§ La Liga · 2024-25 · Matchday 20

Espanyol 2–1 Real Valladolid

  • Puado 31'
  • Fernández 74'
  • Sánchez 57'

17 January 2025

The match in data

Espanyol got the better of Real Valladolid, 2–1, on 17 January 2025, on matchday 20 of the 2024-25 La Liga.

Player of the match: Marash Kumbulla (Espanyol), rated 66, thanks above all to 6 aerials won and 8 duels won. Kumbulla produced 1.1 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.3 times the cost.

It is their 3rd time as player of the match this season.

For Real Valladolid, the highest-rated player was Javi Sánchez, with 63.

66
Player of the match

Marash Kumbulla

Espanyol · 90'

Produced 1.05× and cost 0.27× their position's average

Added
  • 6 aerials won 4.0×
  • 8 duels won 1.8×
  • 2 interceptions 1.9×
Took away
  • 4 misplaced passes 0.6×
  • 2 duels lost 0.6×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

Espanyol
PlayerPositionMinRating
Roberto Fernández Forward 27 77
Marash Kumbulla ★ Defender 90 66
Álvaro Tejero Forward 63 66
Ludovic Taillandier Defender 90 61
Javi Puado Forward 90 56
Antoniu Roca Forward 58 52
Brian Oliván Defender 90 48
Omar El Hilali Defender 90 48
Joan García Goalkeeper 90 47
Edu Expósito Midfielder 27 47
Pol Lozano Midfielder 63 40
Alejo Veliz Forward 79 37
Alex Král Midfielder 90 32
Jofre Carreras Forward 32 21
Fernando Calero Defender 11 no rating
Real Valladolid
PlayerPositionMinRating
Javi Sánchez Defender 90 63
Kike Pérez Midfielder 90 62
Luis Pérez Defender 90 61
Juma Bah Defender 90 60
Anuar Forward 90 51
Mario Martín Midfielder 90 50
Stanko Juric Midfielder 82 50
Marcos André Forward 90 45
Lucas Rosa Defender 90 44
Raúl Moro Forward 57 44
Selim Amallah Midfielder 33 34
Karl Hein Goalkeeper 90 32
Amath Ndiaye Forward 8 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which Real Valladolid player won the most aerial duels?

Stanko Juric, with 5 aerial duels won. Next: Marcos André 3, Lucas Rosa 3.

Juric led Real Valladolid in aerial battles with 5 won during the 2–1 loss at Espanyol. André and Rosa followed in second place with 3 each.

Which Espanyol player recovered the most balls?

Álvaro Tejero, with 6 recoveries. Next: Pol Lozano 5, Ludovic Taillandier 4.

In Espanyol's 2–1 victory, Álvaro Tejero led the team defensively with 6 recoveries. Tejero narrowly edged out Pol Lozano with 5 and Ludovic Taillandier with 4.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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Espanyol 2–1 Real Valladolid, La Liga 2024-25. Player of the match: Marash Kumbulla, 66
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.