Espanyol vs Valencia

26 August 2018 · La Liga · 2018/19 · Referee Carlos del Cerro Grande

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Esteban Granero 62’
  • Borja Iglesias 68’

Match summary

Espanyol won 2-0 at home to Valencia. It was goalless at half-time.

Esteban Granero put Espanyol ahead with a direct free kick in the 62nd minute and Borja Iglesias made it 2-0 in the 68th minute, set up by Leo Baptistao.

The chances backed that up: Espanyol created 1.52 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Valencia's 1.04 from 16.

Match stats

Espanyol Valencia
19 Shots 16
9 Shots on Target 4
6 Corners 10
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.50 xG 1.04
1.50 Non-penalty xG 1.04
10 Deep Completions 11

Key events

Espanyol Valencia
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Esteban Granero1-0 (Espanyol)
62’
Borja Iglesias
Assist: Leo Baptistao2-0 (Espanyol)
68’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Espanyol
  • Mario Hermoso
Valencia
  • Mouctar Diakhaby

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 1.52 1.04 62’ Esteban Granero (Espanyol), 1-0 62’ 68’ Borja Iglesias (Espanyol), 2-0 68’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.52 1.04 62’ Esteban Granero (Espanyol), 1-0 Granero 62’ 68’ Borja Iglesias (Espanyol), 2-0 Iglesias 68’
Espanyol 1.52 xGValencia 1.04 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Valencia attacking Espanyol attacking 
68’ Borja Iglesias (Espanyol), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 73’ José Gayá (Valencia), open play, 0.35 xG, blocked 51’ Geoffrey Kondogbia (Valencia), from a corner, 0.18 xG, blocked 62’ Esteban Granero (Espanyol), direct free kick, 0.16 xG, goal 18’ Santi Mina (Valencia), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 71’ Hernán Pérez (Espanyol), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 32’ Sergio García (Espanyol), open play, 0.12 xG, hit the woodwork 71’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 71’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 68’ Dídac Vilá (Espanyol), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 9’ Cristiano Piccini (Valencia), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 88’ Michy Batshuayi (Valencia), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 34’ Mario Hermoso (Espanyol), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 32’ Borja Iglesias (Espanyol), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 45’ Leo Baptistao (Espanyol), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 54’ Dídac Vilá (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 12’ Rodrigo (Valencia), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 53’ Leo Baptistao (Espanyol), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 52’ Leo Baptistao (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 13’ Santi Mina (Valencia), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 51’ Carlos Soler (Valencia), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 66’ Leo Baptistao (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 3’ Rodrigo (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 38’ Carlos Soler (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 45’ Sergio García (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 66’ Sergio García (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 43’ Mario Hermoso (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 51’ Daniel Wass (Valencia), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+3’ Michy Batshuayi (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 60’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 79’ Geoffrey Kondogbia (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 25’ Carlos Soler (Valencia), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 49’ Marc Roca (Espanyol), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 88’ Geoffrey Kondogbia (Valencia), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90’ Kevin Gameiro (Valencia), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 68’ Borja Iglesias (Espanyol), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 73’ José Gayá (Valencia), open play, 0.35 xG, blocked 51’ Geoffrey Kondogbia (Valencia), from a corner, 0.18 xG, blocked 62’ Esteban Granero (Espanyol), direct free kick, 0.16 xG, goal 18’ Santi Mina (Valencia), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 71’ Hernán Pérez (Espanyol), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 71’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 32’ Sergio García (Espanyol), open play, 0.12 xG, hit the woodwork 71’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 68’ Dídac Vilá (Espanyol), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 9’ Cristiano Piccini (Valencia), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 88’ Michy Batshuayi (Valencia), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 34’ Mario Hermoso (Espanyol), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 32’ Borja Iglesias (Espanyol), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 54’ Dídac Vilá (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 45’ Leo Baptistao (Espanyol), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 12’ Rodrigo (Valencia), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 53’ Leo Baptistao (Espanyol), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 52’ Leo Baptistao (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 66’ Leo Baptistao (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 13’ Santi Mina (Valencia), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 45’ Sergio García (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 51’ Carlos Soler (Valencia), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 3’ Rodrigo (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 38’ Carlos Soler (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 66’ Sergio García (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 51’ Daniel Wass (Valencia), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 43’ Mario Hermoso (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 60’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+3’ Michy Batshuayi (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 79’ Geoffrey Kondogbia (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 25’ Carlos Soler (Valencia), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 49’ Marc Roca (Espanyol), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90’ Kevin Gameiro (Valencia), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 88’ Geoffrey Kondogbia (Valencia), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Diego López GK900 0.000.000
Javi López DEF900 0.000.163
Mario Hermoso DEF902 0.080.000
David López DEF900 0.000.000
Dídac Vilá DEF902 0.120.031
Marc Roca MID901 0.010.000
Leo Baptistao MID7614 0.140.442
Sergi Darder MID903 0.270.000
Esteban Granero MID8011 0.160.164
Sergio García MID713 0.170.021
Borja Iglesias FWD9012 0.430.072
Hernán Pérez Sub191 0.140.262
Pablo Piatti Sub140 0.000.000
Víctor Sánchez Sub100 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Espanyol win 30% Bet365 odds 3.25
Draw 30% Bet365 odds 3.20
Valencia win 40% Bet365 odds 2.37

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

Form going into the game

Espanyol D
Valencia D

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Valencia 0-0 Espanyol, 17 Feb 19  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.