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

Estadio de la Cerámica, Castellón

Villarreal and Espanyol meet at the Estadio de la Cerámica on Sunday afternoon, with both Marcelino Toral and José Manuel González Álvarez aiming for victory in the La Liga. Statistics for our tip of are shown below, including head-to-head history. Changing the market using the tabs below changes all stats and the odds from leading bookmakers, so be sure to have a browse to find the best bet for you.

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Villarreal's next match is v Osasuna at 15:15 on Saturday 3rd May
Espanyol's next match is v Real Betis at 17:30 on Sunday 4th May
The last Spanish La Liga meeting between Villarreal and Espanyol was on Sunday 27th April 2025
Spanish La Liga
April 27th 2025
Villarreal 1
0 Espanyol
 
Y. Jesús Pino Santos 52'
 
VIL
ESP
Shots On
5
1
Shots Off
5
10
Corners
8
6
Possession
45%
55%
Fouls
19
11
Yellow/red cards
4/0
 
VillarrealEspanyol
 
L. Reis Júnior
S. Cardona Bermúdez (D. Suárez Fernández 85')
J. Foyth
L. Costa
F. Femenía Far
D. Parejo Muñoz (P. Gueye 69')
S. Comesaña Veiga
Y. Jesús Pino Santosfootball icon (A. Pedraza Sag 69')
T. Barry
A. Pérez Gutiérrez (T. Buchanan 77')
N. Pépé
J. Pons
O. El Hilali
(R. Hinojo Estrada 82') C. Romero Serrano
M. Kumbulla
L. Cabrera Sasía
(J. Carreras Pagès 61') A. Král
(Á. Aguado Méndez 76') E. Expósito Jaén
(P. Lozano Vizuete 82') U. González de Zarate Quirós
(A. Véliz 76') A. Roca Vives
J. Puado Díaz
R. Fernández Jaén

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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

The stats suggest we don't have an obvious winner for this clash, but good reason to think Villarreal and Espanyol will score 2 or more goals between them. Goals have flowed freely when they've gone head-to-head in years gone by, and neither Marcelino Toral or José Manuel González Álvarez has suffered the frustration of many 0-0s of late either. The bookies are predicting over 1.5 goals too, with best odds of 1.22 equating to roughly a 77% probability.

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Win / Draw / Win
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
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Villarreal are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 55% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.44.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Villarreal
55%
19/50
4%
4/11
3%
Draw
23%
17/4
22%
19/5
Espanyol
22%
11/2
12%
7/1
14%
Draw 1-1
11%
9/1
11%
15/2
Villarreal 1-0
10%
15/2
13%
5/1
14%
Villarreal 2-1
10%
15/213/2
Villarreal 2-0
9%
13/25/1
14%
Villarreal 3-1
6%
10/1
8%
9/1
Espanyol 1-0
6%
18/1
12%
14/1
Espanyol 2-1
6%
18/1
11%
18/1
12%
Villarreal 3-0
6%
17/2
5%
7/1
6%
Draw 0-0
6%
16/1
31%
10/1
8%
Draw 2-2
5%
18/1
11%
16/1
13%
Villarreal 3-2
3%
22/120/1
24%
Espanyol 2-0
3%
40/1
21%
28/1
12%
Villarreal 4-1
3%
18/1
10%
16/1
13%
Villarreal 4-0
3%
14/1
21%
12/1
Espanyol 3-1
2%
40/1
24%
40/1
21%
Over 2.5 Goals
55%
4/7
3%
8/11
8%
Under 2.5 Goals
45%
11/8
11%
21/20
7%
Home 1st Goal
54%
2/7
4%
-
Away 1st Goal
42%
11/4
7%
-
No 1st Goal
3%
16/1
31%
-
BTTS - Yes
55%
4/5
2%
21/20
11%
BTTS - No
45%
19/20
2%
7/10
8%
BTTS - Home Win
26%
15/8
7%
11/5
10%
BTTS - Draw
17%
11/2
8%
5/1
4%
BTTS - Away Win
12%
10/1
9%
12/1
18%
Home/draw
78%
1/9
1%
1/14
3%
Away/draw
45%
2/1
15%
2/1
4%
Home/away
77%
1/6
1%
2/11
1%
Over 1.5 Goals
78%
1/6
2%
2/9
2%
Under 1.5 Goals
22%
4/1
15%
14/5
10%
Over 3.5 Goals
33%
11/8
12%
7/4
10%
Under 3.5 Goals
67%
4/7
11%
2/5
5%
Over 4.5 Goals
17%
10/3
13%
4/1
15%
Under 4.5 Goals
83%
2/9
8%
2/13
4%
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
7/1
20%
17/2
19%
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
1/12
4%
1/20
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/401/33
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
16/1
31%
10/1
8%
Home DNB
71%
1/7
1%
1/10
3%
Away DNB
38%
9/2
10%
5/1
14%
Villarreal win to nil
29%
11/8
5%
-
Espanyol win to nil
11%
12/1
18%
-
Villarreal / Villarreal
40%
1/1
11%
19/20
5%
Villarreal / Espanyol
2%
40/140/1
21%
Villarreal / Draw
5%
16/1
13%
14/1
Draw / Villarreal
19%
10/3
8%
3/1
Draw / Espanyol
6%
14/1
31%
12/1
Draw / Draw
12%
13/2
23%
11/2
Espanyol / Villarreal
4%
18/118/1
12%
Espanyol / Espanyol
7%
12/1
18%
10/1
10%
Espanyol / Draw
4%
18/1
12%
16/1
13%
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Win / draw / win La Liga table

Villarreal have played 32 matches so far this season and lay in 6th place in the La Liga league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 23 games against teams below in the table, having won 13, drawn 7 and lost 3 matches. They have kept 3 clean sheets and have failed to score in 3 fixtures. Villarreal have outscored their opponents by 55 goals to 35 goals.

