Valencia VS Espanyol

Fixtures, lineups and Stats

VS

Valencia vs Espanyol is a balanced Spanish head-to-head where home control, repeated draws and sharp reversals keep margins fine. Valencia won 2–1 at home on 2 January 2011, Espanyol answered 4–0 in Barcelona on 15 April 2012, and Valencia later won 2–0 away in November 2017. The teams drew 1–1 in Valencia on 22 April 2025 and 2–2 in Barcelona on 23 September 2025, before Valencia edged a 3–2 contest on 24 January 2026. A future meeting should reward patience.

Past matches, Valencia vs Espanyol

  • League Regular Season - 21
    Home Valencia
    3 - 2
    Espanyol Away
    Estadio de Mestalla
  • League Regular Season - 6
    Home Espanyol
    2 - 2
    Valencia Away
     
  • League Regular Season - 33
    Home Valencia
    1 - 1
    Espanyol Away
    Estadio de Mestalla
  • League Regular Season - 13
    Home Espanyol
    1 - 1
    Valencia Away
    RCDE Stadium
  • League Regular Season - 37
    Home Valencia
    2 - 2
    Espanyol Away
    Estadio de Mestalla

Match center

3 - 2
FT

Starting eleven

Substitutes Valencia
  • 28
    G
  • 40
    D
  • 26
    D
  • 36
  • 32
    D
  • 8
    M
  • 10
    M
  • 22
    M
  • 16
    F
  • 19
    F
  • 17
    F
  • 6
    F
Espanyol Substitutes
  • G
    1
  • G
    30
  • M
    8
  • D
    12
  • D
    15
  • M
    18
  • F
    19
  • F
    20
  • F
    24
  • D
    38

Match events

0'
45'
90'
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  • 15'
    ⚽
    H. Duro Normal Goal (Asst: L. Beltran)
  • 45' +1
    Pol Lozano Yellow Card
  • 51'
    Exposito P. Lozano
  • 51'
    K. Garcia P. Milla
  • 54'
    ⚽
    R. Terrats Normal Goal (Asst: K. Garcia)
  • 56'
    Kike García Yellow Card
  • 59'
    ⚽
    E. Comert Normal Goal (Asst: A. Danjuma)
  • 63'
    Jesús Vázquez Yellow Card
  • 63'
    U. Sadiq H. Duro
  • 64'
    D. Lopez A. Danjuma
  • 67'
    Fernando Calero Yellow Card
  • 70'
    T. Dolan Jofre
  • 79'
    M. Rubio F. Calero
  • 79'
    C. Pickel R. Terrats
  • 79'
    ⚽
    J. Copete Own Goal
  • 88'
    J. Guerra Pepelu
  • 88'
    B. Santamaria F. Ugrinic
  • 88'
    L. Ramazani L. Rioja
  • 90' +8
    Tyrhys Dolan Yellow Card
  • 90' +3
    Rubén Sánchez Yellow Card
  • 90'
    ⚽
    L. Ramazani Penalty

Stats for this game

Matchup Valencia VS Espanyol

Home advantage meets resistance

Valencia have often looked strongest at Mestalla, winning 2–1 on 2 January 2011, 2–1 on 3 December 2011 and 2–1 on 17 November 2012. Espanyol have supplied forceful answers, including a 4–0 home win on 15 April 2012 and a 3–1 victory on 24 August 2013. Valencia also won 2–0 in Barcelona on 19 November 2017, showing that the visitor can overturn the expected venue pattern.

Draws keep the margins fine

Several scorelines resist a simple winner’s narrative: 3–3 in Barcelona on 13 April 2013, 2–2 at Valencia on 25 January 2014 and 0–0 at Mestalla on 17 February 2019 all underline the pairing’s capacity for stalemate. The 2025–26 meetings continued that variety, with a 2–2 draw in Barcelona on 23 September 2025 and Valencia’s 3–2 home win on 24 January 2026. A future encounter will ask whether Valencia can turn home pressure into separation, or whether Espanyol can keep the contest within a single decisive moment.

