La Liga: Two participants in reasonable shape get together for this match. Sevilla with a slight edge with their 2nd spot in the table?
- Espanyol have the most dropped points from leading position (19) in La Liga
- Sevilla have the fewest conceded goals (16) in La Liga
It's quite the trip for Sevilla when visiting Espanyol as the cities are 900 kilometers apart.
Sevilla could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Europa League game only three sleeps ago.
Espanyol form and stats
When playing at home in the La Liga, Espanyol have managed 6 wins, 3 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 12 games.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Espanyol, who played 2-2 against FC Barcelona. That match was also played at this venue (RCDE Stadium). Attacking player de Tomás outperformed all teammates in that match and received a match rating of 8.72 out of 10. Tomás scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
Heartbreak before that as Espanyol lost 1-2 at Athletic Club's place.Espanyol have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at RCDE Stadium with 18 goals in 12 league matches. On the other hand, Espanyol have conceded 15 goals. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Sevilla form and stats
As the visiting team in La Liga matches, Sevilla have produced an overall stat of 5-5-2 so far. In general it has been a productive period now for Sevilla as they haven't lost any of their last ten games.
230 minutes! That's how long the Sevilla goalkeeper Yassine Bounou and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Midfield player Ocampos was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.85/10. Ocampos scored one goal, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 6 times and had 23 successful passes (of 27 total).
That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Elche in the La Liga.Sevilla have another game away in just four sleeps, a Europa League match versus Dinamo Zagreb. A rough calendar for the visitors!
The visitors have scored 10 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's not easy to score on Sevilla as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Sevilla - Espanyol 2-0 was the outcome when this pair of teams last played each other, some time ago this season. Statistics for the last ten meetings involving these two teams are: two wins for Espanyol, two draws and six wins for Sevilla. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games. The matches between these clubs have had a tendency to be rough and physical, having seen 6 red cards from the last ten duels.Top Goalscorers
![]() R. de Tomás Gómez 13 goals | ![]() R. Mir Vicente 7 goals | ![]() L. Ocampos 5 goals |
Espanyol missing players
Sevilla missing players
| Espanyol | Sevilla | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 24 |
| 7 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 10 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 29 | 18 | 7 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 36 |
| 34 | 15 | 9 | Conceded | C | 1 | 6 | 16 |
| 92% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 83% | 92% |
| 71% | 75% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 42% | 62% |
| 54% | 50% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 8% | 29% |
| 29% | 25% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 8% | 17% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 58% | 58% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 33% | 42% |
| 25% | 42% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 58% | 54% |
| 25% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 25% | 12% |
| 5.3 | 5.8 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.8 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
| 5.3 | 5.9 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 3.7 | 4 |
| 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11.7 | 12.1 | 9.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 10.8 | 12.2 |
| 4.2 | 4.7 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.3 | 4.2 |
| 28% | 32% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 25% | 35% |
| 13.2 | 13.7 | 14.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.8 | 9.9 | 10.2 |
| 4.6 | 4.2 | 5.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
- Espanyol have the most dropped points from leading position (19) in La Liga
- Sevilla have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Sevilla have the fewest conceded goals (16) in La Liga
- Sevilla have the fewest conceded goals (6) away in La Liga
- Sevilla have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (3) in La Liga
| 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 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 48 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 28 | 54 |
| 2 | Sevilla | 24 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 36 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 50 |
| 3 | Real Betis | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 45 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 43 |
| 4 | FC Barcelona | 23 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 38 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 39 |
| 5 | Atletico Madrid | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 42 | 34 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 39 |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 38 |
| 7 | Villarreal | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 38 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 36 |
| 8 | Athletic Club | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 34 |
| 9 | Osasuna | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | -2 | 32 |
| 10 | Celta de Vigo | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 31 |
| 11 | Rayo Vallecano | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 31 |
| 12 | Valencia | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 36 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 25 | -2 | 30 |
| 13 | Espanyol | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -5 | 28 |
| 14 | Elche | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 22 | -7 | 26 |
| 15 | Mallorca | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 25 | -14 | 26 |
| 16 | Getafe | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -4 | 25 |
| 17 | Granada | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -10 | 24 |
| 18 | Deportivo Alaves | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 39 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 24 | -20 | 20 |
| 19 | Cadiz | 24 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 38 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 21 | -18 | 19 |
| 20 | Levante | 24 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 50 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 29 | -26 | 14 |