Espanyol vs Valencia

23 September 2025 · La Liga · 2025/26 · Referee José Luis Guzmán Mansilla

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Leandro Cabrera 59’
  • Javi Puado 90+6’
  • Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld 15’
  • Hugo Duro 62’

Match summary

Espanyol and Valencia drew 2-2. Valencia led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld put Valencia ahead in the 15th minute, set up by Luis Rioja. In the second half, Leandro Cabrera equalised with a header in the 59th minute, set up by Edu Expósito, Hugo Duro put Valencia back in front with a header in the 62nd minute, set up by Filip Ugrinic, and Javi Puado equalised with a header in stoppage time, set up by Roberto Fernández.

Espanyol had the better of the chances, with 3.55 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots to Valencia's 1.01 from 5.

Match stats

56% Possession 44%
21 Shots 5
10 Shots on target 2
8 Corners 3
124 Attacks 83
78 Dangerous attacks 28
440 Passes 369
81% Pass accuracy 76%
7 Tackles 25
9 Fouls 9
1 Yellow cards 4
0 Red cards 0
5 Offsides 2

Key events

Espanyol Valencia
Kick-off
15’
Arnaut DanjumaRight foot shot0-1 (Valencia)
Kike GarcíaShot on target
32’
38’
Mouctar DiakhabyArgument
Charles PickelArgument
38’
Tyrhys DolanShot on target
41’
43’
Diego LópezFoul
Half-time0-1
Second half underway
54’
Baptiste SantamariaPersistent fouling
Roberto FernándezCharles Pickel
57’
Ludovic TaillandierHeader1-1 (Espanyol)
59’
60’
Lucas BeltránDiego López
60’
Filip UgrinicPepelu
62’
Hugo DuroHeader1-2 (Valencia)
Urko González de ZáratePol Lozano
68’
Rubén SánchezOmar El Hilali
68’
Edu ExpósitoShot on target
69’
Edu ExpósitoShot on target
69’
71’
Thierry CorreiaArnaut Danjuma
Roberto FernándezShot on target
74’
76’
Javi GuerraLuis Rioja
76’
Jesús VázquezJosé GayàInjury
Antoniu RocaTyrhys Dolan
82’
José SalinasCarlos Romero
82’
Javi PuadoShot on target
90+2’
90+4’
Julen AgirrezabalaTime wasting
Javi PuadoHeader2-2 (Espanyol)
90+6’
Full-time2-2

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 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.55 1.01 15’ Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Valencia), 0-1 15’ 59’ Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol), 1-1 59’ 62’ Hugo Duro (Valencia), 1-2 62’ 90+6’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), 2-2 90+6’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.55 1.01 15’ Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Valencia), 0-1 Groeneveld 15’ 59’ Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol), 1-1 Cabrera 59’ 62’ Hugo Duro (Valencia), 1-2 Duro 62’ 90+6’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), 2-2 Puado 90+6’
Espanyol 3.55 xGValencia 1.01 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Valencia attacking Espanyol attacking 
15’ Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Valencia), open play, 0.56 xG, goal 37’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.54 xG, off target 90+2’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), open play, 0.51 xG, saved 90+6’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), set piece, 0.46 xG, goal 37’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.41 xG, blocked 77’ Kike García (Espanyol), open play, 0.41 xG, off target 85’ Edu Expósito (Espanyol), open play, 0.37 xG, off target 62’ Hugo Duro (Valencia), from a corner, 0.35 xG, goal 37’ Charles Pickel (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.15 xG, blocked 59’ Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.13 xG, goal 66’ Tyrhys Dolan (Espanyol), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 66’ Roberto Fernández (Espanyol), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 32’ Kike García (Espanyol), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 69’ Edu Expósito (Espanyol), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 41’ Tyrhys Dolan (Espanyol), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 48’ Luis Rioja (Valencia), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 9’ Pepelu (Valencia), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 69’ Edu Expósito (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 7’ Luis Rioja (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 17’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 39’ Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 74’ Roberto Fernández (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 32’ Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 45’ Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 52’ Carlos Romero (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 22’ Kike García (Espanyol), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 15’ Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Valencia), open play, 0.56 xG, goal 37’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.54 xG, off target 90+2’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), open play, 0.51 xG, saved 90+6’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), set piece, 0.46 xG, goal 37’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.41 xG, blocked 77’ Kike García (Espanyol), open play, 0.41 xG, off target 85’ Edu Expósito (Espanyol), open play, 0.37 xG, off target 62’ Hugo Duro (Valencia), from a corner, 0.35 xG, goal 37’ Charles Pickel (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.15 xG, blocked 59’ Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.13 xG, goal 66’ Tyrhys Dolan (Espanyol), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 66’ Roberto Fernández (Espanyol), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 32’ Kike García (Espanyol), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 69’ Edu Expósito (Espanyol), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 41’ Tyrhys Dolan (Espanyol), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 48’ Luis Rioja (Valencia), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 9’ Pepelu (Valencia), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 69’ Edu Expósito (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 7’ Luis Rioja (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 17’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 39’ Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 45’ Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 52’ Carlos Romero (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 74’ Roberto Fernández (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 32’ Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 22’ Kike García (Espanyol), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Espanyol 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Dmitrovic
Hilali 68’
Riedel
Taillandier
Romero 82’
Lozano 68’
Expósito
Dolan 82’
Pickel 57’
Puado
García
Valencia 4-4-2 Starting XI
Agirrezabala
Gayà 76’
Diakhaby
Tárrega
Foulquier
López 60’
Pepelu 60’
Santamaria
Rioja 76’
Duro
Danjuma 71’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Marko Dmitrovic GK900 0.000.000
Omar El Hilali DEF720 0.000.000
Clemens Riedel DEF900 0.000.000
Leandro Cabrera DEF9014 0.190.000
Carlos Romero DEF861 0.020.000
Edu Expósito MID9013 0.460.605
Pol Lozano MID720 0.000.000
Tyrhys Dolan MID862 0.170.000
Charles Pickel MID611 0.150.000
Javi Puado MID9015 1.950.522
Kike García FWD903 0.480.214
Roberto Fernández Sub2912 0.141.434
Rubén Sánchez Sub180 0.000.000
Urko Gonzalez Sub180 0.000.000
José Salinas Sub40 0.000.000
Antoniu Roca Sub40 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Espanyol win 41% Avg odds 2.32
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.16
Valencia win 29% Avg odds 3.20

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

Form going into the game

Espanyol WDWWL
Valencia DLWLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Valencia 1-1 Espanyol, 22 Apr 25 Next meeting: Valencia 3-2 Espanyol, 24 Jan 26  All Espanyol vs Valencia meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.