Barbastro vs Espanyol: Spanish Cup Match Prediction
In the 1/32 finals of the Spanish Cup, Barbastro will play against Espanyol. The capital club plays in the sixth amateur division and has never managed to break into a more powerful division in history. Will today hosts be able to resist in the game on December 3 against one of the representatives of La Liga? What are the best options? Our experts have made an analysis and provided you with their betting options for this duel

Command Analysis

Barbastro

Current form
"Barbastra" was founded in 1934, but in such a decent period of time has never risen above the sixth division. The modest club from the province of Aragon is currently going through hard times and after 14 rounds is in 17th place in the standings. In addition, the team has a terrible defense, while the attack was unable to score its minimum in all matches. At the previous stage of the tournament, Dani charges crushed "Amorebieta" in all lines with a score of 4:0.
Disqualifications and injuries
Javito appearance on the field is questionable (muscle injury).
Interesting trends for betting
- Barbastro have failed to score in three of their last four official matches
- "Barsbastro" failed to score on their home field for 180 minutes in a row
Probable lineup: Fabrega - Garcia, Santigosa, Arroyo, Alonso - Barrera, Jae, Alvite, Albin - de Mesa, Prat

Espanyol

Current form
Espanyol did not arrive with a full squad – the team plays rather poorly away from home, while the opponent’s status may give the main players a chance to rest. However, the unpleasant statistics in La Liga, where the Catalans managed to get only one point in away matches, is a bit stressful, although the “parrots” recorded this success in Madrid against Atletico. In the last round, the Catalans pleased their fans and easily beat Celta at their home stadium with a score of 3:1. After 14 rounds, the visitors managed to get 13 points and are in 18th place. In the first stage of the King’s Cup, the visitors easily dealt with San Tirso with a score of 4:0, which raised the mood after an unsuccessful start in La Liga.
Disqualifications and injuries
Exposito (knee injury) and Poidreau are out of the game.
Interesting trends for betting
- Espanyol have not won 13 La Liga games against the current top six teams before gameweek since beating Athletic in 2022-23.
- Espanyol have scored in four away games in a row
Estimated line-up: Garcia - Terejo, El Hilili, Gomez, Carbero, Romero - Milla, Graguera, Lozano - Cardona, Roca.
Trends
Bet Exact score 1:3
Four of the last six away cup matches have seen this score
6.50Bet Goals in both halves – no
In 3 of Espanyol last 5 matches, goals were scored in the same half
1.82Bet Corners: Total Under 9.5
In 3 of the last 5 matches of the hosts such a bet took place
1.88Bet Number 1 in the score
In three of the last six matches this bet has played out
1.65Tip and bets
We expect a lot of attacks from the visitors and maximum concentration in defense from Barbastro, who will try to avoid a rout and show themselves with dignity in this match. Most likely, the maximum tension is expected away from the goal, while we expect that the visitors will try to save their players and strength before the upcoming Primera round. We expect two or three goals scored by the Catalans.
Forecast - total under 3.5 goals and we bet on it for 2.15
Bet on the outcome
Today we are on the side of the representatives of the elite division, who are not in the best shape, but are determined to win and succeed, which can somehow sweeten the failures in La Liga. In addition, today opponent is quite within their power, because the Catalans have great players with experience of playing in Primera. We believe that the hosts will try their best to show themselves in a historic match for the team, but their chances are small, the most they can do is avoid a major defeat.
Our prediction is Asian handicap (+2.5) on "Barbastro" and we bet on it with odds of 2.15
Bet on a penalty
Most likely, the main events will take place away from the goal, which will ultimately bring maximum tension to the center. In addition, the class of the defensive players will allow them to play in their penalty area without fatal errors.
Forecast - penalty (no). This option can be found for 1.28