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

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Primera Division · 2025-26

Villarreal CF

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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 1 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Javier Alberola Rojas

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	RCD Mallorca	38	42
2	Girona FC	38	41
3	Real Oviedo	38	29
4	Deportivo Alavés	1	3
5	Real Racing Club de Santander	1	3
6	Sevilla FC	1	3
7	RC Deportivo La Coruña	0	0
8	Málaga CF	0	0
9	FC Barcelona	0	0
10	Real Madrid CF	0	0
11	Club Atlético de Madrid	0	0
12	Real Betis Balompié	0	0
13	RC Celta de Vigo	0	0
14	Valencia CF	0	0
15	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	0	0
16	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	0	0
17	Athletic Club	0	0
18	Elche CF	0	0
19	Levante UD	0	0
20	CA Osasuna	0	0
21	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	1	0
22	Villarreal CF	1	0
23	Getafe CF	1	0

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
#22	Position	#16
0	Points	0
1	Played	0
0 / 0 / 1	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
0	Scored	0
2	Conceded	0
-2	GD	+0
0.00	PPG	–
0%	Win %	–

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Villarreal CF are 22nd (0 pts). RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 16th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Villarreal CF to score. At the same time, RCD Espanyol de Barcelona does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona will have plenty to reflect on. Villarreal CF were simply the better side today.

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

1 / 4

1.33 Villarreal CF xG

Expected Goals

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

0.62 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 69% + Under — clean sheet likely 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Villarreal CF56% Draw28% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona16%

Actual: Villarreal CF win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes35% 0% No65%

Avg goals/match: 1.95

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	83%	17%
± 1.5	58%	42%
± 2.5	31%	69%
± 3.5	14%	86%
± 4.5	5%	95%

Double Chance

Villarreal CF or Draw

84%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

44%

Villarreal CF or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Villarreal CF34% Draw54% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona12%

Actual: Villarreal CF win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–1 not predicted

4 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

17.8%

0 – 0

16.6%

1 – 1

12.5%

2 – 0

12%

2 – 1

7.7%

0 – 1

7.6%

3 – 0

5.2%

3 – 1

3.5%

1 – 2

3.5%

0 – 2

2.5%

2 – 2

2.5%

4 – 0

1.8%

Asian Handicap — Villarreal CF

Handicap	Villarreal CF covers	Push	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	16%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	27%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	84%	—	16%
+1	84%	12%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet

54% ✗

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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