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Espanyol v Valencia CF : La Liga match betting preview, prediction and odds

Wed 18th Dec, 20:30 BST, RCDE Stadium, Barcelona

the RCDE Stadium plays host on Saturday evening, as José Manuel González Álvarez's Espanyol host Rubén Baraja Vegas's Valencia CF in the La Liga. Team form, head to head (H2H) stats, predictions and odds are all published below. Helping our users place smart bets is what we do best. We're tipping under 3.5 goals, but why not use the stats to find the perfect bet for you?


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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

We think it's fairly unlikely that this match will deliver 4 goals or more, and the odds and stats align with KO's predictive algorithm on this one. Espanyol and Valencia have seldom treated their fans to thrillers of late, whether that be in La Liga individually or in their head-to-head duals. So, in the absence of a convincing favourite win or double chance market, we're going for under 3.5 goals. That's available at a best price of 1.29.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Espanyol are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 48% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.60.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Espanyol
48%
8/5
9%
8/5
9%
Draw
27%
2/1
8%
19/10
12%
Valencia
25%
2/1
3%
21/10
3%
Espanyol 1-0
13%
5/1
20%
5/1
14%
Draw 1-1
13%
5/1
8%
19/4
4%
Espanyol 2-0
9%
10/19/1
Espanyol 2-1
9%
10/1
16%
17/2
12%
Draw 0-0
9%
5/1
33%
9/2
31%
Valencia 1-0
9%
6/1
18%
11/2
19%
Valencia 2-1
6%
11/1
9%
10/1
16%
Espanyol 3-0
5%
25/1
13%
18/1
12%
Draw 2-2
4%
18/1
27%
14/1
15%
Espanyol 3-1
4%
25/1
24%
18/1
27%
Valencia 2-0
4%
12/1
13%
11/1
Espanyol 3-2
2%
40/1
41%
28/1
26%
Valencia 3-1
2%
28/1
26%
22/1
21%
Espanyol 4-0
2%
50/140/1
21%
Espanyol 4-1
2%
50/1
24%
40/1
41%
Over 2.5 Goals
43%
7/4
31%
13/8
28%
Under 2.5 Goals
57%
4/9
17%
4/9
17%
Home 1st Goal
52%
10/11
6%
-
Away 1st Goal
42%
11/8
6%
-
No 1st Goal
6%
5/1
33%
-
BTTS - Yes
47%
11/10
17%
23/20
17%
BTTS - No
53%
4/6
14%
8/13
12%
BTTS - Home Win
19%
11/2
30%
5/1
30%
BTTS - Draw
18%
15/4
6%
7/2
2%
BTTS - Away Win
11%
13/2
25%
6/1
27%
Home/draw
75%
4/11
3%
4/11
3%
Away/draw
52%
1/2
2%
1/2
4%
Home/away
73%
4/11
2%
2/5
5%
Over 1.5 Goals
69%
8/15
13%
11/20
15%
Under 1.5 Goals
31%
6/4
22%
13/10
23%
Over 3.5 Goals
22%
4/1
33%
4/1
43%
Under 3.5 Goals
78%
1/6
9%
1/7
9%
Over 4.5 Goals
10%
12/1
63%
10/1
57%
Under 4.5 Goals
90%
1/25
4%
1/33
5%
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
25/1
53%
20/1
62%
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1/100
1%
1/300
2%
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
1/8
5%
1/8
6%
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
5/1
33%
19/4
28%
Home DNB
67%
8/11
4%
7/10
2%
Away DNB
44%
1/1
5%
1/1
2%
Espanyol win to nil
29%
11/4
6%
-
Valencia win to nil
15%
10/3
13%
-
Espanyol / Espanyol
19%
10/3
8%
16/5
12%
Espanyol / Valencia
3%
33/1
17%
25/1
13%
Espanyol / Draw
6%
14/112/1
8%
Draw / Espanyol
15%
9/29/2
5%
Draw / Valencia
13%
11/25/1
8%
Draw / Draw
21%
3/1
20%
11/4
17%
Valencia / Espanyol
3%
33/1
31%
25/1
24%
Valencia / Valencia
16%
4/1
5%
19/5
4%
Valencia / Draw
6%
14/112/1
8%
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Win / draw / win La Liga table

Espanyol have played 12 matches so far this season and lay in 18th place in the La Liga league table. Espanyol have a shocking record against teams below them in the league, they have lost all 1 matches and failed to score in 1 of those games.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 1 game against teams below in the table, having won 0, drawn 0 and lost 1 match. They have kept 0 clean sheets and have failed to score in 1 fixture. Espanyol have outscored their opponents by 11 goals to 8 goals.

