Real Valladolid 2-1 Espanyol: result and report

La Liga · Sunday 5 March 2023

Result

Real Valladolid 2-1 Espanyol

La Liga · Sunday 5 March 2023, 13:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

Real Valladolid · Espanyol · La Liga predictions

Real Valladolid 2-1 Espanyol: match report

Real Valladolid defeated Espanyol 2-1 in La Liga on Sunday 5 March 2023. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Iván Sánchez opened the scoring in the 25th minute. Real Valladolid's goals came from Iván Sánchez (25') and Álvaro Aguado (62'). Espanyol scored through Martin Braithwaite (87').

Discipline: Real Valladolid received 3 yellow cards; Espanyol received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Real Valladolid were 18th on 24 points from 23 and Espanyol 12th on 27 points from 23. Real Valladolid went on to finish that season 18th with 40 points, and Espanyol 19th with 37.

Real Valladolid lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Espanyol in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Gonzalo Plata of Real Valladolid (7.8), level with Iván Sánchez (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Real Valladolid wins, 4 draws and 3 for Espanyol.

Going into the match Real Valladolid's last five read L-L-D-W-W and Espanyol's W-W-L-D-L.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 24'Yellow card · Óscar GilEspanyol
  • 25'Goal · Iván SánchezReal Valladolid · 1-0
  • 28'Yellow card · Roque MesaReal Valladolid
  • 43'Yellow card · Sergio EscuderoReal Valladolid
  • 45'Yellow card · M. HonglaReal Valladolid
  • 62'Goal · Álvaro AguadoReal Valladolid · 2-0
  • 75'Yellow card · JoseluEspanyol
  • 87'Goal · Martin BraithwaiteEspanyol · 2-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Real Valladolid 3, draws 4, Espanyol 3.

Team news

Real Valladolid line-up (4-2-3-1)

Sergio Asenjo, Iván Fresneda Corraliza, Joaquín Fernández, Jawad El Yamiq, Sergio Escudero, Iván Sánchez, Martin Hongla, Roque Mesa, Gonzalo Plata, Cyle Larin, Óscar Plano

Espanyol line-up (4-4-2)

Fernando Pacheco, Óscar Gil, César Montes, Sergi Gómez Solà, Brian Oliván, Sergi Darder, Vinicius de Souza Costa, Javi Puado, Denis Suárez, Martin Braithwaite, Joselu