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


Valencia CF
Ranking: #44 overall, #4 in Spain

79.4 → 78.7 (-0.7 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-1 14 May Rayo (H) 77.8 -0.6
3-4 17 May Real Sociedad (A) 78.4 +0.6
3-1 23 May Barcelona (H) 78.8 +0.4
0-0 22 Aug Celta Vigo (H) 78.6 -0.2
0-1 25 Aug Betis (H) 78.7 +0.1
RCD Espanyol
Ranking: #102 overall, #19 in Spain

73.1 → 72.5 (-0.6 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-2 17 May Osasuna (A) 71.8 -0.3
1-1 23 May Real Sociedad (H) 72.5 +0.7
3-0 16 Aug Levante (H) 73.2 +0.7
1-2 22 Aug Real Madrid (H) 72.8 -0.4
2-1 29 Aug Real Sociedad (A) 72.5 -0.3

Valencia CF vs RCD Espanyol: by the numbers

RCD Espanyol trail Valencia CF by 58 places in our proprietary European rankings, and by 15 in Spain.

The recent trend shows RCD Espanyol on the rise, -0.6 rating points over their last 10 matches, while Valencia CF has gone the other way at -0.7.

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

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

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