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Real Madrid vs Espanyol: prediction for the La Liga fixture
Real Madrid are trailing Barcelona by nine points. Can the second Catalan team, Espanyol, withstand in the La Liga clash on March 11? The answer is in our prediction.
Command Analysis
Real Madrid
SpainReal Madrid need to overcome a nine-point deficit in order to defend the title. It will be extremely hard to do with just 14 games left to go. Club's boss Carlo Ancelotti said that season is long and everything is possible, while Dani Ceballos added that «Madrid will fight until the end». Team surely needs an improvement after a two-game winning streak. Club drew to Betis (0:0) in the most recent game.
Los Blancos have a good chance for a victory in the upcoming game, because team won all nine latest home matches and conceded no goals in seven last ones. The Whites suffered the most recent defeat to Espanyol back on 1996. After 24 matches, hosts have 16 victories and five draws, delivering 53 points and a 2nd position in the standings.
Alaba, Mendy, Lunin and Benzema will miss the upcoming fixture.
Espanyol
SpainApproaching the international break,Espanyol gained momentum, but a 1:2 defeat to Valladolid was a hard blow to take. Team is getting closer to the relegation zone and competition is pretty high in the lower half of the standings, so every team is in danger.
Prior to a recent defeat, the Budgerigars were in a solid form, losing only one of six away games, so team has the ability to get a positive result. After 24 matches, Catalan side has six victories and ten draws, delivering 27 points and a 13th position in the standings.
Olivan, Pedrosa, Gori, Gomez and Bare will miss the upcoming game.
Trends
Ставка Goals in both halves - no
This bet played in two latest matches of the visitors
Ставка Corners: total under 9,5
This bet played in two latest matches of Real Madrid
Ставка Yellow cards: total over 5
This bet played in 3 of 5 latest matches of the visitors
Ставка Correct score 2:0
Real won 3 of 5 latest head-to-head matches
Tip and bets
Hosts are a much better team than the opponent and have no margin for error. Madrid team should be able to secure a victory and stay in the title race.
Our prediction - Asian handicap (-1,5) on Real Madrid
Home advantage should help the capital club to get today's game under control. We believe that offense will prevail over defense today, so we offer to place a bet on total over.
Our second bet is on Real to win by two goals
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