Villarreal vs Espanyol

4 - 2

🕒 Thu, 27 Apr 2023 18:30 Europe/London 📍 Estadio de la Cerámica 🧑‍⚖️ Cesar Soto Grado 🔁 Regular Season - 31 🏁 match finished

Season

2022-2023 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 31

Regular Season Table

Villarreal 5 · Espanyol 19

Referee Stats

Cesar Soto Grado

22 matches · 5.86 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	5.86
Reds avg	0.36
Penalties avg	0.45
Over 4.5 cards	82%
Home wins	59%
Draws	18%
Away wins	23%

How the match was won

Villarreal outshot their opponent (31-14).
Villarreal controlled possession (64%).
Villarreal had the sharper finishing (13-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Villarreal (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-3-4

Goals For / Against

36 / 18

Avg: 1.89 / 0.95

Points

Avg: 2.05

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Espanyol (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-6-9

Goals For / Against

25 / 34

Avg: 1.32 / 1.79

Points

Avg: 0.95

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this LaLiga fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.05

PPG

0.95

1.89

1.32

0.95

1.79

53%

O2.5

68%

58%

BTTS

84%

47%

Score 1st

37%

League-position context

Villarreal rank5th

Espanyol rank19th

Villarreal points64

Espanyol points37

Villarreal: #5 · 64 pts · GD +19

14 pts off the top 2. 14 pts above the play-off edge. 23 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Espanyol: #19 · 37 pts · GD -17

41 pts off the top 2. 14 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts from safety.

27-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Villarreal last 5 home

D W W W W

Points13/15

Weighted index78

Goals16-6

Record4-1-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Espanyol last 5 away

D W L L L

Points4/15

Weighted index38

Goals9-13

Record1-1-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Villarreal trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS58%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 26%

Espanyol trend breakdown

Over 2.568%

BTTS84%

BTTS + O2.568%

1H Over 0.568%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 42% · 1H BTTS 32%

Scoring reliability

Villarreal score at home84%

Villarreal clean sheet at home26%

Espanyol score away95%

Espanyol clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Villarreal score first47%

Villarreal win after scoring first89%

Espanyol score first37%

Espanyol win after scoring first57%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Villarreal 60% · Espanyol 42%

Avg first goal minute: Villarreal 36.2' · Espanyol 45.6'

Vs league average

Villarreal score at home1.89 vs 1.46

Villarreal concede at home0.95 vs 1.06

Espanyol score away1.32 vs 1.06

Espanyol concede away1.79 vs 1.46

Villarreal score 30% above league average, while Espanyol score 24% above league average.

Defensive side: Villarreal are 10% below league average at home, and Espanyol are 23% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.40

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 4.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Villarreal goal timing (home)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 13

46-60 11

31-45 6

16-30 5

61-75 4

0-15 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 5

46-60 5

16-30 4

61-75 4

0-15 3

76-90+ 0

Espanyol goal timing (away)

1H scored: 29% 2H scored: 71% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 8

76-90+ 7

46-60 5

31-45 4

0-15 2

16-30 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 9

76-90+ 9

46-60 6

61-75 6

31-45 5

0-15 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

64%

36%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

485

262

Passes Accurate

436

206

Passes %

90%

79%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

16'

16' N. Jackson

40'

40' Fernando Calero

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

Javi Puado

Normal Goal

53' ⚽

⚽

53' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

É. Capoue

Normal Goal · Assist: Dani Parejo

58'

58' Yeremy Pino

58'

58' Javi Puado

60' ⚽

⚽

60' ⚽ VAR

Alberto Moreno

Penalty confirmed

62'

62' C. Montes

63' ⚽

⚽

63' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

Dani Parejo

Normal Goal

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ K. Bare

1st substitution · For: Edu Expósito

73' ⚽

⚽

73' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

Joselu

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Braithwaite

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ Fernando Calero

2nd substitution · For: Simo

77'

77' Óscar Gil

80' ⚽

⚽

80' ⚽ Goal · 3-2

N. Jackson

Normal Goal · Assist: Alberto Moreno

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ Javi Puado

3rd substitution · For: Adrià Pedrosa

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ Vinicius Souza

4th substitution · For: Nico Melamed

90+1' ↑↓

↑↓

90+1' ⇄ Alberto Moreno

1st substitution · For: Pedraza

90+2' ⚽

⚽

90+2' ⚽ Goal · 4-2

É. Capoue

Normal Goal

90+3' ↑↓

↑↓

90+3' ⇄ N. Jackson

2nd substitution · For: Álex Baena

90+4' ↑↓

↑↓

90+4' ⇄ G. Lo Celso

3rd substitution · For: Ramón Terrats

90+5'

90+5' Edu Expósito

Villarreal vs Espanyol 4-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Villarreal beat Espanyol 4-2 on Thursday, 27 April 2023 in LaLiga. The match was refereed by Cesar Soto Grado. It was played at Estadio de la Cerámica.

First half: N. Jackson received a yellow card for Villarreal at 16'. Fernando Calero received a yellow card for Espanyol at 40'. Espanyol took the lead at 45' when Javi Puado scored, making the score 0-1.

Second half: Villarreal leveled the score at 53' when É. Capoue scored, with the assist credited to Dani Parejo, making the score 1-1. Yeremy Pino received a yellow card for Villarreal at 58'. Javi Puado received a yellow card for Espanyol at 58'. VAR intervened at 60' for Villarreal (Penalty confirmed). C. Montes received a yellow card for Espanyol at 62'. Villarreal took the lead at 63' when Dani Parejo scored, making the score 2-1. Espanyol made their 1st substitution at 67', with K. Bare replacing Edu Expósito. Espanyol leveled the score at 73' when Joselu scored, with the assist credited to M. Braithwaite, making the score 2-2. Espanyol made their 2nd substitution at 76', with Fernando Calero replacing Simo. Óscar Gil received a yellow card for Espanyol at 77'. Villarreal took the lead at 80' when N. Jackson scored, with the assist credited to Alberto Moreno, making the score 3-2. Espanyol made their 3rd substitution at 85', with Javi Puado replacing Adrià Pedrosa. Espanyol made their 4th substitution at 85', with Vinicius Souza replacing Nico Melamed. Villarreal made their 1st substitution at 90+1', with Alberto Moreno replacing Pedraza. Villarreal added a late goal to extend the lead at 90+2' when É. Capoue scored, making the score 4-2. Villarreal made their 2nd substitution at 90+3', with N. Jackson replacing Álex Baena. Villarreal made their 3rd substitution at 90+4', with G. Lo Celso replacing Ramón Terrats. Edu Expósito received a red card for Espanyol at 90+5'.

Villarreal used 3 substitutions while Espanyol used 4 substitutions. Villarreal got 2 yellow cards, while Espanyol got 4 yellow cards and 1 red card.