An important duel in the bottom section of the La Liga, with both Real Valladolid and Espanyol experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 15th and the visitors in 20th place.
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
The story so far in the La Liga for Real Valladolid at their home stadium (Estadio Municipal José Zorrilla) is 2 wins, 7 draws and 2 defeats.
No payout for Real Valladolid in their previous match, an away game at Granada that ended in defeat 1-2. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Villarreal.
The defeat against Granada was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored six minutes into stoppage time (by C. Fernandez).
This is expected to be a close game, with Real Valladolid perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Real Valladolid as a small favourite), we find seven games. Real Valladolid has won three of these, drawn three and lost one.
Real Valladolid are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 11 games. Real Valladolid are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Municipal José Zorrilla in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 11 matches.
Espanyol form and stats
Espanyol, who have the most conceded goals (42) in La Liga, have only collected 12 points from their away games in the La Liga, after 3-3-6 (12 played).
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Sevilla (placed 5th) in their previous outing. The La Liga match ended in a draw 2-2. Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Mallorca.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found nine similar matches played by Espanyol in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Espanyol, two draws and four defeats.
The attacking power of Espanyol when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 12 league matches away. Espanyol have conceded 19 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Espanyol - Real Valladolid 0-2. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Real Valladolid, five draws and three wins for Espanyol. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: eight games.Top Goalscorers
  S. Guardiola Navarro 5 goals |  E. Ünal 4 goals |   R. de Tomás Gómez 4 goals |
Real Valladolid missing players
Espanyol missing players
| Real Valladolid | Espanyol | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 5 | 12 | 24 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | 7 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 20 | 11 | 7 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 27 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 6 | 19 | 42 |
| 83% | 82% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 92% | 96% |
| 71% | 64% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 83% | 83% |
| 25% | 18% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 50% | 50% |
| 8% | 9% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 25% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 42% | 45% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 50% | 54% |
| 33% | 36% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 17% | 12% |
| 42% | 36% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 42% | 38% |
| 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.3 | 4.5 |
| 5.3 | 4.2 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| 2.3 | 2.3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.8 | 3.2 | 2.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 219 | 96 | 32 | Total Shots | T S | 39 | 128 | 279 |
| 73 | 32 | 13 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 38 | 84 |
| 27% | 34% | 54% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 26% | 25% |
- Espanyol has the most conceded goals (42)
- Espanyol has the most conceded goals in the second half (25)
- Espanyol has the most dropped points from leading position (20)
- Espanyol has the the worst goal difference (-21)
- Real Valladolid has the fewest matches over the total-line (6)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Real Madrid | 24 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 46 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 30 | 53 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 57 | 29 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 28 | 52 |
| 3 | Getafe | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 42 |
| 4 | Atletico Madrid | 24 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 40 |
| 5 | Sevilla | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 40 |
| 6 | Villarreal | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 42 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 38 |
| 7 | Valencia | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 1 | 38 |
| 8 | Real Sociedad | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 39 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 37 |
| 9 | Granada | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 29 | 31 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 23 | -2 | 33 |
| 10 | Athletic Club | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 23 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 31 |
| 11 | Osasuna | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 31 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -1 | 31 |
| 12 | Real Betis | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 32 | 37 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 20 | -5 | 29 |
| 13 | Levante | 24 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 30 | 36 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 25 | -6 | 29 |
| 14 | Deportivo Alavés | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 25 | -9 | 27 |
| 15 | Real Valladolid | 24 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 20 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -7 | 26 |
| 16 | SD Eibar | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -10 | 24 |
| 17 | Celta de Vigo | 24 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 22 | -13 | 21 |
| 18 | Mallorca | 24 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 23 | 39 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 26 | -16 | 21 |
| 19 | Leganés | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 18 | -18 | 19 |
| 20 | Espanyol | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 42 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -21 | 19 |