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

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Primera Division · 2022-23

Villarreal CF

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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 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0 games · 0 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	RCD Mallorca	38	42
2	Girona FC	38	41
3	Real Oviedo	38	29
4	Deportivo Alavés	1	3
5	Sevilla FC	1	3
6	RC Deportivo La Coruña	0	0
7	Málaga CF	0	0
8	Real Racing Club de Santander	0	0
9	FC Barcelona	0	0
10	Real Madrid CF	0	0
11	Villarreal CF	0	0
12	Club Atlético de Madrid	0	0
13	Real Betis Balompié	0	0
14	RC Celta de Vigo	0	0
15	Valencia CF	0	0
16	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	0	0
17	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	0	0
18	Athletic Club	0	0
19	Elche CF	0	0
20	Levante UD	0	0
21	CA Osasuna	0	0
22	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	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

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 Fútbol	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 Balompié	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
#11	Position	#17
0	Points	0
0	Played	0
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
0	Scored	0
0	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+0
–	PPG	–
–	Win %	–

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Villarreal CF are 11th (0 pts). RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 17th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Villarreal CF and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona is underway.
5' Villarreal CF are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
10' Villarreal CF are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against RCD Espanyol de Barcelona's shape.
15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
16' It’s a booking for Villarreal CF player. Nicolas Jackson gets a Yellow card.
21' With 0 assists to his name this season, Nico Ribaudo is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Villarreal CF.
26' Dani Parejo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Villarreal CF so far.
31' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
36' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Villarreal CF and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
40' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
45' Javi Puado puts RCD Espanyol de Barcelona on the lead.
50' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
53' The deadlock is broken! Etienne Capoue gets on the scoresheet on 53 minutes.
58' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Yeremi Pino on 58 minutes.
62' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Cesar Montes on 62 minutes.
63' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Dani Parejo makes it 2-1.
64' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Dani Parejo makes it 3-1.
67' Fresh legs for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona! Edu Exposito comes on to replace Keidi Bare.
72' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
73' What a strike from Joselu! The score is 3-2.
75' Another change for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona made on 75 minute. Fernando Calero leaves to be changed by Wassim Keddari.
76' The RCD Espanyol de Barcelona bench stirs into life. Fernando Calero is withdrawn and Wassim Keddari gets his opportunity.
77' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Oscar Gil Regano on 77 minutes.
80' Against the run of play, Nicolas Jackson has scored! This game has turned on its head.
85' The supporters are chanting for Pedrosa. He replaces Javi Puado on 85 minute.
90' It’s a booking for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona player. Edu Exposito gets a Red card.
90' The supporters are chanting for Alfonso Pedraza. He replaces Alberto Moreno on 90 minute.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 4-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
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

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 Fútbol 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 Balompié 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

1 / 4

1.36 Villarreal CF xG

Expected Goals

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

0.67 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 67% + Under — clean sheet likely 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Villarreal CF56% Draw28% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona16%

Actual: Villarreal CF win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes38% 0% No62%

Avg goals/match: 2.03

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	85%	15%
± 1.5	60%	40%
± 2.5	33%	67%
± 3.5	16%	84%
± 4.5	6%	94%

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% Draw53% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona13%

Actual: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–2 not predicted

4 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

16.7%

0 – 0

15.4%

1 – 1

12.8%

2 – 0

11.6%

2 – 1

0 – 1

7.6%

3 – 0

5.2%

1 – 2

3.9%

3 – 1

3.7%

2 – 2

2.8%

0 – 2

2.8%

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%	26%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	12%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet

51% ✗

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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