Espanyol vs Real Oviedo Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 9th March 2026

Form hasn't been great recently for Espanyol, who hope to turn things around against Real Oviedo on Monday. This is a round 27 match in the current LaLiga campaign, and they face each other at RCDE Stadium.

Ranked as number 7 in the LaLiga standings, Espanyol, have so far collected 36 points this season, while Real Oviedo collected 17 points. This puts them up as number 20 after 26 rounds.

The last time Espanyol played Real Oviedo, they booked three points to their account and look well primed to secure another win this coming Monday.

Espanyol only average a modest 1.3 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 13 goals. They also conceded 23 for an average of 2.3 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring zero times.

Real Oviedo scored nine goals, conceded 17 and kept their opponents from scoring two times in ten matches.

The last time these two teams faced off against each other, Espanyol came away as 0-2 winners. No doubt they are planning a similar outcome this coming Monday.

Espanyol vs Real Oviedo Prediction

Espanyol Form

Espanyol have been too mediocre in their last three matches, where a win has failed to come their way. Against Celta Vigo, they recorded a 2-2 draw, before coming up short against Atletico Madrid, who ran out 4-2 winners. Lately, they recorded another draw in a 2-2 match with Elche. Espanyol only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent LaLiga matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew one and lost three, as they scored six and conceded nine goals.

Real Oviedo Form

A draw is all that prevents Real Oviedo from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They claimed this single draw against Real Sociedad as the match ended 3-3 before getting trounced against Atletico Madrid by a 0-1 score. Last time out, more disappointment followed as Rayo Vallecano won the game and the exact score was 3-0. Real Oviedo came through their last six away games in the LaLiga without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew two and lost four in which, they were outscored by 17 goals to six.

Espanyol and Real Oviedo are struggling to keep opponents at bay, which makes both teams to score look like the value bet at RCDE Stadium

Espanyol took 22 points from their last 14 encounters with teams from the bottom half of the LaLiga table. This amounts to six wins after scoring 19 times and conceding 17. Real Oviedo claimed one wins and seven points from their last 15 encounters with teams in the top half of the LaLiga, while scoring nine goals to 26 against. Espanyol claimed ten wins, six draws as well as ten defeats in the LaLiga this season. Real Oviedo enjoy a record of three wins, eight draws and 15 defeats in the LaLiga.

Espanyol vs Real Oviedo Squads

Espanyol Squad

The 47-year-old coach of the home team, Manolo Gonzalez, will select the lineup against Real Oviedo from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season:

Angel Fortuno (0/0), Marko Dmitrovic (0/26), Pol Tristan (0/0), Carlos Romero (5/24), Clemens Riedel (0/13), Fernando Calero (0/20), Jose Salinas (0/9), Leandro Cabrera (3/25), Miguel Rubio (1/9), Omar El Hilali (0/24), Ruben Sanchez (0/13), Charles Pickel (0/16), Edu Exposito (1/25), Pol Lozano (1/24), Ramon Terrats (1/18), Urko Gonzalez de Zarate (0/25), Antoniu Roca (0/8), Cyril Ngonge (0/3), Javier Puado (2/10), Jofre Carreras (1/18), Kike Garcia (5/25), Pere Milla (6/24), Roberto Fernandez (5/26), Tyrhys Dolan (1/25).

Real Oviedo Squad

Below is the full team squad of Real Oviedo. The manager Almada will pick his starting XI against Espanyol from these players:

Aaron Escandell (0/26), Horatiu Moldovan (0/0), Miguel Narvaez (0/0), David Carmo (1/20), David Costas (0/17), Eric Bailly (1/7), Jaime Vazquez (0/0), Javi Lopez (0/14), Marco Esteban (0/1), Nacho Vidal (0/17), Rahim Alhassane (0/19), Alberto Reina (2/25), Dani Calvo (0/11), Diego Tejon (0/0), Kwasi Sibo (0/17), Leander Dendoncker (1/19), Luka Ilic (1/16), Nicolas Fonseca (0/9), Ovie Ejaria (0/7), Santi Cazorla (0/17), Santiago Colombatto (0/21), Alex Fores (0/14), Federico Vinas (5/22), Haissem Hassan (0/25), Ilyas Chaira (3/24), Lucas Ahijado (0/15), Omar Falah (0/1), Thiago Borbas (0/5), Thiago Fernandez (0/5).

Espanyol vs Real Oviedo Team News

Espanyol seem to only have two players missing from the squad ahead of their upcoming assignment on Monday. Espanyol have to alter their line-up, as both Omar El Hilali and Javier Puado get a day in the shade.

Espanyol vs Real Oviedo Lineups

Espanyol vs Real Oviedo H2H

The last time these two sides facing off here came up against each other, Espanyol came away with a 0-2 win. They have a similar outcome in mind at RCDE Stadium, but face stern opposition, of course. Espanyol enter the match against Real Oviedo with a 3-1-1 record in their previous five encounters. A win rate of 60%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Espanyol vs Real Oviedo Results

In the last five matches between Espanyol and Real Oviedo, both teams to score came up two times.

Espanyol vs Real Oviedo Betting Tips

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Kike Garcia, who is performing well for Espanyol. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent LaLiga outings. He'll be out to add more goals against Real Oviedo.The visitors will be looking to Federico Vinas to find the net once again, after managing two LaLiga goals for Real Oviedo in recent matches.

In their last 10 matches at RCDE Stadium across all tournaments Espanyol won three times, drew two and lost five times. Real Oviedo claimed zero wins, three draw and seven defeats in their last 10 games away. Both teams have been poor at keeping their opponents from scoring in their last 10 games, respectively. Espanyol managed a clean sheet in two of their games at home, Real Oviedo kept a clean sheet in zero of their last 10.

Over 2.5 goals happened two times in the past five encounters between Espanyol and Real Oviedo, with Espanyol scoring 1.6 goals on average per game. Real Oviedo averaged 0.8 goals, while both teams scored two times. Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Espanyol, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Real Oviedo, who managed to score 0.9 times in those matches.