Week 17 brings us a match on Dec 11th, where Espanyol will host Levante at Rcde Stadium in a meeting of these two La Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Espanyol sits at 11th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Rayo Vallecano. Leandro Cabrera scored the first goal for Rayo Vallecano on an own goal in the 54th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Espanyol couldn’t muster any offence and Rayo Vallecano ran away with the shutout win. Espanyol is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while levante is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Osasuna. Neither Levante nor Osasuna could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 11 and 11 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Levante looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Levante’s top weapon lately has been Alejandro Blesa Pina, who has three goals in the last 5 matches. Espanyol’s most prolific scorer has been Loren Morón. He has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches
David López and Landry Dimata are unavailable to play for Vicente Moreno Peris’s team, while Levante will be without Rober, Postigo, Melero, Miramón and Blesa Pina.