Espanyol - Valencia betting tips and odds

Though the match can honestly go either way, Espanyol will be at a bit of a disadvantage. Their victory is priced at 2.75 despite the home-field advantage, so they’ll need to bring their A-game.

Things are looking problematic for the visiting side. They are going up against a stronger team which also has a home pitch advantage. Victory is still within reach – they’ll just have to work harder than usual to get it.

The hosts can count themselves fortunate to have avoided a bigger defeat in their last La Liga outing. They were seen as the 5.50 underdogs to claim what would have been a rather shocking away win and a narrow Real Sociedad beating they took will not leave too deep a dent in their confidence.

Pre-match betting odds for Valencia’s previous La Liga outing were set at 3.45, meaning it could have ended either way. However, they ended up dominating their opponents Celta de Vigo and decisively snagging a $RESULT HT/FT home win.

Espanyol’s fans are rather disappointed with what they’ve seen from their defence in recent home games. The previous three matches saw them concede 8 times, which is not a great look.

With 9 goals in their previous 3 La Liga matches, Valencia boast some of the most prolific strikers of the league. Top online bookies are predicting another action-packed game.

The hosts only managed to accrue 4 points up until round 7, which landed them right in the relegation zone. The first step towards a better outcome for this season would be to win this challenging matchup.

Valencia’s current position as 9th in the standings is moderately good so far, but they’ll need to get better results if they want to call the season successful. They’ll have plenty of time t do so, though overcoming EspanyolS this Sunday will not be easy.

An Over 2.5 Goals is a great bet if you like staying on the safe side. The betting value for this market is strong compared even to the 2.07, which makes this an easy betting prediction to make.