La Liga
Valencia 2-1 Espanyol
Valencia vs Espanyol finished 2-1 in La Liga. Key event: 1' Denis Cheryshev (assist Aderlan Santos · xG 0.03 · Right Foot · Set Piece · location 83.9%, 72.8%). Head to head: H2H last 3: 2-0-1. Home form: L L D D L; Away form: L L D L L. Also shown: timeline, team statistics, lineups, top players, recent team results.
Match context 4 facts
Home form
L L D D L
2 pts, goals 3-7, 0.60 scored/match, 1.40 conceded/match
Away form
L L D L L
1 pts, goals 4-18, 0.80 scored/match, 3.60 conceded/match
Valencia · season record
5 W · 11 D · 8 L
2015/2016: 24 recorded matches, goals 27–25; before 13 Feb 2016 UTC. Not official standings.
Espanyol · season record
6 W · 4 D · 13 L
2015/2016: 23 recorded matches, goals 20–46; before 13 Feb 2016 UTC. Not official standings.
Shot map 37 shots · 3 goals
Both teams attack from left to right. The attacking half is shown when every location fits it; larger markers represent higher xG.
Attempt
Goal
Marker size = xG
Match timelineControls every timed spatial view below
Full match · 47 timed plotted passes. Network and heatmap show the full match.
Pass map directional passes
Solid arrows are completed passes; dashed arrows are incomplete.
CompletedIncompleteArrow = direction
Pass-location heatmapevent density, not tracking datafull match
Density is calculated from pass start locations in the accepted event feed.
Fewer pass startsMore pass starts
Possession flow 28 recorded possessions
Share of recorded possession time in each five-minute interval. Official full-match possession is shown above.
ValenciaEspanyol
- 0–5′0–100
- 5–10′0–100
- 10–15′0–100
- 15–20′47–53
- 20–25′100–0
- 25–30′100–0
- 30–35′80–20
- 35–40′0–100
- 40–45′0–100
- 45–50′86–14
- 50–55′100–0
- 55–60′100–0
- 60–65′17–83
- 65–70′3–97
- 70–75′0–100
- 75–80′0–100
- 80–85′0–100
- 85–90′0–100
- 90–95′7–93
Timeline 78 events
1'
•
shot
Denis Cheryshev
VAL assist Aderlan Santos · xG 0.03 · Right Foot · Set Piece · location 83.9%, 72.8%
4'
•
shot
Felipe Caicedo
ESP assist Abraham · xG 0.61 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 93.5%, 49.5%
4'
•
shot
Mamadou Sylla
ESP xG 0.37 · Open Play · location 98.1%, 42.1%
4'
•
shot
Felipe Salvador Caicedo Corozo
ESP Open Play · Saved · xG 0.47
4'
•
shot
Mamadou Sylla Diallo
ESP Open Play · Off T · xG 0.5
6'
↔
Sub
Rúben Miguel Nunes Vezo
VAL on for Aymen Abdennour · Injury
8'
•
shot
Daniel Parejo
VAL xG 0.07 · Right Foot · Direct Freekick · location 73.9%, 49.5%
8'
•
shot
Daniel Parejo Muñoz
VAL Free Kick · Saved · xG 0.05
10'
•
shot
Paco Alcácer
VAL assist Rodrigo · xG 0.1 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 97.7%, 57.1%
10'
•
shot
Francisco Alcácer García
VAL Open Play · Off T · xG 0.24
11'
↔
Sub
Gerard Moreno Balaguero
ESP on for Mamadou Sylla Diallo · Tactical
12'
Yellow
Álvaro González Soberón
ESP Yellow Card
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13'
shot
Daniel Parejo Muñoz
VAL Free Kick · Off T · xG 0.01
17'
shot
Felipe Salvador Caicedo Corozo
ESP Open Play · Saved · xG 0.12
23'
shot
Rodrigo
VAL assist Sofiane Feghouli · xG 0.07 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 86.2%, 36.5%
23'
shot
Rodrigo Moreno Machado
VAL Open Play · Blocked · xG 0.04
25'
shot
Aderllan Leandro de Jesus Santos
VAL Open Play · Saved · xG 0.06
33'
Yellow
Enzo Nicolás Pérez
VAL Yellow Card
35'
shot
Guilherme Siqueira
VAL assist Daniel Parejo · xG 0.04 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 91.2%, 71.3%
35'
shot
Guilherme Magdalena Siqueira
VAL Open Play · Blocked · xG 0.02
35'
shot
Francisco Alcácer García
VAL Open Play · Off T · xG 0.03
37'
shot
Jorge Franco Alviz
ESP Open Play · Off T · xG 0.12
40'
shot
Felipe Salvador Caicedo Corozo
ESP Open Play · Off T · xG 0.03
41'
