Espanyol
It does not have a good run and it’s only 13 with 13 points gathered in 11 stages.
It is inconsistent and in the last 3 games it has a draw, a victory and a defeat.
Home is a hard nut, only in the first game it lost and in the other 4 it was imposed 3 times.
The offensive is extremely modest, just over the other 4 bands and has 9 successes.
The defense worked much better, it’s on 8 and has scored 13 goals in the 11 games.
Hermoso is suspended and Marc Navarro is also uncertain due to injury.
The probable team (4-2-3-1): P. Lopez – V. Sanchez, Naldo, D. Lopez, Martin – Fuego, Darder – Baptistao, Jurado, Piatti – G. Moreno.
Valencia
He makes an extraordinary season and is on 2 with 27 points in 11 rounds.
He crosses a very good time and won the last 8 games.
He did not lose in the 5 moves in the Primera Divison and in 3 of them he was forced.
Along with Barcelona has the best attack in the championship with 30 successes.
Neither defensive is not very bad being 5th at the moment with 11 goals received.
Javi Jimenez is the only batch issue of the Bats, being injured.
The probable team (4-4-2): Neto – Montoya, Paulista, Garay, Gaya – Soler, Parejo, Kondogbia, Guedes – Zaza, R. Moreno.
Direct meetings
They have been dueling 48 times and the situation is fairly balanced at this time.
Valencia leads with 21 wins, Espanyol has 18 and 9 times finished in draw.
“Bats” have won the last three matches, all in the championship.
The Catalans were forced before that in 2015 at home with a score of 1-0.
PREDICTION: Valencia win @ 1.44
