La Liga

Valencia 1-0 Espanyol

Valencia vs Espanyol finished 1-0 in La Liga. Key event: 0 Óscar Melendo (assist Jurado · xG 0.08 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 84.5%, 45.4%). Head to head: H2H last 7: 6-0-1. Home form: W W W W D; Away form: D L W D W. Also shown: timeline, team statistics, lineups, top players, recent team results.

VAL 1 - 0 Finished

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Competition La Liga Season 2017/2018 Country Spain Venue Venue to confirm

Your time 08 Apr 2018, 18:45 Venue time 08 Apr 2018, 20:45 CEST

Match context 4 facts

Home form W W W W D 13 pts, goals 9-2, 1.80 scored/match, 0.40 conceded/match

Away form D L W D W 8 pts, goals 4-5, 0.80 scored/match, 1.00 conceded/match

Valencia · season record 19 W · 5 D · 6 L 2017/2018: 30 recorded matches, goals 58–31; before 08 Apr 2018 UTC. Not official standings.

Espanyol · season record 8 W · 12 D · 10 L 2017/2018: 30 recorded matches, goals 26–37; before 08 Apr 2018 UTC. Not official standings.

Shot map 35 shots · 1 goal

Both teams attack from left to right. The attacking half is shown when every location fits it; larger markers represent higher xG.

Valencia 14 shots · 1.99 xG · 1 goal

Espanyol 21 shots · 1.15 xG · 0 goals

Attempt Goal Marker size = xG

Timeline 47 events

0 shot Óscar Melendo ESP assist Jurado · xG 0.08 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 84.5%, 45.4%

6' shot Rodrigo VAL assist Gonçalo Guedes · xG 0.58 · Open Play · location 97.4%, 44.3%

7' Goal Rodrigo 1–0 VAL assist Gonçalo Guedes

9' shot Jurado ESP xG 0.07 · Right Foot · Direct Freekick · location 75.2%, 58.3%

10' shot Gerard Moreno ESP assist Dídac Vilá · xG 0.06 · Open Play · location 92.6%, 49.3%

12' shot Geoffrey Kondogbia VAL xG 0.09 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 86.2%, 64.8%

12' shot Gonçalo Guedes VAL assist Carlos Soler · xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 73.6%, 40.7%

15' Yellow Carlos Sánchez ESP Yellow card

22' shot Gerard Moreno ESP assist Óscar Melendo · xG 0.02 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 73.9%, 50.1%

24' shot Jurado ESP assist Marc Navarro · xG 0.14 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 91.3%, 55.5%

27' shot Gerard Moreno ESP assist Óscar Melendo · xG 0.04 · Open Play · location 91.4%, 43.6%

28' shot Sergi Darder ESP assist Jurado · xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 74.2%, 64.7%

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30' shot Gonçalo Guedes VAL assist Rodrigo · xG 0.3 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 89.1%, 64.6%

31' shot Martín Montoya VAL assist José Gayá · xG 0.03 · Right Foot · From Corner · location 72.2%, 44.1%

32' shot Gonçalo Guedes VAL xG 0.06 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 76.5%, 47.6%

33' shot Geoffrey Kondogbia VAL assist Carlos Soler · xG 0.02 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 75.1%, 64.7%

34' shot Simone Zaza VAL assist Ezequiel Garay · xG 0.21 · Left Foot · From Corner · location 92.2%, 60%

40' shot Marc Navarro ESP assist Pablo Piatti · xG 0.03 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 88.4%, 29.7%

40' shot Gerard Moreno ESP assist Marc Navarro · xG 0.04 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 89.8%, 28.5%

43' shot Gerard Moreno ESP xG 0.15 · Left Foot · Direct Freekick · location 81.1%, 50.6%

43' shot Marc Navarro ESP assist Gerard Moreno · xG 0.04 · Right Foot · Set Piece · location 79.9%, 52.8%

46' shot Simone Zaza VAL assist Daniel Parejo · xG 0.07 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 89.6%, 65.5%

47' shot Daniel Parejo VAL assist Carlos Soler · xG 0.05 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 78.1%, 49%

53' Yellow Carlos Soler VAL Yellow card

54' shot Marc Navarro ESP xG 0.06 · Right Foot · Direct Freekick · location 78.5%, 71.5%

54' Yellow Ezequiel Garay VAL Yellow card

57' shot Rodrigo VAL assist Carlos Soler · xG 0.41 · Open Play · location 93.2%, 45.4%

58' shot Sergi Darder ESP assist Jurado · xG 0.03 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 78.1%, 37.1%

59' shot Jurado ESP assist Gerard Moreno · xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 73.6%, 61.1%

61' Sub Léo Baptistão ESP on for José Jurado

64' Sub Esteban Granero ESP on for Carlos Sánchez

65' shot Dídac Vilá ESP xG 0.03 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 87.3%, 76.5%

