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

Sun 27th Apr, 15:15 BST, Estadio de la Cerámica, Castellón

Villarreal and Espanyol meet at the Estadio de la Cerámica on Monday night, with both Marcelino Toral and José Manuel González Álvarez hoping for success in the La Liga. Our aim is to give you all the tools you need to make a smart, well-informed bet on this tie, so we've searched our extensive database and dug out the stats that will help you do exactly that. Head-to-head and recent form is included, and these are used to generate our predictions. Odds are there to ensure you get the best price.


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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 65% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.44.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Villarreal
57%
4/11
4%
4/11
3%
Draw
23%
4/1
11%
19/5
Espanyol
20%
7/1
28%
7/1
14%
Villarreal 1-0
11%
6/1
7%
5/1
14%
Draw 1-1
11%
17/2
6%
15/2
Villarreal 2-0
10%
11/2
13%
5/1
14%
Villarreal 2-1
10%
15/213/2
Villarreal 3-0
6%
15/2
15%
7/1
6%
Villarreal 3-1
6%
11/19/1
Draw 0-0
6%
12/110/1
8%
Espanyol 1-0
6%
18/1
12%
14/1
Espanyol 2-1
5%
20/1
11%
18/1
12%
Draw 2-2
5%
20/1
11%
16/1
13%
Villarreal 3-2
3%
28/1
26%
20/1
24%
Espanyol 2-0
3%
40/1
21%
28/1
12%
Villarreal 4-0
3%
14/1
21%
12/1
Villarreal 4-1
3%
20/116/1
13%
Espanyol 3-1
2%
50/1
24%
40/1
21%
Over 2.5 Goals
54%
8/11
7%
8/11
8%
Under 2.5 Goals
46%
11/10
2%
21/20
7%
Home 1st Goal
56%
1/4
4%
-
Away 1st Goal
41%
3/1
14%
-
No 1st Goal
3%
12/1-
BTTS - Yes
53%
1/1
13%
21/20
11%
BTTS - No
47%
3/4
9%
7/10
8%
BTTS - Home Win
26%
9/4
5%
11/5
10%
BTTS - Draw
17%
11/2
8%
5/1
4%
BTTS - Away Win
10%
14/1
36%
12/1
18%
Home/draw
80%
1/12
1%
1/14
3%
Away/draw
43%
2/1
15%
2/1
4%
Home/away
77%
1/6
2%
2/11
1%
Over 1.5 Goals
77%
2/9
3%
2/9
2%
Under 1.5 Goals
23%
10/314/5
10%
Over 3.5 Goals
31%
7/4
2%
7/4
10%
Under 3.5 Goals
69%
4/9
2%
2/5
5%
Over 4.5 Goals
16%
4/14/1
15%
Under 4.5 Goals
84%
1/6
4%
2/13
4%
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
9/117/2
19%
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
1/16
2%
1/20
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/25
2%
1/33
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
12/110/1
8%
Home DNB
73%
1/8
1%
1/10
3%
Away DNB
36%
5/1
20%
5/1
14%
Villarreal win to nil
31%
11/10
16%
-
Espanyol win to nil
10%
12/1
18%
-
Villarreal / Villarreal
40%
21/20
7%
19/20
5%
Villarreal / Espanyol
2%
40/140/1
21%
Villarreal / Draw
5%
16/1
13%
14/1
Draw / Villarreal
20%
3/1
8%
3/1
Draw / Espanyol
6%
14/1
15%
12/1
Draw / Draw
12%
6/1
8%
11/2
Espanyol / Villarreal
4%
20/1
11%
18/1
12%
Espanyol / Espanyol
6%
14/1
36%
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 30 matches so far this season and lay in 5th 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 14, drawn 6 and lost 3 matches. They have kept 3 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. Villarreal have outscored their opponents by 53 goals to 33 goals.

Home League Performance

Villarreal have played 14 games at home winning 5, drawing 6 and losing 3 games. They have scored 29 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and conceded 21 goals at home.

Espanyol are in 15th position in the La Liga on 35 points having played 30 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

10 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 24 goals and kept 4 clean sheets. They have scored 14 goals in total and failed to score in 5 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

22 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 10 games, drawn 6 and won 6. Espanyol have conceded 29 goals, scored 24, failed to score in 6 fixtures and have kept 5 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Villarreal
Espanyol
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Barcelona3122455570 
l
 
1-5A
May 18
May 14
l
 
3-1A
2
Real Madrid3120653366 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
2-0A
w
 
1-0F
l
 
4-1F
3
A.Madrid3118942763 
d
 
2-2F
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
d
 
0-00-0
4
A.Bilbao31151242457 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-0A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
4-1A
5
Villarreal Home3014971351 
-
-
l
 
