Spain - LaLigaStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Espanyol and Girona, taking place on Saturday, 07 January 2023, at RCDE Stadium in Cornellà de Llobregat.
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Espanyol, Recent FormGrabbing a valuable league point from their recent 1-1 draw against Barcelona will have been seen as a reasonably decent result for Espanyol. They came away from that fixture with 23% of the possession and clocked up 4 attempts on goal with 1 on target. By comparison, Barcelona managed 21 attempts on goal, with 6 on target.
They have circumvented their opponent's defence to score 5 times in their last 6 league games but unfortunately haven't managed to lock things down at their end, conceding 7 goals in these games and, in the process, missing out on some valuable points. They are showing great consistency at RCDE Stadium in finding the back of the net, having scored in 5 of their last 6 home games. Their defensive record does not make good reading so far this season as they have conceded at least 1 goal in 13 of their 15 league games.
Results wise, their recent poor run of form has left them without a win in 6 games.
On an individual basis, José Joselu will be looking to get on the scoresheet again having scored 8 goals in Espanyol's 15 league games this season.
Girona, Recent FormGirona will have been quite satisfied taking a point from their last match against Rayo Vallecano, which ran out a 2-2 draw. They achieved 60% possession in that match and had 16 strikes at goal, with 7 hitting the target, up against Rayo Vallecano's tally of 12 efforts at goal, 4 of which were on target.
While they have been reasonably effective at circumventing their opponents defence, scoring 10 in their last 6 games, it's largely been tit for tat with their own defence proving to be equally ineffectual, conceding 9, and leading to valuable points being dropped. They are consistently finding a way through on goal, scoring in each of their last 12 games. They are struggling defensively and as a result have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 15 games.
Girona will take some comfort from having only lost 1 of their last 6 games, but having managed just 2 wins shows there's room for improvement.
Cristhian Stuani has scored 2 goals in the last 6 away games and will be looking to add more in this fixture against Espanyol.
The last time these sides were pitched against each other in the league, it ended in a 1-0 win for Girona.
Espanyol have conceded at least one goal in each of their last 4 league meetings with Blanquivermells. Goals come easy for Girona when they travel to Periquitos, having recorded 6 goals in their past 3 visits and an impressive average of 2 goals per match.
When playing at home, Espanyol have lost the last 3 times they've faced Girona in the league and have failed to win any of their last 3 encounters.
With only Keidi Bare (Ligament) and Adrià Pedrosa (Hernia) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, Diego Martínez will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
With only Juan Juanpe (Heel) and Ibrahima Kébé (Knee) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, Míchel Sánchez Muñoz will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
Espanyol Playing at home | Girona Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | Goals scored | 1.1 |
| 1.9 | Goals conceded | 1.6 |
| 50' | Time first goal scored | 55' |
| 30' | Time first goal conceded | 36' |
| 1.6 | Yellow cards | 2.4 |
| 0.4 | Red cards | 0 |
| 4.1 | Subs used | 4.9 |
| 1-0 | Biggest victory | 2-1 |
| 3-1 | Biggest defeat | 3-2 |
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