Villarreal CF vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona, La Liga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2022-23

Villarreal CF

4 – 2

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RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Thu 27 Apr 2023 · 17:30 UTC Estadio de la Ceramica HT 45' · FT 45'

Nicolas Jackson 16' Y

Y 40' Fernando Calero

Yeremi Pino 58' Y

Y 58' Javi Puado

Y 62' Cesar Montes

Y 77' Oscar Gil Regano

R 90' Edu Exposito

Overview

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

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

Match Details

Referee Mario Melero
Referee Ignacio Iglesias
Referee Iker De Francisco
Referee Cesar Soto
Referee Carlos Alvarez
Referee Alfonso De Ena

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Barcelona	12	33
2	Real Madrid CF	12	30
3	Club Atletico de Madrid	12	28
4	Real Betis Balompie	12	26
5	Real Sociedad de Futbol	12	22
6	Sevilla FC	12	18
7	Athletic Club	11	16
8	RC Deportivo La Coruna	12	15
9	Villarreal CF	12	15
10	Real Racing Club de Santander	12	14
11	RC Celta de Vigo	12	13
12	Deportivo Alaves	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	Malaga CF	12	5

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

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

Recent Form

Villarreal CF

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Apr	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	H	4–2	W
23 Apr	Sevilla FC	A	1–2	L
15 Apr	Real Valladolid CF	H	1–2	L
08 Apr	Real Madrid CF	A	3–2	W
02 Apr	Real Sociedad de Futbol	H	2–0	W
19 Mar	CA Osasuna	A	3–0	W

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Apr	Villarreal CF	A	2–4	L
21 Apr	Cadiz CF	H	0–0	D
15 Apr	Real Betis Balompie	A	1–3	L
08 Apr	Athletic Club	H	1–2	L
01 Apr	Girona FC	A	1–2	L
18 Mar	RC Celta de Vigo	H	1–3	L

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

54% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

17% Clean Sheets
Villarreal CF this season

33% Clean Sheets
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

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

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at Estadio de la Ceramica as Villarreal CF face off against RCD Espanyol de Barcelona in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Villarreal CF and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Villarreal CF and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
15' Villarreal CF are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against RCD Espanyol de Barcelona's shape.
16' Villarreal CF player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
21' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with RCD Espanyol de Barcelona winning 100% of all matches.
26' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Keidi Bare made 538 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
31' Samuel Chukwueze is a natural forward and has been asked to do a very specific job for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona tonight.
36' Spain international Yeremi Pino has been a key figure this campaign — 4 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
40' A moment of madness from Fernando Calero on 40 minutes earns him a Yellow card. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona will be frustrated.
45' Javi Puado puts RCD Espanyol de Barcelona on the lead.
50' Villarreal CF started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 50.
53' A goal from the France international Etienne Capoue! He fires home on 53 to make it 1-1!
58' A moment of madness from Yeremi Pino on 58 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Villarreal CF will be frustrated.
62' That is a Yellow card for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Cesar Montes will be fuming at that decision.
63' Goal! Dani Parejo scores his 41 goal in 433 matches.
64' Dani Parejo doubles the advantage! 3-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
67' Edu Exposito has so much to prove this time. He replaces Keidi Bare on 67 minute.
72' It looks surprising Villarreal CF does not make any changes. Pacheco has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
73' Joselu is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
75' It is a substitution in RCD Espanyol de Barcelona team. Fernando Calero is replaced by Wassim Keddari on 75 minute.
76' Wassim Keddari is ready to make an impact after coming on for Fernando Calero at the 76 minute mark.
77' The referee calls foul for Oscar Gil Regano. He receives a Yellow card.
80' GOAL! Nicolas Jackson scores on 80.
85' Fresh legs for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona! Pedrosa comes on to replace Javi Puado.
90' Controversy at the stadium! Edu Exposito argues furiously but the Red card stands.
90' Alfonso Pedraza is ready to make an impact after coming on for Alberto Moreno at the 90 minute mark.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Villarreal CF 4-2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.

Lineups

Villarreal CF Lineups

Starting XI

6
Etienne Capoue
18
Alberto Moreno ↓ Alfonso Pedraza 90'
8
Juan Foyth
10
Dani Parejo
23
Aissa Mandi
17
Giovani Lo Celso ↓ RamonTerrats Espacio 90'
11
Samuel Chukwueze
4
Pau Torres
1
Pepe Reina
21
Yeremi Pino
15
Nicolas Jackson ↓ Alejandro Baena 90'

Bench

Coach Quique Setien

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

9
Joselu
17
Martin Braithwaite
13
Pacheco
8
Keidi Bare ↓ Edu Exposito 67'
24
Sergi Gomez
10
Sergi Darder
7
Javi Puado ↓ Pedrosa 85'
5
Fernando Calero ↓ Wassim Keddari 76'
23
Cesar Montes
2
Oscar Gil Regano
12
Vinicius de Souza Costa ↓ Nico Ribaudo 85'

Bench

Coach Luis García

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Villarreal CF Form

2023-04-27 Villarreal CF 4–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2023-04-23 Sevilla FC 2–1 Villarreal CF L 2023-04-15 Villarreal CF 1–2 Real Valladolid CF L 2023-04-08 Real Madrid CF 2–3 Villarreal CF W 2023-04-02 Villarreal CF 2–0 Real Sociedad de Futbol W 2023-03-19 CA Osasuna 0–3 Villarreal CF W

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2023-04-27 Villarreal CF 4–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2023-04-21 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–0 Cadiz CF D 2023-04-15 Real Betis Balompie 3–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2023-04-08 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–2 Athletic Club L 2023-04-01 Girona FC 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2023-03-18 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–3 RC Celta de Vigo L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.02 Villarreal CF xG

Expected Goals

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

1.12 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 60% + Villarreal CF to win 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Villarreal CF59% Draw22% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona19%

Actual: Villarreal CF win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3.14

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Villarreal CF or Draw

82%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

41%

Villarreal CF or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Villarreal CF41% Draw42% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona17%

Actual: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–2 not predicted

4 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

10.6%

2 – 1

9.5%

2 – 0

8.7%

1 – 0

8.1%

3 – 1

6.4%

0 – 0

5.9%

3 – 0

5.7%

2 – 2

5.3%

1 – 2

5.3%

0 – 1

4.1%

3 – 2

3.6%

4 – 1

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Villarreal CF

Handicap	Villarreal CF covers	Push	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	17%	65%
-1.5	35%	—	65%
-1	35%	22%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	12%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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