Espanyol vs Valencia Preview

Espanyol willbe looking to halt Valencia’s ascension up the league table.

They are defensively a good side even though their attacking play is not as commendable.

They currently average 0.82 goals per game which is the league’s worst for a team above the bottom four but they have collected ten points from their last four home games, albeit those were not against any of the top six teams.

With Pablo Piatti in their attack, their lack of goals is mainly due to their opponents not allowing them get as much space as they want.

Espanyol have lost 4 of their last 5 meetings with Valencia.

Valencia have started this season in such good form that it is difficult not to take notice of them.

After a miserable few years that saw them almost get relegated a couple of times, Marcelino has brought back life to the former European champions and this game could be another routine win for them.

They are currently on a run of 8 straight wins and are considered one of the favourites to win the title at this stage, with Real Madrid and Atletico struggling for form.

Valencia has scored 2.73 goals per game this season which is the same figure as Barcelona and shows how rampant they have been.

Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions

Espanyol

LAST FIVE GAMES						DATE	COMPETITION
L	Alavés		1-0		Espanyol	Nov 4, 2017	Spanish Primera División
W	Espanyol		1-0		Real Betis	Oct 30, 2017	Spanish Primera División
D	Tenerife		0-0		Espanyol	Oct 26, 2017	Spanish Copa del Rey
D	Real Sociedad		1-1		Espanyol	Oct 23, 2017	Spanish Primera División
D	Espanyol		0-0		Levante	Oct 13, 2017	Spanish Primera División

Valencia

LAST FIVE GAMES						DATE	COMPETITION
W	Valencia		3-0		Leganes	Nov 4, 2017	Spanish Primera División
W	Alavés		1-2		Valencia	Oct 28, 2017	Spanish Primera División
W	Real Zaragoza		0-2		Valencia	Oct 24, 2017	Spanish Copa del Rey
W	Valencia		4-0		Sevilla FC	Oct 21, 2017	Spanish Primera División
W	Real Betis		3-6		Valencia	Oct 15, 2017	Spanish Primera División

H2H

LAST FIVE GAMES					DATE	COMPETITION
Espanyol		0-1		Valencia	May 13, 2017	Spanish Primera División
Valencia		2-1		Espanyol	Jan 15, 2017	Spanish Primera División
Valencia		2-1		Espanyol	Feb 13, 2016	Spanish Primera División
Espanyol		1-0		Valencia	Sep 22, 2015	Spanish Primera División
Espanyol		1-2		Valencia	Feb 8, 2015	Spanish Primera División

Other fixtures taking place this week in the Spanish Primera:

Spanish Primera Table

Spanish Primera Results