Valladolid vs Espanyol: Prediction and bets with odds of 3.10
Valladolid starts the new season at their home stadium, José Zorrilla. Last season, the Pucelas took second place in Segunda and today they will play against Espanyol, which thus received a promotion. What to expect from the match on August 19? Our experts have assessed the teams' chances and prepared the best bets for the game. All the answers are in this betting tip. In addition, the site's star expert Igor Semshov shared his opinion on the upcoming duel

Command Analysis

Real Valladolid

Current form
Valladolid, who returned to the top flight thanks to their second place in Segunda last season, have already earned the nickname of a yo-yo team, having been either relegated or promoted in the last four years. They have an interesting start to the tournament ahead of them against Espanyol, who helped them to promotion in the 2023/24 tournament.
By the way, this pair met three times last season in Segunda and the Spanish Cup, and the "violet" never managed to win. Nevertheless, on their home arena, the "pucela" did not lose in face-to-face duels, and in the opening matches they showed very decent results - two wins and three draws.
Disqualifications and injuries
Anuar (hernia) and Kennedy (injury) will not be able to take part in the game.
Interesting trends for betting
- Valladolid have scored in their last eight games in a row
These statistics also include friendly games, but for such a club the figure is very solid, considering how reluctant the Segunda representatives are to attack after the first goal is scored. In addition, they finally managed to rent Amat Ndiaye, who often either opened the scoring or scored the decisive goal in his high-scoring matches.
- Valladolid have not won a head-to-head match against Espanyol since February 2020
The Catalan club is not only an inconvenient opponent, but also a rather strong irritant for the "pusela". In addition, the opponents either go completely into defense or completely forget about their own goal and delight with a fantastic performance.
Probable line-up : Ferreira-Rosa, Torres, Boyomo, Comert, Ruiz-Perez, Chuki, Koke-Salla, Ndiaye.

Espanyol

Current form
https://www.rcdespanyol.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Espanyol are back in La Liga after winning the promotion playoffs from the second division, where they managed to beat Real Oviedo. The team, based in Catalonia and one of the founders of the Spanish top division, have participated in more La Liga seasons without winning a single competition than any other team. However, the main task in this championship will most likely be to remain in La Liga. The away start does not upset the Catalans, who showed the tenth result in the league in their last tournament in the top division.
Disqualifications and injuries
Exposito is out of the game (knee injury).
Interesting trends for betting
- Espanyol have not scored more than one goal in an away league game since 1994
A very serious anti-record, which suggests that the team is still searching for an attacking game. After losing last season's Segunda top scorer Martin Braithwaite, there is hope for newcomer Irvin Cardona, but he has his own trends - the forward has scored his last four goals exclusively after the 60th minute
- None of their previous five historic seasons, which followed promotion to the Second Division immediately, ended in relegation.
Barcelona representatives will try to gain tournament points from the first rounds, which can be decisive at the finish. Concerns are raised by home matches, where in the last Primera championship they finished only 19th.
Estimated line-up : Fortuno - Romero, Carbera, El Hilallo, Calero - Terejo, Aguado, Graguerro, Milla - Lozano, Cardona.
Trends
Bet Exact score 1:1
The visitors won their last two victories with a minimal advantage.
7.60Espanyol to score in the second half
In the last three games, the bet came in two of the last five games
1.70Bet Valladolid to score in the second half
In three of the last five matches the bet was successful
1.81Tip and bets
Today we expect active football from the newcomers of La Liga, who deservedly received a promotion and today will try to please their fans with a successful start. Nevertheless, we believe that maximum efforts will be thrown into defense, because any mistake can be fatal. Most likely, both clubs will be able to reach the opponent's goal, but we do not expect a goal extravaganza.
Our prediction is both will score and we are betting on it for 1.95
Bet on the outcome
We expect the maximum intensity of events away from the gates, while we believe that the chances and strengths of the opponents are approximately equal. In addition, the desire to start successfully by any means and write down tournament points to one's account can lead to an equal game and a draw, which could well suit everyone today.
Prediction - draw for 3.10
Bet on corners
Most likely, the teams will focus on defense, and therefore it is unlikely that there will be an overabundance of corners.
Our prediction is total under 8.5 corners with odds of 1.66