La Liga Gameweek 6 Tue, Sep 23 2025 · 18:00 RCDE Stadium, Cornella de Llobregat
Espanyol
2–2 Full time · HT 0–1 xG 2.38 – 0.74
Valencia
  • L. Cabrera 59’
  • Javi Puado 90+6’
  • 15’ A. Danjuma
  • 62’ Hugo Duro
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Espanyol snatch a late draw

Espanyol entered as narrow favourites, yet Valencia led 1–0 at half-time through a Danjuma goal. But Cabrera and Puado scored to rescue a draw for Espanyol. Espanyol finished with the higher xG (2.38 vs 0.74). On the chances created, Espanyol deserved more: 2.4 expected points against the 1 point they took.

Espanyol39%
Draw ✓29%
Valencia32%

Model vs reality

Espanyol goals
2
Model 1.28 · xG 2.38
Valencia goals
2
Model 1.13 · xG 0.74
Total goals
4
Model 2.40 · xG 3.12
Score 2–2
5%
Most likely 1–1 (14%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 43%
Both scored
Yes
Model 49%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchJulen AgirrezabalaValencia
8.5
  • RefereeJose Luis Guzman Mansilla
  • VenueRCDE Stadium
  • Table before kick-offEspanyol 4th · Valencia 11th

Timeline

  1. A. Danjuma 0–1Assist Luis Rioja
    15’
  2. C. PickelYellow card · Unsportsmanlike conduct
    38’
  3. M. DiakhabyYellow card · Unsportsmanlike conduct
    38’
  4. Diego LópezYellow card · Roughing
    43’
  5. Half time · 0–1
  6. B. SantamaríaYellow card · Roughing
    54’
  7. ⇄ R. Fernández JaénFor C. Pickel
    57’
  8. L. Cabrera 1–1Assist Edu Expósito
    59’
  9. ⇄ L. BeltránFor Diego López
    60’
  10. ⇄ F. UgrinicFor Pepelu
    60’
  11. Hugo Duro 1–2Assist F. Ugrinic
    62’
  12. ⇄ Urko GonzálezFor Pol Lozano
    68’
  13. ⇄ Rubén SánchezFor O. El Hilali
    68’
  14. ⇄ Thierry CorreiaFor A. Danjuma
    71’
  15. ⇄ Jesús VázquezFor José Gayà
    76’
  16. ⇄ Javi GuerraFor Luis Rioja
    76’
  17. ⇄ Antoniu RocaFor T. Dolan
    82’
  18. ⇄ José SalinasFor Carlos Romero
    82’
  19. Julen AgirrezabalaYellow card · Delay of game
    90+4’
  20. Javi Puado 2–2
    90+6’
  21. Full time · 2–2

Team stats

Espanyol21 shots · 15 in box, 6 outside
Valencia5 shots · 3 in box, 2 outside
EspanyolValencia
55% Possession 45%
2.38 Expected goals (xG) 0.74
2.38 Expected points (xPts) 0.46
21 Shots 5
9 Shots on target 2
7 Shots off target 2
5 Blocked shots 1
15 Shots inside the box 3
6 Shots outside the box 2
433 Passes 363
81% Pass accuracy 77%
8 Corners 3
0 Goalkeeper saves 5
8 Fouls 8
4 Offsides 2
1 Yellow cards 4
0 Red cards 0
6.70 Team rating 7.26

Line-ups

Espanyol 4-2-3-1

136.3 M. Dmitrović(G)
226.3 Carlos Romero ↓82’ 67.9 L. Cabrera 387.0 C. Riedel 236.2 O. El Hilali ↓68’
87.2 Edu Expósito A 106.9 Pol Lozano ↓68’
76.5 Javi Puado 186.3 C. Pickel ↓57’ 246.0 T. Dolan ↓82’
196.9 Kike García
  • 13M. Dmitrović (G)6.3
  • 22Carlos Romero↓82’6.3
  • 6L. Cabrera7.9
  • 38C. Riedel7.0
  • 23O. El Hilali↓68’6.2
  • 8Edu ExpósitoA7.2
  • 10Pol Lozano↓68’6.9
  • 7Javi Puado6.5
  • 18C. Pickel↓57’6.3
  • 24T. Dolan↓82’6.0
  • 19Kike García6.9

Substitutes used

  • 9R. Fernández Jaén↑57’6.7
  • 2Rubén Sánchez↑68’6.6
  • 4Urko González↑68’6.5
  • 12José Salinas↑82’6.5
  • 20Antoniu Roca↑82’6.7

