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
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(s), 1 draw(s), 0 Espanyol win(s).
| 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 11th in La Liga (1 points from 1 matches) and Espanyol sit 5th (3 points from 2 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Espanyol | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Valencia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy