Valencia vs Espanyol

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🕒 Fri, 31 Dec 2021 15:15 Europe/London 📍 Estadio de Mestalla 🧑‍⚖️ Jose Maria Sanchez Martinez 🔁 Regular Season - 19 🏁 match finished

Season

2021-2022 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 19

Regular Season Table

Valencia 9 · Espanyol 14

Referee Stats

Jose Maria Sanchez Martinez

22 matches · 5.27 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	5.27
Reds avg	0.14
Penalties avg	0.23
Over 4.5 cards	73%
Home wins	45%
Draws	27%
Away wins	27%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (12-15).
Espanyol controlled possession (63%).
Espanyol had the sharper finishing (2-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Valencia (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-8-5

Goals For / Against

26 / 24

Avg: 1.37 / 1.26

Points

Avg: 1.37

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Espanyol (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-6-12

Goals For / Against

15 / 34

Avg: 0.79 / 1.79

Points

Avg: 0.47

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

1.37

PPG

0.47

1.37

0.79

1.26

1.79

53%

O2.5

58%

63%

BTTS

58%

Score 1st

26%

League-position context

Valencia rank9th

Espanyol rank14th

Valencia points48

Espanyol points42

Valencia: #9 · 48 pts · GD -5

25 pts off the top 2. 7 pts off the play-off line. 9 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Espanyol: #14 · 42 pts · GD -13

31 pts off the top 2. 13 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Valencia last 5 home

W L D L D

Points5/15

Weighted index42

Goals4-6

Record1-2-2

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

D L L L L

Points1/15

Weighted index11

Goals2-9

Record0-1-4

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 2.553%

BTTS63%

BTTS + O2.542%

1H Over 0.558%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 5%

Espanyol trend breakdown

Over 2.558%

BTTS58%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.558%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 21%

Scoring reliability

Valencia score at home84%

Valencia clean sheet at home32%

Espanyol score away58%

Espanyol clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Valencia score first58%

Valencia win after scoring first55%

Espanyol score first26%

Espanyol win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Valencia 50% · Espanyol 23%

Avg first goal minute: Valencia 29.5' · Espanyol 26.6'

Vs league average

Valencia score at home1.37 vs 1.42

Valencia concede at home1.26 vs 1.08

Espanyol score away0.79 vs 1.08

Espanyol concede away1.79 vs 1.42

Valencia score 4% below league average, while Espanyol score 27% below league average.

Defensive side: Valencia are 17% above league average at home, and Espanyol are 26% 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: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 9

76-90+ 8

16-30 5

31-45 4

0-15 3

61-75 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 7

76-90+ 7

61-75 6

31-45 5

16-30 1

0-15 0

Espanyol goal timing (away)

1H scored: 35% 2H scored: 65% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

46-60 4

0-15 3

31-45 2

61-75 2

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 12

46-60 11

0-15 6

16-30 4

31-45 4

61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

37%

63%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

279

516

Passes Accurate

202

446

Passes %

72%

86%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

12'

12' Thierry Correia

19'

19' Gonçalo Guedes

30'

30' Nico Melamed

51' ⚽

⚽

51' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

O. Alderete

Normal Goal · Assist: Hélder Costa

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ Adri Embarba

1st substitution · For: Javi Puado

63'

63' D. Wass

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ Jesús Vázquez

1st substitution · For: C. Piccini

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ Loren Morón

2nd substitution · For: L. Dimata

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ Nico Melamed

3rd substitution · For: Óscar Gil

78'

78' Rubo Iranzo

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ Thierry Correia

2nd substitution · For: Rubo Iranzo

79'

79' Hugo Duro

79'

79' Óscar Gil

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ Aleix Vidal

4th substitution · For: Jofre Carreras

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ K. Bare

5th substitution · For: Manu Morlanes

82'

82' Hugo Duro

82'

82' Hugo Duro

83' ⚽

⚽

83' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

Raúl de Tomás

Penalty

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ Hélder Costa

3rd substitution · For: D. Cheryshev

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ D. Wass

4th substitution · For: K. Koindredi

88' ⚽

⚽

88' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

Javi Puado

Normal Goal · Assist: Jofre Carreras

90+3'

90+3' Adrià Pedrosa

90+6'

90+6' J. Cillessen

Valencia vs Espanyol 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Espanyol beat Valencia 2-1 on Friday, 31 December 2021 in LaLiga. The match was refereed by Jose Maria Sanchez Martinez. It was played at Estadio de Mestalla.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. Thierry Correia received a yellow card for Valencia at 12'. Gonçalo Guedes received a yellow card for Valencia at 19'. Nico Melamed received a yellow card for Espanyol at 30'.

Second half: Valencia took the lead at 51' when O. Alderete scored, with the assist credited to Hélder Costa, making the score 1-0. Espanyol made their 1st substitution at 61', with Adri Embarba replacing Javi Puado. D. Wass received a yellow card for Valencia at 63'. Valencia made their 1st substitution at 67', with Jesús Vázquez replacing C. Piccini. Espanyol made their 2nd substitution at 71', with Loren Morón replacing L. Dimata. Espanyol made their 3rd substitution at 71', with Nico Melamed replacing Óscar Gil. Rubo Iranzo received a yellow card for Valencia at 78'. Valencia made their 2nd substitution at 78', with Thierry Correia replacing Rubo Iranzo. Hugo Duro received a yellow card for Valencia at 79'. Óscar Gil received a yellow card for Espanyol at 79'. Espanyol made their 4th substitution at 81', with Aleix Vidal replacing Jofre Carreras. Espanyol made their 5th substitution at 81', with K. Bare replacing Manu Morlanes. Hugo Duro received a yellow card for Valencia at 82'. Hugo Duro received a red card for Valencia at 82'. Espanyol leveled the score at 83' when Raúl de Tomás scored (Penalty), making the score 1-1. Valencia made their 3rd substitution at 84', with Hélder Costa replacing D. Cheryshev. Valencia made their 4th substitution at 84', with D. Wass replacing K. Koindredi. Espanyol took the lead at 88' when Javi Puado scored, with the assist credited to Jofre Carreras, making the score 1-2. Adrià Pedrosa received a yellow card for Espanyol at 90+3'. J. Cillessen received a yellow card for Valencia at 90+6'.

Valencia used 4 substitutions while Espanyol used 5 substitutions. Valencia got 7 yellow cards and 1 red card, while Espanyol got 3 yellow cards.