Mercedes vs Deportivo EspañolPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Mercedes are ninth in Group A with 36 points from 27 rounds, perfectly balanced: nine wins, nine draws and nine defeats, 26 goals scored and 22 conceded. Home ground is the solid part of their season, six wins, five draws and two defeats in thirteen matches with sixteen goals scored and eight conceded; away the tally drops to three wins, four draws and seven defeats in fourteen games. The last five, however, show a single win and four defeats, the last two back to back. Deportivo Español are fifth in Group B with 38 points after 26 matches: eight wins, fourteen draws and four defeats, 19 goals scored and only 14 conceded. On the road the record is four wins, seven draws and two defeats in thirteen trips, with twelve goals scored and ten conceded, the same number of wins and defeats they have collected at home. Their recent stretch is made almost entirely of stalemates: one win and then four consecutive draws. The competition average is 1.89 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.