On Feb 20th, Espanyol will play host to Sevilla in a La Liga match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 13th placed Espanyol, recorded a 2-2 draw against Barcelona. Pedro Gonzalez Lopez struck first for Barcelona in the 2nd minute, but Darder got the equalizer for Espanyol in the 40th minute . Espanyol is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while sevilla is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Elche. Alejandro Gómez struck first for Sevilla in the 70th minute, then Rafa Mir added another in the 75th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Elche couldn’t manage to score, and Sevilla took the shutout win. Sevilla looks to continue their winning ways, having 6 wins in their last 10 matches.
On Saturday Sep 25th, Sevilla hosted Espanyol in their last match together. Sevilla won by a score of 2 to 0. Youssef En-Nesyri struck first for Sevilla in the 13th minute, then Rafa Mir added another in the 87th minute on a feed from Karim Rekik In the end, Espanyol was frustrated by Sevilla’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Sevilla ended the match with the shutout victory.
Alejandro Gómez has been the most prolific scorer on Sevilla in the last five matches with three goals. Raúl de Tomás has been the most effective weapon for Espanyol lately. The Spanish attacker has netted 3 goals in his last five matches
Espanyol will be without Raúl de Tomás, David López and Fernando Calero, while Julen Lopetegui Argote’s Sevilla squad will be without Suso and Navas.