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Aron Wright - May 12, 2023
Espanyol vs Barcelona Predictions and Free Tips from our expert tipsters when the teams go head-to-head in the Spanish La Liga on Sunday, 14 May 2023.
Barcelona are one win away from the title, and they would be eager to do this at the RCDE Stadium, in front of their rival fans.
Espanyol have a long story of rivalry with their derby opponents, and they themselves are struggling to avoid relegation. They are placed 19th in a table of 20, with just five games left.
Barca are unbeaten in the past five years, and at this venue the last they lost a league fixture was more than 15 years back.
Xavi’s men are at the top of the league table, and need just three points to officially secure the title. They have the opportunity to do it at the RCDE Stadium, against their intense derby rivals Espanyol, and at the same time they can push these struggling foes into relegation as well.
It is the chance of a lifetime for Barcelona, and after the recent successes by their arch-rival Real Madrid, the team would definitely go for this objective.
Only Real Madrid have scored more goals than Barca this season in the Spanish La Liga, while only three other squads have let in more goals than Espanyol in the whole league. Moreover, the latter also has a long history of letting in goals in huge numbers in h2h clashes over the years.
Likely, anticipate a high-scoring affair this weekend.
Barca are a single win away from the La Liga title, and they are deeply motivated to make it happen this Sunday against their derby rivals Espanyol.
The latter are placed 19th in a table of 20, and are desperate to climb over the relegation cut-off. And this desperation could really hurt them this Sunday.
It also hurts their case that they have a poor h2h record against Xavi’s men over the years.
All of these combines to suggest that Barcelona to Win would be a good wager at 1.70 odd.
Going on, they scored they scored the second-most number of goals in the competition, and also scored goals in huge numbers in h2h encounters over the years.
On top of that, Espanyol have one of the weakest defenses in the entire league, and on top of that they are desperate to avoid relegation. They have to go for the win, against one of the best attacking teams in Europe.
The Over 1.5 Team Goals by Barcelona appear to be a great bet at 1.67 odd.
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