Valencia vs Espanyol

31 December 2021 · La Liga · 2021/22 · Referee José María Sánchez Martínez

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–0

  • Omar Alderete 51’
  • Raúl de Tomás 83’ (pen)
  • Javi Puado 88’

Match summary

Espanyol came from behind to win 2-1 away at Valencia, with a late winner. It was goalless at half-time.

Omar Alderete put Valencia ahead with a header in the 51st minute, set up by Hélder Costa, Raúl de Tomás equalised from the penalty spot in the 83rd minute, and Javi Puado won it with a header in the 88th minute, set up by Jofre Carreras.

The chances backed that up: Espanyol created 2.15 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Valencia's 0.87 from 12. Valencia had a player sent off.

Match stats

Valencia Espanyol
12 Shots 15
2 Shots on Target 4
7 Corners 5
7 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 0
0.86 xG 2.15
0.86 Non-penalty xG 1.41
5 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Valencia Espanyol
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Omar Alderete
Assist: Hélder Costa1-0 (Valencia)
51’
83’
Raúl de Tomás
Penalty1-1 (Espanyol)
88’
Javi Puado
Assist: Jofre Carreras1-2 (Espanyol)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Valencia
  • Hugo Duro
  • Jasper Cillessen
  • Thierry Correia
  • Daniel Wass
  • Gonçalo Guedes
  • Rubén Iranzo
Espanyol
  • Adrià Pedrosa
  • Nicolás Melamed
  • Óscar Gil

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.87 2.15 51’ Omar Alderete (Valencia), 1-0 51’ 83’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), 1-1 83’ 88’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), 1-2 88’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.87 2.15 51’ Omar Alderete (Valencia), 1-0 Alderete 51’ 83’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), 1-1 de Tomás 83’ 88’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), 1-2 Puado 88’
Valencia 0.87 xGEspanyol 2.15 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Espanyol attacking Valencia attacking 
83’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 88’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 51’ Omar Alderete (Valencia), from a corner, 0.35 xG, goal 85’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 46’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), open play, 0.24 xG, off target 90+1’ Denis Cheryshev (Valencia), from a corner, 0.14 xG, blocked 36’ Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 86’ Cristiano Piccini (Valencia), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 88’ Maxi Gómez (Valencia), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 73’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 9’ Hugo Duro (Valencia), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 44’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 49’ Maxi Gómez (Valencia), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 33’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+6’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+1’ Rubén Iranzo (Valencia), from a corner, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 76’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+1’ Koba Koindredi (Valencia), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 1’ Daniel Wass (Valencia), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 26’ Adrià Pedrosa (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 28’ Carlos Soler (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 43’ Adrián Embarba (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 23’ Daniel Wass (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 28’ Daniel Wass (Valencia), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 33’ Loren Morón (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 57’ Aleix Vidal (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 68’ Keidi Bare (Espanyol), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 83’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 88’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 51’ Omar Alderete (Valencia), from a corner, 0.35 xG, goal 85’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 46’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), open play, 0.24 xG, off target 90+1’ Denis Cheryshev (Valencia), from a corner, 0.14 xG, blocked 36’ Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 86’ Cristiano Piccini (Valencia), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 88’ Maxi Gómez (Valencia), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 73’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 9’ Hugo Duro (Valencia), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 44’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 49’ Maxi Gómez (Valencia), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 33’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+6’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 76’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+1’ Rubén Iranzo (Valencia), from a corner, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 90+1’ Koba Koindredi (Valencia), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 1’ Daniel Wass (Valencia), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 26’ Adrià Pedrosa (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 28’ Daniel Wass (Valencia), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 28’ Carlos Soler (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 33’ Loren Morón (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 43’ Adrián Embarba (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 23’ Daniel Wass (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 57’ Aleix Vidal (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 68’ Keidi Bare (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
Jasper Cillessen GK900 0.000.000
Thierry Correia DEF780 0.000.021
Omar Alderete DEF9011 0.350.000
Hugo Guillamón DEF900 0.000.000
Jesús Vázquez DEF670 0.000.021
Hélder Costa MID8410 0.000.402
Carlos Soler MID901 0.020.103
Daniel Wass MID843 0.060.000
Hugo Duro MID821 0.050.000
Gonçalo Guedes FWD900 0.000.081
Maxi Gómez FWD902 0.120.021
Cristiano Piccini Sub231 0.080.071
Rubén Iranzo Sub121 0.030.000
Koba Koindredi Sub61 0.020.000
Denis Cheryshev Sub61 0.140.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Valencia win 52% Avg odds 1.83
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.72
Espanyol win 22% Avg odds 4.46

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

Form going into the game

Valencia DDWWW
Espanyol LWLWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Valencia 1-0 Espanyol, 16 Jul 20 Next meeting: Espanyol 1-1 Valencia, 14 May 22  All Valencia vs Espanyol 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.