Betting tips for Espanyol vs Barcelona - 29.04.2017

The thirty-fifth day of LaLiga Santander, the first Spanish division, has the duel that will take place on Saturday, April 29, at the Estadio de Cornellà-El Prat between RCD Espanyol and FC Barcelona as one of the most interesting matches of the weekend Of week and of what remains of season. The duel puts in battle two teams with very different objectives, since the parrots are in no man's land, while the Catalans do it to conquer the league.

The home team, RCD Espanyol, occupy ninth place in LaLiga Santander, although it is nine points away from the sixth place, which now occupies the Athletic therefore, something away from European positions. For his part, the parakeet team has a balance for the moment in thirty-six official matches played (between league and cup), thirteen wins, thirteen draws and ten losses with a balance of forty-seven goals in favor and forty Six against. In the current series, the Catalan combined two games without a win, a defeat (at home against Atletico Madrid) and a draw (away from home against Sporting de Gijón, one of the weakest teams in the championship).

At home he has improved his numbers as the months have passed, although he has won eight games of eighteen games, with six draws and four losses with twenty-nine goals in favor and twenty-one against. Quique may have the lower Caicedo, while Aaron is doubtful because of physical issues.

The league santander

The visiting team, FC Barcelona, ​​arrives at the duel just after beating Real Madrid in their own stadium, reason why it opts strongly to revalidate the league title, once it occupies the first position of the classification (although we must have In account that its rival, Real Madrid, second classified counts on a less party).

So far, Luis Enrique's team, in fifty-four official matches (between Champions League, Copa del Rey and Supercopa de España) totals a total of thirty-seven wins, nine draws and eight losses, with one hundred and fifty-three goals In favor and fifty-three against. The team "culé" sum four consecutive games without losing, thus overcoming a critical moment in which lost with the Málaga and Juventus. Away from home, FC Barcelona are having more problems than in previous seasons, as in twenty-seven official matches they have won sixteen, they have drawn four and lost seven (three in league and in Champions), once they add Fifty-seven goals in favor and thirty-four against. Luis Enrique has the doubt of Mathieu, although the French had complicated to be of the game, at least like titular.



At the time of carrying out a forecast we should give favorites to the locals, although, looking at what has been the derby in seasons ago, we must expect a particularly intense match. In this sense, betting that FC Barcelona win and that will mark both teams may be a good idea.

 Espanyol vs Barcelona Prediction: X/2 5.00