La Liga · 2025Fri, 30 Jan 2026, 20:00 UTCFull timeRCDE StadiumFull-time recap

Espanyol

WLDLL

1–2Full-time recap

Alaves

LDLLW

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This match

Match statistics

Metric	Espanyol	Alaves
Shots	10 shots/match	11 shots/match▲
Shots on target	3 shots/match	7 shots/match▲
Possession	50%	50%
Corners	4 corners/match	2 corners/match
Fouls	15 fouls/match	15 fouls/match
Yellow cards	0 cards/match▲	1 cards/match

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Espanyol's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. No second pattern clears the sample and coverage gates. Limitation: Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Espanyol's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Espanyol's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.8 goals/match▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.18 goals/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

Metric	Last 5	Season	Baseline
Goals for	0.8 goals/match	1.18 goals/match	1.19 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

0Espanyol

0Draws

1Alaves

2 Nov 2025Alaves — Espanyol · La Liga2–1

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Espanyol favored in 6 of 14 directional metrics · Alaves in 1 · 7 too close

1.18 goals/match▲Goals scoredseason · 22/220.91 goals/match

1.23 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 22/221.23 goals/match

—Expected goalsseason · 0/0—

—Expected goals allowedseason · 0/0—

13 shots/match▲Shotsseason · 22/2211.5 shots/match

12.5 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 22/2212.5 shots/match

4.41 shots/match▲Shots on targetseason · 22/223.82 shots/match

4.36 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 22/22▲3.86 shots/match

42.1%Possessionseason · 22/2249.8%

4.41 corners/matchCornersseason · 22/225 corners/match

4.59 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 22/224.73 corners/match

2.14 cards/match▲Cardsseason · 22/222.36 cards/match

13.1 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 22/2215 fouls/match

—Passesseason · 0/0—

—Pass accuracyseason · 0/0—

—Shots inside boxseason · 0/0—

—Blocked shotsseason · 0/0—

—Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0—

—Offsidesseason · 0/0—

32%▲Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 22/2214%

77%▲Scoring frequencyseason · 22/2264%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Espanyol12.5

Alaves52.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Espanyol55.8

Alaves34.2

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Espanyol55

Alaves61.7

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Espanyol92.5

Alaves27.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Espanyol52.5

Alaves75

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Espanyol42.5

Alaves57.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Espanyol57.5

Alaves58.8

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches

0.8 goals/matchGoals scored5/5▲1.2 goals/match

2 goals/matchGoals allowed5/5▲1.4 goals/match

—Expected goals0/0—

14.6 shots/matchShots5/514 shots/match

4.2 shots/matchShots on target5/5▲5.6 shots/match

46.8%Possession5/550.8%

4.8 corners/matchCorners5/55.2 corners/match

2.4 cards/matchCards5/51.8 cards/match

12.2 fouls/matchFouls5/512.4 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches

1.1 goals/match▲Goals scored10/100.9 goals/match

1.2 goals/match▲Goals allowed10/101.6 goals/match

—Expected goals0/0—

11.5 shots/matchShots10/1011.1 shots/match

3.9 shots/matchShots on target10/104 shots/match

42%Possession10/1048%

4.5 corners/matchCorners10/104.4 corners/match

2.6 cards/matchCards10/102.1 cards/match

13.5 fouls/matchFouls10/1014.3 fouls/match

Window

Season

22 / 22 matches

1.18 goals/match▲Goals scored22/220.91 goals/match

1.23 goals/matchGoals allowed22/221.23 goals/match

—Expected goals0/0—

13 shots/match▲Shots22/2211.5 shots/match

4.41 shots/match▲Shots on target22/223.82 shots/match

42.1%Possession22/2249.8%

4.41 corners/matchCorners22/225 corners/match

2.14 cards/matchCards22/222.36 cards/match

13.1 fouls/matchFouls22/2215 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

12 / 11 matches

1.17 goals/match▲Goals scored12/110.55 goals/match

1.33 goals/match▲Goals allowed12/111.45 goals/match

—Expected goals0/0—

12.3 shots/match▲Shots12/1110.4 shots/match

4.67 shots/match▲Shots on target12/113.45 shots/match

42.9%Possession12/1148.9%

4.67 corners/matchCorners12/114.27 corners/match

2.5 cards/matchCards12/112.55 cards/match

13.6 fouls/matchFouls12/1114.9 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

6.2 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/15 days

2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready

Season samples22 / 22home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: xg_for, xg_against.

Analysis cutoff: Sat, 31 Jan 2026, 00:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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