La Liga, Saturday, 21.09.2024 at 21:00
After VfB Stuttgart’s brief upset at the Santiago Bernabeu a few days ago, they were rebuked by the Whites before the final whistle blew.
Meanwhile, my Real Madrid Espanyol Barcelona tip for the clash on La Liga matchday 6 does not expect the Catalans to be humiliated. In fact, “Los Blancos” may once again only want to put their heads together after the break.
First, let’s take a look at Real Madrid’s form curve. The Whites are still unbeaten after five league games, but have only managed three wins and have had to settle for a draw twice.
This means that they are already four points behind leaders Barcelona – a small damper on the Madrilenians’ ambitions. As we all know, the Catalans are their worst rivals…
Nevertheless, there is a good chance that they will pick up another three points against Espanyol on Saturday. After all, they have won their last six league games without conceding a goal, often by a margin of more than one goal.
This acceptable La Liga performance so far comes on top of a 3-1 win over Stuttgart in the Champions League group stage a few days ago, as mentioned in the introduction.
Ancelotti’s men hardly seem to be tiring after European appearances, having won all of their last five league home games after international duty, four of them without conceding a goal.
They are widely expected to concede nothing at the back against the promoted side next Saturday.
With nine white vests from their last ten home games and an impressive run of 26 unbeaten home games in La Liga, the Bernabéu should once again be a fortress that will give the Catalans a run for their money.
Now to Espanyol Barcelona: The boys from Catalonia had a bumpy start to the season, but have recently managed two wins in a row. They have scored five goals in the last two games, which shows that they are slowly acclimatizing to the league.
With seven points after five games, they are in a better position than in most other seasons, but the trip to the Bernabéu is still likely to be an almost impossible task for them.
After all, the “Pericos” have not been able to take three points from Madrid since 1996, and they have yet to score away from home this season.
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If you want to bet on the duel between Real Madrid and Espanyol Barcelona, there are some interesting options that we should take a closer look at with the help of an odds boat.
The Real Madrid Espanyol Barcelona odds for some of these scenarios are less profitable, but some others are even more so.
First of all, the Whites have won their last ten home games against Espanyol. A home win bet would therefore be safe, but the odds are extremely low at an average of 1.18 – so more for combination bets.
A slightly riskier but more profitable Real Madrid Espanyol Barcelona tip, on the other hand, would be the bet on “Under 1.5 goals at half-time”.
In Real Madrid’s last five home games, no goals have been scored in the first half, which makes this scenario quite plausible.
Another option that could bring decent profits would be the bet that Real will win both halves, which is currently trading at odds of 2.05.
Why? In seven of the last ten matches at the Bernabéu against Espanyol, the Madrilenians have won both halves. So if you see Real in top form, this could be an exciting bet
I can very well imagine a 1:0 for Real at half-time, which could then be extended to a more comfortable 2:0 lead after the break.
Vinícius Júnior is definitely someone you should keep an eye on for a goal bet. On the Betano app, there are odds of 5.60 for the first goal of the match from this exceptional player – and I really like that!
Why? The Brazilian has already scored the first goal for the Whites twice from the spot this season. He has also scored an impressive six goals in his last nine personal duels with Espanyol Barcelona (3 goals, 3 assists).
The theory put forward earlier that there could be no goals at all before the break, but only afterwards, is not so far-fetched.
After all, all five league wins by both teams this season – 3 by Real and 2 by Espanyol – have always been won after a draw at half-time.
Conclusion: In my Real Madrid Espanyol Barcelona prediction, I’m backing “Under 1.5 goals in half-time 1”. I already used this type of bet successfully a few days ago for Manchester City against Inter Milan.
Real Madrid tend to show less penetration in the first half, which was also seen in the last five home games across all betting teams, in which no goal was scored before the break.
Espanyol will make it difficult for the Whites in the first 45 minutes and I expect Real to go into the break 1-0 up at most. The second half should then be more intense.
My tip: Under 1.5 goals in the 1st half