Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Villarreal CF vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona, La Liga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2021-22
Villarreal CF
5 – 1
Full Time
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
Sun 27 Feb 2022 · 13:00 UTC Estadio de la Ceramica HT 45' · FT 45'
Serge Aurier 31' Y
Y 40' Pedrosa
Albiol 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Villarreal CF vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — La Liga at Estadio de la Ceramica.

Match Details

  • Referee Ricardo de Burgos
  • Referee Roberto Diaz
  • Referee Jon Nunez
  • Referee Alejandro Muniz
  • Referee Antonio Alberola Rojas
  • Referee Cesar Soto
3 games this season 🟨 6.7/game ⚽ 23.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

8
2
2
Villarreal CF 12 games · Avg 3.0 goals RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
Last 5 meetings
2022-02-27 Villarreal CF 5–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2021-08-21 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–0 Villarreal CF 2020-01-19 Villarreal CF 1–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2019-10-20 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–1 Villarreal CF 2019-02-03 Villarreal CF 2–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Recent Form

Villarreal CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Feb RCD Espanyol de Barcelona H 5–1 W
22 Feb Juventus FC H 1–1 D
19 Feb Granada CF A 4–1 W
12 Feb Real Madrid CF H 0–0 D
06 Feb Real Betis Balompié A 2–0 W
22 Jan RCD Mallorca H 3–0 W
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Feb Villarreal CF A 1–5 L
20 Feb Sevilla FC H 1–1 D
13 Feb FC Barcelona H 2–2 D
07 Feb Athletic Club A 1–2 L
21 Jan Real Betis Balompié H 1–4 L
18 Jan Cadiz CF A 2–2 D

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' Three points are at stake. Villarreal CF host RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Villarreal CF and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 14' Yeremi Pino is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 19' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Unai Emery will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' Assisted by Etienne Capoue with the perfectly-timed delivery and Yeremi Pino makes no mistake. 2-0!
  • 21' Brilliant from the ! Yeremi Pino makes it 3-0 with a superb finish on 21.
  • 26' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 26 minutes.
  • 31' A meaty challenge results in booking for Serge Aurier on 31.
  • 36' Villarreal CF are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 40' Pedrosa is having his name booked by the referee on 40.
  • 45' Yeremi Pino does the damage! The net is bulging and Villarreal CF surge ahead!
  • 46' A change in the Villarreal CF ranks — Pau Torres exits the field as Aissa Mandi enters on 46.
  • 46' The Spain Yeremi Pino breaks the deadlock on 45 minutes. 5-0!
  • 51' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 53' GOAL! Yeremi Pino scores on 53.
  • 58' Ecuador international Pervis Estupinan has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 63' Iborra is ready to make an impact after coming on for Etienne Capoue at the 63 minute mark.
  • 64' Javi Puado makes way for Nico Ribaudo at the 64 minute mark. A tactical switch from RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
  • 65' Keidi Bare has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 65 minutes.
  • 66' Brilliant from the ! Keidi Bare makes it 6-2 with a superb finish on 66.
  • 71' It looks like no one’s ball. Villarreal CF is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 74' The supporters are chanting for Didac. He replaces Pedrosa on 74 minute.
  • 75' Time for substitution for Villarreal CF. Yeremi Pino is replaced by Samuel Chukwueze.
  • 76' The supporters are chanting for Boulaye Dia. He replaces Arnaut Danjuma on 76 minute.
  • 81' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Villarreal CF and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 82' The RCD Espanyol de Barcelona bench stirs into life. Raul de Tomas is withdrawn and Lei Wu gets his opportunity.
  • 86' Boulaye Dia has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 86 minutes.
  • 90' Albiol was booked on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 5-1.

Lineups

Villarreal CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Unai Emery

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vicente Moreno

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2022-02-27 Villarreal CF 5–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2021-08-21 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–0 Villarreal CF 2020-01-19 Villarreal CF 1–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2019-10-20 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–1 Villarreal CF 2019-02-03 Villarreal CF 2–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Villarreal CF Form

2022-02-27 Villarreal CF 5–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2022-02-22 Villarreal CF 1–1 Juventus FC D 2022-02-19 Granada CF 1–4 Villarreal CF W 2022-02-12 Villarreal CF 0–0 Real Madrid CF D 2022-02-06 Real Betis Balompié 0–2 Villarreal CF W 2022-01-22 Villarreal CF 3–0 RCD Mallorca W

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2022-02-27 Villarreal CF 5–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2022-02-20 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 Sevilla FC D 2022-02-13 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–2 FC Barcelona D 2022-02-07 Athletic Club 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2022-01-21 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–4 Real Betis Balompié L 2022-01-18 Cadiz CF 2–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.3 Villarreal CF xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.27 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Villarreal CF60% Draw21% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona19%
Actual: Villarreal CF win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.57
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

Villarreal CF or Draw
81%
Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
40%
Villarreal CF or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Villarreal CF44% Draw39% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona17%
Actual: Villarreal CF win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–1 not predicted
5 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
9.2%
1 – 1
9%
2 – 0
7.5%
3 – 1
7%
1 – 0
6%
2 – 2
5.7%
3 – 0
5.6%
1 – 2
5.1%
3 – 2
4.4%
0 – 0
4.1%
4 – 1
4%
4 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Villarreal CF

Handicap Villarreal CF covers Push RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 18% 62%
-1.5 38% — 62%
-1 38% 21% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 11% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
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.