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Espanyol vs Valencia Prediction & Betting tips
The RCDE Stadium in Barcelona forms the battlefield between Espanyol and Valencia on Saturday afternoon. Both teams have not been able to convince for a moment in La Liga this season.
Espanyol:
It promises to be a long and tough season for Espanyol, which occupies the penultimate place with only eight points from eleven rounds. Also the recent change of coaches – David Gallego had to make way for Pablo Machin a few weeks ago – has not done any good, because last Wednesday evening the Catalans lost 3-0 at Athletic Bilbao without a chance. “It’s going to be a tough job to get out of this negative spiral,” Machin knew. “Soccer is decided in both penalty areas. We give away too many chances, and we need too many chances to score. We will have to function more as a unit, but that takes time. ”
This Espanyol does not make you happy. The rear is extremely shaky, and against Athletic Bilbao the blue and white could only become dangerous through two dead moments of play. That is nothing new, because the goal of last week’s 0-1 victory over Levante also came from a corner. For the supporters of Los Pericos, it is hoped that this will change on Saturday afternoon, even though the Catalans are the only club that did not manage to take a single point in their own house this season.
Valencia:
Valencia is also busy with a disappointing season. The 1-1 draw last Wednesday was not bad, although the team of coach Albert Celades did not get along well. With fourteen points from eleven playing rounds, Los Che are still stuck in the gray middle bracket, and they have to put their European ambitions in the refrigerator for now.
Valencia is still undefeated this season in its own Mestalla, but outside the squad from the orange city is having a hard time with no less than three losses in five away games. In addition, next Tuesday in the Champions League, the squatter against Lille is on the program, where wintering in the European champions ball is at stake. So there is a chance that Celades will rotate a little, although he does not have that many opportunities to do so due to a full infirmary. Goncalo Guedes and Cristiano Piccini have to be absent on Saturday afternoon, while Francis Coquelin and Kevin Gameiro will probably not be fit on time.
Espanyol vs Valencia head to head matches
17.02.19 LL Valencia Espanyol 0 : 0
26.08.18 LL Espanyol Valencia 2 : 0
08.04.18 LL Valencia Espanyol 1 : 0
19.11.17 LL Espanyol Valencia 0 : 2
13.05.17 LL Espanyol Valencia 0 : 1