Εσπανιόλ vs Ντεπορτίβο Λα Κορούνια

Espanyol host Deportivo La Coruna at the RCDE Stadium on matchday 12, and the table says it matters. Espanyol are 13th with 11 points from 11 games. Deportivo are 9th on 14 points from the same number of matches, so the visitors can open a clear gap with a win. Espanyol have taken one win from their last five, and it was a good one: 1-0 away at Villarreal on 30 October, decided by Leandro Cabrera. Deportivo also have one win in five, and it came last time out, 2-1 at home against Osasuna on 2 November, with Mario Soriano and Bil Nsongo on the scoresheet. The head-to-head favours the home side. Of the five meetings listed in our source, all La Liga games between 2016 and 2018, Espanyol won three and drew two. The last one was a 0-0 draw in February 2018. Our prediction: 1-1