Espanyol vs Real Valladolid Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 16th October 2022

Real Valladolid go up against Espanyol this coming Sunday for an exciting La Liga meeting at RCDE Stadium. The last time Espanyol faced off against Real Valladolid, Real Valladolid claimed a 2-1 win at Estadio Jose Zorrilla.

Espanyol are number 17 in the table on six points after eight matches. Real Valladolid rank as number 13 with eight points after eight matches played.

Espanyol are looking for a payback after suffering a disappointing defeat in their latest encounter with Real Valladolid and odds favour them to pull it off.

Espanyol go into their next La Liga match, averaging a humble 1.2 goals per game in their last ten matches, in which they scored a mundane 12 times, while conceding 17 goals. That amounts to an average of 1.7 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring two times.

Real Valladolid are currently not the most scoring team in the La Liga, as they only found the back of the net eight times in ten matches. This is an average of just 0.8 goals a game in which they conceded 19 times, an average of 1.9 per game. They managed two clean sheets in of these.

Espanyol vs Real Valladolid Prediction

Espanyol form

Espanyol claimed two points in their previous three matches, where they lost 2-1 against Real Sociedad. They took a point in a2-2 draw with Valencia, before also drawing 2-2 with Cadiz. Espanyol did not win any of their last six La Liga matches at the RCDE Stadium. They came through these matches with a record of three draws and three defeats, in which they conceded 12 and scored seven goals.

A mid-table finish seemed likely for Espanyol but in current form they could be dragged into a relegation battle.

Real Valladolid Form

Real Valladolid claimed four points from a possible nine in their last three matches across all tournaments, which opened with a defeat 0-1 against Cadiz. A 2-3 win followed against Getafe, before drawing 0-0 with Real Betis. In their last six La Liga away matches, Real Valladolid failed to win more than once. In stead, they've drawn one and lost four, scoring six while also conceding 16 times.

Few people had high hopes on behalf of Real Valladolid before the season, but current form sees them punching above expectations.

Real Valladolid and Espanyol are almost always cautious, when going toe-to-toe with each other, which makes under 2.5 goals the value bet on Sunday.

Real Valladolid won two of their previous two encounters with opponents from the bottom six of the La Liga. They scored five and concededfour goals and collected seven points.

Espanyol vs Real Valladolid Team News

Espanyol could have as few as two players on the injured and absent list for their next assignment on Sunday.

Nico Ribaudo and Adria Pedrosa are all absent from the Espanyol squad that faces Real Valladolid at RCDE Stadium.

Real Valladolid face a list of three absentees from the squad ahead of their next match this coming Sunday against Espanyol.

Names like Jawad El Yamiq, Sergio Asenjo and Luis Perez most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Espanyol.

Espanyol vs Real Valladolid H2H

The last time Espanyol faced off against Real Valladolid, Real Valladolid claimed a 2-1 win at Estadio Jose Zorrilla. Real Valladolid look back on three wins in their previous matches against their next opponent in the shape of Espanyol. The home side has a 20% win rate in these encounter for a total record of 2-5-3. No doubt worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Espanyol vs Real Valladolid Results

In six of the previous ten matches between Espanyol and Real Valladolid both teams scored.

Espanyol vs Real Valladolid Betting Tips

Sergio Leon shows decent form right now for Real Valladolid, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the La Liga. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Espanyol, who are strong favourites on Sunday. Siding with Joselu also look a nice prospect as he scored five goals in his last six La Liga matches.

Espanyol claimed two wins without conceding a goal in their last 10 matches at home.

Over 2.5 goals happened three times in the past ten encounters between Espanyol and Real Valladolid, with Espanyol scoring 1.1 goals on average per game. Real Valladolid averaged 1.1 goals, while both teams scored six times. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Espanyol’s last ten matches in all tournaments. They banged in an average of 1.2 goals on the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the visitor's last ten games this season. On average, they scored 0.6 times in those matches.