Espanyol vs Barcelona Predictions and Match Preview, 04 Feb 2018
The Match Is Over. Score:
1-1
Espanyol v Barcelona Predictions for Sunday's La Liga fixture at the RCDE Stadium. The teams will have played for the third time in just three weeks as this clash is expected to be heated after Gerard Pique's statement in the press conference after Barcelona knocked out Espanyol in the Copa del Rey. The defender called them "Espanyol from ‘Cornella", instead of 'Barcelona'.
Espanyol have been the only side capable of beating Barcelona this season (if we don’t count the Spanish Supercopa in August). However, after they achieved the 1-0 victory in the first leg of the Copa del Rey quarter-finals, the ‘Pericos’ then lost their next three fixtures.
As for Barcelona, they remain unbeaten after an epic comeback last Sunday at the Camp Nou v Alaves (2-1). Leo Messi became the top free-kick taker in LL with his 20th goal, overtaking Cristiano Ronaldo (19). The Argentinian has scored two free-kick goals in the last three LL clashes.
Players to watch: Philippe Coutinho spent six months on loan as an Espanyol player when he was just 20 years old. Now he is back at the RCDE stadium waiting to score his first goal in a Barca kit.
Espanyol’s top scorer Gerard Moreno (8) has only scored one in the last five fixtures. Where better than a Barcelona v Espanyol clash to find the back of the net again! Moreno has scored 75% of his goals in home matches.
Barcelona 2-0 Espanyol
2017-18 Copa del Rey Quarter-finals
Espanyol 1-0 Barcelona
2017-18 Spanish La Liga
Barcelona 5-0 Espanyol
2016-17 Spanish La Liga
Espanyol 0-3 Barcelona
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Match status: 2017-18 La Liga - Matchweek 22
Kick-off: Sunday 04 Feb 2018, 03:15pm GMT
Venue: RCDE Stadium (Barcelona, Spain)
Espanyol v Barcelona Team News
Espanyol v Barcelona is also the clash between the best attack versus one of the worst attacks in LL. Whereas the ‘Blaugrana’ are the side with the most goals scored (59), Espanyol have only 18 goals in 21 matches, less than one per match.Espanyol have been the only side capable of beating Barcelona this season (if we don’t count the Spanish Supercopa in August). However, after they achieved the 1-0 victory in the first leg of the Copa del Rey quarter-finals, the ‘Pericos’ then lost their next three fixtures.
As for Barcelona, they remain unbeaten after an epic comeback last Sunday at the Camp Nou v Alaves (2-1). Leo Messi became the top free-kick taker in LL with his 20th goal, overtaking Cristiano Ronaldo (19). The Argentinian has scored two free-kick goals in the last three LL clashes.
Players to watch: Philippe Coutinho spent six months on loan as an Espanyol player when he was just 20 years old. Now he is back at the RCDE stadium waiting to score his first goal in a Barca kit.
Espanyol’s top scorer Gerard Moreno (8) has only scored one in the last five fixtures. Where better than a Barcelona v Espanyol clash to find the back of the net again! Moreno has scored 75% of his goals in home matches.
Head-to-Head Record: Espanyol v Barcelona
2017-18 Copa del Rey Quarter-finalsBarcelona 2-0 Espanyol
2017-18 Copa del Rey Quarter-finals
Espanyol 1-0 Barcelona
2017-18 Spanish La Liga
Barcelona 5-0 Espanyol
2016-17 Spanish La Liga
Espanyol 0-3 Barcelona
| Our Betting Tip: |
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| Barcelona To Win To Nil @ 2.21 |
| Correct Score: |
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| Espanyol 0-3 Barcelona @ 8.50 |
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