Villarreal CF vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona, La Liga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2025-26

Villarreal CF

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RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Mon 9 Feb 2026 · 20:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Villarreal CF vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — La Liga .

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

Match Details

Referee Javier Alberola Rojas

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

2026-02-09 Villarreal CF 4–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2025-11-08 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–2 Villarreal CF 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

Recent Form

Villarreal CF

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Feb	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	H	4–1	W
31 Jan	CA Osasuna	A	2–2	D
28 Jan	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	A	0–3	L
24 Jan	Real Madrid CF	H	0–2	L
20 Jan	AFC Ajax	H	1–2	L
17 Jan	Real Betis Balompie	A	0–2	L

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Feb	Villarreal CF	A	1–4	L
30 Jan	Deportivo Alaves	H	1–2	L
24 Jan	Valencia CF	A	2–3	L
16 Jan	Girona FC	H	0–2	L
11 Jan	Levante UD	A	1–1	D
03 Jan	FC Barcelona	H	0–2	L

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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Villarreal CF to score. At the same time, RCD Espanyol de Barcelona does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Villarreal CF players.

Lineups

Villarreal CF Lineups

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

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

2026-02-09 Villarreal CF 4–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2026-01-31 CA Osasuna 2–2 Villarreal CF D 2026-01-28 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–0 Villarreal CF L 2026-01-24 Villarreal CF 0–2 Real Madrid CF L 2026-01-20 Villarreal CF 1–2 AFC Ajax L 2026-01-17 Real Betis Balompie 2–0 Villarreal CF L

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2026-02-09 Villarreal CF 4–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2026-01-30 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–2 Deportivo Alaves L 2026-01-24 Valencia CF 3–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2026-01-16 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–2 Girona FC L 2026-01-11 Levante UD 1–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D 2026-01-03 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–2 FC Barcelona L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.5 Villarreal CF xG

Expected Goals

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

1.11 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Villarreal CF to win 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Villarreal CF66% Draw19% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona15%

Actual: Villarreal CF win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.61

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	68%	32%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

Villarreal CF or Draw

85%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

34%

Villarreal CF or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Villarreal CF49% Draw37% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona14%

Actual: Villarreal CF win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

9.1%

2 – 0

8.5%

1 – 1

8.3%

3 – 1

7.5%

3 – 0

6.9%

1 – 0

6.5%

2 – 2

4 – 1

Actual

4 – 0

4.3%

3 – 2

4.2%

1 – 2

4.1%

0 – 0

Asian Handicap — Villarreal CF

Handicap	Villarreal CF covers	Push	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5	26%	—	74%
-2	26%	19%	55%
-1.5	45%	—	55%
-1	45%	21%	34%
-0.5	66%	—	34%
+0.5	85%	—	15%
+1	85%	9%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

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.