Valencia vs Espanyol Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 24th January 2026

When Espanyol come to Estadio Mestalla for the LaLiga match this coming Saturday, Valencia will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Valencia are number 17 in the table on 20 points after 20 matches. Espanyol rank as number 5 with 34 points after 20 matches played.

It seems Valencia and Espanyol have such a good reading on each other that there's little or nothing to set them apart right now. Their last three matches all ended without a winner, which naturally makes the draw a tasty prospect at Estadio Mestalla.

Valencia have a hard time getting on the scoreboard these days, as they managed a poorly nine goals in their previous ten matches. That is an average of 0.9 goals per game, in which they conceded 15 goals, or 1.5 goals per game. Furthermore, they fought their way to two clean sheets in this run.

Espanyol are currently not the most scoring team in the LaLiga, as they only found the back of the net nine times in ten matches. This is an average of just 0.9 goals a game in which they conceded 11 times, an average of 1.1 per game. They managed three clean sheets in these.

The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 2-2 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest this coming Saturday?

Valencia vs Espanyol Prediction

Valencia Form

Valencia should be high on confidence, as their last three matches saw them gain two victories and a draw. They started off drawing 1-1 with Elche, before beating first Burgos CF by 0-2, then Getafe in a 0-1 win. Valencia claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the LaLiga, which also saw them drawing four and losing one matches, in which they scored five and conceded six goals.

Espanyol Form

Espanyol only managed to gain a single draw in their past three games. First, they suffered a 0-2 defeat against Barcelona. Then a 1-1 draw with Levante followed, before Girona claimed a 0-2 victory. Espanyol came through their last six away games in the LaLiga with four wins. Of those six matches, they drew once and lost once in which, they scored eight and conceded four.

Valencia find it just as tough as Espanyol to get on the scoreboard these days, and a match short on goal looks highly likely, when they clash at Estadio Mestalla.

Valencia fought their way to zero wins and two points from their last six games against teams inside the top six. They were on target four times in these matches, but also let in 17 goals. Espanyol recorded three wins from their last six games against teams placed in the bottom six and collected 11 points. They scored nine goals while conceding six. Valencia are looking at a record of four wins, eight draws and eight defeats in the LaLiga this season. Espanyol are looking at ten wins, four draws and six defeats in the LaLiga.

Valencia vs Espanyol Squads

Valencia Squad

Carlos Corberan will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Espanyol from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season):

Cristian Rivero (0/0), Julen Agirrezabala (0/18), Stole Dimitrievski (0/2), Cesar Tarrega (0/19), Dimitri Foulquier (0/13), Eray Coemert (0/3), Jesus Vazquez (0/12), Jose Gaya (1/17), Mouctar Diakhaby (1/8), Thierry Correia (0/14), Andre Almeida (0/13), Baptiste Santamaria (1/16), Filip Ugrinic (0/10), Javier Guerra (0/20), Lucas Nunez (0/0), Pepelu (2/18), Alberto Mari (0/0), Arnaut Danjuma (3/19), Daniel Raba (0/11), Diego Lopez (3/20), Hugo Duro (6/19), Largie Ramazani (0/10), Lucas Beltran (1/17), Luis Rioja (1/19), Umar Sadiq (0/7).

Espanyol Squad

Below is the full team squad of Espanyol. The manager Gonzalez will pick his starting XI against Valencia from these players:

Angel Fortuno (0/0), Marko Dmitrovic (0/20), Pol Tristan (0/0), Carlos Romero (4/19), Clemens Riedel (0/8), Fernando Calero (0/16), Jose Salinas (0/8), Leandro Cabrera (2/19), Miguel Rubio (1/6), Omar El Hilali (0/20), Ruben Sanchez (0/11), Charles Pickel (0/11), Edu Exposito (0/19), Javi Hernandez (0/0), Pol Lozano (1/19), Ramon Terrats (0/13), Urko Gonzalez de Zarate (0/19), Antoniu Roca (0/7), Javier Puado (2/10), Jofre Carreras (0/13), Kike Garcia (3/19), Pere Milla (6/18), Roberto Fernandez (4/20), Tyrhys Dolan (0/19).

Valencia vs Espanyol Team News

At the time of writing, Espanyol just have two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match this coming Saturday. Omar El Hilali and Javier Puado sit this one out for Espanyol, serving a suspension instead of travelling to meet Valencia.

Valencia vs Espanyol Lineups

Valencia vs Espanyol H2H

Their latest encounter was a belter of a game, which finished with a 2-2 scoreline. An uncommon result, but we would not mind a similar goal fest this coming Saturday. Valencia enter the match against Espanyol with a 2-7-1 record in their previous ten encounters. A win rate of 20%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Valencia vs Espanyol Results

Of the last ten encounters between Valencia Espanyol over 2.5 goals came out five times. Odds on over 2.5 goals are at 6/5 with bookies.

Valencia vs Espanyol Betting Tips

Look no further than Pepelu, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Valencia in the LaLiga, while Carlos Romero managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Espanyol in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Valencia claimed three wins, drew five and lost two of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Espanyol won five, drew two and lost three of their last 10 games away. Goals are flowing freely for Valencia on home soil currently, as both teams scored in six of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target four times in Espanyol''s last 10 league games away from home.

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Valencia managed an average of 1.3 goals, with Espanyol averaging 1.2 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet eight times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Valencia, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in two of Espanyol's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.8 goals in these matches.