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

Thu 26th Sep, 18:00 BST, RCDE Stadium, Barcelona

Marcelino Toral pays counterpart José Manuel González Álvarez a visit on Thursday evening in the La Liga, as their Villarreal and Espanyol teams face each other at the RCDE Stadium. In this preview you'll find odds from leading bookmakers for 17 top betting markets as well as predictions, statistics and head-to-head data for both teams. Simply click through the tabs below to explore.

Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Our predictive algorithm suggests there is a 76% chance of Espanyol and Villarreal serving up a minimum of two goals in this La Liga clash. Recent form statistics and head-to-head (H2H) records are included in the calculation , and it would appear that the bookies favour that outcome too. This over 1.5 goals tip is available with best odds of 1.30.

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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
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 46% chance of Villarreal coming away with a win.
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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Espanyol
29%
5/2
17%
13/5
25%
Draw
25%
5/2
3%
5/2
3%
Villarreal
46%
21/20
11%
21/20
15%
Draw 1-1
12%
11/211/2
8%
Villarreal 1-0
10%
7/1
6%
6/1
13%
Villarreal 2-1
9%
8/1
5%
7/1
6%
Villarreal 2-0
8%
9/1
17%
8/1
18%
Espanyol 1-0
7%
10/1
10%
17/2
12%
Espanyol 2-1
7%
11/1
9%
10/1
22%
Draw 0-0
6%
10/18/1
Draw 2-2
6%
14/1
15%
11/1
9%
Villarreal 3-1
5%
16/1
11%
12/1
13%
Espanyol 2-0
4%
16/1
13%
14/1
25%
Villarreal 3-0
4%
18/1
10%
14/1
12%
Villarreal 3-2
3%
25/118/1
Espanyol 3-1
3%
28/1
26%
20/1
24%
Espanyol 3-2
2%
33/1
17%
25/1
24%
Villarreal 4-1
2%
33/1
17%
25/1
10%
Over 2.5 Goals
52%
10/1117/20
1%
Under 2.5 Goals
48%
10/1117/20
3%
Home 1st Goal
45%
7/5
9%
-
Away 1st Goal
51%
4/6
3%
-
No 1st Goal
4%
10/1-
BTTS - Yes
55%
3/4
3%
3/4
3%
BTTS - No
45%
1/1
2%
1/1
2%
BTTS - Home Win
14%
11/2
18%
5/1
20%
BTTS - Draw
19%
7/2
4%
17/5
5%
BTTS - Away Win
22%
10/3
4%
29/10
10%
Home/draw
54%
8/11
10%
3/4
13%
Away/draw
71%
2/7
5%
2/7
8%
Home/away
75%
2/7
1%
3/10
Over 1.5 Goals
76%
3/10
1%
2/7
Under 1.5 Goals
24%
5/2
7%
23/10
6%
Over 3.5 Goals
30%
12/5
6%
21/10
3%
Under 3.5 Goals
70%
1/3
2%
1/3
1%
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
5/119/4
5%
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
1/81/9
1%
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
12/110/1
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/251/33
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/201/20
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
10/18/1
5%
Home DNB
46%
6/4
19%
6/4
25%
Away DNB
64%
1/2
10%
10/21
14%
Espanyol win to nil
14%
5/1
9%
-
Villarreal win to nil
24%
5/2
13%
-
Espanyol / Espanyol
15%
9/2
16%
9/2
25%
Espanyol / Villarreal
4%
22/118/1
10%
Espanyol / Draw
6%
14/111/1
Draw / Espanyol
11%
13/2
7%
13/2
15%
Draw / Villarreal
16%
4/1
9%
4/1
9%
Draw / Draw
16%
9/219/5
Villarreal / Espanyol
3%
28/125/1
24%
Villarreal / Villarreal
24%
12/5
9%
11/5
15%
Villarreal / Draw
6%
12/111/1
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Win / draw / win La Liga table
Espanyol
Won
Draw
Lost
Scores
Villarreal
HOME AWAY TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY
May 14
Nov 3
 Barcelona55001315 
Sep 22
May 18
Mar 30
d
 
0-00-0
 A.Madrid5320711 
d
 
2-2F
Jan 26
Feb 2
Sep 21
 Real Madrid5320711 
Mar 16
Oct 5
Sep 26
Mar 2
 Villarreal Away5320311 
-
-
w
 
