Espanyol vs Villarreal
Ref: Alejandro Hernandez, SpainStage Front Stadium, Cornella de Llobregat · 40,423 cap
Match recap
Villarreal beat Espanyol 2–0 in their La Liga fixture. Moreno and Moleiro scored for Villarreal. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.50 for Espanyol versus 1.61 for Villarreal. Espanyol sit 11th in the La Liga table while Villarreal are 3rd.
First Half
43'
⚽
Moreno
Assist: Santi Comesaña
Second Half
57'
⚽
Moleiro
⇄
Lozano
61'
Buchanan
Yellow Card
71'
⇄
Moreno
⇄
Edu Expósito
⇄
Milla
74'
⇄
Oluwaseyi
74'
⇄
Santi Comesaña
81'
Navarro
Yellow Card
⇄
González
⇄
El Hilali
83'
⇄
Moleiro
83'
⇄
Buchanan
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Barcelona | 38 | 31 | 1 | 6 | +59 | 94 |
| 2 |  Real Madrid | 38 | 27 | 5 | 6 | +42 | 86 |
| 3 |  Villarreal | 38 | 22 | 6 | 10 | +26 | 72 |
| 4 |  Atletico Madrid | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | +18 | 69 |
| 10 |  Real Sociedad | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | -2 | 46 |
| 11 |  Espanyol | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | -12 | 46 |
| 12 |  Athletic Club | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | -15 | 45 |
As of 20 Apr 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
EspanyolVillarreal
12Won
Statistical edge
12–1
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.50VS1.61
Attack5 · 0 won
14
Shots
9
3
Shots on target
3
8
Shots in the box
7
6
Shots outside box
2
4
Shots off goal
3
4
Corners
2
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
55%
Possession
45%
563
Total passes
483
499
Accurate passes
418
89%
Pass accuracy
87%
Discipline2 · 0 won
9
Fouls
9
0
Yellow cards
2
2
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
3
7
Blocked shots
3
0
Goals prevented
0
Espanyol
4-4-1-1
Villarreal
4-4-2
Espanyol
4-4-1-1Starting XI
- 4Urko GonzálezM
- 5Fernando CaleroD
- 6L. CabreraD
- 8Edu ExpósitoF
- 9Roberto FernándezF
- 10Pol LozanoM
- 11Pere MillaM
- 12José SalinasD
- 13M. DmitrovićG
- 23O. El HilaliD
- 24T. DolanM
Substitutes
- 1Ángel FortuñoG
- 2Rubén SánchezD
- 15Miguel RubioD
- 16L. Koleosho
- 17Jofre CarrerasF
- 18C. PickelM
- 19Kike GarcíaF
- 20Antoniu RocaF
- 27Javier HernandezM
- 30Pol TristánG
- 38C. RiedelD
Villarreal
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1Luíz JúniorG
- 4Rafa MarínD
- 7Gerard MorenoF
- 12Renato VeigaD
- 14Santi ComesañaM
- 16T. ParteyM
- 17T. BuchananM
- 20Alberto MoleiroM
- 21T. OluwaseyiF
- 24PedrazaD
- 26Pau NavarroD
Substitutes
- 3Adrià AltiD
- 8J. FoythD
- 10Dani ParejoM
- 11Ilias AkhomachF
- 13Diego CondeG
- 15S. MouriñoD
- 18P. GueyeM
- 19N. PépéF
- 22Ayoze PérezF
- 23Sergi CardonaD
- 25Arnau TenasG
- 32Hugo LópezF
Espanyol
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Salinas | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2/2 |
| Leandro Cabrera(C) | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Fernando Calero | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Tyrhys Dolan | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4/7 |
| Edu Expósito | F | 71 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Pol Lozano | M | 60 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Omar El Hilali | D | 82 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Marko Dmitrović | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Urko González | M | 82 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Roberto Fernández | F | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/3 |
| Pere Milla | M | 71 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Angel Fortuno | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pol Tristan Jimenez | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Javier Hernandez | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Antoniu Roca | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clemens Riedel | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Rubio | D | 8 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jofre Carreras | F | 19 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Charles Pickel | M | 19 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rubén Sánchez | D | 8 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kike García | F | 30 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
Villarreal
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerard Moreno(C) | F | 71 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3/4 |
| Alfonso Pedraza | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2/2 |
| Renato Veiga | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pau Navarro | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Thomas Partey | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Rafa Marín | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luiz Júnior | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Santi Comesaña | M | 74 | 7.0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Tajon Buchanan | M | 83 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Alberto Moleiro | M | 83 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/3 |
| Tani Oluwaseyi | F | 74 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Hugo Lopez | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Foyth | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diego Conde | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adrià Altimira | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arnau Tenas | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dani Parejo | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Santiago Mouriño | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nicolas Pépé | F | 19 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Ayoze Pérez | F | 16 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Pape Gueye | M | 16 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Sergi Cardona | D | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ilias Akhomach | F | 11 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |