Villarreal vs Espanyol
Ref: A. CorderoEstadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal · 24,500 cap
Match recap
Villarreal beat Espanyol 4–1 in their La Liga fixture. Mikautadze, Salinas, Pépé, and Moleiro scored for Villarreal; Cabrera replied for Espanyol. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.76 for Villarreal versus 0.43 for Espanyol. Villarreal sit 3rd in the La Liga table while Espanyol are 11th.
First Half
6'
Salinas
Yellow Card
Buchanan
Yellow Card
⚽
Mikautadze
Assist: Buchanan
⚽
Salinas (OG)
Second Half
46'
⇄
Calero
⚽
Pépé
Assist: Moleiro
53'
Edu Expósito
Yellow Card
⚽
Moleiro
Assist: Mikautadze
57'
Riedel
Yellow Card
59'
⇄
Edu Expósito
59'
⇄
Dolan
59'
⇄
Fernández
⇄
Buchanan
⇄
Dani Parejo
Gueye
Yellow Card
72'
⇄
Milla
⇄
Mouriño
⇄
Mikautadze
⇄
Moleiro
88'
⚽
Cabrera
Assist: Ngonge
Cardona
Yellow Card
| # | 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
VillarrealEspanyol
7Won
Statistical edge
7–7
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.76VS0.43
Attack3 · 3 won
10
Shots
9
3
Shots on target
2
7
Shots in the box
4
3
Shots outside box
5
4
Shots off goal
5
5
Corners
8
Possession & Passing2 · 2 won
49%
Possession
51%
428
Total passes
438
378
Accurate passes
375
88%
Pass accuracy
86%
Discipline0 · 2 won
18
Fouls
11
3
Yellow cards
3
1
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
0
3
Blocked shots
2
-2
Goals prevented
-2
Villarreal
4-4-2
Espanyol
4-2-3-1
Villarreal
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1Luíz JúniorG
- 6Pau NavarroD
- 9G. MikautadzeF
- 10Dani ParejoM
- 12Renato VeigaD
- 15S. MouriñoD
- 17T. BuchananM
- 18P. GueyeM
- 19N. PépéF
- 20Alberto MoleiroM
- 23Sergi CardonaD
Substitutes
- 3A. FreemanD
- 4Rafa MarínD
- 7Gerard Moreno
- 14Santi ComesañaM
- 21T. OluwaseyiF
- 22Ayoze PérezF
- 25Arnau TenasG
- 32Hugo LópezF
Espanyol
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 4Urko GonzálezM
- 5Fernando CaleroD
- 6L. CabreraD
- 8Edu ExpósitoM
- 9Roberto FernándezF
- 10Pol LozanoM
- 11Pere MillaM
- 12José SalinasD
- 13M. DmitrovićG
- 23O. El HilaliD
- 24T. DolanM
Substitutes
- 1Ángel FortuñoG
- 2Rubén SánchezD
- 15Miguel RubioD
- 16C. NgongeF
- 17Jofre CarrerasF
- 18C. PickelM
- 19Kike GarcíaF
- 20Antoniu RocaF
- 30Pol TristánG
- 38C. RiedelD
Villarreal
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolas Pépé | F | 90 | 9.0 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4/5 |
| Georges Mikautadze | F | 73 | 8.6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1/2 |
| Alberto Moleiro | M | 80 | 8.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Santiago Mouriño | D | 73 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Dani Parejo(C) | M | 65 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Renato Veiga | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pau Navarro | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Luiz Júnior | G | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tajon Buchanan | M | 64 | 6.7 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Sergi Cardona | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Pape Gueye | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Arnau Tenas | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rafa Marín | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ayoze Pérez | F | 26 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Hugo Lopez | F | 10 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Santi Comesaña | M | 25 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Tani Oluwaseyi | F | 17 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Alexander Freeman | D | 17 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Espanyol
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leandro Cabrera(C) | D | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Urko González | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Tyrhys Dolan | M | 59 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3/5 |
| Pol Lozano | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Pere Milla | M | 72 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0/1 |
| Roberto Fernández | F | 59 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fernando Calero | D | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Edu Expósito | M | 59 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Omar El Hilali | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marko Dmitrović | G | 90 | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Salinas | D | 90 | 4.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Angel Fortuno | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rubén Sánchez | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Rubio | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pol Tristan Jimenez | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jofre Carreras | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cyril Ngonge | F | 31 | 7.3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Clemens Riedel | D | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charles Pickel | M | 31 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kike García | F | 31 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Antoniu Roca | F | 18 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |