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Espanyol v Villarreal : La Liga match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 8th Nov, 20:00 BST, RCDE Stadium, Barcelona

Sunday afternoon sees José Manuel González Álvarez’s Espanyol and Marcelino Toral’s Villarreal go up against one another in a La Liga clash at the RCDE Stadium. For every La Liga preview, KickOff explores the stats for all of the biggest markets. Meaningful stats, including head-to-head results, are then given alongside odds from leading bookmakers.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We're ruling out a bore-draw or a slim 1-0 win here, and instead are predicting over 1.5 goals. That means that Espanyol and Villarreal will score at least a couple of between them during 90 minutes. It's a prediction based on form stats for each side, as well as historical records when they go head-to-head. We give it a probability of 77%. The bookmakers have it at 1.25.

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Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
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Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Espanyol
42%
2.80
7%
2.80
Draw
25%
3.403.60
Villarreal
33%
2.45
6%
2.38
Draw 1-1
12%
6.506.50
Espanyol 1-0
9%
11.009.00
Espanyol 2-1
9%
10.00
9%
9.00
Villarreal 1-0
8%
10.00
5%
8.50
Villarreal 2-1
8%
10.00
5%
8.50
Espanyol 2-0
7%
15.0012.00
Draw 0-0
6%
13.00
8%
10.00
Draw 2-2
6%
12.0011.00
Villarreal 2-0
5%
13.0011.00
Espanyol 3-1
4%
21.0017.00
Espanyol 3-0
3%
29.00
10%
21.00
Villarreal 3-1
3%
19.00
12%
15.00
Espanyol 3-2
3%
26.00
10%
19.00
Villarreal 3-2
2%
23.0019.00
Villarreal 3-0
2%
23.00
13%
17.00
Over 2.5 Goals
53%
1.73
4%
1.73
Under 2.5 Goals
47%
2.10
5%
2.00
Home 1st Goal
50%
2.00
5%
2.05
Away 1st Goal
46%
1.83
4%
1.91
No 1st Goal
4%
13.00
8%
10.00
BTTS - Yes
56%
1.621.65
BTTS - No
44%
2.202.15
BTTS - Home Win
21%
5.00
5%
4.80
BTTS - Draw
19%
4.334.33
BTTS - Away Win
17%
4.50
4%
4.20
Home/draw
67%
1.53
4%
1.57
Away/draw
58%
1.40
3%
1.44
Home/away
75%
1.301.29
Over 1.5 Goals
77%
1.22
2%
1.25
Under 1.5 Goals
23%
4.33
8%
3.75
Over 3.5 Goals
31%
2.75
8%
2.80
Under 3.5 Goals
69%
1.44
3%
1.40
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
5.00
9%
5.00
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
1.17
3%
1.14
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
10.00
9%
9.50
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1.06
1%
1.04
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1.04
1%
1.04
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
13.00
18%
10.00
Home DNB
60%
1.91
9%
2.00
Away DNB
50%
1.80
8%
1.73
Espanyol win to nil
21%
5.50-
Villarreal win to nil
16%
5.00
15%
-
Espanyol / Espanyol
19%
4.33
4%
4.33
Espanyol / Villarreal
4%
23.0019.00
Espanyol / Draw
6%
13.0012.00
Draw / Espanyol
12%
6.50
7%
6.50
Draw / Villarreal
14%
6.005.75
Draw / Draw
14%
6.00
9%
5.25
Villarreal / Espanyol
3%
26.0021.00
Villarreal / Villarreal
21%
4.00
7%
3.60
Villarreal / Draw
6%
13.0012.00
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Win / draw / win La Liga table

Espanyol have played 11 matches so far this season and are in 6th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

3 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 2 games, drawn zero and won 1. Espanyol have conceded 5 goals, scored 3, failed to score in 1 match and kept no clean sheets.

Home league performance

Espanyol have played 6 games at home, winning 4, drawing 1 and losing 1 fixture. They have scored 10 goals, conceded 7 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and scored in every home league game.

