Espanyol vs Barcelona Prediction (03.01.2026)

Espanyol has not won in the Catalan derby since 2009, but now has reason to hope to change that. They are having their strongest season in many years. They have shown that their fifth place in the standings is no coincidence. They finished the year in excellent form with a series of five consecutive victories in La Liga.

Barcelona's form, however, is even better. The league leaders have won their last eight matches in the championship. In the last round, they ended another opponent's winning streak by defeating Villarreal 2-0 away. This was also one of the rare clean sheets for Barcelona this season, but they almost always compensate for that by scoring more goals.

Of course, Barcelona remains the favorite to win and is capable of achieving it. However, Espanyol is performing very well this season and seems likely to score at least once, and Barcelona, in general, rarely kept clean sheets during the current campaign.

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