Overview
- Carrión says recent performances show progress and adds that the side “still need to add three points” in Bilbao.
- Oviedo arrive unbeaten in two league matches after recording their first clean sheet of the season against Osasuna.
- Santi Cazorla, Ovie Ejaria and Josip Brekalo remain sidelined with injuries, thinning creative and attacking options.
- Aaron Escandell has drawn praise as the league’s busiest shot-stopper, with saves credited for keeping Oviedo in games.
- Failure to earn points could leave Oviedo at the foot of the table before an international break that will take Rahim, David Carmo, Luka Ilić and U19 call-up Pablo Agudín away.