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

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Primera Division · 2025-26

Villarreal CF

4 – 1

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RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Mon 9 Feb 2026 · 20:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Villarreal CF vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — La Liga .

Villarreal CF 7 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 7 games · 7 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Javier Alberola Rojas

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Barcelona	7	21
2	Club Atlético de Madrid	7	16
3	Real Betis Balompié	7	16
4	Real Madrid CF	7	15
5	Sevilla FC	7	13
6	Deportivo Alavés	7	11
7	RC Deportivo La Coruña	7	10
8	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	7	10
9	CA Osasuna	7	8
10	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	7	8
11	Villarreal CF	7	8
12	Athletic Club	6	8
13	Getafe CF	7	8
14	RC Celta de Vigo	7	7
15	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	7	7
16	Real Racing Club de Santander	7	7
17	Levante UD	6	5
18	Elche CF	7	5
19	Valencia CF	7	4
20	Málaga CF	7	3

Head-to-Head

Villarreal CF 12 games · Avg 3.0 goals RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Last 5 meetings

2026-02-09 Villarreal CF 4–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 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

Recent Form

Villarreal CF

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Feb	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	H	4–1	W
31 Jan	CA Osasuna	A	2–2	D
28 Jan	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	A	0–3	L
24 Jan	Real Madrid CF	H	0–2	L
20 Jan	AFC Ajax	H	1–2	L
17 Jan	Real Betis Balompié	A	0–2	L

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Feb	Villarreal CF	A	1–4	L
30 Jan	Deportivo Alavés	H	1–2	L
24 Jan	Valencia CF	A	2–3	L
16 Jan	Girona FC	H	0–2	L
11 Jan	Levante UD	A	1–1	D
03 Jan	FC Barcelona	H	0–2	L

Season Stats

Villarreal CF		RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
#11	Position	#15
8	Points	7
7	Played	7
2 / 2 / 3	W / D / L	2 / 1 / 4
13	Scored	10
12	Conceded	10
+1	GD	+0
1.14	PPG	1.00
29%	Win %	29%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Villarreal CF this season

29% Clean Sheets
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this season

Villarreal CF are 11th (8 pts). RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 15th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Villarreal CF

0-15

–/1

16-30

2/1

31-45

5/6

46-60

1/1

61-75

1/–

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

0-15

2/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/1

76+

2/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Villarreal CF

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

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

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

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at as Villarreal CF face off against RCD Espanyol de Barcelona in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
Game over. The scoreline of 4-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Villarreal CF Lineups

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Villarreal CF Form

2026-02-09 Villarreal CF 4–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2026-01-31 CA Osasuna 2–2 Villarreal CF D 2026-01-28 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–0 Villarreal CF L 2026-01-24 Villarreal CF 0–2 Real Madrid CF L 2026-01-20 Villarreal CF 1–2 AFC Ajax L 2026-01-17 Real Betis Balompié 2–0 Villarreal CF L

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2026-02-09 Villarreal CF 4–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2026-01-30 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–2 Deportivo Alavés L 2026-01-24 Valencia CF 3–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2026-01-16 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–2 Girona FC L 2026-01-11 Levante UD 1–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D 2026-01-03 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–2 FC Barcelona L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.33 Villarreal CF xG

Expected Goals

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

1.39 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Villarreal CF59% Draw21% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona20%

Actual: Villarreal CF win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.72

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	50%	50%
± 4.5	32%	68%

Double Chance

Villarreal CF or Draw

80%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

41%

Villarreal CF or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Villarreal CF43% Draw38% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona19%

Actual: Villarreal CF win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.9%

1 – 1

8.7%

3 – 1

6.8%

2 – 0

6.6%

2 – 2

6.1%

1 – 2

5.3%

1 – 0

5.2%

3 – 0

3 – 2

4.7%

4 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

3.7%

4 – 0

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Villarreal CF

Handicap	Villarreal CF covers	Push	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	17%	63%
-1.5	37%	—	63%
-1	37%	20%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	12%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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