67' shot Dídac Vilá ESP assist Pablo Piatti · xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 79.7%, 68.5%

68' shot Carlos Soler VAL xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 76.4%, 29.1%

68' Yellow Léo Baptistão ESP Yellow card

69' shot Leo Baptistao ESP assist Óscar Melendo · xG 0.05 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 90.5%, 31.9%

70' shot Gerard Moreno ESP assist Esteban Granero · xG 0.06 · From Corner · location 92.2%, 49.1%

71' shot Simone Zaza VAL assist Martín Montoya · xG 0.11 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 87.2%, 40.3%

73' shot Rodrigo VAL assist Gabriel · xG 0.02 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 75.4%, 62%

77' shot Pablo Piatti ESP assist Leo Baptistao · xG 0.02 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 75.1%, 46.9%

79' Sub Santi Mina VAL on for Simone Zaza

82' Sub Andreas Pereira VAL on for Gonçalo Guedes

83' Sub Sergio García ESP on for Óscar Melendo

85' shot Gerard Moreno ESP assist Marc Navarro · xG 0.09 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 87.3%, 41.7%

87' shot Dídac Vilá ESP assist Pablo Piatti · xG 0.1 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 91.6%, 61.2%

89' Sub Ferran Torres VAL on for Carlos Soler

90+2' Yellow Geoffrey Kondogbia VAL Yellow card

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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24 Jan 2026

Valencia 3 - 2 Espanyol

23 Sep 2025

Espanyol 2 - 2 Valencia

22 Apr 2025

Valencia 1 - 1 Espanyol

18 Dec 2024

Espanyol 1 - 1 Valencia

28 May 2023

Valencia 2 - 2 Espanyol

02 Oct 2022

Espanyol 2 - 2 Valencia

15 May 2022

Espanyol 1 - 1 Valencia

31 Dec 2021

Valencia 1 - 2 Espanyol

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16 Jul 2020

Valencia 1 - 0 Espanyol

02 Nov 2019

Espanyol 1 - 2 Valencia

17 Feb 2019

Valencia 0 - 0 Espanyol

26 Aug 2018

Espanyol 2 - 0 Valencia

Team statistics 17 metrics

47% Ball Possession 53%

47% 53%

1.99 Expected Goals 1.15

63% 36%

14 Total Shots 21

40% 60%

6 Shots on Goal 6

50% 50%

4 Corner Kicks 3

57% 42%

17 Fouls 10

63% 37%

3 Yellow Cards 2

60% 40%

7 Goalkeeper Saves 5

58% 41%

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3 Blocked shots 7

4 Offsides 3

10 Free kicks 17

5 Shots off target 8

13 Throw-ins 20

12 Goal kicks 7

7 Total saves 5

0 Hit woodwork 0

7 Shots inside box 11

Lineups

1 Pau López GK 2 Marc Navarro DEF 15 David López DEF 22 Mario Hermoso DEF 12 Dídac Vila DEF 8 Carlos Sánchez MID 25 Sergi Darder MID 14 Óscar Melendo MID 10 José Jurado MID 19 Pablo Piatti MID 7 Gerard Moreno FWD 13 Neto GK 21 Martín Montoya DEF 24 Ezequiel Garay DEF 5 Gabriel Paulista DEF 14 José Luis Gayà DEF 18 Carlos Soler MID 10 Dani Parejo MID 16 Geoffrey Kondogbia MID 7 Gonçalo Guedes MID 9 Simone Zaza FWD 19 Rodrigo FWD

Espanyol

4-2-3-1 · Manager Quique Sánchez Flores

1 P Pau López GK

2 M Marc Navarro DEF

15 D David López · Captain DEF

22 M Mario Hermoso DEF

12 D Dídac Vila DEF

8 C Carlos Sánchez MID

25 S Sergi Darder MID

14 Ó Óscar Melendo MID

10 J José Jurado MID

19 P Pablo Piatti MID

7 G Gerard Moreno FWD

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11 L Léo Baptistão FWD

23 E Esteban Granero MID

9 S Sergio García FWD

26 E Edu Frias GK

16 J Javi López DEF

24 S Sergio Sánchez DEF

3 A Aarón Martín DEF

Valencia

4-4-2 · Manager Marcelino

13 N Neto GK

21 M Martín Montoya DEF

24 E Ezequiel Garay DEF

5 G Gabriel Paulista DEF

14 J José Luis Gayà DEF

18 C Carlos Soler MID

10 D Dani Parejo · Captain MID

16 G Geoffrey Kondogbia MID

7 G Gonçalo Guedes MID

9 S Simone Zaza FWD

19 R Rodrigo FWD

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22 S Santi Mina FWD

11 A Andreas Pereira MID

20 F Ferran Torres FWD

1 J Jaume Doménech GK

3 R Rúben Vezo DEF

6 N Nemanja Maksimović MID

8 L Luciano Vietto FWD