RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs Villarreal CF, La Liga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2025-26

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

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Villarreal CF

Sat 8 Nov 2025 · 20:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs Villarreal CF — La Liga .

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 12 games · 12 pts (2026/27)
Villarreal CF 12 games · 15 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez (Spain)

10 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 6.5 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Barcelona	12	33
2	Real Madrid CF	12	30
3	Club Atlético de Madrid	12	28
4	Real Betis Balompié	12	26
5	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	12	22
6	Sevilla FC	12	18
7	Athletic Club	11	16
8	RC Deportivo La Coruña	12	15
9	Villarreal CF	12	15
10	Real Racing Club de Santander	12	14
11	RC Celta de Vigo	12	13
12	Deportivo Alavés	12	13
13	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	11	12
14	CA Osasuna	12	12
15	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	12	12
16	Getafe CF	12	12
17	Levante UD	12	11
18	Elche CF	12	10
19	Valencia CF	12	9
20	Málaga CF	12	5

Head-to-Head

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 13 games · Avg 2.8 goals Villarreal CF

Last 5 meetings

2025-11-08 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–2 Villarreal CF 2025-04-27 Villarreal CF 1–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2024-09-26 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–2 Villarreal CF 2023-04-27 Villarreal CF 4–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2022-11-09 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–1 Villarreal CF

Recent Form

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Nov	Villarreal CF	H	0–2	L
02 Nov	Deportivo Alavés	A	1–2	L
25 Oct	Elche CF	H	1–0	W
17 Oct	Real Oviedo	A	2–0	W
05 Oct	Real Betis Balompié	H	1–2	L
26 Sep	Girona FC	A	0–0	D

Villarreal CF

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Nov	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	A	2–0	W
05 Nov	Paphos FC	A	0–1	L
01 Nov	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	H	4–0	W
25 Oct	Valencia CF	A	2–0	W
21 Oct	Manchester City FC	H	0–2	L
18 Oct	Real Betis Balompié	H	2–2	D

Season Stats

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona		Villarreal CF
#15	Position	#9
12	Points	15
12	Played	12
3 / 3 / 6	W / D / L	4 / 3 / 5
13	Scored	17
14	Conceded	15
-1	GD	+2
1.00	PPG	1.25
25%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

54% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this season

17% Clean Sheets
Villarreal CF this season

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 15th (12 pts). Villarreal CF are 9th (15 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/–

61-75

1/2

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Villarreal CF

0-15

–/1

16-30

2/1

31-45

5/7

46-60

1/2

61-75

2/1

76+

6/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Roberto Fernandez	6 G
Tyrhys Dolan	1 G
Alex Calatrava	1 G

Villarreal CF

Georges Mikautadze	3 G	1 A
Pape Gueye	3 G
Alberto Moleiro	2 G	4 A
Nicolas Pepe	2 G	1 A
Gerard Moreno	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Villarreal CF gets underway.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.

Lineups

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Villarreal CF Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Yeremi Pino	5
Benjamin Lecomte	2
Karl Toko Ekambi	2
Etienne Capoue	2
Santi Cazorla	2
Dani Parejo	2
Ayoze Perez	2
Keidi Bare	2

Head to Head

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2025-11-08 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–2 Villarreal CF L 2025-11-02 Deportivo Alavés 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2025-10-25 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–0 Elche CF W 2025-10-17 Real Oviedo 0–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2025-10-05 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–2 Real Betis Balompié L 2025-09-26 Girona FC 0–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D

Villarreal CF Form

2025-11-08 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–2 Villarreal CF W 2025-11-05 Paphos FC 1–0 Villarreal CF L 2025-11-01 Villarreal CF 4–0 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid W 2025-10-25 Valencia CF 0–2 Villarreal CF W 2025-10-21 Villarreal CF 0–2 Manchester City FC L 2025-10-18 Villarreal CF 2–2 Real Betis Balompié D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.8 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.38 Villarreal CF xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona23% Draw30% Villarreal CF47%

Actual: Villarreal CF win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes42% 0% No58%

Avg goals/match: 2.18

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	86%	14%
± 1.5	64%	36%
± 2.5	37%	63%
± 3.5	18%	82%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Draw

53%

Draw or Villarreal CF

77%

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Villarreal CF

70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona15% Draw52% Villarreal CF33%

Actual: Villarreal CF win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 1

14.4%

0 – 0

13.6%

1 – 1

13.4%

0 – 2

Actual

1 – 2

8.4%

1 – 0

7.9%

2 – 1

4.8%

0 – 3

4.6%

1 – 3

3.9%

2 – 0

3.5%

2 – 2

3.5%

2 – 3

1.7%

Asian Handicap — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Handicap	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers	Push	Villarreal CF covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	5%	93%
-1.5	7%	—	93%
-1	7%	14%	80%
-0.5	20%	—	80%
+0.5	51%	—	49%
+1	51%	25%	24%
+1.5	76%	—	24%
+2	76%	15%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet

45% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.