Espanyol 2-0 Valencia: result and report
La Liga · Sunday 26 August 2018
Result
Espanyol 2-0 Valencia
La Liga · Sunday 26 August 2018, 16:15 UTC · half-time 0-0
Espanyol 2-0 Valencia: match report
Espanyol defeated Valencia 2-0 in La Liga on Sunday 26 August 2018. The half-time score was 0-0.
Granero opened the scoring in the 62nd minute. Espanyol's goals came from Granero (62') and Borja Iglesias (68'). Valencia did not score.
Discipline: Espanyol received 1 yellow card; Valencia received 1 yellow card.
Espanyol went on to finish that season 7th with 53 points, and Valencia 4th with 61.
Espanyol lined up in a 4-1-4-1 and Valencia in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Granero of Espanyol (8.6), ahead of Dídac Vilà (8.3).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Espanyol wins, 1 draw and 7 for Valencia.
Key events
- 30'Yellow card · Mouctar Diakhaby
- 48'Yellow card · Mario Hermoso
- 62'Goal · Granero
- 68'Goal · Borja Iglesias
Head-to-head
Team news
Espanyol line-up (4-1-4-1)
Diego López, Javi López, David López, Mario Hermoso, Dídac Vilà, Marc Roca, Léo Baptistão, Sergi Darder, Granero, Sergio García, Borja Iglesias
Valencia line-up (4-4-2)
Neto, Cristiano Piccini, Gabriel Paulista, Mouctar Diakhaby, José Gayà, Carlos Soler, Dani Parejo, Geoffrey Kondogbia, Daniel Wass, Rodrigo, Santi Mina