The fifth pediment of Europe

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The data is completely conclusive. Of the 98 teams that play in the five major European leagues –Spanish LaLiga, Premier League, Bundesliga, Serie A and Ligue 1–, Espanyol is currently the fifth with the best average. The one who on more occasions must knock on the doors of the goal until they achieve it. Specific, opponents need an average of 14’6 shots to score him, at the rate of 205 kicks received in the first 14 days of the League and 14 goals received by Diego López, undoubtedly a decisive part in these statistics.

Only the Chelsea, relentless this season with four goals against in 116 shots (one every 29 attempts), is light years away from Espanyol, which rivals in this facet with the Naples (one goal every 18.4 shots), the Athletic Club (18’1) and the Freiburg (15’6), and that surpasses by little, since it is the seventh classified in all of Europe, who will be his opponent this Sunday at the RCDE Stadium: the Royal Society receives a goal every 13.2 attempts. It will, therefore, be a game with many shots or few targets.

The negative part of this figure, which has it, is that Espanyol is also fifth in number of shots received, only behind Cagliari (227), Montpellier (215), Venezia (212) and Granada (208). Rather, it is one of the 19 teams of those 98 that make up the five major leagues with the fewest goals against. Figures that show the great moment of form of Diego López and that the parakeet team defends, with Leandro Cabrera and Sergi Gómez as leaders, mainly in their area.