§ La Liga · 2025-26 · Matchday 21

Valencia 3–2 Espanyol

  • Duro 15'
  • Cömert 59'
  • Ramazani 90+4' (pen.)
  • Terrats 54'
  • Copete 79' (o.g.)

24 January 2026

The match in data

A 3–2 win for Valencia against Espanyol on 24 January 2026, on matchday 21 of the 2025-26 La Liga.

Player of the match: Hugo Duro (Valencia), rated 65, thanks above all to 1 goal and 0.24 xG. Duro produced 1.3 times as much as a forward typically does, at 0.3 times the cost.

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

For Espanyol, the highest-rated player was Tyrhys Dolan, with 61.

65
Player of the match

Hugo Duro

Valencia · 64'

Produced 1.28× and cost 0.35× their position's average

Added
  • 1 goal 4.0×
  • 0.24 xG 1.3×
  • 1 shot on target 1.6×
Took away
  • 8 duels lost 1.7×
  • 3 times dribbled past 4.0×

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.

Valencia
PlayerPositionMinRating
Hugo Duro ★ Forward 64 65
Eray Cömert Defender 90 63
Lucas Beltrán Forward 90 56
Pepelu Midfielder 88 55
Stole Dimitrievski Goalkeeper 90 54
José Copete Defender 90 51
Umar Sadiq Forward 26 49
Filip Ugrinic Midfielder 88 47
Arnaut Danjuma Forward 63 47
Luis Rioja Forward 88 46
Dimitri Foulquier Defender 90 39
Diego López Forward 27 29
Jesús Vázquez Defender 90 24
Baptiste Santamaria Midfielder 2 no rating
Javi Guerra Midfielder 2 no rating
Largie Ramazani Forward 2 no rating
Espanyol
PlayerPositionMinRating
Tyrhys Dolan Forward 20 61
Jofre Carreras Forward 70 59
Pol Lozano Midfielder 51 55
Kike García Forward 39 53
Ludovic Taillandier Defender 90 51
Edu Expósito Midfielder 39 49
Roberto Fernández Forward 90 47
Rubén Sánchez Defender 90 46
Fernando Calero Defender 79 46
Urko González de Zárate Midfielder 90 44
Carlos Romero Defender 90 41
Ramón Terrats Midfielder 79 40
Marko Dmitrovic Goalkeeper 90 34
Pere Milla Forward 51 24
Charles Pickel Midfielder 11 no rating
Miguel Rubio Defender 11 no rating

Did you know?

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

Which Valencia player won the most duels?

Lucas Beltrán, with 11 duels won. Next: Filip Ugrinic 9, Hugo Duro 5.

Lucas Beltrán led Valencia's physical battles with 11 duels won in a tight 3–2 win. Filip Ugrinic followed with 9, while Hugo Duro recorded 5.

Which Espanyol player completed the most dribbles?

Carlos Romero, with 5 completed dribbles. Next: Jofre Carreras 3, Roberto Fernández 2.

Carlos Romero provided Espanyol's main 1v1 threat with 5 successful dribbles in the 3–2 loss, surpassing Jofre Carreras and Roberto Fernández.

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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Valencia 3–2 Espanyol, La Liga 2025-26. Player of the match: Hugo Duro, 65
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.