Numancia - Espanyol Spain - Primera Prediction

Numancia - Espanyol
12.04 17:00
Numancia missed a great chance to beat Betis in Seville and they ended up salvaging one point, having equalized deep into the injury time. Espanyol surprised everyone by beating Deportivo and thus kept their survival hopes alive. This should be a very exciting match and Espanyol will have a big help from the traveling fans.

Must win game for the hosts
The way things were going in the match against Betis, Numancia can be satisfied with one point. Even though Numancia had a 2:1 lead until the final five minutes, they allowed the hosts to overturn the deficit through Cani and Oliveira and it seemed that all the points would stay in Seville. However, Numancia are famous for never giving up and they have saved a couple of points in the dying stages of some games. We still remember the win over Espanyol in the first part to the season and the triumph over Valladolid, when they scored three goals in the final six minutes. They proved their never-say-die attitude in Seville by scoring from the penalty spot deep into the injury time and thus salvaged one point. Should they beat Espanyol on Sunday, they will go five points clear of the Catalans, while at the same time they would probably be tied on points with Recreativo, who are unlikely to get any points from Camp Nou. Coach Pacheta will not be able to count on key defender Pavon, who is suspended after being sent off in Seville. That is likely to be the only change to the team that played Betis.

Espanyol prepare to invade Soria
Espanyol managed to stay within a chance of ensuring survival by beating Deportivo at home and they take the game against Numancia as the most important match in their recent history. The Catalans will have a big support from the traveling fans, who will come to Soria in order to help their team achieve a good result against Numancia. The win and excellent performance against Deportivo restored confidence to the team and the players are now very motivated to win this match. Mauricio Pochettino is adamant that he will name an unchanged line-up to that which beat Depor, even though Kameni, De La Panya and Ivan Alonso are carrying minor knocks. Pochettino also stated that he was surprised to see some of his colleagues writing off Espanyol’s survival chances and that his team would do everything to win in Soria. One of the most experienced players, Francisco Joaquin Rufete feels that his teammates must win this game for the fans, who will travel to Soria, but also to get revenge for the heavy defeat to Numancia in the first part to the season.

Betting verdict
This is going to be very exciting match as both teams have to try and take all three points. Both teams have been in great scoring form lately and our advice is to bet on over 2.5 goals.
Tip: Numancia, Odds 2.7; Over 2.5 goals, Odds 2.2;