Espanyol hosts Alaves in round 28 of Spanish LaLiga. The match will be played on Saturday, June 13th at RCDE Stadium (Barcelona)
The departure of Borja had a profound effect on the scoring of Espanyol. The hosts began to score much less without their key player of the last season. Before a long break, they scored only 23 goals in 27 rounds. And the Catalans scored only 12 goals on their pitch. Espanyol scored more than one goal in only six matches of La Liga, and ten matches of the Spanish championship ended without a single goal scored. It is symbolic that the Catalans could not breach the opponent’s defense in the last game before quarantine, and they did not create a single goal attempt in that meeting with Osasuna.
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Quarantine was not beneficial for Alaves for sure. The Glorious Ones held a good period from January to March, having suffered only two defeats, which allowed them to break away from the relegation zone by seven points. But even then, the Basques did not shine with efficiency, often scoring any more than one goal per match. Alaves steadily scored points only thanks to the defense, but the team continued to fade in the attack throughout the season. The Glorious Ones had the most serious problems on the road - only 11 goals scored in 13 matches. The last away match of the Basques was not full of attempts and as a result, they barely scored only one goal to the net of Leganes.
The results of both teams before the break are in favor of the proposed bet. In the last home games, the Catalans conceded only one goal from Bilbao and the Mattress Makers and kept a clean sheet with Mallorca. The Glorious Ones have conceded only three goals in the last four away matches, and they adequately restrained the hail of Sevilla’s attacks. Given the reliable defensive game of the Catalans and Basques in matches with middle peasants and outsiders of La Liga, as well as the faded actions of both teams in the attack, the choice in favor of Under 2.5 goals scored is quite logical. Actually, these teams played in a goalless draw in the first leg. The Catalans and the Glorious Ones scored only five goals in the last five head-to-head meetings at RCDE Stadium, and I think this low-scoring trend will continue.
Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 goals scored
