Valencia vs Espanyol: result 1-0 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 37Kick-off on July 16, 2020 at 07:00 PM (UTC)Estadio de Mestalla, Valencia
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What was the result of Valencia vs Espanyol?
Valencia won 1-0 on July 16, 2020.
Goalscorers
- 17′K. GameiroValencia
Official lineup for Valencia vs Espanyol
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Valencia
4-2-3-1- 9K. Gameiro
- 7Gonçalo Guedes
- 16Lee Kang-In
- 20Ferran Torres
- 8Carlos Soler
- 6G. Kondogbia
- 3Jaume Costa
- 33Hugo Guillamón
- 12M. Diakhaby
- 2Thierry Correia
- 13J. Cillessen
Espanyol
4-4-2- 11Raúl de Tomás
- 23Adri Embarba
- 10Darder
- 21Marc Roca
- 15David López
- 7Wu Lei
- 17Dídac Vilá Rosselló
- 18L. Cabrera
- 20B. Espinosa
- 2Pipa
- 13Diego López
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Valencia have 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 defeats; Espanyol have 2, 3 and 10.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2020 | Leganes(away) | 0-1 | La Liga |
| Jul 7, 2020 | Valladolid(home) | 2-1 | La Liga |
| Jul 4, 2020 | Granada CF(away) | 2-2 | La Liga |
| Jul 1, 2020 | Athletic Club(home) | 0-2 | La Liga |
| Jun 28, 2020 | Villarreal(away) | 0-2 | La Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2020 | Eibar(home) | 0-2 | La Liga |
| Jul 8, 2020 | Barcelona(away) | 0-1 | La Liga |
| Jul 5, 2020 | Leganes(home) | 0-1 | La Liga |
| Jul 2, 2020 | Real Sociedad(away) | 1-2 | La Liga |
| Jun 28, 2020 | Real Madrid(home) | 0-1 | La Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 4 Valencia wins, 1 draw, 1 Espanyol win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2, 2019 | Espanyol 1-2 Valencia | La Liga |
| Feb 17, 2019 | Valencia 0-0 Espanyol | La Liga |
| Aug 26, 2018 | Espanyol 2-0 Valencia | La Liga |
| Apr 8, 2018 | Valencia 1-0 Espanyol | La Liga |
| Nov 19, 2017 | Espanyol 0-2 Valencia | La Liga |
| May 13, 2017 | Espanyol 0-1 Valencia | La Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
Valencia score 1.1 and concede 1.9 goals per match over their last 15; Espanyol score 0.7 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia | 1.1 | 1.9 | 1 | 8/15 | 8/15 |
| Espanyol | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2 | 6/15 | 6/15 |
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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