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 1 games · 1 pts (2026/27)
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1 games · 3 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

Villarreal CF 12 games · Avg 3.0 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
#8	Position	#4
1	Points	3
1	Played	1
0 / 1 / 0	W / D / L	1 / 0 / 0
2	Scored	3
2	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+3
1.00	PPG	3.00
0%	Win %	100%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Villarreal CF this season

100% Clean Sheets
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this season

Villarreal CF are 8th (1 pts). RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 4th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Villarreal CF

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/1

31-45

2/1

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Villarreal CF host RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — let the battle begin!
5' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
10' Villarreal CF are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined RCD Espanyol de Barcelona backline.
15' Dani Parejo has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
20' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Villarreal CF and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Villarreal CF needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
35' The home supporters are growing impatient. Villarreal CF must find a spark to ignite this game.
40' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Villarreal CF and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
45' Sergi Cardona picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
50' That is a card for Villarreal CF. Logan Costa will be fuming at that decision.
52' Yeremy adds to his 0 season tally! Villarreal CF lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
57' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Roger Hinojo suffering a number of foals already.
61' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona ring the changes. Alex Kral has done his job and it is now time for Jofre Carreras Pages to step up.
65' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Yeremy on 65 minutes.
69' Dani Parejo makes way for Pape Gueye at the 69 minute mark. A tactical switch from Villarreal CF.
74' With 0 assists to his name this season, Sergi Cardona is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Villarreal CF.
76' Another change for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona made on 76 minute. Antoniu Roca leaves to be changed by Alejo Veliz.
77' Villarreal CF make a change. Ayoze Perez trudges off to be replaced by Tajon Buchanan on 77 minutes.
82' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 82 minutes.
83' The supporters are chanting for Roger Hinojo. He replaces Carlos Romero on 83 minute.
84' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Pol Lozano is hanging Urko Gonzalez on the field on 84 minute.
85' Fresh legs for Villarreal CF! Denis Suarez comes on to replace Sergi Cardona.
90' That is a card for Villarreal CF. Tajon Buchanan will be fuming at that decision.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Villarreal CF to claim maximum points.

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
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

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

0 / 4

0.79 Villarreal CF xG

Expected Goals

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

3.58 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 79% + RCD Espanyol de Barcelona to win 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Villarreal CF22% Draw13% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona65%

Actual: Villarreal CF win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 4.37

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	92%	8%
± 2.5	79%	21%
± 3.5	61%	39%
± 4.5	42%	58%

Double Chance

Villarreal CF or Draw

35%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

78%

Villarreal CF or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

87%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Villarreal CF6% Draw27% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona67%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–0 not predicted

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 3

9.8%

0 – 2

8.7%

0 – 4

8.6%

1 – 3

7.6%

1 – 4

6.7%

1 – 2

6.5%

0 – 5

6.1%

1 – 5

4.9%

0 – 1

4.9%

1 – 1

4.2%

0 – 6

3.7%

1 – 6

Asian Handicap — Villarreal CF

Handicap	Villarreal CF covers	Push	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5	0%	—	100%
-2	0%	1%	99%
-1.5	1%	—	99%
-1	1%	3%	95%
-0.5	5%	—	95%
+0.5	14%	—	86%
+1	14%	15%	70%
+1.5	30%	—	70%
+2	30%	20%	51%
+2.5	49%	—	51%

Clean Sheet

Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet

4% ✗

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

46% ✓

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