Espanyol hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 8 points and a 19th position in the La Liga table. Visiting Valencia holds 12th place with 14 pts.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Espanyol form and stats
Espanyol are yet to produce one single La Liga point here at RCDE Stadium, to the disappointment of their supporters. All 5 matches have been lost. The season ticket holders are starting to dread their visits here at RCDE Stadium, with the home team losing five in a row. They have not avoided a defeat here since the Sevilla game.
The fans are hoping that Espanyol will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-3 away loss in the La Liga game against Athletic Club (placed 8th). In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Levante.
Espanyol has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches in the league: 1 goal from 5 games. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Espanyol with 11 goals conceded in these matches.
Valencia form and stats
1-1-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Valencia in their La Liga matches away.
Valencia delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Sevilla (placed 5th) in their previous match; a La Liga game. Prior to that match, the Valencia manager Celades faced defeat when travelling to Osasuna and losing 1-3.
A new game in only three days for Valencia, the Champions League home match versus Lille. Busy days.
Valencia find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 5 goals from 5 away fixtures in the league. Valencia have conceded 10 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Espanyol 3 wins, 1 draw and Valencia 6 victories. As for goals, 3 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 7 games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  Dani Parejo 5 goals |  M. Gómez 4 goals |  K. Gameiro 2 goals |
Espanyol missing players
Valencia missing players
| Espanyol | Valencia | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 15 |
| 18 | 11 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 10 | 17 |
| 91% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 73% | 80% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 60% | 82% |
| 36% | 40% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 36% |
| 9% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 40% | 27% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 18% |
| 27% | 20% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 60% | 73% |
| 18% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 18% |
| 64% | 80% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 20% | 9% |
| 5.4 | 6.4 | 5.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
| 4.3 | 4.6 | 3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| 2.4 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
- Espanyol have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Espanyol have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Espanyol have lost all their home matches so far.
- Espanyol have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Espanyol haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Valencia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Valencia have scored more than double the goals of Espanyol.
- Valencia haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 22 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 21 |
| 3 | Granada | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 20 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 20 |
| 5 | Sevilla | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
| 7 | Villarreal | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| 8 | Athletic Club | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 16 |
| 9 | Getafe | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 16 |
| 10 | Osasuna | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 15 |
| 11 | Levante | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -1 | 14 |
| 12 | Valencia | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -2 | 14 |
| 13 | Real Valladolid | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -3 | 14 |
| 14 | SD Eibar | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 12 |
| 15 | Deportivo Alavés | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -5 | 12 |
| 16 | Real Betis | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | -7 | 12 |
| 17 | Mallorca | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -6 | 11 |
| 18 | Celta de Vigo | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -8 | 9 |
| 19 | Espanyol | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -13 | 8 |
| 20 | Leganés | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | -14 | 5 |