Valencia vs Espanyol: result 2-2 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 37Kick-off on May 28, 2023 at 05:00 PM (UTC)Estadio de Mestalla, Valencia
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What was the result of Valencia vs Espanyol?
Valencia and Espanyol drew 2-2 on May 28, 2023.
Goalscorers
- 38′Diego LópezValencia
- 40′C. MontesEspanyol
- 50′M. BraithwaiteEspanyol
- 90′Samuel LinoValencia
Official lineup for Valencia vs Espanyol
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Valencia
4-2-3-1- 9J. Kluivert
- 3Toni Lato
- 18André Almeida
- 40Diego López
- 17Nico González
- 36Javi Guerra
- 14José Gayà
- 5Gabriel Paulista
- 12M. Diakhaby
- 2Thierry Correia
- 25G. Mamardashvili
Espanyol
5-3-2- 21Nico Melamed
- 9Joselu
- 6Denis Suárez
- 10Darder
- 7Javi Puado
- 14Brian Oliván
- 4L. Cabrera
- 24Sergi Gómez
- 23C. Montes
- 2Óscar Gil
- 13Fernando Pacheco
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Valencia have 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats; Espanyol have 4, 2 and 9.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2023 | Mallorca(away) | 0-1 | La Liga |
| May 21, 2023 | Real Madrid(home) | 1-0 | La Liga |
| May 14, 2023 | Celta Vigo(away) | 2-1 | La Liga |
| May 3, 2023 | Villarreal(home) | 1-1 | La Liga |
| Apr 30, 2023 | Cadiz(away) | 1-2 | La Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2023 | Atletico Madrid(home) | 3-3 | La Liga |
| May 21, 2023 | Rayo Vallecano(away) | 2-1 | La Liga |
| May 14, 2023 | Barcelona(home) | 2-4 | La Liga |
| May 4, 2023 | Sevilla(away) | 2-3 | La Liga |
| Apr 30, 2023 | Getafe(home) | 1-0 | La Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Valencia wins, 3 draws, 1 Espanyol win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2022 | Espanyol 2-2 Valencia | La Liga |
| May 14, 2022 | Espanyol 1-1 Valencia | La Liga |
| Dec 31, 2021 | Valencia 1-2 Espanyol | La Liga |
| 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 |
How many goals should we expect?
Valencia score 0.9 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Espanyol score 1.4 and concede 2.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia | 0.9 | 1.1 | 4 | 6/15 | 5/15 |
| Espanyol | 1.4 | 2.1 | 3 | 12/15 | 12/15 |
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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