DID YOU KNOW?
After starting his proffessional career with city rivals FC Barcelona in 1995, Espanyol captain Ivan de la Pena is calling time on his career following this match, and he looks set to come off the bench for a final farewell.
Espanyol score a goal every 34 minutes when playing at Estadi Cornelia-El Prat.
Espanyol are in line for an eighth place finish - their best final position since 2004/05
Despite Sevilla qualifying for the Champions League for the last two seasons, the Andalucian side have not been in the top four since matchday three.
Should Sevilla striker Alvaro Negredo play on Saturday, it would be his 250th career appearance.
Sevilla's average result away from home is a 2-1 loss.
These two sides have racked up a total of 201 yellow cards and 12 red cards this season.
PROBABLE LINE-UPS
Espanyol (4-4-2)
Alvarez, Chica, Amat, Galan, Rodriguez, Alonso, Verdu, Lopez, Luis Garcia, Osvaldo, Vazquez
Sevilla (4-3-3)
Varas, Dabo, Escude, Sanchez, Caceres, Perotti, Romaric, Medel, Alfaro, Kanoute, Negredo
Prediction
Both teams have been on a bad run of late, but I fancy Espanyol, who have an impressive 11 home wins so far this season to pull off a win again Sevilla, who have just six La Liga wins since the end of January.
Editor's Prediction
Espanyol 2-1 Sevilla