Valencia vs Espanyol

3 - 2

🕒 Sat, 24 Jan 2026 15:15 Europe/London 📍 Estadio de Mestalla 🧑‍⚖️ Alejandro Hernandez 🔁 Regular Season - 21 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 21

Regular Season Table

Valencia 9 · Espanyol 11

Referee Stats

Alejandro Hernandez

22 matches · 4.45 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.45
Reds avg	0.23
Penalties avg	0.59
Over 4.5 cards	45%
Home wins	73%
Draws	14%
Away wins	14%

How the match was won

Espanyol outshot their opponent (10-16).
Possession was balanced (47%-53%).
Physical contest: 6 yellows.

Team Overview

Valencia (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-6-5

Goals For / Against

27 / 23

Avg: 1.42 / 1.21

Points

Avg: 1.58

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Espanyol (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-5-9

Goals For / Against

22 / 31

Avg: 1.16 / 1.63

Points

Avg: 1.05

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this LaLiga fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.58

PPG

1.05

1.42

1.16

1.21

1.63

37%

O2.5

58%

63%

BTTS

63%

47%

Score 1st

32%

League-position context

Valencia rank9th

Espanyol rank11th

Valencia points49

Espanyol points46

Valencia: #9 · 49 pts · GD -9

37 pts off the top 2. 1 pts off the play-off line. 7 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Espanyol: #11 · 46 pts · GD -12

40 pts off the top 2. 4 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.

3-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Valencia last 5 home

W D L W L

Points7/15

Weighted index56

Goals8-8

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Espanyol last 5 away

W L L L D

Points4/15

Weighted index36

Goals4-8

Record1-1-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Valencia trend breakdown

Over 2.537%

BTTS63%

BTTS + O2.532%

1H Over 0.537%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 5%

Espanyol trend breakdown

Over 2.558%

BTTS63%

BTTS + O2.558%

1H Over 0.558%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Valencia score at home84%

Valencia clean sheet at home21%

Espanyol score away79%

Espanyol clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Valencia score first47%

Valencia win after scoring first56%

Espanyol score first32%

Espanyol win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Valencia 67% · Espanyol 22%

Avg first goal minute: Valencia 40.6' · Espanyol 33.7'

Vs league average

Valencia score at home1.42 vs 1.57

Valencia concede at home1.21 vs 1.12

Espanyol score away1.16 vs 1.12

Espanyol concede away1.63 vs 1.57

Valencia score 10% below league average, while Espanyol score 3% above league average.

Defensive side: Valencia are 8% above league average at home, and Espanyol are 4% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.40

BTTS100%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Valencia goal timing (home)

1H scored: 21% 2H scored: 79% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

46-60 7

0-15 3

61-75 3

16-30 1

31-45 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 5

76-90+ 5

61-75 4

16-30 2

31-45 2

0-15 0

Espanyol goal timing (away)

1H scored: 35% 2H scored: 65% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 7

31-45 4

76-90+ 4

0-15 2

61-75 2

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 9

76-90+ 8

16-30 4

61-75 4

0-15 3

31-45 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

47%

53%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

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Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

361

397

Passes Accurate

261

314

Passes %

72%

79%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

15' ⚽

⚽

15' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Hugo Duro

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Beltrán

45+1'

45+1' Pol Lozano

51' ↑↓

↑↓

51' ⇄ Pol Lozano

1st substitution · For: Edu Expósito

51' ↑↓

↑↓

51' ⇄ Pere Milla

2nd substitution · For: Kike García

54' ⚽

⚽

54' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

Ramón Terrats

Normal Goal · Assist: Kike García

56'

56' Kike García

59' ⚽

⚽

59' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

E. Cömert

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Danjuma

63'

63' Jesús Vázquez

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ Hugo Duro

1st substitution · For: U. Sadiq

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ A. Danjuma

2nd substitution · For: Diego López

67'

67' Fernando Calero

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ Jofre Carreras

3rd substitution · For: T. Dolan

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ Fernando Calero

4th substitution · For: Miguel Rubio

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ Ramón Terrats

5th substitution · For: C. Pickel

79' ⚽

⚽

79' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

Copete

Own Goal

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ Pepelu

3rd substitution · For: Javi Guerra

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ F. Ugrinic

4th substitution · For: B. Santamaría

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ Luis Rioja

5th substitution · For: L. Ramazani

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 3-2

L. Ramazani

Penalty

90+3'

90+3' Rubén Sánchez

90+8'

90+8' T. Dolan

Valencia vs Espanyol 3-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Valencia beat Espanyol 3-2 on Saturday, 24 January 2026 in LaLiga. The match was refereed by Alejandro Hernandez. It was played at Estadio de Mestalla.

First half: Valencia took the lead at 15' when Hugo Duro scored, with the assist credited to L. Beltrán, making the score 1-0. Pol Lozano received a yellow card for Espanyol at 45+1'.

Second half: Espanyol made their 1st substitution at 51', with Pol Lozano replacing Edu Expósito. Espanyol made their 2nd substitution at 51', with Pere Milla replacing Kike García. Espanyol leveled the score at 54' when Ramón Terrats scored, with the assist credited to Kike García, making the score 1-1. Kike García received a yellow card for Espanyol at 56'. Valencia took the lead at 59' when E. Cömert scored, with the assist credited to A. Danjuma, making the score 2-1. Jesús Vázquez received a yellow card for Valencia at 63'. Valencia made their 1st substitution at 63', with Hugo Duro replacing U. Sadiq. Valencia made their 2nd substitution at 64', with A. Danjuma replacing Diego López. Fernando Calero received a yellow card for Espanyol at 67'. Espanyol made their 3rd substitution at 70', with Jofre Carreras replacing T. Dolan. Espanyol made their 4th substitution at 79', with Fernando Calero replacing Miguel Rubio. Espanyol made their 5th substitution at 79', with Ramón Terrats replacing C. Pickel. Espanyol leveled the score at 79' when Copete scored (Own Goal), making the score 2-2. Valencia made their 3rd substitution at 88', with Pepelu replacing Javi Guerra. Valencia made their 4th substitution at 88', with F. Ugrinic replacing B. Santamaría. Valencia made their 5th substitution at 88', with Luis Rioja replacing L. Ramazani. Valencia took the lead at 90' when L. Ramazani scored (Penalty), making the score 3-2. Rubén Sánchez received a yellow card for Espanyol at 90+3'. T. Dolan received a yellow card for Espanyol at 90+8'.

Valencia used 5 substitutions while Espanyol used 5 substitutions. Valencia got 1 yellow card, while Espanyol got 5 yellow cards.