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Villarreal vs Espanyol — La Liga
4-1
Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal
Going into the match, Villarreal had won 2, drawn 1, lost 7 in their previous 10, scoring 1.2 goals a game; Espanyol had won 4, drawn 1, lost 5 in 10, scoring 0.9. The sides have met 3 times in our records: Villarreal 3 wins. Villarreal are 12th in the La Liga on 9 points; Espanyol are 15th on 8.
Match report
Home form going in: Villarreal
Last 10 completed: won 2, drawn 1, lost 7 (D L L L L). 1.2 scored per game, 2.0 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 0% clean sheets.
- D 2-2 at Osasuna · 31 Jan 2026
- L 3-0 at Bayer Leverkusen · 28 Jan 2026
- L 0-2 vs Real Madrid · 24 Jan 2026
- L 1-2 vs Ajax · 20 Jan 2026
- L 2-0 at Real Betis · 17 Jan 2026
- W 3-1 vs Alaves · 10 Jan 2026
Away form going in: Espanyol
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 1, lost 5 (L L L D L). 0.9 scored per game, 1.2 conceded, 30% over 2.5 goals, 40% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- L 1-2 vs Alaves · 30 Jan 2026
- L 3-2 at Valencia · 24 Jan 2026
- L 0-2 vs Girona · 16 Jan 2026
- D 1-1 at Levante · 11 Jan 2026
- L 0-2 vs Barcelona · 3 Jan 2026
- W 1-2 at Athletic Club · 22 Dec 2025
Head-to-head: Villarreal vs Espanyol
- Villarreal --- Espanyol · 30 Oct 2026 · La Liga
- Espanyol 0-2 Villarreal · 8 Nov 2025 · La Liga
- Villarreal 1-0 Espanyol · 27 Apr 2025 · La Liga
- Espanyol 1-2 Villarreal · 26 Sept 2024 · La Liga
How it unfolded
- 35' Normal Goal — G. Mikautadze (Villarreal)
- 41' Own Goal — J. Salinas (Villarreal)
- 50' Normal Goal — N. Pepe (Villarreal)
- 55' Normal Goal — A. Moleiro (Villarreal)
- 88' Normal Goal — L. Cabrera (Espanyol)
Match statistics
| Villarreal | Metric | Espanyol |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Goals | 1 |
| 49 | Ball possession | 51 |
| 0.76 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.43 |
| 10 | Total shots | 9 |
| 3 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 4 | Shots off target | 5 |
| 3 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 7 | Attempts inside box | 4 |
| 3 | Attempts outside box | 5 |
| 5 | Corner kicks | 8 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 428 | Total passes | 438 |
| 378 | Accurate passes | 375 |
| 88 | Pass accuracy | 86 |
| 9 | Key passes | 7 |
| 87 | Duels | 87 |
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 |