Valladolid vs Cordoba: Three Goals in Six for Hosts
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Valladolid host Cordoba in the Segunda División on Sunday, 27 September 2026 at Estadio Municipal José Zorrilla, with the home side managing only three goals from their opening six league fixtures.
Valladolid have scored three goals in six games
Valladolid sit 18th in the Segunda División table with five points from six matches, recording one win, two draws, and three defeats. Their attack has produced three goals while conceding eight, leaving them with a goal difference of -5. At Estadio Municipal José Zorrilla, they beat FC Andorra 1-0 on 5 September 2026 before falling 0-3 to Oviedo on 13 September 2026. Over their last five games with chance data, Valladolid have generated 1.08 expected goals per match and allowed 1.16.
Cordoba concede thirteen goals in six league games
Cordoba sit two places higher in 16th with six points from six matches, scoring nine times and conceding thirteen. Their matches have featured high chance volume, backed by underlying numbers of 1.70 expected goals created and 1.66 allowed across their last five games. Percan leads their scoring with two goals in all competitions. On their travels in the league, Cordoba have one win and two defeats from three games, scoring six goals and conceding seven. They enter this fixture following a 2-1 away win at Albacete on 18 September 2026, which halted a sequence of three straight league defeats against Granada CF (1-3), Sabadell (2-3), and Almeria (0-2).
Cordoba won 3-1 in the last meeting
The two sides met twice during the previous season. On 30 August 2025, Valladolid held Cordoba to a 0-0 draw. Cordoba took the return fixture on 31 January 2026, winning 3-1. Across both encounters, Valladolid managed just one goal against Cordoba.
Our model leans towards a Valladolid win
Our model leans narrowly towards a Valladolid win for this meeting. The forecast accounts for home advantage at Estadio Municipal José Zorrilla, even though Valladolid have taken just five points from six games and scored three goals. While Cordoba stopped their three-match losing run with a 2-1 win at Albacete, their record of thirteen goals conceded in six matches gives Valladolid opportunities to improve on their 1.08 expected goals per game average.
