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Valencia vs Espanyol – Lineups & Match Details

Valencia beat Espanyol 3-2. Goals: Hugo Duro (15'), Ramón Terrats (54'), E. Cömert (59'), Copete (79' o.g.), L. Ramazani (90' pen.). Valencia had 47% possession against Espanyol's 53%. Shots on target: 5-6.

La Liga · Regular Season - 21

Saturday, 24 January 2026

ValenciaValencia

3 - 2

Full Time

HT: 1 - 0

EspanyolEspanyol

Referee: Alejandro Hernandez, Spain

Lineups

ValenciaValencia4-4-2
S. Dimitrievski1S. DimitrievskiG
D. Foulquier20D. FoulquierD
E. Comert24E. ComertD
J. Copete3J. CopeteD
J. Vazquez21J. VazquezD
L. Rioja11L. RiojaM
F. Ugrinic23F. UgrinicM
Pepelu18PepeluM
A. Danjuma7A. DanjumaM
H. Duro9H. DuroF
L. Beltran15L. BeltranF

Substitutes

28V. AbrilG
40J. FontanetD
26RuboD
36J. Navarro
32A. PanachD
8J. GuerraM
10A. AlmeidaM
22B. SantamariaM
16D. LopezF
19D. RabaF
17L. RamazaniF
6U. SadiqF
EspanyolEspanyol4-4-2
M. Dmitrovic13M. DmitrovicG
R. Sanchez2R. SanchezD
F. Calero5F. CaleroD
L. Cabrera6L. CabreraD
C. Romero22C. RomeroD
Jofre17JofreM
U. Gonzalez4U. GonzalezM
P. Lozano10P. LozanoM
R. Terrats14R. TerratsM
R. Fernandez Jaen9R. Fernandez JaenF
P. Milla11P. MillaF

Substitutes

1A. FortunoG
30P. TristanG
8ExpositoM
12J. SalinasD
15M. RubioD
18C. PickelM
19K. GarciaF
20A. RocaF
24T. DolanF
38C. RiedelD

Match Events

15'G

Hugo Duro

Assist: L. Beltrán

45'+1Y

Pol Lozano

51'S

Pol Lozano

Substitution 1

51'S

Pere Milla

Substitution 2

54'G

Ramón Terrats

Assist: Kike García

56'Y

Kike García

59'G

E. Cömert

Assist: A. Danjuma

63'Y

Jesús Vázquez

63'S

Hugo Duro

Substitution 1

64'S

A. Danjuma

Substitution 2

67'Y

Fernando Calero

70'S

Jofre Carreras

Substitution 3

79'S

Fernando Calero

Substitution 4

79'S

Ramón Terrats

Substitution 5

79'OG

Copete

88'S

Pepelu

Substitution 3

88'S

F. Ugrinic

Substitution 4

88'S

Luis Rioja

Substitution 5

90'+8Y

T. Dolan

90'+3Y

Rubén Sánchez

90'P

L. Ramazani

Statistics

Valencia
47%53%
Espanyol
2.55Expected Goals (xG)1.35
10Total Shots16
5Shots on Target6
2Corners7
13Fouls10
0Offsides0
72Pass Accuracy (%)78
1Yellow Cards5
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Valencia host Espanyol on Saturday, 24 January 2026 at Estadio de Mestalla. The kick-off time is 15:15 local. The fixture is part of the La Liga schedule. Valencia go into the match 12th in the table; Espanyol sit 14th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Valencia have taken 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 win. Espanyol have collected 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 loss.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 23 Sept 2025: Valencia 2-2 Espanyol; 22 Apr 2025: Valencia 1-1 Espanyol; 18 Dec 2024: Valencia 1-1 Espanyol. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Valencia beat Espanyol 3-2. Valencia scored through Hugo Duro 15', E. Cömert 59', L. Ramazani 90' (pen.). Espanyol replied with Ramón Terrats 54', Copete 79' (o.g.). The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Valencia held 47% of the ball against 53% for Espanyol. Shots on target finished 5-6. Expected goals read 2.55 for Valencia, 1.35 for Espanyol.

Verdict

The win nudges Valencia forward and leaves Espanyol with work to do. Valencia sat 12th and Espanyol 14th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.