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Match preview · La Liga

Valencia – Espanyol

Valencia 19th in La Liga Home 1.40 projected goals by the model
Espanyol 15th in La Liga Away 1.17 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 03:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.40 1.17
Valencia Espanyol
Valencia
40%
Draw
31%
Espanyol
29%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Valencia Draw Espanyol
Fair odds 2.48 3.23 3.48
Total goals
2.58
Over 2.5 goals
49%
Both teams to score
58%
Data coverage · full

Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.

Model vs market

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The model's case

Why the model leans Valencia

40% Valencia to win

Attack
13th vs 14th
Valencia attack v Espanyol defence
Defence
15th vs 10th
Valencia defence v Espanyol attack
Recent xG form
-0.89 vs -0.35
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.40 – 1.17
Valencia v Espanyol
How the model arrived here →

Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: Valencia and Espanyol compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Valencia Espanyol
xG / match 0.87 · 18th (better) 1.24 · 11th
xGA / match 1.64 · 13th (better) 1.36 · 11th
xGD / match -0.78 · 19th (better) -0.12 · 7th
xPts / match 0.91 · 19th (better) 1.35 · 8th
Last 6 xGD / match -0.89 (better) -0.35

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 35% of the model's distribution.

Valencia clean sheet
28%
Valencia 2+ goals
42%
Under 2.5 goals
51%
Both teams to score: no
42%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
15.8%
2:1
10.3%
1:2
8.4%
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Match result

Valencia to win
40.3% 2.48 —
Draw
30.9% 3.23 —
Espanyol to win
28.7% 3.48 —

Goals

Over 1.5 goals
77.1% 1.30 —
Under 1.5 goals
22.9% 4.37 —
Over 2.5 goals
48.8% 2.05 —
Under 2.5 goals
51.2% 1.95 —

Both teams to score

Both teams to score
58.1% 1.72 —
Both teams not to score
41.9% 2.38 —

Team goals — Valencia

Valencia to score
78.2% 1.28 —
Valencia not to score
21.8% 4.59 —
Valencia 2+ goals
42.1% 2.38 —
Valencia at most 1 goal
57.9% 1.73 —

Team goals — Espanyol

Espanyol to score
71.9% 1.39 —
Espanyol not to score
28.1% 3.56 —
Espanyol 2+ goals
33.2% 3.01 —
Espanyol at most 1 goal
66.8% 1.50 —

Model details

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Fit window
the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Valencia sample
20 matches
Espanyol sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · Valencia
4 matches
Away xG sample · Espanyol
3 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 03:30

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.