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Espanyol will host Barcelona on Sunday at the RCDE Stadium for the Barcelona derby. Espanyol will be looking to escape the relegation battle in this game, as they currently stand in 19th place in La Liga. While Barcelona will be looking to seal the La Liga title with a win.
Espanyol is coming to this game with a 3-2 loss against Sevilla in the Spanish league. Since Espanyol has lost nine of their last ten games, Luis Garca Fernández’s team will be under pressure to turn things around against the top team in the Spanish league. Their defensive shortcomings are emphasized by the fact that they have given up at least two goals in three straight home games and in six of their past seven games overall. In twelve games they have not been able to keep a clean sheet. Vicente Moreno’s team has only lost three matches at the RCDE Stadium, winning six of their eleven La Liga games there despite their current form. Martin Braithwaite, a former player for Barcelona, has served his ban out, but Jose Gragera is a significant question mark and will be evaluated before the game. The first half of the season saw a 1-1 draw between the two teams.
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Barcelona is ready to win the 2022–23 La Liga title, but in order to claim their 27th trophy, they must defeat Espanyol in the derby. Their away performance is still somewhat worrisome; in their last 11 efforts, they have only managed three victories, although two of those victories have come recently, against Granada and Mallorca. Despite that, since February 2009, Barca has not suffered a league defeat to Espanyol in 23 encounters. Raphinha and Angel Alarcon are both in serious doubt due to injury, while Gavi has joined Sergi Roberto in the recovery area. Robert Lewandowski will continue to be the league leaders’ line leader.
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs FC Barcelona Game Information
- Date: 05/14/2023
- Time: 03:00 PM ET
- Location: Cornellà-El Prat.
- How to Watch Espanyol vs Barcelona: ESPN+
- Live Stream: fubo.tv
Espanyol vs Barcelona Betting Lines
Espanyol is +450 according to our Vegas La Liga Lines. This means that if you wager $100 you have the chance to win $450. On the other side, Barcelona is –160 according to the Vegas La Liga Lines. This means that if you wager $100 you have the chance to win $62.50.
The implied probability for these two teams attached to the betting lines has Espanyol at a 18.18% chance of winning the game, meanwhile Barcelona has 61.54% probability of finishing the game with the W.
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