Villarreal lay in 3rd place on 23 points in the La Liga league table having played 11 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 10 games against teams below them in the table, winning 7, drawing 2 and losing 1 game. They have scored 21 goals and kept 5 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Villarreal have conceded 7 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Villarreal have played 5 away games, winning 2, drawing 1 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 1.2 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.4 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Espanyol
Villarreal
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Real Madrid1110011630 
May 3
l
 
2-0A
Jan 25
l
 
3-1A
2
Barcelona118121525 
Jan 4
Apr 12
Dec 21
Mar 1
3
Villarreal117221223 
Nov 8
Feb 8
-
-
4
A.Madrid116411122 
w
 
2-1A
Feb 22
May 24
l
 
2-0A
5
Real Betis11542619 
l
 
1-2F
Apr 5
d
 
2-2F
Jan 18
6
Espanyol11533218 
-
-
Feb 8
Nov 8
7
Getafe11524-117 
Mar 22
Dec 14
Dec 6
Feb 15
8
Alaves11434115 
Feb 1
l
 
2-1A
Jan 11
Mar 15
9
Elche11353-114 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 1
Mar 8
Jan 4
10
R.Vallecano11425-214 
Dec 7
Apr 22
w
 
4-0F
May 17
11
A.Bilbao11425-214 
May 13
Dec 21
w
 
1-0F
Apr 12
12
Celta11272-113 
Feb 15
Nov 30
Apr 19
d
 
1-1F
13
Sevilla11416-213 
Nov 24
May 10
May 13
w
 
1-2F
14
R.Sociedad11335-312 
May 24
d
 
2-2F
Mar 22
Nov 30
15
Osasuna11326-311 
w
 
1-0F
May 17
w
 
2-1A
Feb 1
16
Levante11236-59 
Apr 19
Jan 11
May 3
Dec 14
17
Mallorca11236-79 
w
 
3-2F
Mar 15
Nov 22
May 10
18
Valencia11236-109 
d
 
2-2A
Jan 25
Feb 22
w
 
0-2F
19
Real Oviedo11227-128 
Mar 8
w
 
0-2F
w
 
2-0F
Apr 22
20
Girona11146-147 
Jan 18
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
5-0F
Apr 5
Win / draw / win form
Espanyol 6TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Espanyol1 - 0Elche
Espanyol1 - 2Real Betis
Espanyol2 - 2Valencia
Espanyol3 - 2Mallorca
Espanyol1 - 0Osasuna
Espanyol2 - 1A.Madrid
Espanyol2 - 0Las Palmas
Espanyol0 - 2Barcelona
Espanyol1 - 2Real Betis
Espanyol1 - 0Getafe
Espanyol1 - 1A.Madrid
Espanyol1 - 1Girona
Espanyol1 - 1A.Bilbao
Espanyol1 - 0Real Madrid
Espanyol2 - 1Valladolid
Espanyol1 - 1Leganes
Espanyol1 - 1Valencia
Espanyol0 - 0Osasuna
Espanyol3 - 1Celta
Espanyol0 - 2Sevilla
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AEspanyol1 - 2Alaves
HEspanyol1 - 0Elche
AEspanyol2 - 0Real Oviedo
HEspanyol1 - 2Real Betis
AEspanyol0 - 0Girona
HEspanyol2 - 2Valencia
AEspanyol0 - 2Real Madrid
HEspanyol3 - 2Mallorca
HEspanyol1 - 0Osasuna
AEspanyol2 - 2R.Sociedad
HEspanyol2 - 1A.Madrid
HEspanyol2 - 0Las Palmas
AEspanyol0 - 2Osasuna
HEspanyol0 - 2Barcelona
AEspanyol2 - 3Leganes
HEspanyol1 - 2Real Betis
AEspanyol0 - 1Villarreal
AEspanyol1 - 1Valencia
HEspanyol1 - 0Getafe
AEspanyol2 - 0Celta
Villarreal 3RD
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
10
D
3
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Valencia0 - 2Villarreal
Real Madrid3 - 1Villarreal
Sevilla1 - 2Villarreal
A.Madrid2 - 0Villarreal
Celta1 - 1Villarreal
Barcelona2 - 3Villarreal
Girona0 - 1Villarreal
Celta3 - 0Villarreal
Real Betis1 - 2Villarreal
Getafe1 - 2Villarreal
Alaves1 - 0Villarreal
R.Vallecano0 - 1Villarreal
Las Palmas1 - 2Villarreal
A.Madrid1 - 1Villarreal
R.Sociedad1 - 0Villarreal
Leganes2 - 5Villarreal
A.Bilbao2 - 0Villarreal
Osasuna2 - 2Villarreal
Valladolid1 - 2Villarreal
Real Madrid2 - 0Villarreal
Goals: Scored
42
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
14
D
3
L
3
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HVillarreal4 - 0R.Vallecano
AVillarreal2 - 0Valencia
HVillarreal2 - 2Real Betis
AVillarreal1 - 3Real Madrid
HVillarreal1 - 0A.Bilbao
AVillarreal2 - 1Sevilla
HVillarreal2 - 1Osasuna
AVillarreal0 - 2A.Madrid
AVillarreal1 - 1Celta
HVillarreal5 - 0Girona
HVillarreal2 - 0Real Oviedo
HVillarreal4 - 2Sevilla
AVillarreal3 - 2Barcelona
HVillarreal3 - 0Leganes
AVillarreal1 - 0Girona
HVillarreal4 - 2Osasuna
HVillarreal1 - 0Espanyol
AVillarreal0 - 3Celta
HVillarreal2 - 2R.Sociedad
AVillarreal2 - 1Real Betis
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
Villarreal have beaten Espanyol in 5 consecutive league meetings
6
Villarreal have not lost to Espanyol in 6 consecutive league meetings
League games at Espanyol since 2014
Espanyol
Villarreal
Goals: Scored
8
9
Games: Scored
5 / 9
7 / 9
Clean sheets
2 / 9
4 / 9
ESP
1
D
5
VIL
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Espanyol
1 - 2Villarreal
0 - 1Villarreal
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 1Villarreal
Espanyol3 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
League games at Villarreal since 2015
Villarreal
Espanyol
Goals: Scored
18
11
Games: Scored
7 / 9
6 / 9
Clean sheets
3 / 9
2 / 9
ESP
2
D
2
VIL
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Villarreal
Villarreal1 - 0
Villarreal4 - 2
Villarreal5 - 1
1 - 2Espanyol
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Villarreal2 - 0
Villarreal3 - 1
0 - 3Espanyol
Goal Statistics