1-2F
Apr 27
6
Real Betis311399348 
l
 
1-2A
w
 
1-2A
May 4
l
 
1-0A
7
Celta3112712-143 
w
 
4-3A
Apr 23
w
 
3-1F
w
 
0-2F
8
Mallorca3112712-643 
w
 
4-0F
w
 
1-2F
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-1F
9
R.Sociedad3112514-441 
Apr 20
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1A
10
R.Vallecano31101011-440 
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-1A
w
 
0-4F
11
Getafe3110912339 
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-2F
Apr 18
l
 
1-0A
12
Osasuna318149-838 
May 3
d
 
2-2A
d
 
0-00-0
May 18
13
Valencia3191012-1237 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
Apr 22
14
Sevilla319913-836 
May 25
w
 
1-2F
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1F
15
Espanyol Away309813-735 
Apr 27
w
 
1-2A
-
-
16
Girona319715-1034 
d
 
2-2F
May 11
d
 
1-1F
l
 
4-1A
17
Alaves317915-1230 
w
 
3-0F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
3-2F
w
 
0-1F
18
Las Palmas317816-1529 
w
 
3-1F
w
 
1-2F
May 25
l
 
1-0A
19
Leganes3161015-1928 
May 14
w
 
2-5A
d
 
1-1F
May 11
20
Valladolid314423-5216 
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
46
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
Villarreal5 - 1Granada
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
HVillarreal3 - 0Alaves
AVillarreal2 - 1Valladolid
Espanyol 15TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
27
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
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
Elche2 - 2Espanyol
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
6
Draw
7
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
AEspanyol1 - 3Barcelona
HEspanyol0 - 2Sevilla
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

A PG of 2.2 is fairly strong for Villarreal in their meeting with Espanyol, as is their run of scoring 1 goal or more in 40 consecutive La Liga games.

Goals have been an issue for Espanyol of late. It has been 5 La Liga matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.0 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Monday night against Villarreal.

Villarreal 5th Espanyol 15th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.8
goals
1.0
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
37%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 74% probability of Espanyol scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+30
Villarreal have scored 30% more goals at home than predicted
-2
Espanyol’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
2.3
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
La Liga - 2024/2025 season
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Villarreal
PG (predicted goals)
Espanyol
1.8
1
Attack rating
19%
better
VIL
ESP
view stats
Games scored25
22
Failed to score5
8
Scored first17
15
Goals scored53
33
Avg. goals scored1.8
1.1
Avg. shots per game11
7
Avg. shots per goal6
6
Conversion rate for16
17
Avg. XG for1.9
0.9
KickOff rating
+19%
Defence rating
VIL
ESP
7%
better
view stats
Games conceded26
24
Clean sheets4
6
Conceded first12
13
Goals conceded40
40
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded9
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
8
Conversion rate against15%
12%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.6
KickOff rating
+7%

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
281278
S CardonaA PérezÁlex BaenaY Pino
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Conde GLK211
2
-
J Foyth DEF121
3
-
L Costa DEF232
2
-
W. Kambwala DEF12
1
1
S Cardona DEF2816
7
-
Y Pino MID2614
8
-
D Parejo MID2731
6
-
P Gueye MID262
4
2
Álex Baena MID2767
8
-
N Pépé FWD1912
1
-
A Pérez FWD22121
3
-
Subs
L Júnior GLK9
1
-
Albiol DEF15
5
-
E Bailly DEF10
2
-
K Femenía DEF231
6
-
A Pedraza DEF5
-
P. Navarro Badenes DEF11
-
D Suárez MID1512
-
T Buchanan MID71
-
S Comesaña MID2732
6
-
T Barry FWD2893
3
-
Espanyol La Liga squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2910410
J GarcíaJ PuadoÁlvaro TejeroP Lozano
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J García GLK29
2
-
O Hilali DEF282
9
-
M Kumbulla DEF272
7
-
L Cabrera DEF2531
3
-
C Romero DEF2521
5
-
J Carreras MID2833
5
-
U González MID81
1
-
P Lozano MID22
10
-
A Kral MID291
1
-
J Puado FWD27102
4
-
R Fernández FWD103
1
-
Subs
Ángel Fortuño GLK
-
P. Tristán Jiménez GLK
-
S Gómez DEF11
1
-
F Calero DEF141
-
Álvaro Tejero DEF2314
2
-
B Oliván DEF171
2
-
E Expósito MID101
2
-
P Milla MID131
3
-
Álvaro Aguado MID141
3
-
A Véliz FWD221
3
-
W Cheddira FWD1811
2
-
A. Roca Vives FWD181
3
-