Spain - LaLigaStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Barcelona and Espanyol, taking place on Saturday, 31 December 2022, at Spotify Camp Nou in Barcelona.
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Barcelona, Recent FormHaving taken all 3 points, with a crucial 2-1 away win over Osasuna in their last league game, Barcelona will undoubtedly be very satisfied with their work. They came away from that fixture with 53% of the possession and clocked up 9 attempts on goal with 3 on target. By comparison, Osasuna managed 15 attempts on goal, with 3 on target.
Their boss Xavi Hernández has every reason to be happy with his side's attacking prowess of late, which has seen them net 13 goals in their last 6 matches; however, they may have some work to do in defence with 4 goals conceded across those matches. They are consistently finding a way through on goal, scoring in each of their last 13 games. They are proving tough to beat at home with their recent run of 7 clean sheets.
They've had a good run of home form recently, with 6 straight wins in a row and are on an unbeaten run of 7 games.
Robert Lewandowski will be feeling confident about adding his name to the scoresheet once more at Spotify Camp Nou, having notched up 7 goals for Barcelona in their last 6 league matches at home.
Espanyol, Recent FormThe Espanyol squad will be suffering from a feeling of disappointment after falling to a 1-0 home defeat against Villarreal, which saw them drop all three points and come away from the game empty-handed. Their share of possession in that meeting was 45%, while racking up 14 shots along the way, 6 of which were on target, in contrast to the numbers reached by Villarreal, who had 10 shots on goal with 3 on target.
While they have shown an appetite for goals over the last 6 matches, clocking up 5, they have not had it all their own way at the back and have given away 6 goals and some valuable points in the process. Scoring goals away from home is something they have consistently achieved of late, having notched up goals in 5 of their last 6 matches on their travels. Their defensive record does not make good reading so far this season as they have conceded at least 1 goal in 12 of their 14 league games.
They've drawn their last 2 league games away from home, but their search for a league win on the road extends even further having gone 5 consecutive games without grabbing all 3 points.
On an individual basis, José Joselu will be looking to get on the scoresheet again having scored 7 goals in Espanyol's 14 league games this season.
In the most recent meeting between these teams, they both managed to find the net, but the game finished in a 2-2 draw.
Barça will be looking to extend their current run of 4 clean sheets against Periquitos at Spotify Camp Nou. The Periquitos defence has struggled at Spotify Camp Nou, having conceded 1 or more goals in each of their last 13 visits.
It's been a long time since Espanyol has enjoyed a trip to Spotify Camp Nou in the league, with Barça having won each of their last 12 meetings there and not lost to the visitors in 12 games.
Barça manager Xavi Hernández has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Ronald Araújo (Hip), Franck Kessié (Hamstring), Jules Koundé (Hamstring) and Sergi Roberto (Shoulder) are all currently out of contention for this game.
With only Adrià Pedrosa (Hernia) and Rubén Sánchez (Hamstring) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, Diego Martínez will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
Barcelona Playing at home | Espanyol Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 2.4 | Goals scored | 1.1 |
| 0 | Goals conceded | 1.3 |
| 28' | Time first goal scored | 60' |
| - | Time first goal conceded | 47' |
| 1.7 | Yellow cards | 2.3 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0.1 |
| 4.9 | Subs used | 4.4 |
| 4-0 | Biggest victory | 1-0 |
| - | Biggest defeat | 2-1 |
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