Match summary
Before kickoff, Espanyol (7th, 36 pts) were 19 points ahead of Real Oviedo (20th, 17 pts). Before kickoff, Espanyol were 7th in the table but 17th on points from the last five league games. Espanyol had gone 9 matches without a win before this one. Only 14% of their 7 previous meetings had three or more goals.

