Barcelona, which are currently chasing Real, will play a match against Espanyol on the rival’s field on the upcoming Saturday – the Catalonian derby. Bookmakers reckon, that Espanyol will have very little chances on success in the couple, and one can actually agree with such action line, considering the contenders’ levels as well as Barcelona’s motivation.
Espanyol are on the ninth position in Primera’s tournament table, the team has 50 points in the asset and a six-point gap to the sixth place, which can mean the Eurocups. Within the last six matches, Espanyol managed to win thrice with one draw and two defeats. The losses were registered against Athletic and Atletico, the split of points happened with Sporting and the victories with Betis, Alaves and Leganes.
Barcelona are still hoping to become the champions of Spain, the team currently has 78 points in the asset, exactly the same, as Real, but the Royals have played one game less, i.e. Real are the leaders, considering lost points. Barcelona have had 17 away matches within the championship of Spain, in which they got 11 victories with three draws and three defeats. Only Real play better away than the Catalonians in Primera.
A derby, even if it’s Catalonian, is always interesting, Barcelona come to Cornella El-Prat only to get three points. Espanyol are currently not only able to give fight to Barca, despite the fact, that the match will be held at their home ground, as after the fail against Juventus, Barcelona has once again gained shape and will probably have a decent ending.
Prediction for the match: Barcelona to win with -1.5 Asian handicap.