Past head to head stats
Valencia VS Espanyol

Balance Wins - Draws - Losses over time

Valencia
Espanyol

Points per match over time

Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 10 games

Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 20 games

Valencia VS Espanyol
Head-to-Head History

Regular Season - 21
Valencia
3 - 2
Espanyol
Estadio de Mestalla
Regular Season - 6
Espanyol
2 - 2
Valencia
 
Regular Season - 33
Valencia
1 - 1
Espanyol
Estadio de Mestalla
Regular Season - 13
Espanyol
1 - 1
Valencia
RCDE Stadium
Regular Season - 37
Valencia
2 - 2
Espanyol
Estadio de Mestalla
Regular Season - 7
Espanyol
2 - 2
Valencia
RCDE Stadium
Regular Season - 37
Espanyol
1 - 1
Valencia
RCDE Stadium
Regular Season - 19
Valencia
1 - 2
Espanyol
Estadio de Mestalla
Regular Season - 37
Valencia
1 - 0
Espanyol
Estadio de Mestalla
Regular Season - 12
Espanyol
1 - 2
Valencia
RCDE Stadium
Regular Season - 24
Valencia
0 - 0
Espanyol
 
Regular Season - 2
Espanyol
2 - 0
Valencia
 
Regular Season - 31
Valencia
1 - 0
Espanyol
 
Regular Season - 12
Espanyol
0 - 2
Valencia
 
Regular Season - 37
Espanyol
0 - 1
Valencia
 
Regular Season - 18
Valencia
2 - 1
Espanyol
 
Regular Season - 24
Valencia
2 - 1
Espanyol
 
Regular Season - 5
Espanyol
1 - 0
Valencia
 
Regular Season - 22
Espanyol
1 - 2
Valencia
 
Regular Season - 3
Valencia
3 - 1
Espanyol
 
Regular Season - 21
Valencia
2 - 2
Espanyol
 
Regular Season - 2
Espanyol
3 - 1
Valencia
 
Regular Season - 31
Espanyol
3 - 3
Valencia
 
Regular Season - 12
Valencia
2 - 1
Espanyol
 
Regular Season - 34
Espanyol
4 - 0
Valencia
 
Regular Season - 15
Valencia
2 - 1
Espanyol
 
Regular Season - 36
Espanyol
2 - 2
Valencia
 
Regular Season - 17
Valencia
2 - 1
Espanyol
 

Previous games Valencia

Regular Season - 11
Elche
Valencia
Estadio José Díez Iborra (Ciudad Deportiva de Elche)
Regular Season - 10
Valencia
Villarreal
Estadio de Mestalla
Regular Season - 9
Valencia
Athletic Club
Estadio de Mestalla
Regular Season - 8
Racing Santander
Valencia
Campos de Sport de El Sardinero
Regular Season - 7
Valencia
Real Sociedad
Estadio de Mestalla

Previous games Espanyol

Regular Season - 11
Villarreal
Espanyol
Estadio de la Cerámica
Round of 128
Sestao River
Espanyol
Estadio Las Llanas
Regular Season - 10
Racing Santander
Espanyol
Campos de Sport de El Sardinero
Regular Season - 9
Espanyol
Atletico Madrid
Stage Front Stadium
Regular Season - 8
Malaga
Espanyol
Estadio La Rosaleda

Upcoming games Valencia

- Regular Season - 12
Valencia
Real Madrid
Estadio de Mestalla
- Round of 128
Valencia
 
- Regular Season - 13
Rayo Vallecano
Valencia
 
- Regular Season - 14
Valencia
Osasuna
Estadio de Mestalla
- Regular Season - 15
Getafe
Valencia
 

Upcoming games Espanyol

- Regular Season - 12
Espanyol
Deportivo La Coruna
Stage Front Stadium
- Regular Season - 13
Athletic Club
Espanyol
 
- Regular Season - 14
Espanyol
Getafe
 
- Regular Season - 15
Alaves
Espanyol
 
- Regular Season - 16
Espanyol
Celta Vigo