Two teams that really need the 3 points here, but for different reasons. Deportivo, taking the last spot in the league so far, with only 4 points in 8 games, has the need for points to move out of the last spot and hopefully the red zone.
Espanyol is currently 5th and need the points to stay in the top spots. Mauricio Pochettino, Espanyol’s manager has said that the team will really put an effort of winning this one, because they want to stay on those “sweet” spots.
La Coruna still has no home victory, having a home record of W0 D3 L1, while Espanyol has a superb W4 D0 L0 home record, but a somewhat horrible away record of W1 D0 L3.
Two of those losses came from Real Madrid, and Villarreal which is just normal, those teams have more class.
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In the last 3 meetings, Espanyol has won over Deportivo, where one of those game was an away win with 2:3.
Here are some more interesting facts about both teams:
* The Galician side have failed to score in four of their last five fixtures in La Liga, and currently have the competition’s worst attack with three goals.
* Espanyol have not shared the points in their last 13 league fixtures (seven wins, including the last two, and six defeats).
* These two sides have shared the points only once in the last 12 league meetings at the Riazor (0-0 in January 2007).
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Espanyol to win @ 2.55 (Odds available only in Bet365 – Claim 100% Initial Bonus): As Espanyol’s coach says, it will be a hard game, because both want something out of this game, and depending on which teams wants it more, the game will swing that way. I think this is the real test for Espanyol, if they want to keep those top spots they would have to learn to win away from home as well, otherwise it’s an impossible dream.
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