Home League Performance

Villarreal have played 15 games at home winning 5, drawing 7 and losing 3 games. They have scored 31 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and conceded 23 goals at home.

Espanyol are in 13th position in the La Liga on 39 points having played 32 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

10 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 25 goals and kept 4 clean sheets. They have scored 15 goals in total and failed to score in 5 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

20 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 9 games, drawn 4 and won 7. Espanyol have conceded 25 goals, scored 23, failed to score in 5 fixtures and have kept 6 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Villarreal
Espanyol
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Barcelona3324455776 
l
 
1-5A
May 18
May 15
l
 
3-1A
2
Real Madrid3322653572 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
2-0A
w
 
1-0F
l
 
4-1F
3
A.Madrid3319952966 
d
 
2-2F
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
d
 
0-00-0
4
A.Bilbao33161252460 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-0A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
4-1A
5
Villarreal Home33151081155 
-
-
l
 
1-2F
l
 
1-0A
6
Real Betis331599954 
l
 
1-2A
w
 
1-2A
May 4
l
 
1-0A
7
Celta3313713146 
w
 
4-3A
l
 
3-0A
w
 
3-1F
w
 
0-2F
8
Osasuna3310149-644 
May 3
d
 
2-2A
d
 
0-00-0
May 18
9
Mallorca3312813-744 
w
 
4-0F
w
 
1-2F
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-1F
10
R.Sociedad3312615-542 
d
 
2-2F
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1A
11
R.Vallecano33101112-741 
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-1A
w
 
0-4F
12
Getafe3310914139 
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-2F
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
13
Espanyol Away3310914-739 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2A
-
-
14
Valencia3391212-1239 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1F
15
Sevilla3391014-937 
May 25
w
 
1-2F
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1F
16
Girona339816-1235 
d
 
