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

Tue 22nd Apr, 18:00 BST, Mestalla, Valencia

the Mestalla is the setting on Tuesday evening, as Carlos Corberan's Valencia CF host José Manuel González Álvarez's Espanyol in the La Liga. All statistics, including an in-depth look at the form of both sides and head-to-head records, will change as you browse each of the seventeen betting markets via the tabs below. Odds from leading bookmakers and, of course, our algorithmic predictions will too.


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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

We can expect some goalmouth action in this one, but don't count on a record-breaker. Under 3.5 goals is the prediction, meaning there will be no more than 3 goals scored during 90 minutes. Get best odds on under 3.5 just below, followed by market-specific form statistics and head-to-head (H2H) records.

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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 Valencia are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 45% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.70.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Valencia
45%
1.91
12%
-
Draw
27%
3.40
3%
-
Espanyol
29%
4.20
16%
-
Draw 1-1
13%
6.50
7%
-
Valencia 1-0
12%
6.50
8%
-
Espanyol 1-0
9%
11.00-
Valencia 2-1
9%
9.00
6%
-
Draw 0-0
9%
8.50
6%
-
Valencia 2-0
8%
8.50
21%
-
Espanyol 2-1
7%
15.00
12%
-
Espanyol 2-0
5%
21.00
9%
-
Draw 2-2
5%
17.00
11%
-
Valencia 3-1
4%
17.00
13%
-
Valencia 3-0
4%
15.00
15%
-
Espanyol 3-1
2%
34.00
17%
-
Valencia 3-2
2%
29.00
15%
-
Espanyol 3-0
2%
41.00
20%
-
Espanyol 3-2
2%
41.00
20%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
44%
2.10
5%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
56%
1.73
4%
-
Home 1st Goal
51%
1.57
5%
-
Away 1st Goal
44%
2.75
14%
-
No 1st Goal
5%
8.50
6%
-
BTTS - Yes
49%
1.95
5%
-
BTTS - No
51%
1.80
6%
-
BTTS - Home Win
18%
4.33-
BTTS - Draw
18%
4.75
14%
-
BTTS - Away Win
12%
9.00
18%
-
Home/draw
71%
1.22
4%
-
Away/draw
55%
1.83
13%
-
Home/away
73%
1.30
1%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
70%
1.36
3%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
30%
3.20
7%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
23%
4.00-
Under 3.5 Goals
77%
1.25-
Over 4.5 Goals
10%
8.00
11%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
90%
1.08
1%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
17.00
11%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1.02-
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
1.07
1%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
9.00
13%
-
Home DNB
63%
1.36
9%
-
Away DNB
47%
3.00
20%
-
Valencia win to nil
26%
3.00
15%
-
Espanyol win to nil
16%
7.00
13%
-
Valencia / Valencia
27%
3.10
13%
-
Valencia / Espanyol
2%
34.00
17%
-
Valencia / Draw
6%
15.00-
Draw / Valencia
18%
4.75
10%
-
Draw / Espanyol
10%
8.50
15%
-
Draw / Draw
17%
5.00-
Espanyol / Valencia
3%
26.00-
Espanyol / Espanyol
12%
7.00
18%
-
Espanyol / Draw
6%
15.00
12%
-
Win / draw / win La Liga table

Valencia have played 32 matches so far this season and are in 14th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

22 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 10 games, drawn 7 and won 5. Valencia have conceded 39 goals, scored 23, failed to score in 6 matches and kept 3 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Valencia have played 16 games at home, winning 8, drawing 3 and losing 5 fixtures. They have scored 22 goals, conceded 18 goals, kept 6 clean sheets and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

Espanyol lay in 13th place on 38 points in the La Liga league table having played 31 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 11 games against teams below them in the table, winning 3, drawing 4 and losing 4 games. They have scored 11 goals and kept 1 clean sheet against lower placed opposition. Espanyol have conceded 15 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

Espanyol have played 15 away games, winning 3, drawing 2 and losing 10 games. They have scored an average of 0.9 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.6 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Valencia
Espanyol
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Barcelona3223455673 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
7-1A
May 15
l
 
3-1A
2
Real Madrid3221653469 
l
 
1-2F
w
 
1-2F
w
 
1-0F
l
 
4-1F
3
A.Madrid3218952663 
l
 
0-3A
l
 
3-0A
d
 
1-1A
d
 
0-00-0
4
A.Bilbao32151252357 
May 18
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
4-1A
5
Villarreal31141071352 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-2F
Apr 27
6
Real Betis321499551 
w
 
4-2F
May 25
May 4
l
 
1-0A
7
Mallorca3212812-644 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1F
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-1F
8
Celta3212713-243 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-1F
w
 
3-1F
w
 
0-2F
9
R.Sociedad3212614-442 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
3-0A
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1A
10
R.Vallecano32101111-441 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-1A
w
 
