Week 37 brings us a match on May 15th, where Valencia and Espanyol will play a match in Cornella de Llobregat in a meeting of these two La Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 13th placed Espanyol is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Deportivo Alavés. Miguel De la Fuente struck first for Deportivo Alavés in the 7th minute, then Raúl de Tomás tied it up for Espanyol in the 14th minute. Espanyol is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while valencia sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-3 loss against Real Betis. Willian José struck first for Real Betis in the 57th minute on a feed from Canales, then Canales added another in the 87th minute In the end, Valencia was frustrated by Real Betis’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Real Betis ended the match with the shutout victory. Valencia is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 31st of December, Valencia hosted Espanyol in their last match together. Espanyol was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Omar Alderete struck first for Valencia in the 51st minute on a feed from Hélder Costa, then Raúl de Tomás tied it up for Espanyol in the 83rd minute Finally they completed the comback in the 88th minute on a goal by Javi Puado to cap off a wild match. Raúl de Tomás has been the most prolific scorer on Espanyol in his last 5 matches with two goals
Adrià Pedrosa is unavailable to play for Vicente Moreno Peris’s team, while Gabriel Paulista and Toni Lato are unavailable to play for José Bordalás Jiménez’s team.