CE Europa vs HerculesPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Europa Fc opened the season with a 0-3 home defeat to Real Jaén, their only competitive game so far. Before that came the summer fixtures, a 0-0 at FC Andorra and a 1-4 in Barcelona, while the end of last season brought a 3-2 over Ibiza in the league and then the two ties with Celta de Vigo II, 1-1 at home and 2-3 away. Hércules had a similar opening, a 1-2 at home to Real Murcia. In their warm-up games they lost 0-1 at Alcoyano and drew 0-0 with Castellón; the closing matches of last season brought a 1-1 with Gimnastic, a 2-0 at Algeciras and a 2-1 over Ibiza. All four previous meetings have been low-scoring: 1-0 to Europa Fc at home in October 2023, a 0-0 in March 2024 and a 1-0 in November 2025, both played at Hércules, and 1-1 in February 2026. The competition average is 2.50 goals per game. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.