Sestao River vs Espanyol — match summary
Spain · Copa Del Rey · kick-off 28 Oct 2026 01:00
Full time · score 4-3
pPS pre-match readiness (0-100): Sestao River 13 · Espanyol 36
Shots on target 8-6 · corners 7-12 · possession 39-61
NextGOAL tip: Espanyol -1.25 · 1 stars
Copa Del Rey brings Sestao River, a team from the lower leagues, up against Espanyol from La Liga in a match where the two sides are clearly at different levels. Sestao River come into this in confident mood, on a winning run and unbeaten in their recent matches, with a tight defence that has conceded only 3 goals in their league games of their own. Espanyol, meanwhile, are struggling, on a losing run and without a win in their recent matches, with a leaky defence that has been breached frequently. Sestao River's game at home is about controlling the ball and defending well in the middle. In their home first halves they have often been behind at the break, while Espanyol away from home often start well in the first half but frequently concede soon after. This game is therefore likely to see Espanyol carrying the pressure and attacking a team that defends in an organised way. If Espanyol start at pace and score the opening goal, the game is likely to flow towards the visitors, who will gradually increase the gap, because the quality of their attack and the depth of their squad are several levels apart. But if the first goal does not come, the game could drag on and end narrowly.