Real Valladolid hope to have lots of fans in for this game even though the season has been back-breaking up to now with 24 points and a 17th spot in the La Liga table. Visiting Espanyol have 12th place with 27 pts.
- Real Valladolid have the fewest scored goals (16) in La Liga
- Espanyol have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Real Valladolid form and stats
Real Valladolid, who have the fewest scored goals (16) in La Liga, have collected 17 points from their La Liga home games so far after 5-2-4.
In their previous game, the manager Martín led his Real Valladolid to a defeat away at Celta de Vigo. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio Municipal José Zorrilla. Midfield player Monchu got a match rating of 6.81 in that game, the max score being 10. Monchu hit one key pass and had 28 successful passes (of 32 total).
Heartbreak before that as Valladolid lost 1-2 at Real Betis's place.It should be considered that a glance at the 10 latest league fixtures reveals that 9 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored a goal).
Real Valladolid have scored {9 league goals} here from 11 matches, not a lot. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Valladolid have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Espanyol form and stats
3 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Espanyol playing as the away team in the La Liga this season.
Espanyol had fun at their own home (Estadio Municipal José Zorrilla) last time out, beating Mallorca 2-1. Braithwaite (2) scored. The attacker Braithwaite got a match rating of 8.1 in that game. Braithwaite scored two goals.
Prior to that result Espanyol won their away game at Elche. The scoreline was 1-0.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Espanyol playing away and similar expectations, we found 7 relevant matches. Results were 1 Espanyol win, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
Sports betting fact: Both teams have scored goal(s) in 10 of this club's latest 13 league matches.
The visiting Espanyol have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 13 goals from 11 games. As opposed to that, Espanyol have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Valladolid and Espanyol have played each other previously this season: Espanyol - Real Valladolid 1-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - four - three (Real Valladolid wins - draws - Espanyol wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Sanmartín Mato 11 goals |  M. Braithwait 7 goals |   S. León Limones 5 goals |
Real Valladolid missing players
Espanyol missing players
| Real Valladolid | Espanyol | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 23 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 13 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 16 | 9 | 4 | Scored | S | 6 | 13 | 29 |
| 33 | 9 | 4 | Conceded | C | 6 | 14 | 34 |
| 91% | 82% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 57% | 36% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 73% | 74% |
| 43% | 27% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 45% | 52% |
| 13% | 9% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 27% | 39% |
| 9% | 9% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 26% | 18% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 73% | 70% |
| 26% | 45% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 18% | 17% |
| 57% | 55% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 9% | 13% |
| 4.6 | 5 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.8 | 2.5 | 4.1 |
| 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 6.5 | 5.1 |
| 2.3 | 1.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 3 | 2.6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 11.1 | 12.7 | 12.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 8.8 | 10.7 |
| 3.7 | 4.6 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
| 19% | 18% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 37% | 37% |
| 15 | 12.5 | 16.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.2 | 15.1 | 13.6 |
| 4.7 | 3.5 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.7 |
- Espanyol have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Espanyol have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Espanyol haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Real Valladolid have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Real Valladolid have the fewest scored goals (16) in La Liga
- Real Valladolid have the fewest scored goals (9) at home in La Liga
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Barcelona | 23 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 37 | 59 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 23 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 47 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 29 | 52 |
| 3 | Real Sociedad | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 43 |
| 4 | Atletico Madrid | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 42 |
| 5 | Real Betis | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 40 |
| 6 | Rayo Vallecano | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 34 |
| 7 | Osasuna | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -1 | 33 |
| 8 | Athletic Club | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 32 |
| 9 | Villarreal | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 31 |
| 10 | Mallorca | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -3 | 31 |
| 11 | Girona | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 35 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 30 |
| 12 | Espanyol | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 14 | -5 | 27 |
| 13 | Celta de Vigo | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 20 | -8 | 27 |
| 14 | Sevilla | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -7 | 25 |
| 15 | Almeria | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 25 | -12 | 25 |
| 16 | Cadiz | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 20 | -17 | 25 |
| 17 | Real Valladolid | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 24 | -17 | 24 |
| 18 | Valencia | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 23 |
| 19 | Getafe | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -9 | 22 |
| 20 | Elche | 23 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 48 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 28 | -31 | 9 |
