LaLiga: Espanyol vs Real Oviedo – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the LaLiga round 27 match between Espanyol and Real Oviedo and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Form hasn’t been great recently for Espanyol, who hope to turn things around against Real Oviedo this coming Monday. This is a round 27 match in the current LaLiga campaign, and they face each other at RCDE Stadium.

Espanyol approach the next LaLiga round as number 7 in the table, having claimed 36 points this season so far. With 26 games behind them, Real Oviedo amassed 17 points, placing them as number 20 before their next fixture.

Team form: Espanyol vs Real Oviedo

Espanyol Form

Espanyol failed to win any of their last three matches, though they managed to draw against Celta Vigo in a 2-2 match, before coming up short against Atletico Madrid in a 4-2 defeat. Most recently, they settled for a 2-2 draw against Elche. Espanyol claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the LaLiga. They also drew one and lost three, scored six goals and conceded nine.

Real Oviedo Form

A draw is all that prevents Real Oviedo from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They claimed this single draw against Real Sociedad as the match ended 3-3 before getting trounced against Atletico Madrid by a 0-1 score. Last time out, more disappointment followed as Rayo Vallecano won the game and the exact score was 3-0. Real Oviedo are winless in their last six away games in the LaLiga, in which they drew two and lost four. They conceded 17 goals while scoring six themselves.

Betting stats for Espanyol and Real Oviedo

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Espanyol and Real Oviedo. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Espanyol vs Real Oviedo

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Kike Garcia, who is performing well for Espanyol. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent LaLiga outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Real Oviedo.The visitors will be looking to Federico Vinas to find the net once again, after managing two LaLiga goals for Real Oviedo in recent matches.

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Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at RCDE Stadium across all tournaments Espanyol won three times, drew two and lost five times. Real Oviedo claimed zero wins, three draw and seven defeats in their last 10 games away. Espanyol have not lost to Real Oviedo in 5 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Espanyol scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Real Oviedo scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Both teams have scored in last 6 consecutive Espanyol games Real Oviedo should be able to score at least once this coming Monday as Espanyol failed in keeping a single clean sheet in those last 10 outings. Real Oviedo managed two clean sheets in their 10 most recent outings. Espanyol have scored in 5 consecutive home meetings with Real Oviedo.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Espanyol, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Real Oviedo’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.9 goals in these matches. Espanyol’s last 4 matches had over 3.5 goals.