Espanyol vs Valencia Prediction: Share of the spoils expected at the RCDE

Espanyol are aiming to keep their perfect home record intact when they welcome Valencia to the RCDE Stadium on Tuesday evening (18:00 BST, Premier Sports 2).

Below you will find my Espanyol vs Valencia predictions, accompanied by the latest team news and match odds, for this midweek La Liga fixture.

Team News

Espanyol remain without leading scorer Pere Milla, who serves the second of a three-match ban.

Football Odds

Valencia came through their win against Athletic Club on Saturday unscathed, and Carlos Corberan could stick with the same starting XI.

However, Hugo Duro made a strong case for a start after scoring off the bench, and he is pushing to take the place of Dani Raba.

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Espanyol vs Valencia Odds

Espanyol are 13/10 to claim three points and make it four straight home wins, while Valencia are 23/10, or a 30.3% chance, to record their first away win of the season, and the draw is 11/5.

Both Teams to Score - Yes @ 1/1

While Valencia have failed to score in their two away games this season, going down 1-0 to Osasuna and 6-0 against Barcelona, recent history in Tuesday’s fixture suggests there will be goals at both ends.

Both teams have scored in the last six meetings, while Espanyol haven’t kept a clean sheet against Valencia in their last eight attempts.

Although experiencing attacking issues on the road this term, Los Ches did score twice in Saturday’s home win over Bilbao to make it five La Liga goals in total for the campaign.

For Espanyol, missing Milla is a blow, but they have won all three home fixtures this season, beating Atletico Madrid, Osasuna and Mallorca.

Periquitos have scored in four of their five matches, failing to hit the back of the net for the first time against Real Madrid on Saturday.

Valencia’s defence, which has leaked eight goals already, won’t present the same challenge as Madrid’s and Espanyol can take advantage of the situation.

Draw @ 11/5

The last five meetings between these two sides have ended in score draws, and another share of the spoils feels entirely plausible.

Milla’s suspension could prove costly for Espanyol, blunting their attacking edge enough to stop them from taking all three points.

For punters chasing a bigger price, a 1-1 correct score, which was seen in both meetings last season, at 5/1 is worth considering.

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