In this week 27 match on the 5th of March, Espanyol hosts Getafe in a clash of the La Liga. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 13th placed Espanyol, recorded a 1-5 loss against Villarreal. Jesus Pino Santos struck first for Villarreal in the 14th minute on a feed from Pervis Estupinan, then Jesus Pino Santos added another in the 20th minute on a feed from Étienne Capoue. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while getafe is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Deportivo Alavés. Gonzalo Escalante struck first for Deportivo Alavés in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a feed from Rubén Duarte, but Enes Ünal got the equalizer for Getafe in the 55th minute . Getafe is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
Getafe and Espanyol last played eachother at the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez on the 31st of October. Getafe won by a score of 2 to 1 in front of almost five thousand jubilant spectators. Enes Ünal scored the first goal for Getafe in the 31st minute, then Sergi Gómez tied it up for Espanyol in the 38th minute.
Getafe is fortunate enough to have Enes Ünal in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored six goals. Both Raúl de Tomás and Darder have been the hottest scorers for Espanyol in the last five each having scored 2 goals each
Vicente Moreno Peris’s squad will be without Aleix Vidal, Manu Morlanes, David López and Nicolas Melamed Ribaudo, while Getafe will be without Aleñà and Mathias Olivera.