Espanyol vs Real Valladolid

17 January 2025 · La Liga · 2024/25 · Referee Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Javi Puado 31’
  • Roberto Fernández 74’
  • Javi Sánchez 57’

Match summary

Espanyol saw off Real Valladolid 2-1. Espanyol led 1-0 at half-time.

Javi Puado put Espanyol ahead in the 31st minute, set up by Tejero, Javi Sánchez equalised with a direct free kick in the 57th minute, and Roberto Fernández won it with a header in the 74th minute, set up by Omar El Hilali.

Real Valladolid can feel hard done by, creating 1.72 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Espanyol's 1.29 from 12.

Match stats

Espanyol Real Valladolid
12 Shots 11
4 Shots on Target 4
1 Corners 7
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.29 xG 1.72
1.29 Non-penalty xG 1.72
3 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Espanyol Real Valladolid
Kick-off
Javi Puado
Assist: Tejero
1-0 (Espanyol)
31’
Half-time1-0
57’
Javi Sánchez1-1 (Real Valladolid)
Roberto Fernández
Assist: Omar El Hilali
2-1 (Espanyol)
74’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Espanyol
  • Omar El Hilali
  • Brian Oliván
Real Valladolid
  • Stanko Juric
  • Selim Amallah

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.29 1.72 31’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), 1-0 31’ 57’ Javi Sánchez (Real Valladolid), 1-1 57’ 74’ Roberto Fernández (Espanyol), 2-1 74’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.29 1.72 31’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), 1-0 Puado 31’ 57’ Javi Sánchez (Real Valladolid), 1-1 Sánchez 57’ 74’ Roberto Fernández (Espanyol), 2-1 Fernández 74’
Espanyol 1.29 xGReal Valladolid 1.72 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Real Valladolid attacking Espanyol attacking 
74’ Roberto Fernández (Espanyol), open play, 0.58 xG, goal 90+6’ Kike Pérez (Real Valladolid), open play, 0.41 xG, off target 16’ Lucas Rosa (Real Valladolid), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 41’ Marcos de Sousa (Real Valladolid), open play, 0.37 xG, off target 90+4’ Marcos de Sousa (Real Valladolid), from a corner, 0.35 xG, off target 61’ Alejo Véliz (Espanyol), set piece, 0.15 xG, off target 82’ Brian Oliván (Espanyol), direct free kick, 0.16 xG, off target 7’ Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.11 xG, hit the woodwork 31’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 90+1’ Edu Expósito (Espanyol), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 57’ Javi Sánchez (Real Valladolid), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, goal 90+8’ Edu Expósito (Espanyol), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 50’ Tejero (Espanyol), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 21’ Raul Moro (Real Valladolid), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 51’ Raul Moro (Real Valladolid), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 46’ Raul Moro (Real Valladolid), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 89’ Selim Amallah (Real Valladolid), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 71’ Edu Expósito (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 17’ Mario Martín (Real Valladolid), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 76’ Mario Martín (Real Valladolid), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 84’ Marash Kumbulla (Espanyol), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 23’ Tejero (Espanyol), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 64’ Alejo Véliz (Espanyol), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 74’ Roberto Fernández (Espanyol), open play, 0.58 xG, goal 90+6’ Kike Pérez (Real Valladolid), open play, 0.41 xG, off target 16’ Lucas Rosa (Real Valladolid), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 41’ Marcos de Sousa (Real Valladolid), open play, 0.37 xG, off target 90+4’ Marcos de Sousa (Real Valladolid), from a corner, 0.35 xG, off target 82’ Brian Oliván (Espanyol), direct free kick, 0.16 xG, off target 61’ Alejo Véliz (Espanyol), set piece, 0.15 xG, off target 7’ Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.11 xG, hit the woodwork 90+1’ Edu Expósito (Espanyol), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 31’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 57’ Javi Sánchez (Real Valladolid), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, goal 90+8’ Edu Expósito (Espanyol), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 50’ Tejero (Espanyol), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 51’ Raul Moro (Real Valladolid), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 21’ Raul Moro (Real Valladolid), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 46’ Raul Moro (Real Valladolid), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 89’ Selim Amallah (Real Valladolid), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 71’ Edu Expósito (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 17’ Mario Martín (Real Valladolid), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 76’ Mario Martín (Real Valladolid), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 84’ Marash Kumbulla (Espanyol), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 23’ Tejero (Espanyol), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 64’ Alejo Véliz (Espanyol), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Joan García GK900 0.000.000
Omar El Hilali DEF9010 0.000.581
Marash Kumbulla DEF901 0.010.000
Leandro Cabrera DEF901 0.110.000
Brian Oliván DEF901 0.160.011
Antoniu Roca MID600 0.000.000
Alex Kral MID900 0.000.000
Pol Lozano MID650 0.000.000
Javi Puado MID9011 0.060.000
Alejo Véliz FWD822 0.160.000
Tejero FWD6512 0.060.323
Jofre Carreras Sub300 0.000.000
Edu Expósito Sub253 0.140.000
Roberto Fernández Sub2511 0.580.071
Fernando Calero Sub80 0.000.011

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Espanyol win 53% Avg odds 1.81
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.32
Real Valladolid win 18% Avg odds 5.17

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.