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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')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Barcelona18122450203038
2Atletico MadridAtletico17115131112038
3Real Madrid17114237162137
4Athletic Bilbao1896327161133
5Mallorca188371821-327
6Villarreal167542827126
7Real Sociedad177461611525
8Osasuna176742225-325
9Real BetisBetis176652021-124
10GironaGirona176472325-222
11Sevilla176471823-522
12Celta Vigo176382528-321
13Rayo Vallecano165561819-120
14Las PalmasLas Palmas175482227-519
15Leganes174671523-818
16Getafe173771114-316
17AlavesAlaves174491928-916
18Espanyol1642101528-1314
19Real ValladolidValladolid1733111234-2212
20Valencia152491323-1010


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