Valladolid – Espanyol SOCCER PICKS
Real Valladolid and Espanyol face at Estadio Municipal José Zorrilla, in a match for the 10th round of the First Division. There is no record of direct confrontations between these two teams in the last 3 years. The last match was played on 03-05-2014 and ended with the score: Real Valladolid (1-0) Espanyol. In this game the home factor may be decisive, since both teams present considerable differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
Real Valladolid:
After 4 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses, the home team is currently in the 6 th position, with 15 points won. In the last match, they have won in an away match against Real Betis by (0-1), after in the previous match they have won (1-0) at home, against Huesca. This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses in away matches, with 26 goals scored and 12 conceded; against 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses at their stadium, with 19 goals scored and 11 conceded. In the last 4 home league matches Real Valladolid has a record of 2 wins and 2 losses, so they have won 6 points out of 12 possible.
In this competition, he won the last 4 matches and did not lose any of the last 5 that he played. In 9 matches for the competition, they have conceded the first goal 4 times and have only won 1 result.
The Valladolid comes in a great phase in La Liga, it conquered a good victory in the last day and goes in search of other 3 points to try to reach the top positions. The main characteristic of the local team is the defensive solidity, since they suffered only 6 goals in 9 rounds, being the second best defense of the national championship, so much that they do not suffer goals 3 games ago, being a team that worries first in defending afterwards look for your goal Valladolid, playing at home, as in the game this Friday, comes from 2 consecutive victories and it should be noted that 3 of the 4 games played in their stadium had only one goal on the scoreboard, showing that they usually make games with few goals in this type of situation. For the match against Espanyol, coach Sergio will not be able to count on Kiko Olivas, due to an injury.
Espanyol:
After 5 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, the away team is currently in the 2 nd position, with 17 points won. In the last match, they have won in an away match against Huesca by (0-2), after in the previous match they have won at home, in a match against Villarreal, by (3-1). This is a team that, oddly enough, was better outside than at home, as in the last 30 matches they register 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses in away matches; against 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses at their stadium. In the last 5 away matches for the championship, Espanyol have 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses, so they have won 5 points out of 15 possible. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 9 matches for this competition. This is a team that usually scores many times first: opened the scoring in 7 of its last 9 matches for the First Division, of these 7 reached the break in advantage in 3 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘in 5 In the last 6 home matches for all competitions there are 2 periods highlighted: he scored 4 of his 6 goals between the minutes (31’-45 ‘); He suffered 4 of his 6 goals between the minutes (46’-60 ‘).
Espanyol is making a great Spanish Championship, in which he is fighting among the first classified. It comes in an optimal sequence of 4 games of invincibility, in which he won 3 and tied 1 and goes in search of another 3 points to try to reach the leadership of the competition. The team is characterized by an optimal balance between the offensive and defensive sectors, since it scored 13 goals, being the fourth best attack of the competition, and suffered 7 goals, having the third best defense. These numbers help explain the great campaign here. Playing as a visitor, as in the game this Friday, won only 1 of the 5 games he played, just against the last classified of the national champion, being a team that finds some difficulty to act away from their domains. For the match against Valladolid, coach Rubí has no problems in the team considered as a starter and goes to the field with maximum strength.
