Espanyol vs Real Valladolid

2 March 2019 · La Liga · 2018/19 · Referee Adrián Cordero Vega

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Borja Iglesias 1’
  • Mario Hermoso 55’
  • Wu Lei 65’
  • Rubén Alcaraz 17’

Match summary

Espanyol beat Real Valladolid 3-1. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Borja Iglesias put Espanyol ahead in the first minute, set up by Óscar Melendo and Rubén Alcaraz equalised in the 17th minute. In the second half, Mario Hermoso put Espanyol back in front in the 55th minute and Wu Lei made it 3-1 in the 65th minute, set up by Sergi Darder.

The chances backed that up: Espanyol created 2.93 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Real Valladolid's 1.45 from 14. Sergi Guardiola had a penalty saved for Real Valladolid.

Match stats

Espanyol Real Valladolid
15 Shots 14
6 Shots on Target 3
5 Corners 3
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2.93 xG 1.45
2.93 Non-penalty xG 0.71
13 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Espanyol Real Valladolid
Kick-off
Borja Iglesias
Assist: Óscar Melendo1-0 (Espanyol)
1’
17’
Rubén Alcaraz1-1 (Real Valladolid)
Half-time1-1
Mario Hermoso2-1 (Espanyol)
55’
Wu Lei
Assist: Sergi Darder3-1 (Espanyol)
65’
Full-time3-1

Bookings

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

Espanyol
  • Sergi Darder
  • Borja Iglesias
Real Valladolid
  • Rubén Alcaraz
  • Nacho

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 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.93 1.45 1’ Borja Iglesias (Espanyol), 1-0 1’ 17’ Rubén Alcaraz (Real Valladolid), 1-1 17’ 55’ Mario Hermoso (Espanyol), 2-1 55’ 65’ Wu Lei (Espanyol), 3-1 65’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.93 1.45 1’ Borja Iglesias (Espanyol), 1-0 Iglesias 1’ 17’ Rubén Alcaraz (Real Valladolid), 1-1 Alcaraz 17’ 55’ Mario Hermoso (Espanyol), 2-1 Hermoso 55’ 65’ Wu Lei (Espanyol), 3-1 Lei 65’
Espanyol 2.93 xGReal Valladolid 1.45 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Real Valladolid attacking Espanyol attacking 
47’ Sergi Guardiola (Real Valladolid), penalty, 0.74 xG, saved 55’ Mario Hermoso (Espanyol), set piece, 0.51 xG, goal 65’ Wu Lei (Espanyol), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 89’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), open play, 0.42 xG, saved 63’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), open play, 0.41 xG, off target 2’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 1’ Borja Iglesias (Espanyol), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 11’ Sergi Guardiola (Real Valladolid), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 5’ Wu Lei (Espanyol), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 43’ Kiko Olivas (Real Valladolid), set piece, 0.13 xG, off target 13’ Enes Ünal (Real Valladolid), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 16’ Óscar Plano (Real Valladolid), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 59’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 88’ Esteban Granero (Espanyol), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 34’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+2’ Óscar Plano (Real Valladolid), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 17’ Rubén Alcaraz (Real Valladolid), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 23’ Sergi Guardiola (Real Valladolid), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 42’ Roberto Rosales (Espanyol), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 38’ Dídac Vilá (Espanyol), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 74’ Borja Iglesias (Espanyol), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 61’ Óscar Plano (Real Valladolid), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 13’ Sergi Guardiola (Real Valladolid), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 80’ Rubén Alcaraz (Real Valladolid), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 46’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 53’ Óscar Plano (Real Valladolid), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 74’ Roberto Rosales (Espanyol), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 8’ Nacho (Real Valladolid), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 58’ Enes Ünal (Real Valladolid), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 47’ Sergi Guardiola (Real Valladolid), penalty, 0.74 xG, saved 55’ Mario Hermoso (Espanyol), set piece, 0.51 xG, goal 65’ Wu Lei (Espanyol), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 89’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), open play, 0.42 xG, saved 63’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), open play, 0.41 xG, off target 2’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 1’ Borja Iglesias (Espanyol), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 11’ Sergi Guardiola (Real Valladolid), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 5’ Wu Lei (Espanyol), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 43’ Kiko Olivas (Real Valladolid), set piece, 0.13 xG, off target 13’ Enes Ünal (Real Valladolid), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 59’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 16’ Óscar Plano (Real Valladolid), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 88’ Esteban Granero (Espanyol), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 34’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+2’ Óscar Plano (Real Valladolid), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 17’ Rubén Alcaraz (Real Valladolid), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 23’ Sergi Guardiola (Real Valladolid), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 42’ Roberto Rosales (Espanyol), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 38’ Dídac Vilá (Espanyol), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 74’ Borja Iglesias (Espanyol), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 13’ Sergi Guardiola (Real Valladolid), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 61’ Óscar Plano (Real Valladolid), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 80’ Rubén Alcaraz (Real Valladolid), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 46’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 53’ Óscar Plano (Real Valladolid), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 74’ Roberto Rosales (Espanyol), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 8’ Nacho (Real Valladolid), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 58’ Enes Ünal (Real Valladolid), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Diego López GK900 0.000.000
Roberto Rosales DEF902 0.060.061
Mario Hermoso DEF9011 0.510.000
David López DEF190 0.000.000
Dídac Vilá DEF901 0.040.051
Sergi Darder MID9015 0.910.421
Marc Roca MID900 0.000.842
Óscar Melendo MID9010 0.000.412
Hernán Pérez FWD610 0.000.121
Borja Iglesias FWD9012 0.380.351
Wu Lei FWD8612 0.550.062
Lluis López Sub710 0.000.000
Esteban Granero Sub291 0.060.000
Javi Puado Sub41 0.420.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Espanyol win 53% Bet365 odds 1.80
Draw 27% Bet365 odds 3.60
Real Valladolid win 20% Bet365 odds 4.75

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Espanyol LDWDD
Real Valladolid WLDLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Real Valladolid 1-1 Espanyol, 26 Oct 18 Next meeting: Espanyol 0-2 Real Valladolid, 29 Sep 19  All Espanyol vs Real Valladolid meetings

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.