Our prediction for this Segunda Division match:
Leganes
Match Time & Date:
12/04/2024
20:30
Prediction: 1-1
Espanyol
All eyes will be on Estadio Municipal de Butarque when Leganes and Espanyol go head to head in the La Liga 2 round 35. The capital club are leading the chase for the automatic promotion, but Friday’s clash will be anything but a walk in the park for the home side. Defender Aritz Arambarri is banned for the match, while midfielder Jorge Miramon is a major doubt.
Los Periquitos, on the other hand, recorded a very important 2-1 win over Albacete at the weekend, with the team climbing to second place in the standings. Espanyol, though, are not regarded as good travellers and we do not believe that they are capable of grabbing more than one point from the Segunda Division derby. Both Alvaro Aguado and Javi Puado are banned for the visiting side, while midfielder Eduardo Exposito is sidelined with a ligament injury.
Highlighted Player (Allan Nyom):
After playing amateur football in his homeland France, Allan Nyom began his professional career at Arles-Avignon. The pacey full back made 37 appearances for the club in the 2008/2009 season and at the end of the campaign he signed a deal with Serie A side Udinese. However, given the great collaboration between Udinese and Granada, he was immediately sent on loan to the Estadio Nuevo los Carmenes outfit.
Granada finished the 2009/2010 season in top position in the Segunda Division and, as a result, they secured automatic promotion to the Spanish top flight. Allan Nyom established himself as a first-team regular and it has to be noted that he made 32 appearances for los Granadinos in the 2011/2012 La Liga campaign. After spending five seasons at Granada, Nyom joined Watford in 2015 and he moved to fellow Premier League side WBA at the end of the season.
The WBA defender represents Cameroon on the international stage and he made his debut for Les Lions Indomptables on November 11, 2011.
Highlighted Team (Espanyol):
Espanyol are a Catalan club that plays in Spanish La Liga. Espanyol were founded in 1900 and their original name was Sociedad Espanola de Football. In 1901 the Catalan club changed its name to Club Espanol de Futbol. Los Periquitos used to play in bright yellow shirts in the past, but current colour of the team’s home kit is blue and white.
Espanyol’s fiercest rivals are Barcelona and the two teams face each other in the Catalan derby (Derbi barceloni). Espanyol have always been in Barca’s shadow, but it has to be noted that los Periquitos have won four Copa del Rey (Spanish Cup trophies).
The likes of Raul Tamudo, Jose Maria, Antonio Argiles and Mauricio Pochettino are players with most appearances for the Catalan outfit. Espanyol play their home games at Estadio Cornella-El Prat and the capacity of the stadium is 40,500. Los Periquitos have never participated in the Champions League.
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