Espanyol hosts Atletico Madrid in round 26 of Spanish LaLiga. The match will be played on Sunday, March 1st at RCDE Stadium (Barcelona)
Four days before the upcoming match, Espanyol finished its campaign in the Europa League. It beat Wolverhampton in the second leg at home (3-2). But it lost the first game in England with a big difference (4-0). Maybe it’s good that the White-Blues have relegated because they can fully concentrate on the championship, where they should urgently save the situation. Having 19 points, Espanyol closes the standings. But there is progress in team performance. In the last seven matches, the team lost only two times. And they scored in all seven games, even in the lost ones.
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Atletico played its match in the Champions League more than a week ago. By the way, it beat Liverpool. After that, the team won coped with Valladolid in the championship (3-1). The conceded goal in that match was only 18th after 25 rounds played. And this is the second indicator of defensive reliability in the championship. Only Real Madrid conceded one goal less.
At first glance, the proposed outcome is too risky. Nevertheless, it is quite real. After the change of coach, Espanyol played seven matches and scored more goals than in the previous 19 rounds. In general, the Catalans have already played 11 matches under the management of Abelardo. And they didn’t score in only two of them. Villarreal, Sevilla, and Barcelona conceded from Espanyol. Wolverhampton got three goals in the last match. And Espanyol has already scored Atletico in this championship. The hosts have nowhere to retreat because they need points for salvation. And regardless of the opponent’s authority, the Catalans will attack the box of the visitors as much as they can. Meanwhile, despite the reliability in defense, Atletico conceded in nine of its last 12 matches. Espanyol scored Atlético in four out of five last head-to-head matches. Most likely, it will score this time either.
Prediction for the match: Espanyol to score over 0.5 goals
