Espanyol vs Barcelona preview: LaLiga prediction, tickets, TV channel, live stream, H2H, odds, team news

With the winter break in the rearview mirror, LaLiga action resumes this weekend and bottom face top as local rivals Espanyol and Barcelona collide in the latest edition of the Derbi barceloni.

Date: Saturday January 4th, 2020

Venue: RCDE Stadium​​, Barcelona

Kick-off time: 8pm GMT

Prediction: Espanyol 0-3 Barcelona

It has been a wretched season thus far for Espanyol, who are anchored to the foot of the table and five points adrift of safety having won just two of their opening 18 matches.

A revival that they hope will see them avoid a first top-tier relegation since 1993 is unlikely to start this weekend against the reigning champions, who may well be competing to regain top spot, depending on how Real Madrid fare away to Getafe earlier in the day.

Barcelona easily dispatched of Alaves in their final fixture before the winter break and will be expected to produce a similarly comfortable win here to start 2020 with a bang.

Tickets

For the latest ticket information, click here to visit Espanyol's website.

TV channel

LaLiga TV, available with Premier Sports as part of its channel bundle on Sky TV, and Premier Sports 2, with coverage from 8pm.

Live stream

Premier Player OTT streaming service​.

Head to head (H2H) history and results

• Last season: Espanyol 0-4 Barcelona (08/12/2018) | Barcelona 2-0 Espanyol (30/03/2019)

Betting Odds

• Espanyol to win: 13/2

• Barcelona to win: 1/2

• Draw: 4/1

• Barcelona to win 2-1: 8/1

Odds provided by Betfair Exchange (correct as of 03/01/2020). Click here for more odds.

Team news

Espanyol: The hosts will be missing experienced midfielder Esteban Granero through suspension after he collected his fifth yellow card of the season against Leganes in December.

Injury list: Sebastien Corchia, Victor Sanchez, Matias Vargas

Barcelona: Ernesto Valverde is likely to be without first-choice goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen due to an ongoing knee issue, while highly-rated youngster Ansu Fati is doubtful with a hip problem.

Injury list: Ousmane Dembele, Arthur

Predicted lineups

Espanyol: Diego Lopez, David Lopez, Espinosa, Calero, Roca, Gomez, Darder, Lozano, Vila, Campuzano Bonilla, Calleri

Barcelona: Neto, Roberto, Pique, Lenglet, Alba, Vidal, Busquets, De Jong, Messi, Suarez, Griezmann

LaLiga table: As it stands for Barcelona and Espanyol

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