Espanyol – Barcelona Tip Serie A, Matchday 18 on Saturday, 03/01/26 at 20:45
On the 18th La Liga matchday, the Catalan derby between Espanyol and FC Barcelona is scheduled. The starting position is clear. While Barca want to cement their lead in the table, Espanyol are looking for an important three points in the fight for Champions League qualification.
Yes, Espanyol is a real top team this season and has only suffered four defeats in the first 17 games. So I don’t think that the great FC Barcelona will win the derby in passing.
Rather, in my Espanyol FC Barcelona tip at Oddset, I focus on the classic “Both teams to score” at odds around 1.50 – of course, I also have the Oddset odds boosts in mind. Because even if FCB should win the game, I don’t think Flick’s team can keep a clean sheet.
Espanyol vs. Barcelona AI Predictions:
At this point, as usual, our AI model intervenes and presents you with three additional betting alternatives in its Espanyol FC Barcelona AI prediction.
With the first tip, the digital brain makes it easy for itself. “Victory Barca” makes it just over the 1.50 mark and can therefore also be played as a single tip without any problems. The fact that Barca has won the last seven games is of course a welcome decision-making aid.
Predicted chance of winning:
| Victory Espanyol |
Draw |
Victory Barcelona |
| 19% |
20% |
61% |
“Over 3.5 hits” is the second selection of the AI. The odds of about 2.00 are of course decent, but you still have to think about the tip very carefully. For the back of your mind: In the last 13 Espanyol games, the bet would not have fit once.
And I also see the third tip more in the risk range. For “Barca wins both halves”, the bookmakers make an odds around 3.25 without tax. After three wins in a row, however, Espanyol will face their big rival with great self-confidence and will not hoist the white flag so easily.
What you need to consider when betting on Espanyol vs. Barcelona
- Espanyol have not won their last 13 games against their city rivals.
- In the last three duels, a total of 12 goals have been scored.
- FC Barcelona have won the last three competitive games exactly 2-0.
- Espanyol have won their last seven games by exactly one goal each.
- Barca won the last duel so far 2-0.
