VALENCIA VS ESPANYOL PREVIEW & PREDICTION
On the part of the locals we have Valencia, ranked 4th, just one point behind Real Madrid and considering the match Real Madrid has this weekend, they have to go for all. Valencia since the arrival of Marcelino is one of the best teams in the league, and do not have to worry about other competitions like other teams. Very complete team with Neto in goal, goalkeeper who joined the Juventus that is giving good performance, good defense composed by Gayá, two centers between Murillo, Garay and Gabriel that any of the three is performing very well and the only thing that I loose is the right side where Montoya is, but for me it does not comply as it should. Center of the field of dream with Kondogbia that is a broom and has arrival, Parejo organizer, in bands Guedes that is a sprinter and on the other Carlos Soler, player with a lot of quality and future although he adapts completely to that position in the right wing, and above to complete the classic system of Marcellin.
Rodrigo who is enraged and there is no one who stopped him, the best strikers at the national level at this time, and Simone Zaza will be at his side, a player who does not like everyone but who in every game leaves his skin. For this game Santi Mina will return in principle, so a very good revulsive that all the games he has played lately has got to score. 14, 12 and 11 goals respectively for each one. Valencia is the third best place in the competition behind only Barcelona and Atlético. Only two losses against Real Madrid and Villarreal and two draws against Barcelona and Atlético de Madrid, all the rest 11 victories and all with +1.5 goals less the first day against Las Palmas that won 1-0. 32 goals in favor in those matches, which means an average of 2.1 goals scored per game at home.
On the part of the visitors, the Espanyol, 14th classified, 14 games played as a visitor in which only won 1, has tied 7 and has lost 6, 24 goals conceded in those games which make an average of 1.71 goals received. Good template that has within what is the Espanyol that has outstanding players like the goalkeeper Pau Lopez, although it seems somewhat unmotivated in recent games and I do not see as well as at the beginning since the news that he was going to go at Betis next season, Carlos ‘La Roca’ Sanchez who is another broom like Kondogbia but with a little less level, and good strikers like Baptistao, Gerard Moreno and Sergio García, although they do not reach the level of the three of Valencia . 6, 12 and 1 goals respectively.
In the section of losses, on the part of Valencia Francis Coquelin that will be low until July and on the part of the Espanyol, Victor Sanchez the right lateral titular to fulfill cycle of cards, as doubt appears Diego Lopez and Naldo.
Therefore I see a match within what is easy for Valencia, since Betis was already able to put 3-0 at Espanyol, you see that Espanyol lowers his performance away from home and Valencia playing at home there is no who stops him and with those 3 forwards and the contributions of Guedes and Parejo among others, the +1.5 goals would have to fall without problem.
PREDICTION: Valencia to win @ 1.47
