Espanyol vs Celta Vigo Prediction and Preview – 19/04/16
La Liga preview – Espanyol vs Celta Vigo prediction.
Espanyol could go unchanged on Tuesday despite losing at Levante at the weekend. Centre-forward Felipe Caicedo was taken off for tactical reasons on Saturday and should keep his place ahead of Gerrard Moreno. Ruben Duarte played the full 90 minutes after shaking off a knock on the knee and is expected to resume at full back. Anaitz Arbilla is the only player on the injured list and is not expected to return this season.
Claudio Beauvue suffered an Achilles tendon injury against Real Betis on Saturday which rules out the Celta Vigo winger until October. Attacking midfielder Daniel Wass was substituted in the first half after spraining his ankle and is doubtful for the trip to Barcelona. The captain, Hugo Mallo, remains sidelined with a hamstring injury while Andreu Fontas and Marcello Diaz are out for the season.
Possible Line-ups
Espanyol 4-3-3 formation: Lopez; Lopez, Gonzalez, Duarte, Duarte; Abraham, Diop, Sanchez; Perez, Caicedo, Asensio
Celta Vigo 4-2-3-1 formation: Blanco; Castro, Cabral, Gomez, Planas; Hernandez, Radoja; Orellana, Aspas, Nolito; Guidetti
Statistics
- Espanyol have won 4 drawn 2 and lost 4 of their last 10 matches
- Celta Vigo have won 5 drawn 3 and lost 2 of their last 10 matches
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Espanyol have scored an average of 1.4 goals and conceded an average of 1.6 goals per game
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches,Celta Vigo have scored an average of 1.2 goals and conceded an average of 1.7 goals per game
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 7 of Espanyol’s previous 10 matches
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 3 of Celta Vigo’s previous 10 matches