Valencia vs Espanyol Preview: Team News & Prediction
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On Christmas Eve, Carlos Corberan was appointed Valencia boss and they have magnificent ever since as they now take on a similarly in-form Espanyol side at Mestalla this weekend.
Kick-off date/time: Tuesday 22nd April, 2025: UK – 6:00pm / US ET – 1:00pm / US PT – 10:00am
How to watch on TV: UK – Premier Sports / US – ESPN have the exclusive rights to La Liga games in the USA, so Valencia vs Espanyol may be televised on one of their affiliated channels
How to watch online: UK – Premier Sports / US – ESPN+
Valencia Preview: Valencian brilliance
Former West Bromwich Albion boss Carlos Corberan has helped Valencia propel themselves out of the bottom three and the relegation places and firmly into the middle-of-the-table, perhaps even into contention for the top seven and the European spots.
Los Che shared a 1-1 draw away to Rayo Vallecano at Vallecas at the weekend in a game in which Umar Sadiq notched a 75th minute equaliser for the Valencians. The visitors are now unbeaten in their last seven matches.
Espanyol Preview: Catalan improvement
Espanyol come into this one on the back of a slender 1-0 win over Getafe at the RCDE Stadium in Catalonia courtesy of a 39th minute winner scored by defender Marash Kumbulla before Christantus Uche was sent off on the hour mark.
They have been in excellent form of late and that was their third victory in a row, having now suffered just one defeat in eight and just two losses in their last 14 matches as they also hang onto the coattails of the European race in Spain’s top-flight.
Valencia Team News: Nothing fresh
There are no fresh injury concerns or suspension issues for Valencia to deal with ahead of the visit of Espanyol to Mestalla this weekend. They do have a couple of absentees, though, such as Thierry Correia and Ivan Jaime.
Predicted XI (4-4-2): Mamardashvili; Foulquier, Carlos Tarrega, Cristhian Mosquera, Jose Luis Gaya; Luis Rioja, Javi Guerra, Barrenechea, Almeida; Diego Lopez, Hugo Duro
Unavailable: Correia (Injured), Ivan Jaime (Injured)
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Espanyol Team News: Javi Puado still suspended
Espanyol striker Javi Puado remains suspended for the Catalans this weekend ahead of the trip to Valencia. They also have some longer term injury issues to deal with for this one such as Brian Olivan and Jose Gragera.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Joan Garcia; El Hilali, Kumbulla, Leandro Cabrera, Carlos Romero; Urko Gonzalez, Pol Lozano; Jofre Carreras, Edu Exposito, Alex Roca; Roberto Fernandez
Unavailable: Brian Olivan (Injured), Jose Gragera (Injured), Javi Puado (Suspended)
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Valencia vs Espanyol Prediction
Valencia could still get into Europe this season and the same can be said for Espanyol. With eighth set to be enough to get UEFA Europa Conference League football this season, the two sides begin this midweek round of fixtures sitting just five points outside of the European spots. These are two in-form sides with reasons to believe they can finish with a flourish so both teams scoring may well be a good bet for this one at Mestalla.
Valencia vs Espanyol Tip: Both teams to score