Key stats and predictions for Europa League Group Stage between Espanyol and CSKA Moskva
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 3600 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Espanyol form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the La Liga this season. Espanyol have only managed 0 wins, 1 draw and 7 losses from their games here at Campo de Futbol Municipal de Cornellá. Espanyol are slowly digging their own grave here at Campo de Futbol Municipal de Cornellá with the depressing streak of not having won a home game in eight attempts. The last victory here came in the Real Sociedad match.
The fans are hoping that Espanyol will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the La Liga game against Real Madrid. Preceding that match was the home La Liga game against Osasuna that was lost 2-4.
Espanyol's goalkeeper Diego López was extremely busy against Real Madrid, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning 6 saves.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Espanyol have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found nine games) they have won 4 times, drawn 2 and lost 3.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the La Liga game versus Real Betis in only three days. This game is also played here at Campo de Futbol Municipal de Cornellá.
Espanyol have scored 5 league goals here from 8 matches, not a lot. Espanyol are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (18 from 8 played).
CSKA Moskva form and stats
Last season their Europa League adventure ended in the quarter-finals against Arsenal.The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 5 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Spartak Moskva game have they lost an away game, meaning CSKA Moskva has taken points from seven away matches in a row.
CSKA Moskva has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Krasnodar for a Premier League game that ended a draw (1-1). Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Arsenal Tula.
We have checked recent matches where CSKA Moskva have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those one game were W1-D0-L0.
CSKA Moskva has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 15 goals from 10 games. 10 goals have been conceded by CSKA Moskva in these games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result CSKA Moskva - Espanyol 0-2 entered in the official records.Top Goalscorers
  F. Chalov 14 goals |  N. Vlašić 5 goals |  A. Sigurdsson 5 goals |
Espanyol missing players
CSKA Moskva missing players
| Espanyol | CSKA Moskva | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Won | W | 6 | 12 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | ||
| 33 | 18 | Scored | S | 19 | 32 | ||
| 36 | 20 | Conceded | C | 14 | 26 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 84% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 64% | ||
| 52% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 20% | ||
| 8% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 12% | ||
| 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 36% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 24% | ||
| 4.9 | 6.1 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 5.6 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 3.2 | ||
| 2 | 1.2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.2 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 298 | 177 | Total Shots | T S | 193 | 396 | ||
| 106 | 62 | Shots on Target | S O | 67 | 136 | ||
| 31% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 24% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Espanyol | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 2 | Ludogorets | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Ferencvaros | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 6 |
| 4 | CSKA Moskva | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -7 | 2 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Barcelona | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 23 | 34 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 34 |
| 3 | Sevilla | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 30 |
| 4 | Real Sociedad | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 26 |
| 5 | Athletic Club | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 26 |
| 6 | Atletico Madrid | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 26 |
| 7 | Valencia | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 26 |
| 8 | Getafe | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 24 |
| 9 | Granada | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 24 |
| 10 | Osasuna | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 22 |
| 11 | Levante | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -5 | 20 |
| 12 | Villarreal | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 19 |
| 13 | Real Betis | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -6 | 19 |
| 14 | Real Valladolid | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -4 | 18 |
| 15 | Deportivo Alaves | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -6 | 18 |
| 16 | Eibar | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -12 | 15 |
| 17 | Mallorca | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 19 | -12 | 14 |
| 18 | Celta de Vigo | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -10 | 13 |
| 19 | Espanyol | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -20 | 9 |
| 20 | Leganes | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -17 | 6 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Zenit | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 28 | 45 |
| 2 | Krasnodar | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 33 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 35 |
| 3 | CSKA Moskva | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 34 |
| 4 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 34 |
| 5 | Rostov | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 31 |
| 6 | Arsenal Tula | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 25 |
| 7 | Ufa | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 25 |
| 8 | Dinamo Moskva | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -5 | 24 |
| 9 | Spartak Moskva | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 22 |
| 10 | Tambov | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 21 |
| 11 | Ural | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -8 | 21 |
| 12 | Orenburg | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -6 | 19 |
| 13 | Akhmat Grozny | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -11 | 19 |
| 14 | Krylya Sovetov | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -4 | 18 |
| 15 | Rubin Kazan | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -10 | 18 |
| 16 | Sochi | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -9 | 14 |