Villarreal CF vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona, La Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2024-25

Villarreal CF

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RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Sun 27 Apr 2025 · 14:15 UTC Estadio de la Ceramica 17,236 HT 45' · FT 45'

Yeremy 52' 1–0

Sergi Cardona 45' Y

Logan Costa 50' Y

Yeremy 65' Y

Tajon Buchanan 90' Y

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 Jose Munuera Montero (Spain)
Assistant 1 Antonio Martinez Moreno (Spain)
Assistant 2 Antonio Cerezo Parfenof (Spain)

6 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 15.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Barcelona	12	33
2	Real Madrid CF	12	30
3	Club Atlético de Madrid	12	28
4	Real Betis Balompié	12	26
5	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	12	22
6	Sevilla FC	12	18
7	Athletic Club	11	16
8	RC Deportivo La Coruña	12	15
9	Villarreal CF	12	15
10	Real Racing Club de Santander	12	14
11	RC Celta de Vigo	12	13
12	Deportivo Alavés	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	Málaga CF	12	5

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

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 2022-11-09 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–1 Villarreal CF 2022-02-27 Villarreal CF 5–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Recent Form

Villarreal CF

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Apr	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	H	1–0	W
23 Apr	RC Celta de Vigo	A	0–3	L
20 Apr	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	H	2–2	D
13 Apr	Real Betis Balompié	A	2–1	W
06 Apr	Athletic Club	H	0–0	D
30 Mar	Getafe CF	A	2–1	W

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Apr	Villarreal CF	A	0–1	L
22 Apr	Valencia CF	A	1–1	D
18 Apr	Getafe CF	H	1–0	W
12 Apr	RC Celta de Vigo	A	2–0	W
04 Apr	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	A	4–0	W
29 Mar	Club Atlético de Madrid	H	1–1	D

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Villarreal CF and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona get this one started.
5' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
10' Villarreal CF are deployed in a 4-4-2 today, looking to exploit space against RCD Espanyol de Barcelona's 4-2-3-1 shape.
15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
25' Jofre Carreras Pages has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 11 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
35' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Villarreal CF and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
40' Alejo Veliz has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
45' That looks like a foul for a card for Sergi Cardona.
50' That looks like a foul for a card for Logan Costa.
52' Yeremy makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Villarreal CF are in front.
57' 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.
61' A tactical swap from RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — Jofre Carreras Pages on, Alex Kral off on 61 minutes.
65' A moment of madness from Yeremy on 65 minutes earns him a card. Villarreal CF will be frustrated.
69' Pape Gueye is replacing Dani Parejo for the Villarreal CF side.
74' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
76' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona make a change. Antoniu Roca trudges off to be replaced by Alejo Veliz on 76 minutes.
77' Villarreal CF make a change. Ayoze Perez trudges off to be replaced by Tajon Buchanan on 77 minutes.
82' Both keepers have barely been tested. Villarreal CF and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
83' Carlos Romero makes way for Roger Hinojo at the 83 minute mark. A tactical switch from RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
84' Time for substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Urko Gonzalez is replaced by Pol Lozano.
85' Villarreal CF manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Denis Suarez is hanging Sergi Cardona on the field on 85 minute.
90' A moment of madness from Tajon Buchanan on 90 minutes earns him a card. Villarreal CF will be frustrated.
Another three points for Villarreal CF.

Lineups

Villarreal CF Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Villarreal CF Form

2025-04-27 Villarreal CF 1–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2025-04-23 RC Celta de Vigo 3–0 Villarreal CF L 2025-04-20 Villarreal CF 2–2 Real Sociedad de Fútbol D 2025-04-13 Real Betis Balompié 1–2 Villarreal CF W 2025-04-06 Villarreal CF 0–0 Athletic Club D 2025-03-30 Getafe CF 1–2 Villarreal CF W

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2025-04-27 Villarreal CF 1–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2025-04-22 Valencia CF 1–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D 2025-04-18 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–0 Getafe CF W 2025-04-12 RC Celta de Vigo 0–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2025-04-04 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 0–4 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2025-03-29 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 Club Atlético de Madrid D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.45 Villarreal CF xG

Expected Goals

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

0.94 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Villarreal CF51% Draw27% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona22%

Actual: Villarreal CF win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.39

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	69%	31%
± 2.5	42%	58%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Villarreal CF or Draw

78%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

49%

Villarreal CF or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Villarreal CF33% Draw49% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona18%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.4%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

11.3%

2 – 0

9.3%

2 – 1

8.7%

0 – 1

7.5%

1 – 2

5.6%

3 – 0

4.4%

3 – 1

4.3%

2 – 2

4.2%

0 – 2

3.9%

3 – 2

2.1%

Asian Handicap — Villarreal CF

Handicap	Villarreal CF covers	Push	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	15%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	23%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	15%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet

40% ✗

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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