Home League Performance

Espanyol have played 6 games at home winning 3, drawing 0 and losing 3 games. They have scored 8 goals, kept 0 clean sheets and conceded 9 goals at home.

Valencia are in 20th position in the La Liga on 7 points having played 11 matches so far this season. Valencia are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 4 of those games.

Away League Performance

4 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 11 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 2 goals in total and failed to score in 4 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

11 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn 4 and won 1. Valencia have conceded 17 goals, scored 8, failed to score in 5 fixtures and have kept 3 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Espanyol
Valencia
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Barcelona1311022833 
May 14
l
 
3-1A
l
 
1-2F
Jan 26
2
Real Madrid128311427 
Feb 2
l
 
4-1F
-
Apr 6
3
A.Madrid137511226 
Mar 30
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 23
l
 
3-0A
4
Villarreal12732424 
l
 
1-2F
Mar 2
d
 
1-1F
Feb 16
5
Osasuna13634-321 
Dec 14
May 18
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 2
6
A.Bilbao13553620 
Feb 16
l
 
4-1A
May 18
l
 
1-0A
7
Real Betis13553220 
May 4
l
 
1-0A
Nov 23
May 25
8
R.Sociedad13535118 
l
 
0-1A
Feb 9
Jan 19
l
 
3-0A
9
Mallorca13535018 
w
 
2-1F
Mar 16
Mar 30
Nov 29
10
Girona13535-118 
Mar 9
Nov 23
w
 
2-0F
Mar 16
11
Celta13526-217 
Nov 30
Apr 13
Feb 2
l
 
3-1F
12
R.Vallecano12444016 
w
 
2-1A
Apr 6
Dec 7
Apr 20
13
Sevilla13436-615 
l
 
0-2A
Jan 26
Apr 13
Jan 11
14
Leganes13355-314 
Jan 11
May 11
Feb 9
d
 
0-00-0
15
Alaves13418-813 
w
 
3-2F
Feb 23
Dec 22
May 14
16
Las Palmas13337-612 
May 25
Dec 22
l
 
2-3F
May 4
17
Getafe13175-310 
Apr 20
Dec 9
May 11
d
 
1-1F
18
Espanyol 12318-1110 
-
-
Apr 23
Dec 18
19
Valladolid13238-159 
Jan 19
l
 
1-0A
Mar 9
Dec 13
20
Valencia 11146-97 
Dec 18
Apr 23
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-
Win / draw / win form
Espanyol 18TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
10
Draw
7
L
3
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Espanyol0 - 2Sevilla
Espanyol2 - 1Mallorca
Espanyol1 - 2Villarreal
Espanyol3 - 2Alaves
Espanyol2 - 1R.Vallecano
Espanyol0 - 1R.Sociedad
Espanyol2 - 0Real Oviedo
Espanyol0 - 0S.Gijon
Espanyol3 - 0Cartagena
Espanyol2 - 1Real Oviedo
Espanyol0 - 0S.Gijon
Espanyol1 - 1FC Andorra
Espanyol2 - 1Albacete
Espanyol1 - 1Tenerife
Espanyol0 - 0Huesca
Espanyol3 - 0Mirandes
Espanyol2 - 1Levante
Espanyol2 - 1Villarreal II
Espanyol3 - 3Burgos
Espanyol1 - 1Zaragoza
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AEspanyol1 - 3Barcelona
HEspanyol0 - 2Sevilla
AEspanyol1 - 4A.Bilbao
HEspanyol2 - 1Mallorca
AEspanyol0 - 1Real Betis
HEspanyol1 - 2Villarreal
AEspanyol1 - 4Real Madrid
HEspanyol3 - 2Alaves
HEspanyol2 - 1R.Vallecano
AEspanyol0 - 0A.Madrid
HEspanyol0 - 1R.Sociedad
AEspanyol0 - 1Valladolid
HEspanyol2 - 0Real Oviedo
AEspanyol0 - 1Real Oviedo
HEspanyol0 - 0S.Gijon
AEspanyol1 - 0S.Gijon
HEspanyol3 - 0Cartagena
AEspanyol0 - 0Amorebieta
HEspanyol2 - 1Real Oviedo
AEspanyol0 - 0Valladolid
Valencia 20TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
4
D
4
Lost
12
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Getafe1 - 1Valencia
Leganes0 - 0Valencia
R.Sociedad3 - 0Valencia
A.Madrid3 - 0Valencia
A.Bilbao1 - 0Valencia
Celta3 - 1Valencia
Celta2 - 2Valencia
R.Sociedad1 - 0Valencia
Barcelona4 - 2Valencia
Osasuna0 - 1Valencia
Granada0 - 1Valencia
Villarreal1 - 0Valencia
Las Palmas2 - 0Valencia
A.Madrid2 - 0Valencia
Cadiz1 - 4Valencia
R.Vallecano0 - 1Valencia
Getafe1 - 0Valencia
Girona2 - 1Valencia
Real Madrid5 - 1Valencia
A.Bilbao2 - 2Valencia
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
3
Draw
6
