LiontipsBarcelona vs Espanyol. Prediction and Betting Tips for La Liga
Command Analysis
Barcelona were two points ahead of Real Madrid before the World Cup break. Team had plenty of time to celebrate the title of their legend, Lionel Messi, but today is the time for the Catalan derby. Hosts have a 24-game winning streak in head-to-head games. That impressive run start on February 2009, so fans are expecting another victory.
Xavi will try to achieve success in La Liga, because team is disappointed after a failure in the Champions League. Barca have a great defensive line - hosts kept clean sheets in 11 matches of the current season, 10 of them were home games.
Roberto, Kessie and Araujo will miss the upcoming game.
Visitors had nothing to celebrate this Christmas - Catalan side is just one point away from the relegation zone, so the Budgerigars will try to get at least one point today. Before the derby Espanyol won two Copa del Rey matches and now Diego Martinez hope to finally snatch some points from Barcelona.
Lack of success up front worries the White-Blues, but team will count on defense, which works greatly throughout the current season. Two latest derby matches at Camp Nou finished with just one goal scored, so nominal visitors have hope for a positive result.
Sanchez, Pedrosa, Gori, Gomez and Bare will miss the upcoming game.
Trends
СтавкаCorrect score 4:1
Hosts have won 3 of 4 latest head-to-head matches
СтавкаCorners: total under 9,5
This bet played in 3 of 5 latest home matches
СтавкаGoals in both halves - yes
In 3 of 4 latest head-to-head matches goals were scored in both halves
СтавкаPenalty: no
In 3 of 5 latest matches of the visitors no penalties were given
Tip and bets
In this game we are expecting a massive victory from the Blaugrana. They have a much better squad and a strong desire to get a win. A drop of points in a game against Espanyol is unacceptable for Barca. Hosts are more suceessful in head-to-head matches, so we offer to place a bet on them.
Our prediction - Asian handicap (-2) on Barcelona
Barcelona have plenty of great offensive players, some young talents will surely have a chance to prove themselves, so Barca should win by a wide margin.
Our second bet is on Barcelona to win by three goals
