Espanyol — Athletic: forecast for the Spanish Championship match

Current form

Espanyol was one of the candidates for relegation from Primera at the start of the season, but it was not considered the main outsider in the upcoming battle for survival. In the first round, quite predictably, the parrots lost a lot of points and failed to break away from the danger zone, but recently they have managed to improve. At the moment, with 23 points, Manolo Gonzalez's team occupies 17th place in the table and is one point away from the relegation zone, there is a risk of being there today. After losing 1-2 to Real Sociedad in the last round, Espanyol broke a four-match losing streak.

Disqualifications and injuries

Gragera, Ramon and Pacheco are injured.

Interesting betting trends

• Espanyol have suffered only one defeat in their last five matches.
• Espanyol have scored in the last five matches.

Approximate composition: Garcia — El Hilali, Cabrera, Cumbulla, Romero— Jofre, Tejero, Gonzalez, Kral, Lozano— Fernandez.

Current form

Athletic definitely expected to compete for a place in the Champions League at the end of the season, the selection of players allowed the Lions to set themselves such ambitious goals. So far, Ernesto Valverde's team has been quite successful in achieving its goal and occupies the fourth place in the table with 44 points in the asset. The only competitor at the moment is Villarreal, which has four points less, while Real Sociedad is already nine points behind. In the last round, Athletic defeated Girona 3-0 at home, thus gaining their 12th victory of the season.

Disqualifications and injuries

Jalo is injured.

Interesting betting trends

• Athletic have not lost in their last four matches, with two wins and two draws.
• Athletic have beaten Espanyol in their last three matches

Approximate line—up: Simon de Marcos, Vivian, Alvarez, Boiro — I.Williams, Prados, Sunset, Jauregisar, N. Williams — Berenger.