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Prediction Analysis: Villarreal vs Espanyol

Villarreal vs Espanyol prediction based on recent form, head-to-head data, team performance and key match statistics.

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La Liga 2025-04-27 14:15
Villarreal
Home
Selected Prediction
Featured Pick
Over 2.5 Goals
Pick
Yes
Probability
59%
Confidence
Medium
Score
1-1
Espanyol
Away

Prediction Summary

1
51%
X
23%
2
26%
Over 2.5
59%
BTTS Yes
59%
Confidence
Medium

Market Evidence

Villarreal (Home)

Goals scored / match2.26
Goals conceded / match1.42
Over 2.5 rate42%
BTTS rate74%

Espanyol (Away)

Goals scored / match0.89
Goals conceded / match1.63
Over 2.5 rate5%
BTTS rate47%

Team Form last 5 matches

Villarreal
WWWWW
Espanyol
WLLLL

Goals Comparison rate per team

95% +0.5 63%
58% +1.5 16%
42% +2.5 5%
26% +3.5 5%
5% +4.5 0%
74% BTTS 47%

Model Insight

The selected market is Over 2.5 Goals with a probability of 59%. Model confidence is Medium.

Villarreal averages 2.26 goals scored at home, while Espanyol averages 0.89 goals scored away.

Model Strength
59%

Other Top Markets for This Match

Home Win
51%
Draw
23%
Away Win
26%
Over 2.5
59%
BTTS Yes
59%

Head-to-Head last 5

Feb 2026 Villarreal 4 - 1 Espanyol Home
Nov 2025 Villarreal(A) 2 - 0 Espanyol Home
Apr 2025 Villarreal 1 - 0 Espanyol Home
Sep 2024 Villarreal(A) 2 - 1 Espanyol Home
Apr 2023 Villarreal 4 - 2 Espanyol Home

In the last 5 meetings, Villarreal won 5, drew 0 and lost 0.

Current Streaks

Villarreal — unbeaten run (home)6
Villarreal — scoring streak (home)5
Espanyol — winless run (away)4
Espanyol — clean sheets (away, last 5)1 of 5

1X2 Probability model

Villarreal Win (1)51%
Draw (X)23%
Espanyol Win (2)26%

Goals Over rate per team, own matches

95% +0.5 63%
58% +1.5 16%
42% +2.5 5%
26% +3.5 5%
5% +4.5 0%

Goals Under rate per team, own matches

5% -0.5 37%
42% -1.5 84%
58% -2.5 95%
74% -3.5 95%
95% -4.5 100%

Villarreal vs Espanyol — share of each team's own matches finishing above/below each goal line.

Goal Averages per Team

Villarreal — scored (home)2.26
Villarreal — conceded (home)1.42
Espanyol — scored (away)0.89
Espanyol — conceded (away)1.63
Model expected combined goals3.05

Both Teams To Score

Yes59%
No41%

Rate per Team

Villarreal — BTTS matches (home)74%
Espanyol — BTTS matches (away)47%
Combined (simple average)60.5%

Corners Line match total, blended estimate

Over 4.598%
Under 4.52%
Over 5.589%
Under 5.511%
Over 6.579%
Under 6.521%
Over 7.576%
Under 7.524%
Over 8.571%
Under 8.529%
Over 9.558%
Under 9.542%
Over 10.542%
Under 10.558%
Expected total corners (blended average)10.10

Per-Team Corners own matches

Villarreal (home)

Corners for5.3
Corners against4.7

Espanyol (away)

Corners for3.5
Corners against6.5

Recent Trend last 5 matches — total corners

Villarreal
10 8 9 14 8
Espanyol
10 11 6 14 9

Yellow Cards Line match total, blended estimate

Over 0.5100%
Under 0.50%
Over 1.595%
Under 1.55%
Over 2.584%
Under 2.516%
Expected total yellow cards (blended average)4.5

Yellow Cards per Team

Villarreal (home)

For2.3

Espanyol (away)

For2.4

Shots per Game

Villarreal — total shots (home)15.5
Espanyol — total shots (away)8.8

Shots on Target

Villarreal — on target (home)5.5
Espanyol — on target (away)2.3

Shot Location Split avg per match, season

Villarreal

Inside the box10.32
Outside the box3.84

Espanyol

Inside the box5.79
Outside the box3.58

Player Shots Villarreal

Pau Cabanes
Shots on Target/Game2
+0.5 On Target10%
+1.5 On Target10%
Gerard Moreno
Shots on Target/Game1.5
+0.5 On Target47%
+1.5 On Target18%
A. Danjuma
Shots on Target/Game1.5
+0.5 On Target67%
+1.5 On Target33%
Ayoze Pérez
Shots on Target/Game1.4
+0.5 On Target73%
+1.5 On Target27%
T. Barry
Shots on Target/Game1.4
+0.5 On Target51%
+1.5 On Target11%

Player Shots Espanyol

Javi Puado
Shots on Target/Game1.5
+0.5 On Target46%
+1.5 On Target20%
Roberto Fernández
Shots on Target/Game1.3
+0.5 On Target37%
+1.5 On Target11%
A. Véliz
Shots on Target/Game1.2
+0.5 On Target19%
+1.5 On Target4%
Edu Expósito
Shots on Target/Game1.2
+0.5 On Target26%
+1.5 On Target5%
L. Cabrera
Shots on Target/Game1.2
+0.5 On Target15%
+1.5 On Target3%

Probabilities are each player's own historical rate this season (minimum 3 matches played), not a joint match forecast.

Expected Goals (xG)

Villarreal xG (home)1.74
Espanyol xG (away)0.9

Average Possession

47.55% Possession 39.55%

Team Comparison Villarreal vs Espanyol

82.89% Pass accuracy 76.58%
427.08 Passes per match 328.29
-0.22 Goals prevented -0.04
11.63 Fouls committed 13.11
3 Goalkeeper saves 3.82
2.2 Offsides 1.74
17.05 Tackles per match 16.84

League average xG this season is 1.29 per team per match, for context.

Disclaimer: these predictions are generated by a statistical model and do not constitute financial advice or a guarantee of outcome. Bet responsibly and only what you can afford to lose.
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Villarreal vs Espanyol prediction analysis

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