FC Barcelona vs Espanyol betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the La Liga match on November 03th, 2024

FC Barcelona and Espanyol are scheduled to play against each other on November 03th, 2024, Sunday at 15:15h (UTC), in a La Liga match to be held in Spain, check the FC Barcelona vs Espanyol betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where FC Barcelona vs Espanyol will occur

The game is set to be played in the great Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys stadium, in the city of Barcelona, with a capacity for 54367 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

You can follow the match live on Betarena, with access to all the information to help you with your sports betting, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the FC Barcelona vs Espanyol betting tip 2024/2025

The La Liga has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 2.64 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.53 goals per match played.

FC Barcelona last match

FC Barcelona comes from a victory in the last match. The game against Real Madrid, valid for the La Liga, ended with a 0-4. The team coached by H. Flick lined up in the last match with a 4-2-3-1 formation.

A very even game was expected, with odds for the home win at 3.40.

It can be said that the 2 goals scored by Robert Lewandowski in the match were crucial to the victory of FC Barcelona. Thanks to his goals, the team managed to guarantee a positive result and fulfill the match's objective.

Espanyol last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the last round. In a dispute valid for La Liga, Espanyol, who used a 4-4-2 formation, faced the Sevilla team with a final score of 0-2.

Before the kick-off the home team's defeat had odds of 2.50, which explains why it was considered a fairly even match.

FC Barcelona vs Espanyol h2h

FC Barcelona was in 1st place when they last played Espanyol who was 19th place in La Liga. FC Barcelona played using the 4-3-3 formation while Espanyol responded with a 5-3-2 arrangement.

The two teams have not faced each other since 14-05-2023. On that occasion they were playing for the 2022/2023 season of the La Liga, and the match ended with a 2-4 win for FC Barcelona.

The FC Barcelona team in their last five matches has produced solid performances, while Espanyol has been more irregular.

Curiosity about previous games

The two teams had very different results in their previous games. While FC Barcelona thrashed in a game that was not expected to be so easy, against Real Madrid, Espanyol lost in a match against Sevilla. Let's see how this previous result can interfere with the morale of the teams for this game.

It is important to note that much of this opposing scenario is due to the performance of Robert Lewandowski, who had a brilliant performance and was key in the impressive team victory.

FC Barcelona

La Liga leaderboard now

The FC Barcelona team with 30 points currently occupies the 1st place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Champions League, with a campaign of 10 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss.

This means that in the 12th round the team has an advantage of 6 points in relation to the Real Madrid team that is in the 2nd place.

FC Barcelona analysis

After 11 matches, FC Barcelona shows a positive goal difference: in fact, the team has scored 37 goals and conceded 10.

Hans-Dieter Flick is a renowned strategist who may yet again take his opponents by surprise in this match. As the coach of FC Barcelona, he has a keen understanding of how to set up his team to counter the opposition's strengths and exploit their weaknesses, a tactic that has proven successful, especially when playing at home.

FC Barcelona, over the course of the competition, can boast an average per game of 7.36 shots on goal. Because of this, it also has a high goal average and collects excellent results.

The FC Barcelona team seeks to control the game by trying to achieve an average ball possession of 66.73%. This is based on the observation that ball possession above 50% typically gives teams some control over their opponents.

FC Barcelona has demonstrated their offensive prowess by scoring 37 times with 1264 attacks, while Espanyol has only scored 10 times with 872 attacks.

Best goalscorer from FC Barcelona

In the individual highlights of the team in the offensive sector, the focus falls on Robert Lewandowski so far in the competition. With 14 goals with his signature, the Attacker has helped his team FC Barcelona to achieve victorious results this season.

It should also be noted that 2 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Espanyol

La Liga leaderboard now

Espanyol arrives in this game with 10 points, and in 17th place in the La Liga, having won 3 games in total and lost 7 times, making a total of 1 draw.

With the same score that the Deportivo Alavés who occupies position 16, the team will fight for a best position in this 12th round.

Espanyol analysis

The goal difference is on the negative side for Espanyol, which after 11 rounds has conceded 19 but has only scored 10.

Recent performances have shown that Espanyol is having trouble scoring goals, with a low number of goals scored and a high number of matches where they failed to score. This could indicate that they need to improve their attacking play by creating better chances and being more efficient in front of goal.

The team does not shine in attack, with a scoring average of 0.91 goals per game. With these statistics against it, it can hardly count on a good result in the next away game.

The adaptation of Alex Král with the new jersey has not been the best. He had another disappointing performance in Espanyol last game of the season, against Sevilla. In the clash, the midfielder failed to be effective and did little for the team. Despite the good expectations for the player, his performance is starting to worry.

Best goalscorer from Espanyol

When we analyze the team's attack so far, the competition's performance at the individual level Javi Puado is the player to highlight. Helping Espanyol with 3 goals scored this season, the Attacker has been instrumental in achieving positive outcomes.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of FC Barcelona is Robert Lewandowski, who has already scored 14 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Espanyol is Javi Puado, he has scored in 3 opportunities.

Between 75-90 minutes is a good time to bet as some study have shown this to be the time where most goals occur.

Taking into consideration that Espanyol scores an average of 0.4 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 4.5.

Handicap Betting Tip

With all the favoritism on their side, FC Barcelona comes into this confrontation with great chances to get a comfortable victory. The home advantage, for example, is an indication of that. Therefore, an interesting bet is on the Asian handicap of -1.5 for the visited team.

Corners Top Betting Tips

To obtain good betting results, remembering that there is an average of 5.14 corners per game when the corners numbers of both teams are combined.

Cards Top Betting Tips

FC Barcelona has an average of 1.8 yellow cards per game over the 11 rounds, while Espanyol has an average of 2.4. In other words, these teams together are averaging 4.64 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

In games like these, the players are usually nervous and sometimes even aggressive due to the tension that this rivalry involves. Therefore, a good option is to bet that the match will have an above average number of cards or that at least one red card will be shown.

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