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Espanyol vs Valencia Prediction, 12/18/2024 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 12/17/2024

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Game: Espanyol vs Valencia

Date: Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Location: RCDE Stadium in Barcelona, Spain

TV: fuboTV

The Ches (2-4-9) are headed to RCDE Stadium in Barcelona, Spain on Wednesday where they will meet Espanyol (4-2-10). Espanyol are priced at +126 while the Ches are at -152. The total is set at 3. The goalkeepers who are expected to start will be Joan Garcia for Espanyol and Stole Dimitrievski for Valencia.

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RCD Espanyol has allowed 28 goals while giving up 1.75 goals per 90, and opponents have a total of 87 SoT on them. They have 2 shut outs, giving them a percentage of 12.5% for the year. Espanyol has amassed 46 yellow cards for the year. The Budgerigars are 93rd in the matter of goals expected with 12.7, and their expected goals against are coming in at 26.4. For the season, this team is sitting with an average of 0.88 points per contest (14 pts) and also have a ranking of 65th in European soccer with 11 assists. The team's goal differential is at -13 with the help of 15 goals scored in addition to 28 goals given up. Espanyol has a total of 58 SVs and also hold a SV% of 67.8% over the course of the season.

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The Ches average 0.7 pts per match while having 7 assists and 1 red card. Valencia CF has accounted for a clean sheet % of 20.0% on the campaign in addition to 38 yellow card cautions. Valencia has a rank of 57th in relation to goals against having 23, and the team's goal difference is sitting at -10. For the season, Valencia CF has a save percentage of 54.0% (50 SoT against), and they also have a ranking of 90th in Big 5 soccer with 10 pts. The club's goals against per 90 is 1.53 in addition to 27 saves, and they have accounted for 3 shut outs. Valencia has earned 13 goals and their expected goals for the year is at 12.9.

Garcia has seen the pitch for 1,440 mins and has accumulated 58 saves during his career. The goalkeeper hailing from Spain has faced 87 shots attempted against him in 16 career starting assignments. The man who will protect the net for Espanyol is Joan Garcia. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.75 (28 goals allowed) and he has earned a save percentage of 66.7%. Garcia (4-2-10 mark in his career) has recorded 2 clean sheets, which gives him a 12.5%% clean sheet percentage.

So far in his career, Dimitrievski has surrendered 170 goals and has accounted for 345 saves in 127 starts. He has given up 1.33 goals per 90 while he holds a record of 38-36-53. He sports a save percentage of 67.4% and his clean sheet rate is 26.6%%. Dimitrievski has accumulated 34 clean sheets while defending 512 shots against him in 11,496 mins in his career. Stole Dimitrievski will be looking after the net for Valencia.

Javi Puado is one man who can be a difference maker for Espanyol. He has totaled 19 assists while accumulating 115 pts in his career. The forward representing Spain has totaled 48 goals scored in 12,850 minutes played. Puado has been a starter in 144 contests in his career and he scores 0.33 goals per 90 mins.

Valencia features a game changer in Hugo Duro, who the defense is sure to gameplan for in this matchup. He is averaging 0.27 goals per 90 minutes and has been given a starting assignment in 89 matches in his career. The forward representing Spain has accumulated 8,227 mins while scoring 26 goals. He has tallied 58 points thus far in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 6 times.

Who will win tonight's soccer game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Espanyol (-152)

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