0-4F
11
Osasuna329149-741 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
3-3F
d
 
0-00-0
May 18
12
Getafe3210913239 
May 10
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
13
Espanyol Away3110813-638 
Apr 22
d
 
1-1A
-
-
14
Valencia Home3291112-1238 
-
-
d
 
1-1F
Apr 22
15
Sevilla3291013-837 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1F
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1F
16
Girona329716-1234 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1F
l
 
4-1A
17
Las Palmas328816-1432 
l
 
2-3F
May 3
May 25
l
 
1-0A
18
Alaves3271015-1231 
d
 
2-2A
May 14
w
 
3-2F
w
 
0-1F
19
Leganes3261115-1929 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1F
May 11
20
Valladolid324424-5316 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
Win / draw / win form
3
Valencia have won 3 consecutive home league games
3
Espanyol have won 3 consecutive league games
7
Valencia have not lost in 7 consecutive league games
3
Espanyol have kept a clean sheet for 3 consecutive league games
Valencia 14TH
20 league games
Home
3
Overall
7
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
Espanyol 13TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
3
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
4
Draw
5
Lost
11
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
4
Valencia have drawn with Espanyol in 4 consecutive league meetings
5
Espanyol have not lost to Valencia in 5 consecutive league meetings
League games at Valencia since 2014
Valencia
Espanyol
Goals: Scored
12
7
Games: Scored
7 / 8
5 / 8
Clean sheets
3 / 8
1 / 8
VAL
5
D
2
ESP
1
League games at Espanyol since 2015
Espanyol
Valencia
Goals: Scored
9
11
Games: Scored
7 / 9
7 / 9
Clean sheets
2 / 9
2 / 9
VAL
4
D
3
ESP
2
Goal Statistics

Valencia CF's defensive record is very strong, Carlos Corberan's men having conceded 1 or less in 6 consecutive La Liga games. An average PG rating of 1.1 for Espanyol makes sense in this context.

Valencia 14th Espanyol 13th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that Valencia will score no more than 1 goal
0
35%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 72% probability that Espanyol will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-10
Valencia’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-2
Espanyol’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.2
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
La Liga - 2024/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/279708/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Valencia
PG (predicted goals)
Espanyol
1.4
1.1
Attack rating
2%
better
VAL
ESP
view stats
Games scored24
23
Failed to score8
8
Scored first19
16
Goals scored36
34
Avg. goals scored1.1
1.1
Avg. shots per game8
7
Avg. shots per goal7
6
Conversion rate for15
17
Avg. XG for1.1
0.9
KickOff rating
+2%
Defence rating
VAL
ESP
7%
better
view stats
Games conceded25
24
Clean sheets7
7
Conceded first11
13
Goals conceded48
40
Avg. goals conceded1.5
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded9
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
8
Conversion rate against18%
12%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.6
KickOff rating
+7%

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

Valencia La Liga squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
30859
C MosqueraH DuroD LópezPepelu
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D López FWD3175
2
-
C Mosquera DEF301
6
-
J Guerra MID3023
3
-
L Rioja FWD2953
4
-
C Tárrega DEF282
4
-
D Foulquier DEF281
6
-
Pepelu MID2811
8
1
A Almeida MID283
1
-
G Mamardashvili GLK27
1
-
E Barrenechea MID2412
5
-
H Duro FWD2482
3
-
F Pérez MID19
1
-
J Gayà DEF171
6
-
S Canós FWD161
3
-
J Vázquez DEF15
3
-
Y. Gasiorowski Hernandis DEF14
1
-
R Mir FWD133
1
-
H Guillamón MID12
2
-
T Correia DEF11
1
-
U Sadiq  FWD114
3
-
M Diakhaby DEF82
-
I Jaime MID5
-
S Dimitrievski GLK4
1
-
M. Tejón Fauli FWD4
-
M Aarons DEF2
1
-
Espanyol La Liga squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3110411
J GarcíaJ PuadoÁlvaro TejeroP Lozano
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J García GLK31
2
-
A Kral MID311
1
-
O Hilali DEF302
9
-
J Carreras FWD3033
5
-
M Kumbulla DEF293
7
-
J Puado FWD28103
5
-
C Romero DEF2721
5
-
L Cabrera DEF2732
3
-
Álvaro Tejero DEF2414
2
-
P Lozano MID24
11
-
A Véliz FWD221
3
-
A. Roca Vives FWD201
3
-
W Cheddira FWD2011
2
-
B Oliván DEF171
2
-
F Calero DEF161
-
P Milla FWD151
3
-
Álvaro Aguado MID141
3
-
E Expósito MID121
2
-
R Fernández FWD125
1
-
S Gómez DEF11
1
-
U González MID101
1
-
J Gragera MID10
-
R. Bauzà Sureda MID5
1
-