Espanyol vs Real Valladolid betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the La Liga match on January 17th, 2025

Espanyol will be playing against Real Valladolid in a La Liga football match scheduled to take place on Friday, January 17th, 2025, at 20:00h (UTC), in Spain, check the Espanyol vs Real Valladolid betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Espanyol vs Real Valladolid will occur

The game is set to be played in the well-known RCDE Stadium stadium, in the city of Cornella de Llobregat, with a capacity for 40500 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

See everything about the match live on Betarena, including statistics, events and odds, and everything that can help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the Espanyol vs Real Valladolid betting tip 2024/2025

Despite the season change, the La Liga has not changed much regarding goals. Today's average goals in the competition are still similar to what was seen in the tournament's last edition. The current mark is 2.59 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.64 goals per game of the last championship.

Espanyol last match

Espanyol in its last official match drew (1-1) against Leganés, in a match valid for La Liga. Coach J. González Álvarez' lined up a 4-1-4-1 formation.

The game had all the elements to be an even game between both teams, for that reason it was logical that the draw was one of the most expected results, with odds around 2.90.

Espanyol average performance has certainly not been brilliant. One of the few who made a difference is Antoniu Roca: well positioned on the field, with a well-tuned foot, he was instrumental to the team in saving the result.

Real Valladolid last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for La Liga, Real Valladolid, who used a 4-3-3 formation, faced the Real Betis team with a final score of 1-0.

In this game we witnessed an incredible upset! The winning odds of 4.75 ensured the unexpected triumph of the Underdogs.

Espanyol vs Real Valladolid h2h

The last time these teams played against each other was in La Liga, where Real Valladolid was at 14th place while Espanyol occupied 16th place. Real Valladolid went in with a 4-5-1 formation while Espanyol opened their game with a 5-3-2 tactic.

The last time these two teams clashed was on 19-08-2024, in a match of the 2024/2025 season of the La Liga, and the match ended with a 1-0 win for Real Valladolid.

The previous encounter between these teams saw them fighting hard to stay ahead.

The performance of the Real Valladolid team in their five recent games to date has been relatively good, unlike the Espanyol team.

Espanyol

La Liga leaderboard now

With 16 points won, Espanyol is in 18th place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation zone. The team's campaign so far is 4 wins against 11 losses, plus 4 draws.

With a 1 point advantage over the Real Valladolid team which is in position 19 in the 20th round. Also, it has 1 point less than Deportivo Alavés team that is ranked in the 17th place.

Espanyol analysis

After 19 rounds, Espanyol has conceded more goals than has scored. They conceded a total of 31 goals so far and scored 17 times.

Espanyol seems to be facing a problem in scoring goals, as they have recorded a low number of goals and a high number of matches where they failed to score. This could be an indication that they are struggling to generate good scoring opportunities and need to improve their attacking performance.

The average shooting on goal for the Espanyol team in the league is not the best. There are only 2.47 per game. This turns out to be another good indication that the team does not usually score many goals or give much work to the opposing goalkeepers.

his average possession rate in the league is 40.84%, which means that the team usually can't take the initiative in the game and has a more reactive style of play. Therefore, for this match Espanyol vs Real Valladolid 2024/2025, the team should make an effort to keep the possession and be able to attack the opponent.

Espanyol is a more offensive team than Real Valladolid, having 1484 attacks vs. 1422 from Real Valladolid, having scored 17 times. In comparison, Real Valladolid converted into goal 13 times.

Best goalscorer from Espanyol

When we analyze the team's attack so far, the competition's performance at the individual level Javi Puado is the player to highlight. Helping Espanyol with 6 goals scored this season, the Attacker has been instrumental in achieving positive outcomes.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Real Valladolid

La Liga leaderboard now

With 15 points won, Real Valladolid is in 19th place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation zone. The team's campaign so far is 4 wins against 12 losses, plus 3 draws.

Saddled with a slight disadvantage of 1 point against Espanyol team in position 18, in the 20th round.

Real Valladolid analysis

After 19 rounds, Real Valladolid has conceded more goals than has scored. They conceded a total of 37 goals so far and scored 13 times.

Recent games have demonstrated that Real Valladolid is having difficulties in scoring goals, as they have recorded a low number of goals and a high number of matches where they failed to score. This suggests that their attacking play needs to be improved, with a focus on creating more quality chances.

The team has shown its limits in attack, scoring 0.68 goals per game on average in the league. When we also consider that it will be playing away, we can imagine how the oddsmakers are not on its side.

Best goalscorer from Real Valladolid

At the individual level, in this competition's offensive sector, it is worth mentioning Raul Moro. The Attacker has already scored 3 goals in the competition, being extremely important for Real Valladolid, who have benefited from his performances several times to achieve essential triumphs.

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Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Espanyol is Javi Puado, who has already scored 6 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Real Valladolid is Raul Moro, he has scored in 3 opportunities.

Some study shows us that between 75-90 minutes is where most goals occur, this can be a good bet for those who follow the live game.

Corners Top Betting Tips

For favorable betting results, note that combining the number of corners of both teams gives an average of 3.84 corners per game.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Espanyol has an average of 2.6 yellow cards per game over the 19 rounds, while Real Valladolid has an average of 2.7. In other words, these teams together are averaging 5.53 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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