Stjarnan Gardabaer vs Espanyol
Stjarnan will take turns hosting Espanyol in the Europa League qualifying second leg. Stjarnan’s step to move to the next round was almost impossible.
As predicted, Stjarnan will be difficult to match Espanyol in the first leg. Playing at the Espanyol headquarters, Stjarnan was unable to provide significant resistance. Stjarnan was forced to give up 4 goals without reply. With a defeat this big it will be difficult for Stjarnan to realize their hopes of progressing to the next round.
This match is also increasingly heavy considering that currently Stjarnan is also in quite a disappointing performance. Including defeat in the first leg then Stjarnan counted without a win in their last 4 games by recording 2 defeats and 2 draws. In his last match, Stjarnan was only able to draw 1-1 against HK in the Iceland League.
On the other hand, even though they already have a large enough capital to advance to the next round, Espanyol still prepare this fight quite seriously. After the first leg match Espanyol had a chance to play a test match against Sheffield Wednesday which ended in a 2-2 draw. In the match Coach David Gallego took down most of his lining players. That means, the fitness conditions of important players Espanyol are still quite fit in the second leg later.
Our Prediction: 2
Odds: 1.19