Valencia vs Espanyol

La Liga 31 Dec 2021, 15:15
Valencia
Valencia
1–2
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Espanyol
Espanyol
🏟 Estadio de Mestalla (Valencia) 👤 José Sánchez Round 19

Match report

Espanyol edged past Valencia 2-1 in the La Liga on 31 December 2021. The game was goalless at the break before all 3 goals arrived after half-time.

Espanyol dominated possession with 63% of the ball and had 15 shots to Valencia's 12.

The match was played at Estadio de Mestalla (Valencia), with José Sánchez in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 37% - 63% Shots 12 - 15 On target 2 - 4 Corners 7 - 5 Fouls 20 - 14 Yellow cards 9
8
Player of the match
Omar Alderete
Valencia · 1 goal
8 Javi Puado 1 goal
8 Jofre 1 assist
7 Jasper Cillessen captained the side
7 Thierry Correia captained the side
First half vs second half
Espanyol came out stronger after half-time, with 9 second-half shots against 6 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–6 7–9
Shots On Goal 0–0 2–4
Ball Possession 42–58 —
Corners 4–2 3–3
Attacks 48–49 28–43
Match statistics
0 Penalty 1
5 Substitution 5
76 Attacks 92
47 Dangerous Attacks 38
1 On Target 4
10 Off Target 11
12 Shots Total 15
2 Shots On Goal 4
8 Shots Off Goal 4
2 Shots Blocked 7
7 Shots Inside Box 7
5 Shots Outside Box 8
20 Fouls 14
7 Corners 5
0 Offsides 3
37% Ball Possession 63%
7 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 0
2 Saves 0
281 Passes Total 515
205 Passes Accurate 444
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Valencia · 4-4-2
13 J. Cillessen
2 T. Correia 6 H. Guillamón 15 O. Alderete 32 J. Vázquez
11 H. Costa 10 C. Soler 18 D. Wass 19 H. Duro
9 M. Gómez 7 G. Guedes
Espanyol · 4-3-3
13 D. López
22 A. Vidal 24 S. Gómez 4 L. Cabrera 3 A. Pedrosa
20 K. Bare 10 S. Darder 21 N. Melamed
23 A. Embarba 16 L. Morón 11 R. Tomás
Valencia
Coach
José Bordalás
Substitutes
  • 1 Jaume Doménech
  • 28 Giorgi Mamardashvili
  • 24 Cristiano Piccini
  • 39 Rubén Iranzo
  • 34 Joseda
  • 36 Alessandro Burlamaqui
  • 4 Yunus Musah
  • 27 Koba Koindredi
  • 17 Denis Cheryshev
  • 26 Pedro Alemañ Serna
  • 16 Álex Blanco
  • 21 Manu Vallejo
Espanyol
Coach
Vicente Moreno
Substitutes
  • 1 Oier Olazábal
  • 2 Miguelón
  • 27 Aleix Gorjón
  • 17 Dídac Vila
  • 12 Óscar Gil
  • 6 Manuel Morlanes
  • 14 Óscar Melendo
  • 40 Daniel Villahermosa
  • 9 Javi Puado
  • 7 Wu Lei
  • 29 Jofre
  • 18 Landry Dimata
Substitutions
  • 61' ↑ Javi Puado ↓ Adri Embarba Espanyol
  • 67' ↑ C. Piccini ↓ Jesús Vázquez Valencia
  • 71' ↑ L. Dimata ↓ Loren Morón Espanyol
  • 71' ↑ Óscar Gil ↓ Nico Melamed Espanyol
  • 78' ↑ Rubo Iranzo ↓ Thierry Correia Valencia
  • 81' ↑ Jofre Carreras ↓ Aleix Vidal Espanyol
  • 81' ↑ Manu Morlanes ↓ K. Bare Espanyol
  • 84' ↑ D. Cheryshev ↓ Hélder Costa Valencia
  • 84' ↑ K. Koindredi ↓ D. Wass Valencia
Cards
  • 12' T. Correia Valencia
  • 19' G. Guedes Valencia
  • 30' N. Melamed Espanyol
  • 63' D. Wass Valencia
  • 78' R. Iranzo Valencia
  • 79' O. Gil Espanyol
  • 79' H. Duro Valencia
  • 90+3' A. Pedrosa Espanyol
  • 90+6' J. Cillessen Valencia
Head-to-head
Valencia 2 4 draws 1 Espanyol
2026-01-24 Valencia vs Espanyol 3 - 2
2025-09-23 Espanyol vs Valencia 2 - 2
2025-04-22 Valencia vs Espanyol 1 - 1
2024-12-18 Espanyol vs Valencia 1 - 1
2022-05-14 Espanyol vs Valencia 1 - 1
2021-12-31 Valencia vs Espanyol 1 - 2
Recent form
Valencia D D D D L
Espanyol D D D D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Valencia vs Espanyol?
Valencia lost 1-2 against Espanyol on 31 December 2021.
Who won Valencia vs Espanyol?
Espanyol won the match 2-1.
Where was Valencia vs Espanyol played?
The match was played at Estadio de Mestalla (Valencia).
Who had more possession in Valencia vs Espanyol?
Espanyol had 63% of possession, compared to 37% for the other side.