It's the Copa Del Rey: Ponferradina and Espanyol face off

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Espanyol, who are travelling more than 800 kilometers to play this game.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

Ponferradina form and stats

Last season their Copa Del Rey adventure ended in the 1st round.

Ponferradina have performed here at Estadio El Toralín this season with 6 wins from 11 La Liga 2 matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 4 games and lost 1.

Ponferradina faced defeat in their previous match, away at Real Oviedo (0-2). Garcia, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 7.3 out of 10 in that game. Garcia stopped the opponent with four saves.

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Amorebieta that ended 1-1.

Ponferradina have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio El Toralín with 19 goals in 11 league matches. From these home matches, Ponferradina have conceded only 9 goals.

Espanyol form and stats

They also participated in Copa Del Rey last season. This ended in the 16th finals.

There's been little loot from Espanyol's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 10 away games in the La Liga. Espanyol only have 1 win to counter their 6 defeats and 3 draws.

It's the second away game in a row for Espanyol, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Valencia in the La Liga last time out. Puado came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Valencia last time out, making the manager Moreno Peris feel like a tactical genius. Midfield player Bare was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.32/10. Bare hit one key pass and had 64 successful passes (of 71 total).

Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting Celta de Vigo's place.

The visitors have scored 8 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As for defending, Espanyol rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 15 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last two meetings: zero - zero - two (Ponferradina wins - draws - Espanyol wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Y. de Souza Fonseca 9 goals

R. de Tomás Gómez 9 goals

A. Medina Delgado 4 goals

Ponferradina missing players

Espanyol missing players