Espanyol II vs Cornellà match preview

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Competition: Spain Segunda B - Group 3
Competition: Sat 05.December
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ciutat Esportiva Dani Jarque (6000 seats)

Struggling Espanyol II will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Cornellà in the upcoming league round. It’s 9th vs 2nd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

Insights:
  • Espanyol II has the most conceded goals (4) at home in Segunda B - Group 3

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.

It should be mentioned that Cornellà play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Cornellà on grass are 6 victories, 11 draws and 7 defeats from 24 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 27-31. You can compare this with overall results below.

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Espanyol II form and stats

OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Espanyol II's two home games in the Segunda B - Group 3 so far this season, having collected 3 points here at Ciutat Esportiva Dani Jarque.

Espanyol are returning here after visiting Badalona in a Segunda B - Group 3 game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. J. Becerra scored the goal(s). A defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Llagostera-Costa Brava.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Espanyol II have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found six matches with the results: Won three, drawn zero and lost three.

Espanyol II has scored 3 goals so far and conceded 4 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.

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Cornellà form and stats

Things could have gone better for Cornellà in their Segunda B - Group 3 away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right.

Cornellà played 0-0 against Llagostera-Costa Brava in their previous match. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Lleida Esportiu at their stadium, the result 3-2.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Cornellà playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were eight Cornellà wins, two draws and three defeats.

It's early days yet, but Cornellà has scored 3 and conceded 3 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Espanyol II won five games, three matches ended with a draw and Cornellà has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six

Top Goalscorers

CornellàE. Gila Marín
E. Gila Marín
2 goals
Espanyol IIF. Jutlgà Blanc
F. Jutlgà Blanc
1 goals
Espanyol IID. Villahermosa Martínez
D. Villahermosa Martínez
1 goals

Espanyol II missing players

Cornellà missing players

Espanyol II Cornellà
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
6 2 0 Played P 1 2 6
2 1 0 Won W 0 1 3
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 2
3 1 0 Lost L 1 1 1
7 3 0 Scored S 0 3 9
10 4 0 Conceded C 1 3 5
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 83%
83% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 50%
67% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 50%
33% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 50% 17%
67% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 33%
17% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 50%
17% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 50% 33%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.5 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 3 3.7
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
9.2 9.5 0 Shots (avg) S ( 9 10 11.5
4.3 4 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 5.5 4.5
27% 38% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 27% 33%
Key stats in Segunda B - Group 3 this season:
  • All of Espanyol II's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Espanyol II has the most conceded goals (4) at home in Segunda B - Group 3
  • Espanyol II haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Gimnastic Tarragona 6 3 2 1 12 4 4 3 1 0 11 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 8 11
2 Cornellà 6 3 2 1 9 5 4 2 2 0 6 2 2 1 0 1 3 3 4 11
3 L'Hospitalet 7 3 1 3 8 11 3 3 0 0 7 3 4 0 1 3 1 8 -3 10
4 Lleida Esportiu 6 3 0 3 11 9 2 1 0 1 3 3 4 2 0 2 8 6 2 9
5 FC Andorra 6 2 3 1 8 8 3 2 1 0 4 2 3 0 2 1 4 6 0 9
6 Badalona 7 2 3 2 3 4 4 1 1 2 1 3 3 1 2 0 2 1 -1 9
7 Llagostera-Costa Brava 6 1 4 1 3 2 3 1 2 0 3 1 3 0 2 1 0 1 1 7
8 Barcelona II 6 2 1 3 4 6 3 2 1 0 3 1 3 0 0 3 1 5 -2 7
9 Espanyol II 6 2 1 3 7 10 2 1 0 1 3 4 4 1 1 2 4 6 -3 7
10 Prat 6 1 3 2 4 5 3 1 1 1 2 2 3 0 2 1 2 3 -1 6
11 Olot 6 1 2 3 4 9 3 1 2 0 4 3 3 0 0 3 0 6 -5 5

Read more about Segunda B - Group 3

Segunda División B is the third level of the Spanish football league system. It is divided into four groups of 20 teams each. Each group plays 380 fixtures to decide the final league table. Team squads are regulated to ensure that youth players (below 23 years old) are given a chance.