Villarreal vs Espanyol

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🕒 Sun, 27 Apr 2025 15:15 Europe/London 📍 Estadio de la Cerámica 🧑‍⚖️ Jose Luis Munuera Montero 🔁 Regular Season - 26 🏁 match finished
Season
2024-2025 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 26
Regular Season Table
Villarreal 5 · Espanyol 15
Referee Stats
19 matches · 4.84 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.84
Reds avg 0.16
Penalties avg 0.58
Over 4.5 cards 47%
Home wins 42%
Draws 26%
Away wins 32%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (14-12).
  • Espanyol controlled possession (55%).
  • Villarreal had the sharper finishing (5-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Villarreal (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 9-7-3

Goals For / Against

43 / 27
Avg: 2.26 / 1.42

Points

34
Avg: 1.79

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

1
Espanyol (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 3-3-13

Goals For / Against

17 / 31
Avg: 0.89 / 1.63

Points

12
Avg: 0.63

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

7

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.79
PPG
0.63
2.26
GF
0.89
1.42
GA
1.63
74%
O2.5
42%
74%
BTTS
47%
79%
Score 1st
26%

League-position context

Villarreal rank5th
Espanyol rank15th
Villarreal points70
Espanyol points42
Villarreal: #5 · 70 pts · GD +20
14 pts off the top 2. 18 pts above the play-off edge. 29 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Espanyol: #15 · 42 pts · GD -11
42 pts off the top 2. 10 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.
28-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Villarreal last 5 home

W W W W D
Points13/15
Weighted index96
Goals14-6
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

L L L D W
Points4/15
Weighted index11
Goals5-7
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 2.574%
BTTS74%
BTTS + O2.558%
1H Over 0.589%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 37%

Espanyol trend breakdown

Over 2.542%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.537%
1H Over 0.563%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 63% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Villarreal score at home95%
Villarreal clean sheet at home26%
Espanyol score away63%
Espanyol clean sheet away21%

First-goal patterns

Villarreal score first79%
Villarreal win after scoring first53%
Espanyol score first26%
Espanyol win after scoring first60%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Villarreal 50% · Espanyol 7%
Avg first goal minute: Villarreal 26.4' · Espanyol 36.2'

Vs league average

Villarreal score at home2.26 vs 1.45
Villarreal concede at home1.42 vs 1.17
Espanyol score away0.89 vs 1.17
Espanyol concede away1.63 vs 1.45
Villarreal score 56% above league average, while Espanyol score 23% below league average.
Defensive side: Villarreal are 22% above league average at home, and Espanyol are 12% 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: 54% 2H scored: 46% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 12
76-90+ 10
16-30 8
46-60 7
0-15 6
61-75 5
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 11
16-30 9
46-60 5
61-75 5
31-45 4
0-15 1

Espanyol goal timing (away)

1H scored: 30% 2H scored: 70% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
61-75 5
16-30 3
46-60 3
0-15 2
31-45 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 8
46-60 8
0-15 6
76-90+ 6
61-75 5
31-45 4

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
1
Total Shots
14
12
Shots off Goal
5
10
Blocked Shots
4
1
Shots Inside Box
10
6
Shots Outside Box
4
6
Ball Possession
45%
55%
Corner Kicks
8
6
Fouls
19
11
Offsides
1
0
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
2
4
Total Passes
341
430
Passes Accurate
281
375
Passes %
82%
87%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
4
Away
0
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
5
14' ⚽
⚽
14' ⚽ VAR
J. Foyth
Penalty cancelled
32' ⚽
⚽
32' ⚽ VAR
T. Barry
Goal cancelled
45+2'
45+2' Sergi Cardona
50'
50' Logan Costa
52' ⚽
⚽
52' ⚽ Goal · 2-0
Yeremy Pino
Normal Goal · Assist: N. Pépé
61' ↑↓
↑↓
61' ⇄ A. Král
1st substitution · For: Jofre Carreras
65'
65' Yeremy Pino
69' ↑↓
↑↓
69' ⇄ Dani Parejo
1st substitution · For: P. Gueye
69' ↑↓
↑↓
69' ⇄ Yeremy Pino
2nd substitution · For: Pedraza
76' ↑↓
↑↓
76' ⇄ Antoniu Roca
2nd substitution · For: A. Véliz
76' ↑↓
↑↓
76' ⇄ Edu Expósito
3rd substitution · For: Álvaro Aguado
77' ↑↓
↑↓
77' ⇄ Ayoze Pérez
3rd substitution · For: T. Buchanan
82' ↑↓
↑↓
82' ⇄ Carlos Romero
4th substitution · For: Roger Hinojo
82' ↑↓
↑↓
82' ⇄ Urko González
5th substitution · For: Pol Lozano
85' ↑↓
↑↓
85' ⇄ Sergi Cardona
4th substitution · For: Denis Suárez
90'
90' T. Buchanan

Villarreal vs Espanyol 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Villarreal beat Espanyol 1-0 on Sunday, 27 April 2025 in LaLiga. The match was refereed by Jose Luis Munuera Montero. It was played at Estadio de la Cerámica.

First half: VAR intervened at 14' for Villarreal (Penalty cancelled). VAR intervened at 32' for Villarreal (Goal cancelled). Sergi Cardona received a yellow card for Villarreal at 45+2'.

Second half: Logan Costa received a yellow card for Villarreal at 50'. Villarreal extended the lead at 52' when Yeremy Pino scored, with the assist credited to N. Pépé, making the score 2-0. Espanyol made their 1st substitution at 61', with A. Král replacing Jofre Carreras. Yeremy Pino received a yellow card for Villarreal at 65'. Villarreal made their 1st substitution at 69', with Dani Parejo replacing P. Gueye. Villarreal made their 2nd substitution at 69', with Yeremy Pino replacing Pedraza. Espanyol made their 2nd substitution at 76', with Antoniu Roca replacing A. Véliz. Espanyol made their 3rd substitution at 76', with Edu Expósito replacing Álvaro Aguado. Villarreal made their 3rd substitution at 77', with Ayoze Pérez replacing T. Buchanan. Espanyol made their 4th substitution at 82', with Carlos Romero replacing Roger Hinojo. Espanyol made their 5th substitution at 82', with Urko González replacing Pol Lozano. Villarreal made their 4th substitution at 85', with Sergi Cardona replacing Denis Suárez. T. Buchanan received a yellow card for Villarreal at 90'.

Villarreal used 4 substitutions while Espanyol used 5 substitutions. Villarreal got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (14-12).
  • Espanyol controlled possession (55%).
  • Villarreal had the sharper finishing (5-1 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games17
Home Wins9
Draws6
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals9 (52.9%)
BTTS10 (58.8%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games9
Home Wins6
Draws2
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals6 (66.7%)
BTTS6 (66.7%)

Villarreal vs Espanyol Head-to-Head History by Season