3-2F
Feb 23
 Alaves6312210 
Nov 10
Mar 9
Feb 16
Oct 19
 A.Bilbao6312210 
Apr 6
Dec 8
Dec 1
Apr 13
 Celta530239 
w
 
4-3A
Apr 23
May 4
Sep 29
 Real Betis522118 
Dec 15
Apr 13
Oct 5
Mar 16
 Mallorca622208 
Jan 19
w
 
1-2F
w
 
2-1A
Apr 6
 R.Vallecano521217 
Nov 3
Feb 23
Mar 9
Nov 24
 Girona521207 
Dec 1
May 11
-
-
 Espanyol Home521207 
Mar 2
Sep 26
Dec 15
May 18
 Osasuna5212-47 
May 4
Nov 24
Oct 27
Jan 26
 Sevilla6123-35 
May 25
w
 
1-2F
Jan 11
May 11
 Leganes6123-45 
May 14
Dec 22
l
 
0-1A
Feb 9
 R.Sociedad6114-44 
Apr 20
Jan 11
Jan 19
l
 
1-0A
 Valladolid5113-114 
Feb 2
Oct 27
Apr 20
Dec 8
 Getafe5032-23 
Oct 20
Mar 30
May 25
Dec 22
 Las Palmas5023-42 
Sep 30
Feb 9
Nov 10
Apr 23
 Valencia5014-71 
Feb 16
d
 
1-1A
Win / draw / win form
5
Villarreal have not lost in 5 consecutive away league games
Espanyol 12TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
16
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
11
Draw
8
L
1
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Espanyol3 - 2Alaves
Espanyol2 - 1R.Vallecano
Espanyol0 - 1R.Sociedad
Espanyol2 - 0Real Oviedo
Espanyol0 - 0S.Gijon
Espanyol3 - 0Cartagena
Espanyol2 - 1Real Oviedo
Espanyol0 - 0S.Gijon
Espanyol1 - 1FC Andorra
Espanyol2 - 1Albacete
Espanyol1 - 1Tenerife
Espanyol0 - 0Huesca
Espanyol3 - 0Mirandes
Espanyol2 - 1Levante
Espanyol2 - 1Villarreal II
Espanyol3 - 3Burgos
Espanyol1 - 1Zaragoza
Espanyol2 - 0Alcorcon
Espanyol2 - 0Elche
Espanyol2 - 2Eibar
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
12
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
Won
7
Draw
10
L
3
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HEspanyol3 - 2Alaves
HEspanyol2 - 1R.Vallecano
AEspanyol0 - 0A.Madrid
HEspanyol0 - 1R.Sociedad
AEspanyol0 - 1Valladolid
HEspanyol2 - 0Real Oviedo
AEspanyol0 - 1Real Oviedo
HEspanyol0 - 0S.Gijon
AEspanyol1 - 0S.Gijon
HEspanyol3 - 0Cartagena
AEspanyol0 - 0Amorebieta
HEspanyol2 - 1Real Oviedo
AEspanyol0 - 0Valladolid
HEspanyol0 - 0S.Gijon
AEspanyol2 - 2Elche
HEspanyol1 - 1FC Andorra
AEspanyol0 - 0Leganes
HEspanyol2 - 1Albacete
AEspanyol0 - 0Burgos
HEspanyol1 - 1Tenerife
Villarreal 4TH
20 league games
Away
5
Overall
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
8
Draw
7
Lost
5
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Mallorca1 - 2Villarreal
Valencia1 - 1Villarreal
Sevilla1 - 2Villarreal
Osasuna1 - 1Villarreal
Girona0 - 1Villarreal
Celta3 - 2Villarreal
Almeria1 - 2Villarreal
A.Bilbao1 - 1Villarreal
Real Betis2 - 3Villarreal
R.Sociedad1 - 3Villarreal
Alaves1 - 1Villarreal
Barcelona3 - 5Villarreal
Las Palmas3 - 0Villarreal
Valencia3 - 1Villarreal
Real Madrid4 - 1Villarreal
Sevilla1 - 1Villarreal
A.Madrid3 - 1Villarreal
Granada2 - 3Villarreal
Getafe0 - 0Villarreal
R.Vallecano1 - 1Villarreal
Goals: Scored
43
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
20 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
0 / 20
Won
11
Draw
7
L
2
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AVillarreal2 - 1Mallorca
AVillarreal1 - 1Valencia
HVillarreal4 - 3Celta
AVillarreal2 - 1Sevilla
HVillarreal2 - 2A.Madrid
AVillarreal1 - 1Osasuna
HVillarreal4 - 4Real Madrid
AVillarreal1 - 0Girona
HVillarreal3 - 2Sevilla
AVillarreal2 - 3Celta
HVillarreal3 - 0R.Vallecano
AVillarreal2 - 1Almeria
AVillarreal1 - 1A.Bilbao
HVillarreal1 - 2A.Madrid
HVillarreal1 - 0Valencia
AVillarreal3 - 2Real Betis
HVillarreal5 - 1Granada
AVillarreal3 - 1R.Sociedad
HVillarreal1 - 1Getafe
AVillarreal1 - 1Alaves
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Villarreal have beaten Espanyol in 3 consecutive league meetings
3
Villarreal have kept a clean sheet in 3 consecutive away league meetings with Espanyol
League games at Espanyol since 2014
Espanyol
Villarreal
Goals: Scored
7
7
Games: Scored
4 / 8
6 / 8
Clean sheets
2 / 8
4 / 8
ESP
1
D
5
VIL
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Espanyol
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
17
11
Games: Scored
6 / 8
6 / 8
Clean sheets
2 / 8
2 / 8
ESP
2
D
2
VIL
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Villarreal
Villarreal4 - 2
Villarreal5 - 1
1 - 2Espanyol
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Villarreal2 - 0
Villarreal3 - 1
0 - 3Espanyol
Goal Statistics

