Ace Football previews the LaLiga round 31 match between Barcelona and Espanyol and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Barcelona play host to Espanyol, when the local rivals team up for another spicy derby in LaLiga this coming Saturday at Spotify Camp Nou.
Barcelona have taken the lead in the LaLiga after collecting 76 points from their initial 30 encounters. Espanyol trail by 38 points after 30 rounds, leaving them as number 10 in the table on 38 points.
Team form: Barcelona vs Espanyol
Barcelona Form
Barcelona hope to get back to winning ways after first beating Rayo Vallecano by 1-0, before winning 1-2 against Atletico Madrid. The streak ended in a recent 0-2 defeat against Atletico Madrid. Barcelona swept all opposition aside in the six most recent LaLiga matches at their home ground. They won all six, adding 18 points to their account, whilst scoring 19 and conceding three goals.
Espanyol Form
In their previous three games, Espanyol lost 2-1 and 1-2 against Mallorca and Getafe, respectively, before drawing 0-0 with Real Betis. Espanyol didn’t manage a single away win in their last six LaLiga matches, but managed two draws, while suffering four defeats. They conceded 15 and scored eight goals themselves.
Betting stats and facts for Barcelona and Espanyol
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Barcelona and Espanyol played across all tournaments.
- Barcelona have won 22 of the last 24 home matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 26 of the last 28 Barcelona home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Barcelona have won 17 of the last 19 home matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Barcelona have won 10 of the last 11 home matches while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- Barcelona have won 14 of the last 15 home matches in the LaLiga while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 8 of the last 10 Espanyol matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Espanyol matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Espanyol away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Espanyol away matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 4 Espanyol matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players in form: Barcelona vs Espanyol
Kike Garcia shows decent form right now for Espanyol, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the LaLiga. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Barcelona, who are strong favourites on Saturday. Siding with Lamine Yamal also look a nice prospect as he scored four goals in his last six LaLiga matches.
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Full-time result
Barcelona claimed nine wins in their previous 10 matches at Spotify Camp Nou across all tournaments. They lost one as well, while visitors Espanyol won two of their last 10 away matches. They drew three and lost five. Barcelona won their last 6 matches. Barcelona have not lost to Espanyol in 14 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Barcelona scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. Espanyol scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Of the previous 10 outings, Espanyol scored the opening goal five times, whereas Barcelona were first on target in seven of their last 10 games. Barcelona have scored in 16 consecutive league meetings with Espanyol.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Barcelona, who scored an average of 2.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Espanyol, who managed to hit the net 1.3 times on average in these games. Barcelona are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 50 matches.
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