Barcelona vs Espanyol Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 3rd November 2024

Current LaLiga leaders Barcelona square up against Espanyol from the bottom half of the table on Sunday at a neutral venue. With their current positioning in the table, anything but a win for Barcelona will be a surprise, but Espanyol look to cause an upset.

Barcelona are placed oneth with 30 points after 11 matches. Espanyol occupy a position as 17th in the league on ten points.

The last time Barcelona played Espanyol, they booked three points to their account and look well primed to secure another win on Sunday.

Barcelona arrive at their next LaLiga match, averaging a sensational 3.5 goals per game in their last ten matches in which, they scored a delicious total of 35 goals, while also conceding nine. That amounts to an average of 0.9 per game in which, they kept their opponents from scoring four times.

Espanyol scored ten goals, conceded 18 and kept their opponents from scoring one times in ten matches.

The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 2-4 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest this coming Sunday?

Barcelona vs Espanyol Prediction

Barcelona Form

Barcelona are enjoying their football currently with three wins on the bounce, and it began with a 5-1 win against Sevilla. They went on to beat Bayern Munich by 4-1, before also getting the better of Real Madrid in a 0-4 victory. Barcelona have been nothing short of fabulous at their home ground in the six most recent LaLiga matches here. They quite simply claimed a maximum 18 points, scoring 20 while conceding two goals. Naturally, this is the best points total in the LaLiga across the last six games.

Espanyol Form

In their last three matches, Espanyol won 2-1 win against Mallorca, lost 4-1 against Athletic Club and lost 0-2 against Sevilla. Espanyol didn't manage a single away win in their last six LaLiga matches, but managed two draws, while suffering four defeats. They conceded 12 and scored four goals themselves.

Anything but a home win would be a stunning result, and we back Barcelona not to be stunned, just like we back numerous goals to be scored when they face Espanyol.

Barcelona is the most scoring home side in the LaLiga with 15 goals scored to two against. Meanwhile, Espanyol scored the least goals of all in the LaLiga, hitting the target just two times on their travels. They conceded ten along the way.

Barcelona showed very little mercy in their last four games against teams from the bottom six. They claimed 12 points and four wins after scoring 13 goals and conceding one. No other side in the LaLiga claimed as many points against teams from the bottom. Espanyol claimed zero wins and one points in their last five games against teams from the top six. They scored three times in these matches, but also conceded 11 goals. Barcelona have a record of ten wins, zero draws and one defeat in the LaLiga this season. Espanyol enjoy a record of three wins, one draw and seven defeats in the LaLiga.

Barcelona vs Espanyol Squads

Barcelona Squad

The 59-year-old coach of the home team, Hans-Dieter Flick, will select the lineup against Espanyol from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season:

Inaki Pena (0/6), Marc-Andre ter Stegen (0/6), Wojciech Szczesny (0/0), Alejandro Balde (0/10), Andreas Christensen (0/1), Eric Garcia (0/8), Gerard Martin (0/9), Hector Fort (0/5), Inigo Martinez (0/10), Jules Kounde (1/11), Pau Cubarsi (0/11), Ronald Araujo (0/0), Fermin Lopez (0/5), Frenkie de Jong (0/2), Gavi (0/2), Marc Bernal (0/3), Marc Casado (0/9), Pablo Torre (3/5), Pedri (3/11), Ansu Fati (0/2), Dani Olmo (3/4), Ferran Torres (1/8), Lamine Yamal (5/11), Pau Victor (1/7), Raphinha (6/11), Robert Lewandowski (14/11).

Espanyol Squad

Below is the full team squad of Espanyol. The manager Gonzalez will pick his starting XI against Barcelona from these players:

Angel Fortuno (0/0), Fernando Pacheco (0/0), Joan Garcia (0/11), Alvaro Tejero (1/10), Brian Olivan (0/7), Carlos Romero (1/11), Fernando Calero (0/3), Leandro Cabrera (0/7), Marash Kumbulla (1/10), Omar El Hilali (0/11), Sergi Gomez (0/8), Alex Kral (0/11), Alvaro Aguado (0/7), Edu Exposito (0/0), Jose Gragera (0/10), Pol Lozano (0/8), Rafel Bauza (0/0), Alejo Veliz (1/11), Antoniu Roca (0/4), Irvin Cardona (0/10), Javier Puado (3/9), Jofre Carreras (2/11), Naci Unuvar (0/1), Omar Sadik (0/0), Pere Milla (0/7), Salvi Sanchez (0/0), Walid Cheddira (0/9).

Barcelona vs Espanyol Team News

Barcelona seem to only have two players missing from the squad ahead of their upcoming assignment this coming Sunday.

Alejandro Balde and Gavi are all absent from the Barcelona squad that faces Espanyol at a neutral venue.

Barcelona vs Espanyol Lineups

Barcelona vs Espanyol H2H

The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 2-4 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest on Sunday? Barcelona tend to have the upper hand against Espanyol, grabbing all three points six times in ten matches. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 1/8.

Barcelona vs Espanyol Results

Of the last ten encounters between Barcelona Espanyol over 2.5 goals came out five times. Odds on over 2.5 goals are at 1/5 with bookies.

Barcelona vs Espanyol Betting Tips

Jofre Carreras 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 Sunday. Siding with Robert Lewandowski also look a nice prospect as he scored ten goals in his last six LaLiga matches.

Barcelona won eight of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing one and losing one as well. Espanyol won two from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost six in this run. Barcelona kept visitors at a neutral venue from scoring five times in their previous 10 matches on home soil. Meanwhile, Espanyol have been able to keep a clean sheet in four of their last 10 games away from home.

Over 3.5 goals happened five times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Barcelona managed an average of 2.3 goals, with Espanyol averaging 0.8 goals. Both teams to score was a winning bet five times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in nine of Barcelona’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 3.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Espanyol, who scored 1.4 times on average in these matches.