Betting tips for Dep. La Coruna vs Espanyol - 23.02.2018

Clarence Seedorf directs his third match to the Coruña team, the second in Riazor, and he does noticing the pressure after the first two losses, receiving Espanyol in the match that opens the 25th round of the Santander League.

Deportivo de La Coruña occupies the 19th position in the table, one of the three that would mean the descent to the Second Division in case of ending this season. The Galician club ended up dismissing Pepe Mel after falling at home against Girona (1-2) in the 9 th round and opted for the ex-team Cristóbal Parralo to replace Mel, but the team continued at the bottom of the table, with 17 points in 22 games and after being thrashed by 5-0 by Real Sociedad, Parralo has been replaced by former Real Madrid player Clarence Seedorf, who has yet to score the team.

Since the start of the championship, the Galicians occupied the positions below, adding 4 losses and a draw in the first five days. The position of Pepe Mel seemed to be in the air, but the team reacted in the following 4 games, taking 7 points, almost half of the achieved so far. The new coach, Cristóbal Parralo, made his home debut against the Canarians 1-4 in the Copa del Rey, but curiously, the following Monday he beat the Canaries in Las Palmas (1-3) in match of the 10th day Since then, Depor added a victory (against CD Leganés), two draws and 8 defeats in the next 11 games.


Espanyol occupies the 16th position in the table, adding 27 points in the first 24 games played. The parakeet team broke their bad start of the season with an important victory against Real Celta (2-1 in the 4th round), which continued with a draw at Villarreal (0-0) and another win at home, against Deportivo de La Coruña (4-1). However, the Catalan team lost in their visit to the Santiago Bernabéu just before the international break (2-0).

The goalless draw at home, against Levante, and the draw of the next game in Anoeta (1-1) gave way to a home win against Real Betis (1-0) and the surprising defeat in Vitoria before the break November (1-0). After the resumption, the team fell at home against Valencia (0-2), beat Getafe (1-0) days later and since then has only added one point after losing in Ipurúa (3-1), at home against Girona, and draw in Las Palmas (2-2), before firing the 2017 defeating Atlético de Madrid (1-0).

The good run continued with victory at La Rosaleda (0-1) and the Cup comeback in the Ciutat de Valencia (0-2) but tied at 1 against Athletic Club Bilbao, before losing by 0-3 at home, against Sevilla, and in Leganés (3-2). The tie against Barça in the league (1-1) was the start of their current run of 3 consecutive draws (2-2 in Vigo, 1-1 at home against Villarreal).

 

Dep. La Coruna vs Espanyol   Prediction: X/1 5.50

Dep. La Coruna vs Espanyol   Betting tip: Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.80

Dep. La Coruna vs Espanyol  Score recommendations: 2-1 10.00