Ace Football previews the LaLiga round 36 match between Espanyol and Athletic Club and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Espanyol face Athletic Club at RCDE Stadium in one of the last matches of the season, as only three rounds remain in this current LaLiga campaign.
Team form: Espanyol vs Athletic Club
Espanyol Form
In their previous three outings, Espanyol drew 0-0 with Levante, before losing 0-2 against Real Madrid and 2-1 against Sevilla. Espanyol are without a win in their last six LaLiga matches on home soil, which produced a record of three draws and three defeats, in which they conceded nine and scored five goals.
Athletic Club Form
It is all or nothing with Athletic Club following one win in their previous three outings. They first went down 3-2 in an encounter with Atletico Madrid to which, they replied by beating Deportivo Alaves2-4. Their latest encounter once again had them on the losing side, when they lost 0-1 against Valencia. Athletic Club won twice, while also recording one draw, and three defeats in their last six away matches in the LaLiga. The scoreline from these matches says 12 goals conceded and nine scored.
Betting facts for Espanyol and Athletic Club
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Espanyol and Athletic Club. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 12 of the last 13 Espanyol home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 13 Espanyol home matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Espanyol have lost 6 of the last 8 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Espanyol have lost 6 of the last 8 matches in the LaLiga while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 8 of the last 9 Espanyol matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Athletic Club matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Athletic Club matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Athletic Club away matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Athletic Club away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Athletic Club matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players in form: Espanyol vs Athletic Club
Having scored just once lately in the LaLiga, Pol Lozano will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Athletic Club hope Gorka Guruzeta can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of three LaLiga goals in his last six LaLiga games.
Popular markets: Espanyol vs Athletic Club
Full-time result
Espanyol claimed all three points two times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in five of the games in this run. Athletic Club won four of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing five in this series of matches. Athletic Club have not lost to Espanyol in 4 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Espanyol scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Curiously, Athletic Club only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Espanyol probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Wednesday, as Athletic Club managed only one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed two clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Espanyol have scored in 8 consecutive league meetings with Athletic Club.
Total goals
Espanyol saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Athletic Club’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of one goal in these matches.
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