Unused: Ángel Fortuño, F. Calero Villa, Miguel Rubio, L. Koleosho, Javi Hernández, Ramon Terrats, Jofre Carreras

Valencia 4-4-2

258.5★ Julen Agirrezabala(G)
147.2 José Gayà ↓76’ 47.2 M. Diakhaby 57.9 César Tárrega 206.9 D. Foulquier
166.2 Diego López ↓60’ 186.3 Pepelu ↓60’ 226.9 B. Santamaría 116.9 Luis Rioja A↓76’
98.0 Hugo Duro 78.0 A. Danjuma ↓71’
  • 25Julen Agirrezabala (G) ★8.5
  • 14José Gayà↓76’7.2
  • 4M. Diakhaby7.2
  • 5César Tárrega7.9
  • 20D. Foulquier6.9
  • 16Diego López↓60’6.2
  • 18Pepelu↓60’6.3
  • 22B. Santamaría6.9
  • 11Luis RiojaA↓76’6.9
  • 9Hugo Duro8.0
  • 7A. Danjuma↓71’8.0

Substitutes used

  • 15L. Beltrán↑60’6.7
  • 23F. UgrinicA↑60’7.0
  • 21Jesús Vázquez↑76’6.2
  • 12Thierry Correia↑71’6.2
  • 8Javi Guerra↑76’6.7

Unused: S. Dimitrievski, Copete, E. Cömert, André Almeida, L. Ramazani, Dani Raba, David Otorbi

Player stats

Top rated
Julen AgirrezabalaValencia8.5
2nd
Hugo DuroValencia8.0
3rd
A. DanjumaValencia8.0

Espanyol

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
M. Dmitrović G 90 0 0 0 sv 0 70% 20 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
Carlos Romero D 82 0 0 0 (0) 0 76% 25 2 3 1/1 0/0 6.3
L. Cabrera D 90 1 0 3 (1) 0 89% 62 3 0 0/0 1/1 7.9
C. Riedel D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 78 0 2 0/0 1/0 7.0
O. El Hilali D 68 0 0 0 (0) 0 85% 40 0 1 0/0 0/0 6.2
Edu Expósito M 90 0 1 3 (2) 5 77% 39 1 1 2/3 1/1 7.2
Pol Lozano M 68 0 0 0 (0) 0 94% 36 1 0 0/1 1/1 6.9
Javi Puado F 90 1 0 4 (2) 3 79% 19 0 1 1/2 1/0 6.5
C. Pickel M 57 0 0 1 (1) 0 71% 24 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.3
T. Dolan M 82 0 0 1 (1) 0 79% 14 0 0 0/4 2/1 6.0
Kike García F 90 0 0 3 (1) 4 52% 29 1 0 0/1 0/1 6.9
R. Fernández Jaén F 33 0 0 1 (1) 3 100% 6 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
Rubén Sánchez D 22 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 21 0 0 1/1 0/0 6.6
Urko González M 22 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 9 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
José Salinas D 8 0 0 0 (0) 0 33% 3 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
Antoniu Roca F 8 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 8 0 0 0/0 1/1 6.7

Valencia

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
Julen Agirrezabala G 90 0 0 5 sv 0 60% 30 0 0 0/0 0/0 8.5
José Gayà D 76 0 0 0 (0) 1 84% 25 4 0 0/0 0/0 7.2
M. Diakhaby D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 85% 41 4 3 0/2 0/0 7.2
César Tárrega D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 82% 50 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.9
D. Foulquier D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 35 1 1 0/0 0/0 6.9
Diego López F 60 0 0 0 (0) 0 69% 13 0 1 0/0 2/0 6.2
Pepelu M 60 0 0 1 (0) 0 75% 28 0 1 0/0 0/0 6.3
B. Santamaría M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 79% 47 5 0 0/0 3/1 6.9
Luis Rioja F 76 0 1 1 (0) 1 66% 29 1 1 0/1 0/1 6.9
Hugo Duro F 90 1 0 1 (1) 1 64% 22 2 0 0/1 1/3 8.0
A. Danjuma F 71 1 0 1 (1) 0 83% 24 1 0 1/3 0/2 8.0
L. Beltrán F 30 0 0 0 (0) 0 71% 7 2 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
F. Ugrinic M 30 0 1 0 (0) 1 86% 7 2 0 2/2 0/0 7.0
Jesús Vázquez D 14 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 1 0 0/0 2/0 6.2
Thierry Correia D 19 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 2 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.2
Javi Guerra M 14 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 3 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.7

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.