In a weekend match in week 16, on Sat Jan 7th, Espanyol and Girona will play a match in Cornella de Llobregat in a La Liga match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Espanyol recorded a 3-1 win against Celta de Vigo. Gonçalo Paciência struck first for Celta de Vigo in the 15th minute, then Javi Puado tied it up for Espanyol in the 53rd minute But luckily in the 97th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Darder. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Girona recorded a 2-2 draw against Rayo Vallecano. Sergio Camello struck first for Rayo Vallecano in the 2nd minute, but Valentin Castellanos got the equalizer for Girona in the 34th minute . Girona looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Girona is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Samuel Saiz Alonso and Valentin Castellanos each having 2 goals in their last 5. Espanyol’s most prolific scorer has been Melamed Ribaudo. He has netted two goals over the last five matches
Adrià Pedrosa, Dani Gómez and Bernardo Espinosa are unavailable to play for Diego Martínez Penas’s team, while Ramirez Lopez, Reinier, Ibrahima Kebe, Yan and Javi Hernández are unavailable to play for Miguel Ángel Sánchez Muñoz’s team.