Our prediction for this Segunda Division match:
Oviedo will be aiming to recover from a heart-breaking Copa del Rey loss to Real Avila when they face Burgos in the La Liga 2 round 13. Oviedo have a chance to climb to the playoffs berth and they are likely to go all guns blazing at the visitors. Experienced midfielder Santi Cazorla returns to the starting XI after he was rested in the Spanish Cup game, while all Costas, Dotor, Pomares, and Seoane remain in the recovery room.
You should know that los Azules are eyeing their fifth consecutive win at home in Segunda Division. Luis Miguel Ramis’ men, on the other hand, rolled over CD Mostoles 5-2 in their Copa del Rey opener, but they will have a much bigger fish to fry against Oviedo. As los Azules have turned their Estadio Nuevo Carlos Tartiere into a real fortress, we predict that the visitors are going to return home empty-handed. France midfielder Kevin Appin should be the only absentee in the away 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.