Valencia CF vs RCD Espanyol prediction | 20 Dec 2026 | xGtoday

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pre-match analysis

Valencia CF Rating: 76.6
H
52%
20 December 2026
La Liga
D
28%
RCD Espanyol Rating: 73.4
A
20%
Valencia CF
Ranking: #56 overall, #7 in Spain

78.4 → 76.6 (-1.8 over last 10 games)

Rating
0-5 06 Sep Barcelona (H) 77.8 -0.7
1-0 11 Sep Sevilla (A) 77.2 -0.6
0-1 15 Sep Alavés (A) 77.3 +0.1
2-3 20 Sep Real Sociedad (H) 76.3 -1.0
2-2 11 Oct Racing Sant (A) 76.6 +0.3
RCD Espanyol
Ranking: #85 overall, #17 in Spain

71.8 → 73.4 (+1.6 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-1 06 Sep Sevilla (H) 72.7 +0.3
0-2 12 Sep Osasuna (A) 73.3 +0.6
2-1 15 Sep Rayo (A) 73.5 +0.2
1-3 18 Sep Elche (H) 73.0 -0.5
1-1 09 Oct Málaga (A) 73.4 +0.4

Valencia CF vs RCD Espanyol: by the numbers

RCD Espanyol trail Valencia CF by 29 places in our proprietary European rankings, and by 10 in Spain.

The recent trend shows RCD Espanyol on the rise, +1.6 rating points over their last 10 matches, while Valencia CF has gone the other way at -1.8.

RCD Espanyol lost 0.4 rating points in the last contest between these two, on 24 January 2026.

The highest Valencia CF have ever stood in our European rankings is #15, first reached on 19 February 2019.

The best xGtoday rating RCD Espanyol have ever held is 80.4, first set on 24 April 2021.