Espanyol vs Valladolid Prediction 01/17/2025 | La Liga

Match Details

The match between Espanyol and Valladolid is scheduled to take place on January 17, 2025, at the RCDE Stadium. It will be a La Liga regular season match, with both teams vying for crucial points in their quest for league success. The odds currently favor Espanyol as the local team.

Head-to-Head Comparison

Espanyol and Valladolid have faced each other several times in recent years. In their most recent encounter earlier this season, Valladolid emerged victorious with a narrow 1-0 win over Espanyol. Historically, these matches tend to be closely contested affairs with few goals scored. However, it’s worth noting that three or more goals have been seen in some of their previous meetings.

Team Form: Espanyol

Espanyol has had a challenging run of form recently, failing to secure any victories in their last six matches across all competitions. They have struggled offensively during this period, scoring just two goals while conceding six. Their performance has left them sitting at the bottom half of the La Liga table.

In terms of home performances specifically, Espanyol has managed four wins out of ten matches played at the RCDE Stadium so far this season. With thirteen goals scored and twelve conceded on home turf thus far.

Their most recent outing was against Leganes where they settled for a 1-1 draw despite taking an early lead through Leandro Cabrera’s goal in just the second minute of play.

Team Form: Valladolid

Valladolid hasn’t fared much better than their upcoming opponents lately either; however they did manage to secure three wins from their last six away games across all competitions.
They’ve found it difficult defensively though, conceding ten goals in those six matches. Their away form has been a struggle overall this season with just one win from nine games played on the road.

In their most recent match against Real Betis, Valladolid secured a 1-0 victory thanks to Kike Pérez’s goal in the 58th minute.

Key Players

For Espanyol, Javi Puado and Leandro Cabrera have stood out as key contributors recently. Puado has netted six goals so far this season while also providing an assist. Meanwhile, Cabrera has shown his defensive prowess by scoring two crucial goals for his team.

Valladolid will be relying on Marcos André and Raul Moro to provide attacking threat upfront. Both players have contributed three goals each throughout the campaign and possess the ability to trouble opposing defenses.

Statistical Insights

Based on recent performances, it is evident that both teams are struggling defensively. Espanyol has conceded 31 goals in La Liga this season while Valladolid’s defense has leaked even more with 37 goals conceded.
Offensively, neither side boasts impressive numbers either; however Espanyol holds a slight advantage having scored 17 league goals compared to Valladolid’s tally of 13.

Prediction: Espanyol vs Valladolid

Considering their home advantage and slightly better offensive record, we predict that Espanyol will come out on top in this encounter against Valladolid. However given both teams’ struggles defensively lately it could potentially be a high-scoring affair.

Prediction: Espanyol 2-1 Valladolid