Valencia vs Espanyol: result 2-1 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 15Kick-off on December 3, 2011 at 09:00 PM (UTC)Estadio de Mestalla, Valencia
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What was the result of Valencia vs Espanyol?
Valencia won 2-1 on December 3, 2011.
Goalscorers
- 6′A. CostaValencia (pen.)
- 69′H. MorenoEspanyol
- 80′SoldadoValencia
Official lineup for Valencia vs Espanyol
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Valencia
- 11Aduriz
- 5M. Topal
- 14P. Piatti
- 19Pablo Hernández
- 24A. Costa
- 4A. Rami
- 12Barragán
- 15Ángel Dealbert Ibáñez
- 17Jordi Alba
- 22J. Mathieu
- 1Diego Alves
Espanyol
- 8Álvaro Vázquez
- 39T. Bifouma
- 10Joan Verdú Fernández
- 17V. Weiss
- 42Cristian Gómez
- 3Raúl Rodríguez Navarro
- 14Ernesto Galán Iñigo
- 15H. Moreno
- 18Juan Daniel Forlín
- 22Dídac Vilá Rosselló
- 25C. Álvarez
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Valencia have 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats; Espanyol have 5, 2 and 8.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, 2011 | Rayo Vallecano(away) | 2-1 | La Liga |
| Nov 23, 2011 | Genk(home) | 7-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Nov 19, 2011 | Real Madrid(home) | 2-3 | La Liga |
| Nov 5, 2011 | Levante(away) | 2-0 | La Liga |
| Nov 1, 2011 | Bayer Leverkusen(home) | 3-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 27, 2011 | Osasuna(home) | 1-2 | La Liga |
| Nov 20, 2011 | Real Sociedad(away) | 0-0 | La Liga |
| Nov 6, 2011 | Villarreal(home) | 0-0 | La Liga |
| Oct 30, 2011 | Malaga(away) | 1-2 | La Liga |
| Oct 27, 2011 | Real Betis(home) | 1-0 | La Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 2 meetings: 1 Valencia win, 1 draw, 0 Espanyol wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| 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 1.9 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Espanyol score 0.8 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia | 1.9 | 0.9 | 5 | 9/15 | 7/15 |
| Espanyol | 0.8 | 1.3 | 6 | 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 (6 points from 9 matches) and Espanyol sit 15th (8 points from 9 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Espanyol | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 8 |
| 19 | Valencia | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 6 |
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