Espanyol vs. Barcelona 2/13/22 LaLiga Soccer Pick, Predictions, and Odds

Espanyol is hosting Barcelona at RCDE Stadium in round 24 of the Spanish LaLiga. Espanyol is not in good form right now, they are without a win in their last 4 games, but they are the home team here. Barcelona is on a nice roll right now, and that win against Atletico last weekend will certainly improve their mood.

As I’ve mentioned, Espanyol is not in good form right now, but thanks to their solid results before this slump, they are in 13^th place with 27 points. When it comes to offense, Espanyol is averaging just over 1 scored goal per game, but their defense hasn’t been the best with 32 conceded goals. The problem for Espanyol right now is they have a tough schedule ahead because they are playing against Barcelona, Sevilla, and Villarreal, and it’s hard for them to expect points here. with 12 scored goals, De Tomas is the leading goalscorer for Espanyol so far this season. there are no injuries in Espanyol right now. Espanyol is not a bad team, but they are going through a tough period right now, and they need to do their best to fix this as soon as possible.

Barcelona is now on a 2-game winning streak in LaLiga, and their win against Atletico last week was impressive. Barcelona conceded first in that match, but they switched gears after that, and they scored 4 goals. Even after Barcelona conceded a red card, they were defending well, and they deserved this 4-2 win. Thanks to this win, Barcelona has climbed into the top 4, and they are now only 2 points away from Betis who are in 3^rd place. Barcelona’s offense is also improving a lot, and they have now scored 36 goals so far. Depay is still the leading goalscorer for Barcelona with 8 goals. Umtiti, Roberto, Fati, Depay, Lenglet, and Balde are all injured, while Alves is suspended because of the red card. I think Barcelona has entered this good form just in time because they are playing against Napoli in the Europa League next week, and they need to be ready because it will be a hard game for them.

This is a Barcelona derby, and those are usually pretty good and intense. I think Espanyol is solid, and they can score a goal here, but Barcelona is the better team by far, and I think they will get a nice win here to continue their winning streak.