Ace Football previews the LaLiga game between Espanyol and Valencia who meet up this coming Tuesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Espanyol enjoy home advantage, when visitors Valencia swing by this coming Tuesday for a clash in the LaLiga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Looking at the current standings in the LaLiga, the two teams are separated by three points.
Form: Espanyol vs Valencia
Espanyol Form
Espanyol are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Osasuna by 1-0, before beating Mallorca by 3-2. The winning streak came to an end against Real Madrid, who ran out 2-0 winners. Espanyol won four of their past six matches on home soil in the LaLiga, where they also lost twice but drew none. They scored nine goals and conceded seven times.
Valencia Form
The results have been up and down for Valencia, who beat Getafe by 3-0. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 6-0 against Barcelona, before claiming a victory in a 2-0 game against Athletic Club. Valencia managed to win just once in their past six away games in the LaLiga. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring 12 time and letting in five.
Betting facts for Espanyol and Valencia
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Espanyol and Valencia played across all tournaments.
- In 17 of the last 19 Espanyol home matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 15 of the last 17 Espanyol home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Espanyol have won 5 of the last 6 home matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 5 of the last 6 Espanyol matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Espanyol have won 4 of the last 5 home matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 19 of the last 21 Valencia matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Valencia matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Valencia have lost the last 3 away matches in a row while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Valencia have lost the last 3 away matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Valencia have lost 3 of the last 4 away matches in the LaLiga while scoring less than 0.5 goals
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Betting markets: Espanyol vs Valencia
Full-time result
Espanyol claimed all three points seven times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Valencia won two of their last 10 games away, while drawing four and losing four in this series of matches. Valencia have not lost to Espanyol in 5 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Espanyol scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. Curiously, Valencia only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Espanyol managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Espanyol have scored in 6 consecutive league meetings with Valencia.
Total goals
Espanyol saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Valencia’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.1 goals in these matches.
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