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

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Primera Division · 2021-22

Villarreal CF

5 – 1

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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

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

Villarreal CF 38 games · 72 pts (2026/27)
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 38 games · 46 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Ricardo de Burgos
Referee Roberto Diaz
Referee Jon Nunez
Referee Alejandro Muniz
Referee Antonio Alberola Rojas
Referee Cesar Soto

5 games this season 🟨 0.6/game ⚽ 4.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Barcelona	38	94
2	Real Madrid CF	38	86
3	Villarreal CF	38	72
4	Club Atletico de Madrid	38	69
5	Real Betis Balompie	38	60
6	RC Celta de Vigo	38	54
7	Getafe CF	38	51
8	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	38	50
9	Valencia CF	38	49
10	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	38	46
11	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	38	46
12	Athletic Club	38	45
13	Elche CF	38	43
14	Deportivo Alaves	38	43
15	Sevilla FC	38	43
16	CA Osasuna	38	42
17	RCD Mallorca	38	42
18	Levante UD	38	42
19	Girona FC	38	41
20	Real Oviedo	38	29

Head-to-Head

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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 Balompie	A	2–0	W
22 Jan	RCD Mallorca	H	3–0	W

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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 Balompie	H	1–4	L
18 Jan	Cadiz CF	A	2–2	D

Season Stats

Villarreal CF		RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
#3	Position	#11
72	Points	46
38	Played	38
22 / 6 / 10	W / D / L	12 / 10 / 16
72	Scored	43
46	Conceded	55
+26	GD	-12
1.89	PPG	1.21
58%	Win %	32%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Villarreal CF are 3rd (72 pts). RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 11th (46 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Villarreal CF welcome RCD Espanyol de Barcelona for this crunch clash at Estadio de la Ceramica.
5' The 34-year-old Trigueros has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
14' What a strike from Yeremi Pino! The score is 1-0.
19' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
20' Yeremi Pino does the damage! The net is bulging and Villarreal CF surge ahead!
21' Against the run of play, Yeremi Pino has scored! This game has turned on its head.
26' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Villarreal CF and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
31' The referee shows Villarreal CF player a Yellow card on 31.
36' Pedrosa has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
40' Pedrosa is having his name booked by the referee on 40.
45' The Spain Yeremi Pino breaks the deadlock on 45 minutes. 4-0!
46' A tactical swap from Villarreal CF — Aissa Mandi on, Pau Torres off on 46 minutes.
46' A stunning finish from Yeremi Pino — that came from absolutely nowhere!
51' Etienne Capoue has been relatively quiet despite scoring 13 goals in his last 358 appearances.
53' GOAL! Yeremi Pino fires home to make it 6-0!
58' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 58 minutes.
63' Another change for Villarreal CF made on 63 minute. Etienne Capoue leaves to be changed by Iborra.
64' Another substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona to replace Javi Puado by Nico Ribaudo on 64 minute.
65' Keidi Bare adds to his 0 season tally! RCD Espanyol de Barcelona lead 6-1 — and this changes everything.
66' GOAL! Keidi Bare fires home to make it 6-2!
71' Villarreal CF is showing some good football. However, Villarreal CF are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
74' The RCD Espanyol de Barcelona bench stirs into life. Pedrosa is withdrawn and Didac gets his opportunity.
75' Samuel Chukwueze is replacing Yeremi Pino for the Villarreal CF side.
76' Boulaye Dia has so much to prove this time. 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 supporters are chanting for Lei Wu. He replaces Raul de Tomas on 82 minute.
86' Boulaye Dia has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 86 minutes.
90' The referee shows Villarreal CF player a Yellow card on 90.
With this win, Villarreal CF is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Villarreal CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

23
Moi Gomez ↑ 63'
10
Iborra ↑ 63'
18
Alberto Moreno
8
Juan Foyth
22
Aissa Mandi ↑ 46'
24
Alfonso Pedraza
1
Sergio Asenjo
2
Mario Gaspar
11
Samuel Chukwueze ↑ 75'
16
Boulaye Dia ↑ 76'
–
Iker Alvarez

Coach Unai Emery

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

17
Didac ↑ 74'
14
Oscar Melendo
16
Loren
1
Oier
2
Miguelon
8
Fran Merida
23
Adri Embarba ↑ 63'
5
Fernando Calero
18
Landry Dimata ↑ 46'
21
Nico Ribaudo ↑ 64'
34
Joan Garcia
7
Lei Wu ↑ 82'

Coach Vicente Moreno

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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 Balompie 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 Balompie L 2022-01-18 Cadiz CF 2–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.47 Villarreal CF xG

Expected Goals

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

0.98 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Villarreal CF to win 67% + Over 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Villarreal CF67% Draw19% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona14%

Actual: Villarreal CF win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 3.45

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Villarreal CF or Draw

86%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

33%

Villarreal CF or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Villarreal CF50% Draw37% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona13%

Actual: Villarreal CF win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–1 not predicted

5 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

9.7%

2 – 1

9.2%

1 – 1

8.4%

3 – 0

7.7%

3 – 1

7.5%

1 – 0

7.5%

4 – 0

4.7%

4 – 1

4.7%

0 – 0

4.5%

2 – 2

4.5%

3 – 2

3.7%

1 – 2

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Villarreal CF

Handicap	Villarreal CF covers	Push	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5	27%	—	73%
-2	27%	20%	53%
-1.5	47%	—	53%
-1	47%	21%	32%
-0.5	68%	—	32%
+0.5	87%	—	13%
+1	87%	8%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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