2-2F
May 10
d
 
1-1F
l
 
4-1A
17
Alaves3381015-1134 
w
 
3-0F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
3-2F
w
 
0-1F
18
Las Palmas338817-1532 
w
 
3-1F
w
 
1-2F
May 25
l
 
1-0A
19
Leganes3361215-1930 
May 14
w
 
2-5A
d
 
1-1F
May 11
20
Valladolid334425-5716 
w
 
5-1F
w
 
1-2F
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
Win / draw / win form
Villarreal 5TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
43
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
8
Draw
8
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Villarreal2 - 2R.Sociedad
Villarreal0 - 0A.Bilbao
Villarreal1 - 2Real Madrid
Villarreal1 - 1Valencia
Villarreal5 - 1Valladolid
Villarreal4 - 0Mallorca
Villarreal1 - 1R.Vallecano
Villarreal1 - 2Real Betis
Villarreal2 - 2Girona
Villarreal3 - 0Alaves
Villarreal1 - 1Getafe
Villarreal3 - 1Las Palmas
Villarreal1 - 5Barcelona
Villarreal4 - 3Celta
Villarreal2 - 2A.Madrid
Villarreal4 - 4Real Madrid
Villarreal3 - 2Sevilla
Villarreal3 - 0R.Vallecano
Villarreal1 - 2A.Madrid
Villarreal1 - 0Valencia
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AVillarreal0 - 3Celta
HVillarreal2 - 2R.Sociedad
AVillarreal2 - 1Real Betis
HVillarreal0 - 0A.Bilbao
AVillarreal2 - 1Getafe
HVillarreal1 - 2Real Madrid
AVillarreal0 - 1Alaves
AVillarreal1 - 0R.Vallecano
HVillarreal1 - 1Valencia
AVillarreal2 - 1Las Palmas
HVillarreal5 - 1Valladolid
AVillarreal1 - 1A.Madrid
HVillarreal4 - 0Mallorca
AVillarreal0 - 1R.Sociedad
AVillarreal5 - 2Leganes
HVillarreal1 - 1R.Vallecano
HVillarreal1 - 2Real Betis
AVillarreal0 - 2A.Bilbao
HVillarreal2 - 2Girona
AVillarreal2 - 2Osasuna
Espanyol 13TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
4
Draw
5
Lost
11
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Valencia1 - 1Espanyol
Celta0 - 2Espanyol
R.Vallecano0 - 4Espanyol
Mallorca2 - 1Espanyol
Alaves0 - 1Espanyol
R.Sociedad2 - 1Espanyol
Sevilla1 - 1Espanyol
Las Palmas1 - 0Espanyol
Getafe1 - 0Espanyol
Girona4 - 1Espanyol
Barcelona3 - 1Espanyol
A.Bilbao4 - 1Espanyol
Real Betis1 - 0Espanyol
Real Madrid4 - 1Espanyol
A.Madrid0 - 0Espanyol
Valladolid1 - 0Espanyol
Real Oviedo1 - 0Espanyol
S.Gijon0 - 1Espanyol
Amorebieta0 - 0Espanyol
Valladolid0 - 0Espanyol
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
7
Draw
8
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AEspanyol1 - 1Valencia
HEspanyol1 - 0Getafe
AEspanyol2 - 0Celta
AEspanyol4 - 0R.Vallecano
HEspanyol1 - 1A.Madrid
AEspanyol1 - 2Mallorca
HEspanyol1 - 1Girona
AEspanyol1 - 0Alaves
HEspanyol1 - 1A.Bilbao
AEspanyol1 - 2R.Sociedad
HEspanyol1 - 0Real Madrid
AEspanyol1 - 1Sevilla
HEspanyol2 - 1Valladolid
HEspanyol1 - 1Leganes
AEspanyol0 - 1Las Palmas
HEspanyol1 - 1Valencia
HEspanyol0 - 0Osasuna
AEspanyol0 - 1Getafe
HEspanyol3 - 1Celta
AEspanyol1 - 4Girona
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
4
Villarreal have beaten Espanyol in 4 consecutive league meetings
5
Villarreal have not lost to Espanyol in 5 consecutive league meetings
League games at Villarreal since 2015
Villarreal
Espanyol
Goals: Scored
17
11
Games: Scored
6 / 8
6 / 8
Clean sheets
2 / 8
2 / 8
VIL
4
D
2
ESP
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Villarreal
Villarreal4 - 2
Villarreal5 - 1
1 - 2Espanyol
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Villarreal2 - 0
Villarreal3 - 1
0 - 3Espanyol
League games at Espanyol since 2014
Espanyol
Villarreal
Goals: Scored
8
9
Games: Scored
5 / 9
7 / 9
Clean sheets
2 / 9
4 / 9
VIL
3
D
5
ESP
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Espanyol
1 - 2Villarreal
0 - 1Villarreal
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 1Villarreal
Espanyol3 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Goal Statistics
Villarreal 5th Espanyol 13th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.8
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
16%
1
29%
2
27%
3
16%
4+
11%
There is a 84% probability that Villarreal will score 1 or more goals
0
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% probability that Espanyol will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+22
Villarreal have scored 22% more goals at home than predicted
-9
Espanyol’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
2.2
average goals scored
0.8
average goals scored
1.6
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
La Liga - 2024/2025 season
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Villarreal
PG (predicted goals)
Espanyol
1.8
1.1
Attack rating
15%
better
VIL
ESP
view stats
Games scored26
24
Failed to score6
8
Scored first18
17
Goals scored55
35
Avg. goals scored1.7
1.1
Avg. shots per game11
7
Avg. shots per goal6
6
Conversion rate for16
17
Avg. XG for1.8
0.9
KickOff rating
+15%
Defence rating
VIL
ESP
15%
better
view stats
Games conceded28
25
Clean sheets4
7
Conceded first13
13
Goals conceded45
41
Avg. goals conceded1.4
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded9
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
9
Conversion rate against16%
12%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.6
KickOff rating
+15%

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

Villarreal La Liga squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3114710
S CardonaA PérezS CardonaS Cardona
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Júnior GLK13
2
-
K Femenía DEF271
7
-
J Foyth DEF151
4
-
L Costa DEF272
3
-
S Cardona DEF3117
10
-
N Pépé MID2314
3
-
D Parejo MID3132
6
-
S Comesaña MID3132
6
-
Y Pino MID3035
10
-
A Pérez FWD26142
3
-
T Barry FWD32103
4
-
Subs
D Conde GLK211
2
-
W. Kambwala DEF14
1
1
P. Navarro Badenes DEF12
-
A Pedraza DEF9
-
P Gueye MID292
4
2
D Suárez MID1912
-
T Buchanan FWD91
1
-
E Eyong FWD1
-
Espanyol La Liga squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3311412
J GarcíaJ PuadoÁlvaro TejeroP Lozano
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J García GLK33
2
-
O Hilali DEF322
8
-
M Kumbulla DEF313
7
-
L Cabrera DEF2932
3
-
C Romero DEF2921
6
-
A. Roca Vives MID221
3
-
U González MID121
1
-
A Kral MID331
1
-
J Puado MID30113
5
-
E Expósito FWD142
2
-
R Fernández FWD145
1
-
Subs
Ángel Fortuño GLK
-
F Pacheco GLK
-
S Gómez DEF11
1
-
F Calero DEF161
-
Álvaro Tejero DEF2514
2
-
R. Hinojo Estrada DEF1
-
P Lozano MID26
12
-
P Milla MID161
3
-
Álvaro Aguado MID151
3
-
W Cheddira FWD2011
2
-
J Carreras FWD3233
5
-
A Véliz FWD231
3
-