Valencia vs Espanyol

16 July 2020 · La Liga · 2019/20 · Referee Eduardo Prieto Iglesias

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Kevin Gameiro 17’

Match summary

Valencia saw off Espanyol 1-0. Valencia led 1-0 at half-time.

Kevin Gameiro put Valencia ahead in the 17th minute, set up by Ferrán Torres.

There was little between the sides on chances: Valencia created 1.24 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots, Espanyol 1.22 from 18. Valencia had a player sent off.

Match stats

Valencia Espanyol
9 Shots 18
3 Shots on Target 6
4 Corners 4
2 Yellow Cards 4
1 Red Cards 0
1.24 xG 1.20
1.24 Non-penalty xG 1.20
4 Deep Completions 9

Key events

Valencia Espanyol
Kick-off
Kevin Gameiro
Assist: Ferrán Torres1-0 (Valencia)
17’
Half-time1-0
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Valencia
  • Jaume Costa
  • Mouctar Diakhaby
  • Francis Coquelin
Espanyol
  • Bernardo
  • Dídac Vilá
  • Sergi Darder
  • Raúl de Tomás

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.24 1.22 17’ Kevin Gameiro (Valencia), 1-0 17’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.24 1.22 17’ Kevin Gameiro (Valencia), 1-0 Gameiro 17’
Valencia 1.24 xGEspanyol 1.22 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Espanyol attacking Valencia attacking 
38’ Ferrán Torres (Valencia), open play, 0.61 xG, off target 13’ Wu Lei (Espanyol), open play, 0.38 xG, off target 17’ Kevin Gameiro (Valencia), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 35’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.31 xG, saved 5’ Ferrán Torres (Valencia), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 74’ Adrián Embarba (Espanyol), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, saved 78’ Maxi Gómez (Valencia), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 26’ Ferrán Torres (Valencia), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 35’ Adrián Embarba (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 87’ Adrián Embarba (Espanyol), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 28’ Dídac Vilá (Espanyol), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 14’ Wu Lei (Espanyol), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 25’ Geoffrey Kondogbia (Valencia), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90+2’ Adrián Embarba (Espanyol), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 90+8’ Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 46’ Bernardo (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 51’ Carlos Soler (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 52’ Adrián Embarba (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+2’ Matías Vargas (Espanyol), set piece, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 13’ Thierry Correia (Valencia), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 56’ Adrián Embarba (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 81’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 12’ Lee Kang-In (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 24’ Dídac Vilá (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 52’ Marc Roca (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+8’ Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 38’ Ferrán Torres (Valencia), open play, 0.61 xG, off target 13’ Wu Lei (Espanyol), open play, 0.38 xG, off target 17’ Kevin Gameiro (Valencia), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 35’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.31 xG, saved 5’ Ferrán Torres (Valencia), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 78’ Maxi Gómez (Valencia), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 26’ Ferrán Torres (Valencia), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 35’ Adrián Embarba (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 74’ Adrián Embarba (Espanyol), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, saved 87’ Adrián Embarba (Espanyol), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 25’ Geoffrey Kondogbia (Valencia), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 28’ Dídac Vilá (Espanyol), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 14’ Wu Lei (Espanyol), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90+2’ Adrián Embarba (Espanyol), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 90+8’ Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 46’ Bernardo (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 51’ Carlos Soler (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 52’ Adrián Embarba (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+2’ Matías Vargas (Espanyol), set piece, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 56’ Adrián Embarba (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 13’ Thierry Correia (Valencia), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 48’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 52’ Marc Roca (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 81’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 12’ Lee Kang-In (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 24’ Dídac Vilá (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+8’ Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
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 DEF731 0.020.000
Hugo Guillamón DEF900 0.000.000
Mouctar Diakhaby DEF790 0.000.000
Jaume Costa DEF900 0.000.000
Geoffrey Kondogbia MID901 0.040.021
Carlos Soler MID901 0.020.000
Ferrán Torres MID7413 0.750.331
Lee Kang-In MID651 0.020.071
Gonçalo Guedes MID900 0.000.062
Kevin Gameiro FWD8011 0.330.682
Francis Coquelin Sub250 0.000.000
Alessandro Florenzi Sub170 0.000.000
Denis Cheryshev Sub160 0.000.000
Gabriel Sub110 0.000.000
Maxi Gómez Sub101 0.070.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Valencia win 45% Avg odds 2.11
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.42
Espanyol win 27% Avg odds 3.54

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

Form going into the game

Valencia LLDWL
Espanyol LLLLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Espanyol 1-2 Valencia, 02 Nov 19 Next meeting: Valencia 1-2 Espanyol, 31 Dec 21  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.