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AValencia1 - 1Getafe
HValencia2 - 3Las Palmas
AValencia0 - 0Leganes
AValencia0 - 3R.Sociedad
HValencia0 - 0Osasuna
HValencia2 - 0Girona
AValencia0 - 3A.Madrid
HValencia1 - 1Villarreal
AValencia0 - 1A.Bilbao
AValencia1 - 3Celta
HValencia1 - 2Barcelona
AValencia2 - 2Celta
HValencia1 - 3Girona
AValencia0 - 1R.Sociedad
HValencia0 - 0R.Vallecano
HValencia0 - 1Alaves
AValencia2 - 4Barcelona
HValencia1 - 2Real Betis
AValencia1 - 0Osasuna
AValencia1 - 0Granada
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Espanyol have drawn with Valencia in 3 consecutive league meetings
League games at Espanyol since 2015
Espanyol
Valencia
Goals: Scored
8
10
Games: Scored
6 / 8
6 / 8
Clean sheets
2 / 8
2 / 8
ESP
2
D
2
VAL
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Espanyol
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 2Valencia
Espanyol2 - 0
0 - 2Valencia
0 - 1Valencia
Espanyol1 - 0
1 - 2Valencia
League games at Valencia since 2014
Valencia
Espanyol
Goals: Scored
12
7
Games: Scored
7 / 8
5 / 8
Clean sheets
3 / 8
1 / 8
ESP
1
D
2
VAL
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Valencia
Draw2 - 2Draw
1 - 2Espanyol
Valencia1 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Valencia1 - 0
Valencia2 - 1
Valencia2 - 1
Valencia3 - 1
Goal Statistics
Espanyol 18th Valencia 20th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
24%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 76% probability that Espanyol will score 1 or more goals
0
38%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 75% probability of Valencia scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+3
Espanyol’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-12
Valencia have scored 12% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.5
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
La Liga - 2024/2025 season
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Espanyol
PG (predicted goals)
Valencia
1.4
1
Attack rating
4%
better
ESP
VAL
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Games scored7
6
Failed to score5
5
Scored first3
6
Goals scored11
8
Avg. goals scored0.9
0.7
Avg. shots per game7
6
Avg. shots per goal8
9
Conversion rate for13
11
Avg. XG for1
0.7
KickOff rating
+4%
Defence rating
ESP
VAL
25%
better
view stats
Games conceded11
8
Clean sheets1
3
Conceded first8
3
Goals conceded22
17
Avg. goals conceded1.8
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded11
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
5
Conversion rate against16%
19%
Avg. XG against1.8
1.6
KickOff rating
+25%

Espanyol v Valencia La Liga lLine ups will show here when available.

Espanyol La Liga squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
12424
J GarcíaJ PuadoJ CarrerasP Lozano
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J García GLK12
1
-
C Romero DEF1211
3
-
O Hilali DEF12
3
-
A Kral MID12
-
J Carreras FWD1222
3
-
M Kumbulla DEF111
3
-
Álvaro Tejero DEF1112
-
A Véliz FWD111
2
-
J Gragera MID10
-
W Cheddira FWD101
2
-
I Cardona FWD101
1
-
J Puado FWD104
1
-
S Gómez DEF9
-
B Oliván DEF81
-
L Cabrera DEF8
1
-
Álvaro Aguado MID8
1
-
P Lozano MID8
4
-
P Milla FWD7
2
-
F Calero DEF3
-
N Ünüvar FWD2
-
Valencia La Liga squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
11216
G MamardashviliH DuroD LópezPepelu
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
G Mamardashvili GLK11
-
C Mosquera DEF11
3
-
T Correia DEF11
1
-
D López FWD1111
1
-
D Foulquier DEF10
2
-
J Guerra MID10
1
-
Pepelu MID1011
5
1
L Rioja FWD1011
1
-
C Tárrega DEF91
2
-
A Almeida MID9
-
D Gómez FWD91
-
H Duro FWD92
2
-
J Vázquez DEF8
2
-
E Barrenechea MID71
1
-
H Guillamón MID6
2
-
S Canós FWD6
1
-
Y. Gasiorowski Hernandis DEF4
-
G Valera FWD4
-
R Mir FWD41
1
-
J Gayà DEF21
-
F Pérez MID2
-
M Caufriez DEF1
-