Espanyol go face Villarreal for Friday night LaLiga matchday 11 game for Estadio de la Cerámica, but the Catalan club dey waka into the match without a substantive head coach. The 4-3 Copa del Rey defeat to fourth-tier side Sestao on Tuesday turn out to be the last match of Manolo Gonzalez tenure, and the club don begin search for a new man to lead the team.
Na serious trouble for Espanyol. The club dey 18th for the table with only eight points from 10 matches, and dem don lose five of their last six games across all competitions. Their last win na against Osasuna on September 12, and since then confidence don drop well well.
Villarreal, for their own side, dey come into the game with better form. The Yellow Submarine get 12 points from 10 league matches — three wins, three draws and four defeats — wey place dem 10th. Dem lost 4-3 to Liverpool for Champions League, but dem bounce back with 2-1 league win over Valencia, where Alex Freeman and Georges Mikautadze score, before dem thrash Manacor 5-0 for Copa del Rey. Villarreal don also collect three wins and one draw inside their last five top-flight matches.
Kickoff na 8pm, and bookmakers dey rate Villarreal as heavy favourites to take the points. Match previews dey tip Georges Mikautadze to fire the hosts past the strugglers, and the forward dey come into the game after finding the net against Valencia.
History no dey help Espanyol either. Villarreal don win each of the last seven meetings between the two clubs, one record wey go give the home side plenty confidence as dem try to build on their recent run of results.
