The upcoming fixture list in LaLiga includes first-place FC Barcelona (-196) at fifth-place Espanyol (+431) — two top-half teams — on Saturday, January 3 at 3:00 PM ET.
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FC Barcelona to win vs Espanyol -196
FC Barcelona vs. Espanyol Odds & Favorites
- Favorite: FC Barcelona (-196)
- Underdog: Espanyol (+431)
- Over/under: 3.5
FC Barcelona vs. Espanyol Betting Insights
- Offensively, Barcelona ranks first in LaLiga with 51 goals, 2.8 per match. Conversely, Espanyol sits fourth in the league with 17 goals allowed, one per match.
- Barcelona has been favored in 17 matches this season, and won 15.
- So far this season, Barcelona (-196) has been at least this big a favorite 12 times, and won 11.
- According to the moneyline, Barcelona’s chances of winning this match are 66.2%.
- This season in LaLiga, Espanyol’s 22 goals in 17 matches rank eighth, while Barcelona has allowed 20 (seventh).
- Espanyol has four wins in nine matches as the underdog this season.
- This season Espanyol (+431) has been at least this big an underdog in two games, and won one.
- The likelihood of Espanyol winning this match is 18.8%, based on the moneyline.
- Barcelona games have finished with more than 3.5 goals 10 times so far this season.
- The over/under for this game is 3.5 goals, 0.6 fewer than the scoring average of the two teams combined.
- Espanyol’s games have finished with over 3.5 goals scored three times this year.
- The over/under for this game is set at 3.5 goals, 1.4 goals higher than the two teams’ opponents scoring average.
FC Barcelona vs. Espanyol Offensive Leaders
FC Barcelona Offensive Leaders
- Lamine Yamal is Barcelona’s leader in shots with 44 (second in league, 3.1 per game). He also has seven goals.
- Barcelona’s Ferran Torres has taken 35 shots, and he has 11 goals.
- Pedri has a team-high 27 chances created for Barcelona and four assists.
Espanyol Offensive Leaders
- Pere Milla has 23 shots (13th in league) and six goals (ninth) for Espanyol.
- Roberto Fernandez has 17 shots and four goals.
- In terms of chances created, Edu Exposito has a team-high 31 (1.8 per game) plus five assists.
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