Our prediction for this Segunda Division match:
Espanyol
Match Time & Date:
05/03/2021
21:00
Prediction: 2-1
Oviedo
RCDE Stadium will host Friday’s football game between Espanyol and Real Oviedo. Los Periquitos are eager to retain their spot in top two, and they are likely to adopt an attack-minded approach against Oviedo. Espanyol have been impressive at home ground this season, with the team eyeing their 11th home triumph of the process. Sergi Darder has overcome his injury, while Raul De Tomas should return to contention against Real Oviedo.
Los Azules, on the other, continue with their habit of producing much better showings at home than on the travels. Real Oviedo failed to win the previous five away games in La Liga 2, and we do not believe that they are capable of spoiling Espanyol’s party in Barcelona. Oviedo attacker Rodri, who scored the winner against Zaragoza, should keep his place up front in the 4-4-2 formation alongside Leiva.
Highlighted Player (Diego Lopez):
Diego Lopez is a Spanish goalkeeper who plays for Milan in the Serie A. Lopez was born in Paradela on 3 November, 1981 and he played for Lugo during his youth career. He made two appearances for Lugo at senior level as well, but in 2000 he joined Real Madrid.
The 196-cm-tall shoot-stopper played for both Real Madrid C and Real Madrid B and he made just two appearances for the first team during his first spell at Real Madrid. After spending five seasons at Villarreal (2007-2012) the Spanish goalkeeper played for Sevilla in the 2012/2013 La Liga campaign, but he made no more than eight league appearances for los Sevillanos.
He returned to Real Madrid on January, 2013 and he quickly established himself as a first-team regular, replacing Iker Casillas in the starting XI. However, Real Madrid fans wanted to see Iker between the posts and, as a result, Diego Lopez was forced to join Milan in 2014. Lopez has only one cap for Spain national team.
Highlighted Team (Oviedo):
Based in Oviedo, Asturias, Real Oviedo is a Spanish club that plays home games at Carlos Tartiere. Carlos Tartiere is one of the biggest stadiums in Segunda division as it can hold up to 30,500 spectators. Los Azules competed in La Liga in the 1990s, but in the 2001/02 campaign they suffered relegation to Segunda Division.
Real Oviedo have not competed in the Spanish top flight ever since. In the 1991/92 season los Azules represented Spain in the UEFA Cup, but Genoa proved to be a big catch for them in the round of 64. Real Oviedo have a rivalry with Sporting Gijon, with the two teams facing each other in the Asturian derby.
The likes of Robert Prosinecki, Stan Collymore, Dely Valdes, Abel Xavier, Paulo Bento, Marius Lacatus, Viktor Onopko, Ratomir Dujkovic, Juan Mata, Michu, Ibrahima Balde, and Slavisa Jokanovic are the famoust footballers who were part of Oviedo in the past. Carlos Munoz Cobo is leading the club’s all-time goal-scoring chart.
