Espanyol vs Valencia

14 May 2022 · La Liga · 2021/22 · Referee Alejandro Muñíz Ruiz

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Raúl de Tomás 45+2’
  • Maxi Gómez 37’

Match summary

Espanyol and Valencia shared the points in a 1-1 draw. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Maxi Gómez put Valencia ahead in the 37th minute, set up by Thierry Correia and Raúl de Tomás equalised in first-half stoppage time, set up by Rubén Sánchez.

Valencia had the better of the chances, with 2.46 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Espanyol's 0.60 from 5.

Match stats

Espanyol Valencia
5 Shots 18
3 Shots on Target 5
2 Corners 3
4 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0

Key events

Espanyol Valencia
Kick-off
37’
Maxi Gómez
Assist: Thierry Correia0-1 (Valencia)
Raúl de Tomás
Assist: Rubén Sánchez1-1 (Espanyol)
45+2’
Half-time1-1
Full-time1-1

Bookings

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

Espanyol
  • Fran Mérida
  • Sergi Darder
  • Raúl de Tomás
  • Dídac Vilá
Valencia
  • Omar Alderete

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.60 2.46 37’ Maxi Gómez (Valencia), 0-1 37’ 45+2’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), 1-1 45+2’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.60 2.46 37’ Maxi Gómez (Valencia), 0-1 Gómez 37’ 45+2’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), 1-1 de Tomás 45+2’
Espanyol 0.60 xGValencia 2.46 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Valencia attacking Espanyol attacking 
77’ Bryan Gil Salvatierra (Valencia), open play, 0.58 xG, off target 77’ Maxi Gómez (Valencia), open play, 0.40 xG, blocked 4’ Eray Cömert (Valencia), set piece, 0.37 xG, saved 47’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 80’ Thierry Correia (Valencia), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 83’ David López (Espanyol), set piece, 0.13 xG, saved 18’ Maxi Gómez (Valencia), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 37’ Maxi Gómez (Valencia), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 13’ Maxi Gómez (Valencia), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 49’ Eray Cömert (Valencia), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 54’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 84’ Bryan Gil Salvatierra (Valencia), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 51’ José Gayá (Valencia), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 71’ Maxi Gómez (Valencia), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 82’ Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 15’ Marcos de Sousa (Valencia), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 66’ Marcos de Sousa (Valencia), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 29’ Maxi Gómez (Valencia), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 34’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 30’ Marcos de Sousa (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 14’ Marcos de Sousa (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 57’ Ilaix Moriba (Valencia), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 2’ Rubén Sánchez (Espanyol), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 77’ Bryan Gil Salvatierra (Valencia), open play, 0.58 xG, off target 77’ Maxi Gómez (Valencia), open play, 0.40 xG, blocked 4’ Eray Cömert (Valencia), set piece, 0.37 xG, saved 47’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 80’ Thierry Correia (Valencia), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 83’ David López (Espanyol), set piece, 0.13 xG, saved 18’ Maxi Gómez (Valencia), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 37’ Maxi Gómez (Valencia), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 13’ Maxi Gómez (Valencia), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 49’ Eray Cömert (Valencia), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 54’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 84’ Bryan Gil Salvatierra (Valencia), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 51’ José Gayá (Valencia), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 71’ Maxi Gómez (Valencia), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 82’ Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 15’ Marcos de Sousa (Valencia), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 66’ Marcos de Sousa (Valencia), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 29’ Maxi Gómez (Valencia), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 34’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 30’ Marcos de Sousa (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 14’ Marcos de Sousa (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 57’ Ilaix Moriba (Valencia), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 2’ Rubén Sánchez (Espanyol), open play, 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
Rubén Sánchez DEF9011 0.010.361
Sergi Gómez DEF900 0.000.000
David López DEF901 0.130.071
Leandro Cabrera DEF900 0.000.000
Óscar Melendo MID610 0.000.031
Sergi Darder MID901 0.030.000
Fran Mérida MID710 0.000.000
Tonny Vilhena MID900 0.000.000
Raúl de Tomás FWD9011 0.360.000
Javi Puado FWD711 0.070.000
Nicolás Melamed Sub290 0.000.000
Adrián Embarba Sub190 0.000.131
Daniel Villahermosa Sub190 0.000.000
Dídac Vilá Sub10 0.000.000
Jofre Carreras Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Espanyol win 34% Avg odds 2.79
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.34
Valencia win 37% Avg odds 2.60

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

Form going into the game

Espanyol LLLDL
Valencia LLDDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Valencia 1-2 Espanyol, 31 Dec 21 Next meeting: Espanyol 2-2 Valencia, 02 Oct 22  All Espanyol vs Valencia 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.