Spanish La Liga---Real Oviedo VS RCD Espanyol Prediction

Real Oviedo VS RCD Espanyol Livescore / H2H stats and Live Streaming
Time:18-10-2025 03:00 Saturday
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Match Preview:
Real Oviedo have won two and lost six of their eight La Liga matches this season, with six points leaving them just outside the relegation zone in 17th, but they are only one point ahead of bottom-of-the-table Mallorca.

The Blues are back in the top flight for the first time since 2000-01, securing a return to La Liga through last season's Segunda Division playoffs, so their aim for this season is to finish 17th or above. Veljko Paunovic was sacked by Oviedo following the 2-0 home defeat to Levante last time out, and Luis Carrion is now back in charge of the club.

Carrion, who had been out of work since leaving Las Palmas in October 2024, previously managed Oviedo between September 2023 and June 2024, winning 20 of his 42 games at the helm.

Espanyol, meanwhile, have made a solid start to the season, picking up 12 points from their eight matches courtesy of a record of three wins, three draws and two defeats.

The Catalan outfit are ninth in the La Liga table, but they have only managed to pick up two points from their last four games, drawing with Girona and Valencia, in addition to losing to Real Madrid and Real Betis.

Manolo Gonzalez's side lost 2-1 at home to Real Betis before the international break, so a return to winning ways will be on the agenda in Oviedo on Friday night.

Match Prediction:
Carrion will be determined to make the perfect start to life back as Oviedo boss, but Espanyol have had a solid start to the campaign. It would not be a shock to see a home or indeed an away win here, but we believe that a tight match will end with the points being shared.