Villarreal have been reliable in attack of late, finding the net in 20 consecutive La Liga outings. Their PG of 1.6 against Espanyol on Thursday suggests that run is likely to continue.

Espanyol 12th Villarreal 4th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
1.6
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
31%
1
36%
2
21%
3
9%
4+
There is a 67% probability that Espanyol will score no more than 1 goal
0
21%
1
33%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
There is a 79% probability that Villarreal will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+10
Espanyol’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+31
Villarreal have scored 31% more goals when away than predicted
1.7
average goals scored
1.6
average goals scored
0.8
conceded
1.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
La Liga - 2024/2025 season
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Espanyol
PG (predicted goals)
Villarreal
1.2
1.6
Attack rating
ESP
VIL
55%
better
view stats
Games scored2
5
Failed to score3
0
Scored first1
3
Goals scored5
11
Avg. goals scored1
2.2
Avg. shots per game8
11
Avg. shots per goal8
5
Conversion rate for13
20
Avg. XG for1.3
1.8
KickOff rating
+55%
Defence rating
29%
better
ESP
VIL
view stats
Games conceded4
5
Clean sheets1
0
Conceded first3
2
Goals conceded5
8
Avg. goals conceded1
1.6
Avg. shots/game conceded11
12
Avg. shots/goal conceded11
7
Conversion rate against9%
14%
Avg. XG against1.7
1.2
KickOff rating
+29%

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

Espanyol La Liga squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
5323
J GarcíaJ PuadoÁlvaro TejeroM Kumbulla
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J García GLK5
-
C Romero DEF51
-
Álvaro Tejero DEF52
-
O Hilali DEF5
2
-
A Kral MID5
-
Álvaro Aguado MID5
1
-
J Gragera MID5
-
A Véliz FWD51
2
-
J Puado FWD53
1
-
J Carreras FWD51
-
M Kumbulla DEF4
3
-
S Gómez DEF4
-
B Oliván DEF4
-
I Cardona FWD4
1
-
L Cabrera DEF3
-
W Cheddira FWD31
-
F Calero DEF2
-
P Lozano MID2
-
P Milla FWD2
-
Villarreal La Liga squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
5322
D CondeA PérezÁlex BaenaAlbiol
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Conde GLK51
-
S Cardona DEF511
1
-
Albiol DEF5
2
-
K Femenía DEF5
2
-
S Comesaña MID51
1
-
D Parejo MID51
1
-
Y Pino FWD51
2
-
A Pérez FWD53
1
-
Álex Baena MID42
1
-
P Gueye MID4
2
-
I Akhomach FWD4
-
T Barry FWD41
1
-
E Bailly DEF3
1
-
L Costa DEF31
-
N Pépé FWD3
1
-
J Bernat DEF2
-
R Terrats MID2
-
G Moreno FWD21
-
W. Kambwala DEF1
-