Prediction: Espanyol to win 3-0
Best Odds: 18/1
Bookmaker: Zetbet
Real Oviedo and Espanyol will lock horns with each other in La Liga on Friday. The match between Los Azules and Blanc-i-blaus will be held at Estadio Carlos Tartiere and is scheduled to kick off at 8pm UK time.
Real Oviedo
Real Oviedo are a modest club in Spain who were playing in the Segunda Division last season. Los Azules ended up third in the Segunda Division and won promotion to La Liga via the playoffs.
Oviedo are in real danger of getting relegated to the Segunda Division at the end of the season. Luis Carrion’s side are 17th in the La Liga table at the moment with six points from eight matches, level on points with third-from-bottom Girona.
Real Oviedo will head into the La Liga match against Espanyol this week on the back of a 2-0 defeat to Levante at home in the league. It came after a 2-1 loss at the hands of Valencia on the road in La Liga, which followed a 3-1 defeat to Barcelona in front of their fans.
Team News:
Real Oviedo are likely to line up in a 4-3-3 formation against Espanyol. Aaron Escandell will be in goal for the home team and will have Lucas, Eric Bailly, David Carmo and Rahim Alhassane in front of him in defence.
Espanyol
Espanyol are an established club in the Spanish top flight who aim to finish in the top half of the table. However, they have not done so well in recent times and played in the Segunda Division in the 2023-24 campaign.
The Barcelona-based outfit won promotion to La Liga via the playoffs, and although there is a distinct possibility that they could get relegated to the second tier of Spanish football, they ended up 14th. Espanyol are currently ninth in the La Liga table with 12 points from eight matches, three points behind fourth-placed Real Betis.
Espanyol will head into the La Liga match against Real Oviedo on the back of a 2-1 defeat to Real Betis at home in the league. It came after a goalless draw with Girona on the road in the league, which followed a 2-2 draw with Valencia in La Liga.
Team News:
Espanyol are likely to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation against Real Oviedo. Marko Dmitrovic will be in goal, with Omar El Hilali, Clemens Riedel, Leandro Cabrera and Carlos Romero in front of him in defence. Pol Lozano and Edu Exposito will be the two holding midfielders. Tyrhys Dolan, Javier Puado and Pere Milla will be deployed in attacking midfield. Roberto Fernandez will lead the line for Espanyol.
Key Factors to Consider
- Real Oviedo have lost 4 of their last 6 La Liga games.
- Real Oviedo have scored 4 goals and conceded 14 goals in 8 La Liga games so far this campaign.
- Espanyol have lost 2 of their last 6 La Liga matches.
- Espanyol have won 2 of their last 6 La Liga matches.
- Espanyol have scored 11 goals and conceded 11 goals in 8 La Liga matches.
Conclusion
With Real Oviedo in dire form at the moment, it is hard to see anything but a comfortable win for Espanyol in this particular La Liga match.
Prediction: Espanyol to win 3-0
Best Odds: 18/1
Bookmaker: Zetbet