The visiting Espanyol side should be favourites in this visit to Castellón, as the away team holds a 28 point advantage from their 30 league games this season.
- Castellón have the most conceded goals in the first half (21) in La Liga 2
- Espanyol have the most scored goals (46) in La Liga 2
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Castellón form and stats
Castellón have played 15 La Liga 2 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 7-0-8 (wins-draws-losses). Castellón has recorded two wins in a row here at Nou Estadi Castalia, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Castellón manager J. Garrido Fernández and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Lugo (placed 15th) in the La Liga 2. Ahead of that match, Castellón won a home game hosting Sabadell (2-1).
The Castellón goalkeeper Óscar Whalley was crucial in the match against Lugo last time out, making six saves.
Castellón has scored 18 league goals at home this season, in 15 matches. Castellón are not conceding a lot of goals here at Nou Estadi Castalia in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 13 from 15 matches.
Espanyol form and stats
6-5-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Espanyol, who have the most scored goals (46) in La Liga 2, in their La Liga 2 matches away. Espanyol has drawn their two previous away games.
The supporters enjoyed Espanyol's previous game versus UD Logrones (placed 17th), a La Liga 2 4-0 win played at home. Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Mirandes.
As mentioned above, Espanyol was the only team on the pitch versus UD Logrones in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.
Espanyol have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 15 league away games 19 goals have been scored. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (12 so far).
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Espanyol - Castellón 2-0 played earlier this season.Top Goalscorers
  R. de Tomás Gómez 16 goals |  A. Embarba Blázquez 7 goals |  J. Puado Díaz 7 goals |
Castellón missing players
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| Castellón | Espanyol | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 30 |
| 8 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | 17 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 16 | 8 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 29 | 18 | 5 | Scored | S | 8 | 19 | 46 |
| 37 | 13 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 12 | 20 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 93% |
| 70% | 60% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 67% | 73% |
| 43% | 40% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 37% |
| 13% | 7% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 13% | 13% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| 47% | 27% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | 37% |
| 23% | 33% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 50% |
| 37% | 40% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 20% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.3 | 2.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.8 | 9.4 | 10.1 |
| 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.4 | 4 |
| 40% | 51% | 62% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 37% | 38% |
- Castellón have the most conceded goals in the first half (21) in La Liga 2
- Castellón haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Espanyol have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Espanyol have the most scored goals (46) in La Liga 2
- Espanyol have the most scored goals in the first half (23) in La Liga 2
- Espanyol have the the best goal difference (+26) in La Liga 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 | Mallorca | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 39 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 23 | 61 |
| 2 | Espanyol | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 26 | 58 |
| 3 | Almeria | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 44 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 56 |
| 4 | Leganes | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 24 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 53 |
| 5 | Sporting Gijón | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 33 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 52 |
| 6 | Rayo Vallecano | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 29 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 49 |
| 7 | Ponferradina | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 33 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 46 |
| 8 | Girona | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 18 | -2 | 42 |
| 9 | Mirandes | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 41 |
| 10 | Malaga | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 18 | -6 | 41 |
| 11 | Tenerife | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 40 |
| 12 | Fuenlabrada | 30 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 32 | 31 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 39 |
| 13 | Las Palmas | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 31 | 40 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 24 | -9 | 39 |
| 14 | Real Oviedo | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 33 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 37 |
| 15 | Lugo | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 28 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 25 | -4 | 36 |
| 16 | Real Zaragoza | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 18 | -4 | 33 |
| 17 | UD Logrones | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 39 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 22 | -19 | 31 |
| 18 | Castellón | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 29 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 24 | -8 | 30 |
| 19 | Alcorcón | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 13 | -12 | 30 |
| 20 | FC Cartagena | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 30 | 42 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 24 | -12 | 29 |
| 21 | Albacete | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 20 | -15 | 29 |
| 22 | Sabadell | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 25 | 35 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 19 | -10 | 28 |