Espanyol vs Villarreal — La Liga
1-2
RCDE Stadium, Cornella de Llobregat
Going into the match, Espanyol had won 4, drawn 2, lost 4 in their previous 10, scoring 0.9 goals a game; Villarreal had won 5, drawn 4, lost 1 in 10, scoring 2.1. The sides have met 3 times in our records: Villarreal 3 wins. Espanyol are 15th in the La Liga on 8 points; Villarreal are 12th on 9.
Match report
Home form going in: Espanyol
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 2, lost 4 (L W W D L). 0.9 scored per game, 1.0 conceded, 30% over 2.5 goals, 30% both teams scored, 40% clean sheets.
- L 4-1 at Real Madrid · 21 Sept 2024
- W 3-2 vs Alaves · 14 Sept 2024
- W 2-1 vs Rayo Vallecano · 31 Aug 2024
- D 0-0 at Atletico Madrid · 28 Aug 2024
- L 0-1 vs Real Sociedad · 24 Aug 2024
- L 1-0 at Valladolid · 19 Aug 2024
Away form going in: Villarreal
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 4, lost 1 (L W D W W). 2.1 scored per game, 2.0 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 90% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.
- L 1-5 vs Barcelona · 22 Sept 2024
- W 1-2 at Mallorca · 14 Sept 2024
- D 1-1 at Valencia · 31 Aug 2024
- W 4-3 vs Celta · 26 Aug 2024
- W 1-2 at Sevilla · 23 Aug 2024
- D 2-2 vs Atletico Madrid · 19 Aug 2024
Head-to-head: Espanyol vs Villarreal
- Villarreal 4-1 Espanyol · 9 Feb 2026 · La Liga
- Espanyol 0-2 Villarreal · 8 Nov 2025 · La Liga
- Villarreal 1-0 Espanyol · 27 Apr 2025 · La Liga
How it unfolded
- 46' Normal Goal — Jofre Carreras (Espanyol)
- 51' Normal Goal — Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal)
- 63' Normal Goal — Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal)
Match statistics
| Espanyol | Metric | Villarreal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals | 2 |
| 56 | Ball possession | 44 |
| 0.355072 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.96233 |
| 9 | Total shots | 15 |
| 2 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 2 | Shots off target | 7 |
| 5 | Blocked shots | 4 |
| 4 | Attempts inside box | 8 |
| 5 | Attempts outside box | 7 |
| 4 | Corner kicks | 1 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 504 | Total passes | 402 |
| 431 | Accurate passes | 339 |
| 86 | Pass accuracy | 84 |
| 6 | Key passes | 15 |
| 96 | Duels | 96 |
La Liga table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 27 |
| 2 | Atletico Madrid | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 22 |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 21 |
| 4 | Real Betis | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 19 |
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| 6 | Sevilla | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 14 |
| 7 | Alaves | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 8 | Celta Vigo | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 9 | Deportivo La Coruna | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 10 | Osasuna | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -8 | 11 |
| 11 | Athletic Club | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 12 | Villarreal | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 13 | Rayo Vallecano | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -5 | 9 |
| 14 | Getafe | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -6 | 9 |
| 15 | Espanyol | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 8 |
| 16 | Racing Santander | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -12 | 8 |
| 17 | Levante | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -4 | 7 |
| 18 | Elche | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -6 | 7 |
| 19 | Valencia | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -9 | 6 |
| 20 | Malaga | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | -12 | 4 |