Espanyol vs Valencia: prediction for the La Liga fixture
On October 2, the Budgerigars will host the Bats for the La Liga clash. Who will gain the upper hand? The answer is in our prediction.

Command Analysis

Espanyol

In the previous season Espanyol barely avoided relegation. Team ended the La Liga campaign at 14th position, that result led to the change of head coach - on July 1, Diego Martinez became the new manager of the Catalan club. Start of the current season became the worst one in his career - after six rounds team from Barcelona has only one victory and one draw.
After a victory over Valladolid (1:0), hosts suffered two consecutive defeats, the most recent one - to Real Sociedad (1:2). Gil, Pedroza and Lazo will miss the upcoming match.

Valencia

In the previous season Valencia managed to prove their worth, fans are exciting about team's development and conscruction of the new stadium. The Bats finished at the 11th spot in La Liga, but reached the final of Copa del Rey. On July 1, Gennaro Gattuso became the new head coach of Valencia. Club also signed Andre Almeida from Vitoria for 7,5 million euros and Hugo Duro for 4 million euros.
Team secured three victories at the start of the season, delivering nine points and a 9th spot in the standings. Team put up a great offensive performance, scoring 10 goals. Team secured a 3:0 victory over Celta in the previous game. Musa and Dominic will miss the upcoming game.
Trends
СтавкаCorrect score 1:2
Visitors have won 3 of 5 latest head-to-head matches

СтавкаCorners: total under 9,5
This bet played in 3 of 5 latest matches of Espanyol

СтавкаGoals in both halves - yes
In 2 of 4 latest head-to-head matches goals were scored in both halves

Tip and bets
We offer to place a bet on the visitors. We think that Valencia have a much better squad in all lines. Catalan side lost all four latest home games and we are expecting the same result today.
Our prediction - Asian handicap (0) on Valencia
In our opinion, opponents have nothing to lose now, so they should be able to provide a quality offensive performance. We offer to place a bet on total over.
Our second bet is on total over 2,5 goals