of the league, with 33 points separating the two sides, Espanyol placed 14th. Barcelona have won all but one of their last five matches, and in their last five away matches they have picked three wins, a draw and a loss, scoring 13 goals and conceding four. They have lost just once in their last 34 games and once in the last 17 away matches. In La Liga, Barcelona are unbeaten in their last 28 matches and unbeaten in the last 14 matches away from home. They have beaten Espanyol in four of the last five matches. Head to head, the teams have faced off 59 times, and seven times Espanyol have won while Barcelona have won 39.