"Oviedo are in real danger of getting relegated to the Segunda Division at the end of the season. Luis Carrion's side are 17th in the La Liga table at the moment with six points from eight matches, level on points with third-from-bottom Girona. Real Oviedo will head into the La Liga match against Espanyol this week on the back of a 2-0 defeat to Levante at home in the league."
"Espanyol are an established club in the Spanish top flight who aim to finish in the top half of the table. However, they have not done so well in recent times and played in the Segunda Division in the 2023-24 campaign. The Barcelona-based outfit won promotion to La Liga via the playoffs, and although there is a distinct possibility that they could get relegated to the second tier of Spanish football, they ended up 14th."
Real Oviedo host Espanyol at Estadio Carlos Tartiere with kickoff at 8pm UK time. Oviedo earned promotion last season via the Segunda Division playoffs and sit 17th in La Liga with six points from eight matches, level with Girona, facing relegation risk. Recent league results include losses to Levante (2-0), Valencia (2-1) and Barcelona (3-1). Oviedo are likely to start 4-3-3 with Aaron Escandell in goal and Lucas, Eric Bailly, David Carmo and Rahim Alhassane in defence. Espanyol are ninth with 12 points from eight matches, promoted via playoffs, and have mixed recent results including a 2-1 loss to Real Betis.
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