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La Liga | Gameweek 19
Dec 31, 2021 at 3.15pm UK
Mestalla
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Valencia
1 - 2
Espanyol

Alderete (51')
Correia (12'), Guedes (19'), Wass (63'), Iranzo (78'), Duro (79'), Cillessen (90+6')
Duro (83')
FT(HT: 0-0)
de Tomas (83' pen.), Puado (88')
Nico (30'), Gil (79'), Pedrosa (90+3')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's La Liga clash between Valencia and Espanyol, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Valencia 2-1 Espanyol

Valencia, off the back of five straight wins, will be full of confidence heading into this match, and while Espanyol are capable of making it a tricky affair, we are expecting Los Che to put another three points on the board, which would move them into fourth position in the table. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Valencia win with a probability of 42.29%. A win for Espanyol had a probability of 30.3% and a draw had a probability of 27.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Valencia win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.02%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.55%) and 2-0 (7.95%). The likeliest Espanyol win was 0-1 (9.77%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.92%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 6.9% likelihood.

Result
ValenciaDrawEspanyol
42.29%27.41%30.3%
Both teams to score 48.32%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
42.97%57.03%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
22.08%77.92%
Valencia Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
73.36%26.64%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
38.12%61.88%
Espanyol Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
65.87%34.13%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
29.18%70.82%
Score Analysis
    Valencia 42.28%
    Espanyol 30.3%
    Draw 27.4%
ValenciaDrawEspanyol
1-0 @ 12.02%
2-1 @ 8.55%
2-0 @ 7.95%
3-1 @ 3.77%
3-0 @ 3.51%
3-2 @ 2.03%
4-1 @ 1.25%
4-0 @ 1.16%
Other @ 2.05%
Total : 42.28%
1-1 @ 12.92%
0-0 @ 9.09%
2-2 @ 4.6%
Other @ 0.8%
Total : 27.4%
0-1 @ 9.77%
1-2 @ 6.95%
0-2 @ 5.25%
1-3 @ 2.49%
0-3 @ 1.88%
2-3 @ 1.65%
Other @ 2.3%
Total : 30.3%

How you voted: Valencia vs Espanyol

Valencia
85.2%
Draw
11.3%
Espanyol
3.5%
142
Head to Head
Jul 16, 2020 8pm
Nov 2, 2019 12pm
Gameweek 12
Espanyol
1-2
Valencia
Roca (31' pen.)
Parejo (69' pen.), Gomez (80')
Kondogbia (30')
Feb 17, 2019 3.15pm
Gameweek 24
Valencia
0-0
Espanyol
Coquelin (66'), Roncaglia (84')
Lopez (28'), Granero (75'), Roca (87')
Lopez (90')
Aug 26, 2018 5.15pm
Gameweek 2
Espanyol
2-0
Valencia
Granero (63'), Iglesias (68')
Hermoso (48')

Diakhaby (30')
Apr 8, 2018 7.45pm
Valencia
1-0
Espanyol
Rodrigo (7')
Soler (53'), Garay (54'), Kondogbia (90')

Sanchez (15'), Baptistao (68')
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Atletico MadridAtletico18125133122141
2Barcelona19122551222938
3Real Madrid17114237162137
4Athletic Bilbao19106329171236
5Mallorca199371921-230
6Villarreal177642928127
7Real Sociedad187471613325
8GironaGirona187472625125
9Osasuna186752327-425
10Celta Vigo187382728-124
11Real BetisBetis176652021-124
12Sevilla176471823-522
13Rayo Vallecano175661920-121
14Las PalmasLas Palmas175482227-519
15Leganes174671523-818
16AlavesAlaves184592130-917
17Getafe183781115-416
18Espanyol1743101629-1315
19Valencia172691626-1012
20Real ValladolidValladolid1833121237-2512


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