Espanyol's fans will be hoping for goals on Sunday afternoon, not least because Villarreal have conceded in each of their last 6 La Liga matches. A PG of 1.5 for J. González Álvarez's side suggests that run should continue.

Espanyol 6th Villarreal 3rd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
22%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 78% probability that Espanyol will score 1 or more goals
0
27%
1
36%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 63% probability that Villarreal will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-7
Espanyol’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+3
Villarreal’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.3
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
La Liga - 2025/2026 season
Espanyol
PG (predicted goals)
Villarreal
1.5
1.3
Attack rating
ESP
VIL
25%
better
view stats
Games scored9
10
Failed to score2
1
Scored first6
8
Goals scored15
22
Avg. goals scored1.4
2
Avg. shots per game11
11
Avg. shots per goal8
6
Conversion rate for12
18
Avg. XG for2
1.8
KickOff rating
+25%
Defence rating
ESP
VIL
17%
better
view stats
Games conceded7
6
Clean sheets4
5
Conceded first4
3
Goals conceded13
10
Avg. goals conceded1.2
0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded9
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
9
Conversion rate against13%
11%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.3
KickOff rating
+17%

Espanyol v Villarreal La Liga lLine ups will show here when available.

Espanyol La Liga squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
11434
M DmitrovićP MillaE ExpósitoP Milla
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Dmitrović GLK11
-
O Hilali DEF112
3
-
C Romero DEF1122
-
P Lozano MID111
2
-
T Dolan FWD111
1
-
R Fernández FWD1122
-
L Cabrera DEF101
1
-
E Expósito MID103
2
-
K García FWD102
1
-
U González MID9
-
P Milla FWD94
3
1
J Puado FWD82
2
-
F Calero DEF7
2
-
R Terrats MID7
-
R Sánchez DEF6
-
C Riedel DEF61
1
-
C Pickel MID6
1
-
J Salinas DEF5
1
-
A. Roca Vives FWD5
-
J Carreras FWD5
-
M Rubio DEF41
-
L Koleosho FWD3
-
Villarreal La Liga squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
9425
S MouriñoT BuchananA MoleiroS Mouriño
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Buchanan FWD114
2
-
A Moleiro FWD1132
1
-
N Pépé FWD1121
1
-
R Veiga DEF10
1
-
T Partey MID10
-
S Comesaña MID1021
2
-
P Gueye MID1021
4
-
D Parejo MID10
2
-
S Cardona DEF92
1
-
S Mouriño DEF91
4
1
L Júnior GLK8
1
-
A Pedraza DEF81
2
-
R Marín DEF81
1
-
T Oluwaseyi FWD811
-
J Foyth DEF7
-
G Mikautadze FWD722
-
I Akhomach FWD6
-
M Solomon FWD411
-
G Moreno FWD42
-
A Pérez FWD41
-
A Tenas GLK3
-
P. Navarro Badenes DEF2
1
-
A Altimira DEF1
-