The final match to be played in the Spanish topflight on Sunday the 13th of February is the Derbi Barceloní between Espanyol and Barcelona.
The game will be played at the RCDE Stadium and the hosts begin the weekend in 13th place on 27 points while the visitors are in 4th place on 38 points.
Espanyol come into the match having suffered a 2-1 defeat at Athletic Club last weekend in La Liga. Espanyol tool the lead after only 3 minutes but it took just 2 minutes for Athletic Club to score the equalising goal. 11 minutes later, Athletic Club took the lead and Espanyol could not find a way back into the match.
That result means Espanyol have failed to win any of their 5 most recent games in all competitions. They have lost against Elche and Real Betis at home in the league plus Real Mallorca away in the cup and picked up a 1-1 draw at Cadiz, which was in La Liga.
Trends show in all of Espanyol's last 10 matches in all competitions both teams scored and they have conceded at least 1 goal in each of their last 12 games.
Home form in La Liga shows Espanyol have lost each of their last 2 fixtures. However, they have won 6 of their last 9 league matches on home soil and scored at least 1 goal in their last 10 home La Liga games.
Barcelona make the short trip to the RCDE Stadium on the back of a good 4-2 home victory over Atletico Madrid last weekend. Having fallen a goal behind early in the game, Barcelona responded superbly and scored 3 goals of their own before the interval.
Both teams scored a goal in the second half and despite being down to 10 men for the final 21 minutes, Barcelona secured an important win.
That result means Barcelona are undefeated in their last 7 league matches and have lost only 1 of their last 12 in La Liga. Barcelona have been tough to beat when playing away from home in the league and are undefeated in their last 7 on the road.
Both teams have scored in 5 of Barcelona’s 7 most recent away La Liga games and they have a good record against Espanyol, remaining undefeated in their last 23 straight clashes with their local rivals in La Liga.
Looking ahead to the team news and Espanyol are without suspended forward Raúl de Tomás, which is a blow as he is the top scorer for the hosts. Keidi Bare is out due to COVID-19.
Barcelona also have a player suspended and Dani Alves misses out. Álex Balde, Ansu Fati, and Samuel Umtiti have long term injury problems and there are doubts over the fitness of Yusuf Demir and Clement Lenglet.
Barcelona have long held the advantage over Espanyol and are expected to come out on top again in this game. Espanyol should find the back of the net but Barcelona can outscore their rivals and take maximum points.