Yellow
Papa Kouly Diop
ESP Yellow Card
42'
shot
Denis Cheryshev
VAL assist Sofiane Feghouli · xG 0.03 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 86%, 66.6%
45'
shot
Gerard Moreno Balaguero
ESP Open Play · Saved Off Target · xG 0.03
49'
shot
Denis Cheryshev
VAL Open Play · Off T · xG 0.14
50'
shot
Gerard Moreno
ESP assist Marco Asensio · xG 0.08 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 89.1%, 43.3%
50'
shot
Gerard Moreno Balaguero
ESP Open Play · Blocked · xG 0.1
51'
Goal
Óscar Esau Duarte Gaitán
ESP Open Play · Goal
56'
shot
Óscar Duarte
ESP assist Marco Asensio · xG 0.42 · Right Foot · From Corner · location 94.6%, 51.5%
56'
shot
Óscar Esau Duarte Gaitán
ESP Open Play · Saved · xG 0.45
56'
shot
Jorge Franco Alviz
ESP Open Play · Blocked · xG 0.01
56'
shot
Víctor Guillermo Álvarez Delgado
ESP Open Play · Off T · xG 0.01
57'
Yellow
Abraham González Casanova
ESP Yellow Card
57'
Sub
Álvaro Negredo Sánchez
VAL on for Rodrigo Moreno Machado · Tactical
58'
shot
Rúben Miguel Nunes Vezo
VAL Open Play · Blocked · xG 0.06
65'
Sub
Víctor Sánchez Mata
ESP on for Felipe Salvador Caicedo Corozo · Tactical
67'
shot
Jorge Franco Alviz
ESP Open Play · Off T · xG 0.04
68'
shot
Álvaro Negredo Sánchez
VAL Open Play · Blocked · xG 0.07
70'
shot
Álvaro Negredo
VAL assist João Cancelo · xG 0.45 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 89.6%, 47%
70'
Goal
Álvaro Negredo Sánchez
VAL Open Play · Goal
73'
shot
Marco Asensio
ESP assist Javi López · xG 0.02 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 76.4%, 30.7%
73'
shot
Marco Asensio Willemsen
ESP Open Play · Blocked · xG 0.01
75'
shot
Óscar Esau Duarte Gaitán
ESP Open Play · Off T · xG 0.11
79'
Sub
Enzo Pablo Roco Roco
ESP on for Jorge Franco Alviz · Tactical
80'
shot
Marco Asensio Willemsen
ESP Open Play · Blocked · xG 0.09
81'
shot
Álvaro González Soberón
ESP Open Play · Saved · xG 0.09
81'
shot
Gerard Moreno Balaguero
ESP Open Play · Off T · xG 0.09
83'
Sub
Antonio Barragán Fernández
VAL on for Denis Cheryshev · Tactical
87'
shot
Papakouly Diop
ESP assist Víctor Álvarez · xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 74.1%, 35.1%
89'
shot
Gerard Moreno
ESP assist Víctor Sánchez · xG 0.06 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 89.5%, 60.6%
89'
shot
Gerard Moreno Balaguero
ESP Open Play · Off T · xG 0.26
90+4'
shot
Enzo Nicolás Pérez
VAL Open Play · Blocked · xG 0.02
94'
shot
Enzo Pérez
VAL assist Paco Alcácer · xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 72.8%, 44.1%
Head-to-head H2H last 12: 3-2-7
Valencia leads the last 12 head-to-head meetings: 3 wins, 2 losses, 7 draws. Latest meeting: 24 Jan 2026 · Valencia vs Espanyol · 3 - 2.
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Team statistics 2 metrics
Lineups
Valencia
23
A
Aymen Abdennour
LEFT CENTER BACK
24
D
Denis Cheryshev
LEFT WING
17
R
Rodrigo Moreno Machado
CENTER ATTACKING MIDFIELD
15
E
Enzo Nicolás Pérez
RIGHT DEFENSIVE MIDFIELD
9
F
Francisco Alcácer García
CENTER FORWARD
10
D
Daniel Parejo Muñoz
LEFT DEFENSIVE MIDFIELD
2
J
João Pedro Cavaco Cancelo
RIGHT BACK
8
S
Sofiane Feghouli
RIGHT WING
1
D
Diego Alves Carreira
GK
6
G
Guilherme Magdalena Siqueira
LEFT BACK
4
A
Aderllan Leandro de Jesus Santos
RIGHT CENTER BACK
Espanyol
24
Ó
Óscar Esau Duarte Gaitán
LEFT CENTER BACK
25
M
Marco Asensio Willemsen
RIGHT MIDFIELD
9
J
Jorge Franco Alviz
LEFT MIDFIELD
22
Á
Álvaro González Soberón
RIGHT CENTER BACK
16
J
Javier López Rodríguez
RIGHT BACK
13
P
Pau López Sabata
GK
12
P
Papa Kouly Diop
RIGHT DEFENSIVE MIDFIELD
20
F
Felipe Salvador Caicedo Corozo
RIGHT CENTER FORWARD
28
M
Mamadou Sylla Diallo
LEFT CENTER FORWARD
10
A
Abraham González Casanova
LEFT DEFENSIVE MIDFIELD
5
V
Víctor Guillermo Álvarez Delgado
LEFT BACK