Valencia vs Espanyol: result 2-2 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 21Kick-off on January 25, 2014 at 07:00 PM (UTC)Estadio de Mestalla, Valencia
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What was the result of Valencia vs Espanyol?
Valencia and Espanyol drew 2-2 on January 25, 2014.
Goalscorers
- 3′J. CórdobaEspanyol
- 7′Paco AlcácerValencia
- 32′Jonas Gonçalves OliveiraValencia
- 45′Sergio García de la FuenteEspanyol (pen.)
Official lineup for Valencia vs Espanyol
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Valencia
- 7Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira
- 16Paco Alcácer
- 2P. Piatti
- 6Oriol Romeu
- 10É. Banega
- 18A. Guardado
- 21Dani Parejo
- 12João Pereira
- 20Ricardo Costa
- 22J. Mathieu
- 1Diego Alves
Espanyol
- 8C. Stuani
- 9Sergio García de la Fuente
- 24J. Córdoba
- 4Víctor Sánchez Mata
- 20Simão Pedro Fonseca Sabrosa
- 23Abraham
- 15H. Moreno
- 16Javi López
- 18Juan Rafael Fuentes Hernández
- 19D. Colotto
- 13Kiko Casilla
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Valencia have 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats; Espanyol have 4, 2 and 9.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 2014 | Malaga(away) | 0-0 | La Liga |
| Jan 11, 2014 | Celta Vigo(away) | 1-2 | La Liga |
| Jan 4, 2014 | Levante(home) | 2-0 | La Liga |
| Dec 22, 2013 | Real Madrid(home) | 2-3 | La Liga |
| Dec 15, 2013 | Atletico Madrid(away) | 0-3 | La Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 2014 | Celta Vigo(home) | 1-0 | La Liga |
| Jan 12, 2014 | Real Madrid(home) | 0-1 | La Liga |
| Jan 5, 2014 | Osasuna(away) | 0-1 | La Liga |
| Dec 22, 2013 | Valladolid(home) | 4-2 | La Liga |
| Dec 15, 2013 | Almeria(away) | 0-0 | La Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Valencia wins, 2 draws, 2 Espanyol wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2013 | Espanyol 3-1 Valencia | La Liga |
| Apr 13, 2013 | Espanyol 3-3 Valencia | La Liga |
| Nov 17, 2012 | Valencia 2-1 Espanyol | La Liga |
| Apr 15, 2012 | Espanyol 4-0 Valencia | La Liga |
| Dec 3, 2011 | Valencia 2-1 Espanyol | La Liga |
| May 11, 2011 | Espanyol 2-2 Valencia | La Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
Valencia score 1.2 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Espanyol score 0.9 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia | 1.2 | 1.4 | 6 | 8/15 | 9/15 |
| Espanyol | 0.9 | 1.3 | 4 | 6/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Valencia sit 19th in La Liga (5 points from 8 matches) and Espanyol sit 12th (8 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Espanyol | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
| 19 | Valencia | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 5 |
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