In a weekend match on Sunday May 8th, in week 35, Espanyol plays host to Osasuna in a clash of the La Liga. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, a perfect day for football. Espanyol sits at 14th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-4 loss against Real Madrid. Rodrygo scored the first goal for Real Madrid in the 33rd minute, then Rodrygo added another in the 43rd minute In the end, Espanyol was frustrated by Real Madrid’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Real Madrid ended the match with the shutout victory. Espanyol is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while osasuna sits at 9th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Elche. Ante Budimir scored the first goal for Osasuna in the 67th minute on a penalty shot, then Pere Milla tied it up for Elche in the 84th minute on a feed from Gumbau earning them at least the one point. Osasuna is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Aug 14th, Osasuna and Espanyol battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Osasuna nor Espanyol could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 14 and 11 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,.
Ante Budimir has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored 5 goals for Osasuna. Wu Lei and Raúl de Tomás are the top scorers for Espanyol in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.
Vicente Moreno Peris’s Espanyol squad will be without Adrià Pedrosa, while Osasuna will be without Alvaro Juan Cruz Armada and Jesús Areso.