Our prediction for this Segunda Division match:
Oviedo and Andorra square off against each other at Estadio Nuevo Carlos Tartiere in what could be the crucial game for the hosts. Los Azules are sitting in the playoffs berth, but both Elche and Sporting Gijon are breathing down their neck. Oviedo have no other option but to go all-out attack against Andorra, but they will have to do it without defender David Costas, who remains in the recovery room. There are no other selection worries in the home team.
The visitors, on the other hand, have slim survival chances as they are five points behind the safe zone ahead of Sunday’s clash. As Andorra need to adopt an attack-oriented strategy against Oviedo, we predict that the hosts will have a number of opportunities to score on the break. Midfielder Jandro Orellana is banned for the visiting side due to the accumulation of yellow cards.
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.