Real Valladolid vs Espanyol
Competition – Spanish Primera
Stadium – Estadio Nuevo José Zorrilla
Date: 26th October 2018
Kick-off time – 20:00 GMT
It has been a crazy season in La Liga and this game offers these teams the chance to spend a few hours in a position that they could have only dreamed of when the season began.
A win for Espanyol would take them top of La Liga ahead of their City rivals, Barcelona, while a win for Valladolid would take them to second position in the league; a huge achievement for a newly promoted side.
Valladolid have enjoyed a surprise rise up the league table over the past few weeks.
They started their season with two draws, and no goals in their first four games.
All of a sudden, they found their scoring boots on Matchday 5 when they came from 2 goals down to draw 3-3 against Celta Vigo.
They went onto win the subsequent 4 matches that have followed and see themselves inside the top six when many thought they would be fighting relegation.
Espanyol have also steadily worked their way up the table.
Their home form has been the major source of their success this season as they have won all of their home games so far.
They beat Huesca 2-0 away last time out – that was their first away win of the season and they will be hoping to get another one here against another newly promoted side.
These teams have built much of their successes this season on a solid defence.
Valladolid have the second best defencive record after Atletico Madrid having conceded in just 44% of their matches this season.
Espanyol have also conceded just 0.78 goals per game so far as they remain one of the most defencively organized teams in Spain.
Bookmakers believe Espanyol will take all three points away from home however the odds are close and goal markets suggest this could be a low-scoring tie.
Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions
Real Valladolid
LAST FIVE GAMES | DATE | COMPETITION | |||||
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W | Real Betis | 0-1 | Real Valladolid | 21 Oct, 2018 | Spanish Primera División | ||
W | Real Valladolid | 1-0 | Huesca | 7 Oct, 2018 | Spanish Primera División | ||
W | Villarreal | 0-1 | Real Valladolid | 30 Sep, 2018 | Spanish Primera División | ||
W | Real Valladolid | 2-1 | Levante | 27 Sep, 2018 | Spanish Primera División | ||
D | Celta Vigo | 3-3 | Real Valladolid | 22 Sep, 2018 | Spanish Primera División |
Espanyol
LAST FIVE GAMES | DATE | COMPETITION | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W | Huesca | 0-2 | Espanyol | 21 Oct, 2018 | Spanish Primera División | ||
W | Espanyol | 3-1 | Villarreal | 7 Oct, 2018 | Spanish Primera División | ||
D | Rayo Vallecano | 2-2 | Espanyol | 28 Sep, 2018 | Spanish Primera División | ||
W | Espanyol | 1-0 | Eibar | 25 Sep, 2018 | Spanish Primera División | ||
L | Real Madrid | 1-0 | Espanyol | 22 Sep, 2018 | Spanish Primera División |
H2H
LAST FIVE GAMES | DATE | COMPETITION | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Real Valladolid | 1-0 | Espanyol | 3 May, 2014 | Spanish Primera División | ||
Espanyol | 4-2 | Real Valladolid | 22 Dec, 2013 | Spanish Primera División | ||
Espanyol | 0-0 | Real Valladolid | 3 Mar, 2013 | Spanish Primera División | ||
Real Valladolid | 1-1 | Espanyol | 6 Oct, 2012 | Spanish Primera División | ||
Espanyol | 1-1 | Real Valladolid | 9 Nov, 2010 | Spanish Copa del Rey |
Other fixtures taking place this week in the Spanish Primera:
January 3, 2025 | ||
Valencia | 21:00 | Real Madrid |
January 10, 2025 | ||
Rayo Vallecano | 21:00 | Celta Vigo |
January 11, 2025 | ||
Alaves | 14:00 | Girona |
Real Valladolid | 16:15 | Real Betis |
Espanyol | 18:30 | Leganes |
Sevilla | 21:00 | Valencia |
January 12, 2025 | ||
Las Palmas | 14:00 | Getafe |
Atlético de Madrid | 16:15 | Osasuna |
January 13, 2025 | ||
Real Sociedad | 21:00 | Villarreal |
January 17, 2025 | ||
Espanyol | 21:00 | Real Valladolid |
January 18, 2025 | ||
Osasuna | 14:00 | Rayo Vallecano |
Leganes | 16:15 | Atlético de Madrid |
Celta Vigo | 18:30 | Athletic Bilbao |
Getafe | 21:00 | Barcelona |
January 19, 2025 | ||
Real Betis | 14:00 | Alaves |
Real Madrid | 16:15 | Las Palmas |
Valencia | 18:30 | Real Sociedad |
Girona | 21:00 | Sevilla |
January 20, 2025 | ||
Villarreal | 21:00 | Mallorca |
Spanish Primera Table
# | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | G | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Atlético de Madrid | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 12 | +21 | 41 |
2 | Real Madrid | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 18 | +23 | 40 |
3 | Barcelona | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 51 | 22 | +29 | 38 |
4 | Athletic Bilbao | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 36 |
5 | Villarreal | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 30 |
6 | Mallorca | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 30 |
7 | Real Sociedad | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 25 |
8 | Girona | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 25 |
9 | Real Betis | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 25 |
10 | Osasuna | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 25 |
11 | Celta Vigo | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 28 | -1 | 24 |
12 | Rayo Vallecano | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 22 |
13 | Las Palmas | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 22 |
14 | Sevilla | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 27 | -7 | 22 |
15 | Leganes | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 28 | -11 | 18 |
16 | Alaves | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 30 | -9 | 17 |
17 | Getafe | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 16 |
18 | Espanyol | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 30 | -14 | 15 |
19 | Valencia | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 26 | -10 | 12 |
20 | Real Valladolid | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 37 | -25 | 12 |
Spanish Primera Results
December 22, 2024 | ||
Real Betis | 1 - 1 | Rayo Vallecano |
Las Palmas | 1 - 0 | Espanyol |
Leganes | 2 - 5 | Villarreal |
Real Madrid | 4 - 2 | Sevilla |
Valencia | 2 - 2 | Alaves |
December 21, 2024 | ||
Barcelona | 1 - 2 | Atlético de Madrid |
Osasuna | 1 - 2 | Athletic Bilbao |
Celta Vigo | 2 - 0 | Real Sociedad |
Getafe | 0 - 1 | Mallorca |
December 20, 2024 | ||
Girona | 3 - 0 | Real Valladolid |
December 18, 2024 | ||
Espanyol | 1 - 1 | Valencia |
Villarreal | 1 - 1 | Rayo Vallecano |
December 15, 2024 | ||
Barcelona | 0 - 1 | Leganes |
Real Sociedad | 0 - 0 | Las Palmas |
Villarreal | 1 - 2 | Real Betis |
Alaves | 1 - 1 | Athletic Bilbao |
Atlético de Madrid | 1 - 0 | Getafe |