Valencia vs Espanyol: result 1-2 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 19Kick-off on December 31, 2021 at 03:15 PM (UTC)Estadio de Mestalla, Valencia
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What was the result of Valencia vs Espanyol?
Espanyol won 1-2 on December 31, 2021.
Goalscorers
- 51′O. AldereteValencia
- 83′Raúl de TomásEspanyol (pen.)
- 88′Javi PuadoEspanyol
Official lineup for Valencia vs Espanyol
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Valencia
4-4-2- 19Hugo Duro
- 9M. Gómez
- 11Hélder Costa
- 10Carlos Soler
- 7Gonçalo Guedes
- 18D. Wass
- 32Jesús Vázquez
- 6Hugo Guillamón
- 2Thierry Correia
- 15O. Alderete
- 13J. Cillessen
Espanyol
4-3-3- 16Loren Morón
- 23Adri Embarba
- 11Raúl de Tomás
- 21Nico Melamed
- 20K. Bare
- 10Darder
- 22Aleix Vidal
- 3Adrià Pedrosa
- 24Sergi Gómez
- 4L. Cabrera
- 13Diego López
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Valencia have 6 wins, 6 draws and 3 defeats; Espanyol have 8, 2 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 2021 | Levante(away) | 4-3 | La Liga |
| Dec 16, 2021 | Arenteiro(away) | 3-1 | Copa del Rey |
| Dec 11, 2021 | Elche(home) | 2-1 | La Liga |
| Dec 5, 2021 | Celta Vigo(away) | 2-1 | La Liga |
| Dec 2, 2021 | Utrillas(away) | 3-0 | Copa del Rey |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 2021 | Celta Vigo(away) | 1-3 | La Liga |
| Dec 14, 2021 | Cristo Atlético(away) | 2-1 | Copa del Rey |
| Dec 11, 2021 | Levante(home) | 4-3 | La Liga |
| Dec 5, 2021 | Rayo Vallecano(away) | 0-1 | La Liga |
| Dec 1, 2021 | Solares(away) | 3-2 | Copa del Rey |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 4 Valencia wins, 1 draw, 1 Espanyol win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 2020 | Valencia 1-0 Espanyol | La Liga |
| 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 |
How many goals should we expect?
Valencia score 1.7 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Espanyol score 1.5 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia | 1.7 | 1.5 | 4 | 11/15 | 10/15 |
| Espanyol | 1.5 | 1.3 | 4 | 8/15 | 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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