It's game one of two in the Europa League as Wolverhampton Wanderers host Espanyol. This is a 16th Finals fixture played over two legs and nothing will be decided tonight.
The visiting Espanyol played their last game only four days ago, a La Liga match. That game was also an away game, at Sevilla. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1700 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Wolverhampton Wanderers form and stats
Wolverhampton Wanderers have collected 18 points from their Premier League home games so far after 4-6-3. On the other hand, in the Europa League, Wolverhampton Wanderers has performed like this (both home and away): 10 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.
Wolverhampton Wanderers are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 219 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by R. Jimenez). Wolverhampton Wanderers are confident in defense, having played 186 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
The home supporters saw a 0-0 draw versus Leicester City in the Premier League last time out and are looking for a win here. Before that, Wolverhampton Wanderers played out a Premier League draw 0-0 when visiting Manchester United.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Norwich City are coming to town in three days.
Wolverhampton Wanderers has scored 18 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. Wolverhampton Wanderers have conceded 17 in these home matches.
Espanyol form and stats
There's been little loot from Espanyol's travels as they have only collected 12 points from 12 away games in the La Liga. Espanyol only have 3 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 3 draws. Total Europa League statistics for Espanyol: 8 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss.
Espanyol are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 2-2 draw at Sevilla. A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Mallorca.
The schedule is very tough for Espanyol now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A La Liga game at Real Valladolid is waiting in only three days.
The attacking power of Espanyol when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 12 league matches away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Espanyol have conceded 19 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  R. Jiménez Rodríguez 11 goals |  A. Traoré Diarra 4 goals |   R. de Tomás Gómez 4 goals |
Wolverhampton Wanderers missing players
Espanyol missing players
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | Espanyol | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 6 | 8 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 7 | 11 | ||
| 35 | 17 | Scored | S | 16 | 32 | ||
| 28 | 10 | Conceded | C | 21 | 35 | ||
| 88% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 87% | 80% | ||
| 52% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 68% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 28% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 28% | ||
| 5.7 | 5.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4.5 | ||
| 3.6 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 4.2 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.1 | 2.7 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 3 | ||
| 340 | 171 | Total Shots | T S | 171 | 297 | ||
| 114 | 61 | Shots on Target | S O | 58 | 110 | ||
| 31% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 29% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Liverpool | 26 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 46 | 76 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 25 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 65 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 17 | 36 | 51 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 54 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 12 | 28 | 50 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 43 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 9 | 41 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 43 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 9 | 40 |
| 6 | Sheffield United | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 39 |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 26 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 35 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 36 |
| 8 | Everton | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 38 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 24 | -4 | 36 |
| 9 | Manchester United | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 35 |
| 10 | Arsenal | 26 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 36 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 34 |
| 11 | Burnley | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 39 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -9 | 34 |
| 12 | Southampton | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 32 | 48 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 18 | -16 | 31 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 40 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 28 | -16 | 31 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -9 | 30 |
| 15 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 31 | 38 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 24 | -7 | 27 |
| 16 | AFC Bournemouth | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 21 | -14 | 26 |
| 17 | Aston Villa | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 34 | 50 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 26 | -16 | 25 |
| 18 | West Ham United | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -13 | 24 |
| 19 | Watford | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 40 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 23 | -16 | 24 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 48 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 22 | -24 | 18 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Real Madrid | 24 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 46 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 30 | 53 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 57 | 29 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 28 | 52 |
| 3 | Getafe | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 42 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 24 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 40 |
| 5 | Sevilla | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 40 |
| 6 | Villarreal | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 42 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 38 |
| 7 | Valencia | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 1 | 38 |
| 8 | Real Sociedad | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 39 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 37 |
| 9 | Granada | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 29 | 31 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 23 | -2 | 33 |
| 10 | Athletic Club | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 23 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 31 |
| 11 | Osasuna | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 31 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -1 | 31 |
| 12 | Real Betis | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 32 | 37 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 20 | -5 | 29 |
| 13 | Levante | 24 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 30 | 36 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 25 | -6 | 29 |
| 14 | Deportivo Alavés | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 25 | -9 | 27 |
| 15 | Real Valladolid | 24 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 20 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -7 | 26 |
| 16 | SD Eibar | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -10 | 24 |
| 17 | Celta de Vigo | 24 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 22 | -13 | 21 |
| 18 | Mallorca | 24 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 23 | 39 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 26 | -16 | 21 |
| 19 | Leganés | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 18 | -18 | 19 |
| 20 | Espanyol | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 42 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -21 | 19 |