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But there will be no destruction.
In the match of the 15th round of the championship of Spain, a derby between Barcelona and Espanyol will take place. We make a prediction for a match with a high odds and tell you where to watch the match.
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When will the match Barcelona – Espanyol start, where to watch the meeting
The match of the 15th round of La Liga Barcelona – Espanyol will be held on Saturday, December 31 at the Spotify Camp Nou stadium. The start is at 16:00 (Moscow time). The main referee of the meeting is Antonio Laos. You can watch the game live on the OKKO streaming platform.
Odds bookmakers for the match Barcelona – Espanyol
BETCITY analysts consider the home team to be the clear favorites. The bet on Barcelona goes for 1.27, the probability of winning is 77%. The success of Espanyol is estimated by the coefficient 12.00 (8% probability). If there is a draw, the quote will play 6.50 (15% chance).
Bookmakers are confident that the match will be productive. The total is set at 3.5 goals with a quote 1.77 for less and 2.13 for more. At the same time, the total over 2.5 goes for 1.43. If both teams score, the bet for 1.85.
Before the match
The day after its main rival, Real Madrid, which is also the closest pursuer, Barcelona will come out of forced vacation. The national championships are gradually returning after a completely unusual pause for the World Cup in November-December, and, of course, the World Cup in Qatar will still have an impact on the clubs. Someone has lost the rhythm of the game, someone’s players have been injured (or, on the contrary, managed to recover), someone’s players are still resting after the decisive World Cup matches.
Barcelona, however, has no particular problems in this regard. The Spanish national team flew out early, and only Ousmane Dembele reached the semi-finals of the World Cup from the Catalan players. At the same time, France is not Argentina, its players do not need to fly half the world home and then back, so if necessary, Dembele is probably already ready to play. That’s who Xavi’s team will definitely have to do without, so it’s without Robert Lewandowski. The top scorer of Barca (and the whole of La Liga) retired in the game with Osasuna before the World Cup, receiving two yellow cards, and the Catalans won a strong-willed victory in that match without him.
On New Year’s Eve, Barcelona are waiting for a derby with Espanyol. If the main team of the city is in the lead after 14 rounds, ahead of Real Madrid by two points, then Espanyol, of course, solves much more modest tasks, fighting for survival. Now he is only one point away from the relegation zone, in which, by the way, Sevilla, who knew much better times, is located. Diego Martinez’s team has not won the league since October 16, having scored three points since then in draws, but has already managed to play one match after the World Cup, having won the Atlético Paso Cup (1: 0), playing in the lower divisions of the country.
Prediction of the match “Barcelona” – “Espanyol”
Espanyol not so rarely take away points from Barcelona at their stadium, but at the Camp Nou they have not been able to do anything for a long time. At the same time, the last four home victories of Barca were not big, 1:0 or 2:0. Given that we will have to play without Lewandowski, we can expect that this time there will be no defeat – but Xavi’s team should win.
Our prediction for the match Barcelona – Espanyol: Barcelona win and under 3.5 goals, odds – 2.30.
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