Espanyol vs Sevilla – When Sevilla takes on Espanyol at RCDE Stadium on Sunday afternoon, they will be trying to make it three wins in a row in all competitions.

In the same number of games (24), the visitors are in second place, four points behind champions Real Madrid, while Espanyol is in 13th place, eight points clear of the relegation zone.

Espanyol came so close to beating Barcelona at the RCDE Stadium last weekend, with goals from Sergi Darder and Raul de Tomas helping them turn the game around and take the lead heading into the dying minutes, but Luuk de Jong tied the scores in the 96th minute.

The Catalan club has now gone winless in their previous five league games, earning just two points in the process, dropping them to 13th place in the table with 28 points.

Espanyol, on the other hand, are eight points clear of the relegation zone, so it would be surprising if they were dragged into difficulty in the coming weeks, especially with De Tomas having had a wonderful season, scoring 13 league goals, second only to Karim Benzema.

Sevilla beat Espanyol 2-0 in the reverse fixture earlier this season, and Julen Lopetegui’s side will be looking to make it back-to-back wins against the Catalan club to keep pace with leaders Real Madrid.

Los Nervionenses are now in second place, four points behind Real Madrid, but the distance might widen to seven points by the time the visitors take the field for this encounter on Saturday night, when Los Blancos face Alaves.

Sevilla overcame Elche 2-0 last weekend to stop a run of three consecutive league draws, and they will also be coming off a solid Europa League triumph.

Espanyol vs Sevilla – Team News:

Nico Melamed and Manu Morlanes were both substitutes when Espanyol were sent off against Barcelona last weekend, so they are available for selection here.

However, the Catalan club’s starting XI did not suffer any injuries in the derby, so it would not be surprising to see the same group of players take the field for the first whistle here.

As previously said, De Tomas is having an outstanding season and will once again lead the attack, with Javi Puado and Tonny Vilhena anticipated to provide support from wide areas.

Sevilla will be without Marcos Acuna due to suspension, while Karim Rekik, Jesus Corona, Gonzalo Montiel, Suso, and Erik Lamela are all injured.

However, Jesus Navas came off the bench against Dinamo, and the 36-year-old might now return to the starting lineup, with Jules Kounde moving to center-back owing to Rekik’s injury.

Rafa Mir and Youssef En-Nesyri are competing for the starting spot in the attack, with the latter likely to receive the nod, while Anthony Martial will make his first start for the club after scoring his first goal in the Europa League on Thursday.

Espanyol possible starting lineup:

D Lopez; Vidal, Gomez, Cabrera, Pedrosa; Bare; Puado, Herrera, Darder, Vilhena; De Tomas

Sevilla possible starting lineup:

Bounou; Navas, Carlos, Kounde, Augustinsson; Rakitic, Fernando, Jordan; Ocampos, En-Nesyri, Martial

Espanyol vs Sevilla – Head-to-Head:

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Our Prediction: Away Win or Draw

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