Wednesday's clash will almost certainly be a close contest, with neither side wanting to lose ground on Deportivo Alaves.
However, Espanyol have proven that they are more than capable of picking up positive results at home, while Valencia rarely do well on their travels.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Espanyol win with a probability of 37.83%. A draw had a probability of 31.3% and a win for Valencia had a probability of 30.84%.
The most likely scoreline for a Espanyol win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.88%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (7.71%) and 2-1 (6.97%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 0-0 (14.36%), while for a Valencia win it was 0-1 (12.99%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 13.5% likelihood.