Valencia vs Espanyol: result 2-1 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 12Kick-off on November 17, 2012 at 05:00 PM (UTC)Estadio de Mestalla, Valencia
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What was the result of Valencia vs Espanyol?
Valencia won 2-1 on November 17, 2012.
Goalscorers
- 16′Jonathan VieraValencia
- 31′S. LongoEspanyol
- 90′SoldadoValencia (pen.)
Official lineup for Valencia vs Espanyol
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Valencia
- 7Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira
- 9Soldado
- 6David Albelda Aliques
- 8S. Feghouli
- 15Jonathan Viera
- 17A. Guardado
- 24A. Costa
- 4A. Rami
- 14Barragán
- 18Víctor Ruiz
- 1Diego Alves
Espanyol
- 9Sergio García de la Fuente
- 12S. Longo
- 4Víctor Sánchez Mata
- 10Joan Verdú Fernández
- 22M. Wakaso
- 23Cristian Gómez
- 3Raúl Rodríguez Navarro
- 6Juan Daniel Forlín
- 15H. Moreno
- 27Víctor Guillermo Álvarez Delgado
- 1C. Álvarez
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Valencia have 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats; Espanyol have 2, 4 and 9.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 2012 | Valladolid(away) | 1-1 | La Liga |
| Nov 7, 2012 | Bate Borisov(home) | 4-2 | UEFA Champions League |
| Nov 3, 2012 | Atletico Madrid(home) | 2-0 | La Liga |
| Oct 27, 2012 | Real Betis(away) | 0-1 | La Liga |
| Oct 23, 2012 | Bate Borisov(away) | 3-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 2012 | Osasuna(home) | 0-3 | La Liga |
| Nov 4, 2012 | Real Sociedad(away) | 1-0 | La Liga |
| Oct 27, 2012 | Malaga(home) | 0-0 | La Liga |
| Oct 21, 2012 | Rayo Vallecano(home) | 3-2 | La Liga |
| Oct 6, 2012 | Valladolid(away) | 1-1 | La Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 4 meetings: 2 Valencia wins, 1 draw, 1 Espanyol win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jan 2, 2011 | Valencia 2-1 Espanyol | La Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
Valencia score 1.6 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Espanyol score 0.9 and concede 1.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia | 1.6 | 1.1 | 4 | 7/15 | 6/15 |
| Espanyol | 0.9 | 1.9 | 2 | 8/15 | 9/15 |
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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