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Spain La Liga
9/25/2014

RCD Espanyol vs Getafe

Home - RCD Espanyol
Last away matches - L-D-L-D-L-D

RCD Espanyol
Espanyol is one of 4 teams which didn’t win any league game this season. As a result, club from Barcelona currently occupies 18th spot, in relegation zone, with just 2 points collected. Last Saturday it appeared that they were going for a win, however game against Malaga ended in a 2:2 draw after Duda managed to find stoppage-time equalizer from free kick. “Of course we were disappointed after conceding goal in 93rd minute. However, time go by and we are looking forward for the next match,” said coach Sergio Gonzalez. He is a former Espanyol player and fans really liked the decision of appointing him as a coach, he has a lot of credit but it won’t last forever. So, Gonzalez realizes how important the upcoming match is: “Every game is important, but given our current situation it’s a crucial fixture. This match is more important than others because we need victory which would give us some peace. We need our fans to come to the stadium and support us, without them we’re a worse team. I hope one point against Malaga was a turning point for us.” Sergio Gonzalez also spoke about their rivals: “Getafe didn’t start as well as it was expected, however they are a dangerous team.” Bad news is that Paco Montanes is sidelined with injury. Mattioni took his place in match squad, there are no other changes in comparison with the last game. Players are looking forward for this encounter. “It’s too early to look at the standings. We must play with high intensity on Thursday and go for a win,” said Lucas Vazquez.

Away - Getafe
Last away matches - L-L-D-L-W-W

Getafe
Getafe plays poor football, team doesn’t look particularly motivated and united. Best player, Pedro Leon, still cannot play. Although RFEF allowed him to play, LFP didn’t do that and coach Cosmin Contra doesn’t want to take risks. “Situation isn’t good. I cannot take risk. It’s a tough situation for entire team and it negatively affects us,” said Contra. On Monday Getafe lost at home to Valencia 0:3 in a very poor style. Coach Contra believes his players have mental problem, but he’s optimistic ahead of next game. “We trained very well during week, I have good feelings. Players are working really hard. In football, there is no other way than to keep working and try avoiding the same mistakes again. One of the reason why we didn’t start well is that we faced better teams than us. We’ll try to win against Espanyol,” said Contra.

Asian Handicap
Home - (-0.75)
Away - (+0.75)
Pick - RCD Espanyol (-0.75)
Odds - 1.97
Stakes - 8/10