Ace Football previews the LaLiga round 21 match between Valencia and Espanyol and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Valencia enjoy home advantage, when visitors Espanyol swing by on Saturday for a clash in the LaLiga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Placed 17th in the table Valencia have amassed 20 points after 20 matches. On 34 points, Espanyol rank fiveth with 20 matches played this season.
Team form: Valencia vs Espanyol
Valencia Form
Their last three matches saw Valencia drawing 1-1 with Elche, before taking out Burgos CF by 0-2, and Getafe by 0-1. Valencia just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six LaLiga matches at the Estadio Mestalla. They also drew four and lost one of these six encounters, in which they scored five and conceded six goals.
Espanyol Form
Espanyol were only able to take a single draw from their past three games. They came up short in a 0-2 defeat against Barcelona before drawing 1-1 with Levante. They were defeated once again, when Girona ran out 0-2 winners. Espanyol won four times in their last six away games in the LaLiga, in which they drew once and lost once. They conceded four goals while scoring eight themselves.
Betting facts for Valencia and Espanyol
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 Valencia and Espanyol played across all tournaments.
- In the last 22 Valencia home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 21 Valencia home matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 11 Valencia matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Valencia home matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 6 Valencia home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 16 Espanyol matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 14 Espanyol matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 10 Espanyol away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Espanyol away matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Espanyol matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players on top: Valencia vs Espanyol
Look no further than Pepelu, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Valencia in the LaLiga, while Carlos Romero managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Espanyol in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.
Popular markets: Valencia vs Espanyol
Full-time result
Valencia claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in five of the games, whilst losing two. Espanyol won five of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost three of the games in this run. Valencia didn’t lose any of their previous 5 matches at Estadio Mestalla. Valencia have not lost to Espanyol in 6 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Valencia scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Espanyol scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Espanyol managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Valencia have scored in 9 consecutive league meetings with Espanyol.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Valencia’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in two of Espanyol’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.8 goals in these matches. Valencia scored at least one goal in their last 9 matches.
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