Espanyol vs Valladolid Match Analysis and Prediction

Espanyol will be looking to snap their four-match winless run in La Liga when they welcome Valladolid to RDE Stadium for their Matchday Nine tie on Sunday.

Espanyol are coming off back-to-back 2-2 draws against Valencia and Cadiz in La Liga. The draws came after back-to-back defeats to Sevilla (3-2) and Real Sociedad (2-1).

The run leaves them sitting 17^th, one place above the relegation zone but level on six points with both Sevilla and Cadiz who are in the drop zone.

Therefore, Diego Penas’ side will be desperate to return to winning ways on Sunday as they seek to climb away from the danger zone. They are however yet to win at home in La Liga this season and have much to amend before the clash.

Valladolid meanwhile drew 0-0 with Betis at home last time out, making it their second unbeaten tie in La Liga on the bounce. They were coming off a 3-2 away win over Getafe previously.

The four points have seen them climb to 14^th place in the league standings, two points above the relegation zone and three outside the top half.

Therefore they will be looking to make it three unbeaten on the bounce with a win on Sunday as they hope to climb further away from the drop zone and closer to the top half. Valladolid have won their last two league matches against Espanyol and will look to draw confidence from that.

Espanyol vs Valladolid head to head

Both sides have met in 36 encounters since 1994 with Espanyol claiming 14 victories, while Valladolid have claimed 10 victories and there have been 12 draws.

• Valladolid 2-1 Espanyol 23/02/20
• Espanyol 0-2 Valladolid 29/09/19
• Espanyol 3-1 Valladolid 02/03/19
• Valladolid 1-1 Espanyol 26/10/18
• Valladolid 1-0 Espanyol 04/05/14

Home

• Cadiz 2-2 Espanyol
• Espanyol 2-2 Valencia
• Real Sociedad 2-1 Espanyol
• Espanyol 2-3 Sevilla
• Bilbao 0-1 Espanyol

Away

• Valladolid 0-0 Real Betis
• Getafe 2-3 Valladolid
• Valladolid 0-2 Osasuna
• Valladolid 0-1 Cadiz
• Girona 2-1 Valladolid

Espanyol team news

Espanyol will be without Adria Pedrosa and Ruben Sanchez Saez due to injuries, while Oscar Regano, Dani Gomez and Nicolas Melamed Ribaudo are doubts.

Valladolid team news

Valladolid will be without Luis Perez, Anuar, Jawad El Yamiq and Robert Kenedy due to injuries, while Gonzalo Plata is a doubt.

Prediction and odds

• Draw
• Both sides to score
• Goals over 1.5