Espanyol welcome the visitors Nice in the Spanish Copa del Rey – 1/8 Finals. The match will be held on Thursday, January 17th, at the RCDE Stadium (Barcelona).
In the first leg, Espanyol managed to take an effective 2:2 draw from Villarreal. Now they face an easier task than their opponent do. A 0:0, or even 1:1, draw will provide for Espanyol’s progression to the next Copa del Rey stage. Their last round loss 3:2 to Real Sociedad away is little confusing. The team power played during the last 15 minutes but still failed to level the score. That was an outing though, and the opponent were stronger than Villarreal. Real Sociedad take the 8th line in the standings, while Villarreal are second-last. Espanyol occupy the 10th place.
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The visitors featured 4 matches in 2019, including the cup fixture against Espanyol, and celebrated no win yet. In the last round held 5 days ahead of the coming clash, Villarreal lost to Getafe at home. Even the gift penalty in the extra-time did not help the ‘Yellow Submarine’ to save the encounter then. They just failed to convert the penalty. 15 minutes before, they leveled the score, that was Getafe’s own goal though.
Even at the comforts of home surrounding, Villarreal did not succeed to win Espanyol in the first leg. They were losing 0:2 by the 85th minute, but Espanyol’s instability and self-assurance enabled them to avoid a loss – the ‘Submarine’ leveled and gave hope to their fans. Now Villarreal have no other choice but to win, which means they need to attack, denuding defenses. Espanyol will probably make use of this. The hosts look quite fine at home. Of 9 matches played in Barcelona, they won 6, including the 3:1 win over Villarreal. Considering the effective draw in the first leg, the guests’ need to attack, and the hosts’ ability to counterattack at home, Espanyol will most likely feature another win over Villarreal. Anyways, we’d better play safe and bet on their win with a 0.0 handicap.
Prediction for the match: Espanyol to win with a 0.0 handicap.
