Our prediction for this Primera Division match:
Barcelona
Match Time & Date:
03/11/2024
16:15
Prediction: 4-1
Espanyol
Sparkles will be flying when Barcelona and Espanyol lock horns at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys in the Catalan derby. Barca have been flying high under new boss Hansi Flick and you should know that they are on a five-game winning run in all competitions. Given their excellent display in “El Clasico”, where they hammered Real Madrid 4-0, there is a big value in betting on Lamine Yamal and Co. Both Dani Olmo and Frenkie de Jong are pushing for a start, while the likes of Ferran Torres, Marc Bernal, Andreas Christensen, and Ronald Araujo remain in the recovery room.
Los Periquitos, on the other hand, head into the Derbi Barceloni following back-to-back defeats to Athletic Club (1-4) and Sevilla (0-2) and given their poor away record (0-1-4) in the new La Liga campaign, anything but a routine home win would be a big surprise. There are no fresh injury worries in the away team ahead of the local derby.
Highlighted Player (Robert Lewandowski):
After scoring 36 goals in 59 league games for Znicz Pruskow, Robert Lewandowski joined Lech Poznan in June, 2008. The 184-cm-tall attacker scored 18 goals in 28 appearances for the club in the 2009/2010 Ekstraklasa campaign and during the season he was on Borussia Dortmund’s radar.
The Polish forward signed a four-year deal with the Bundesliga side in June, 2010 and he quickly established himself as the team’s key attacker. Lewandowski was producing excellent performances with the Millionaires between 2010 and 2014 and it has to be noted that he won two Bundesliga trophies with the club (2010/2011, 2011/2012). He participated in the 2012/2013 Champions League final with Borussia Dortmund, but the Millionaires were beaten by fellow Bundesliga side Bayern Munich in the title game.
However, he betrayed Borussia Dortmund fans in 2014 as he signed a four-year deal with the Bundesliga giants. Lewandowski impressed in the 2016/2017 Bundesliga campaign as he scored 30 goals in 32 league games for Pep Guardiola’s troops. The Polish footballer represented his homeland at Euro 2016 in France and he scored one goal at the showpiece tournament in France.
Highlighted Team (Espanyol):
Espanyol are a Catalan club that plays in Spanish La Liga. Espanyol were founded in 1900 and their original name was Sociedad Espanola de Football. In 1901 the Catalan club changed its name to Club Espanol de Futbol. Los Periquitos used to play in bright yellow shirts in the past, but current colour of the team’s home kit is blue and white.
Espanyol’s fiercest rivals are Barcelona and the two teams face each other in the Catalan derby (Derbi barceloni). Espanyol have always been in Barca’s shadow, but it has to be noted that los Periquitos have won four Copa del Rey (Spanish Cup trophies).
The likes of Raul Tamudo, Jose Maria, Antonio Argiles and Mauricio Pochettino are players with most appearances for the Catalan outfit. Espanyol play their home games at Estadio Cornella-El Prat and the capacity of the stadium is 40,500. Los Periquitos have never participated in the Champions League.
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