Villarreal vs Espanyol prediction
Villarreal
Friday, 30 October 2026
0:1Half time 0 : 0La Liga
Espanyol
- Cabrera 60′
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Villarreal vs Espanyol: preview and prediction
Villarreal welcome Espanyol to Estadio de la Cerámica in Villarreal on Friday 30 October, with kick-off at 20:00. It's matchday 11 in the La Liga. Villarreal go into it 9th in the table after 11 games, with Espanyol 14th. Last time out Villarreal won 5-0 away at Manacor, and Espanyol were beaten 4-3 at Sestao River. Espanyol are still waiting for a win on the road, with none in their last four away games.
Villarreal: form and key numbers
So far in the La Liga, Villarreal have won three, drawn three and lost five of 11, with 15 goals scored and 15 conceded, good for 9th place and 12 points.
Over the last six matches it has been three wins, one draw and two defeats, averaging 2.2 goals for and 1.2 against. Last time out they beat Manacor 5-0 away; before that came a 2-1 win away at Valencia and a 4-3 defeat away at Liverpool.
Two clean sheets in that spell, but they also drew a blank twice. At home they've won one of two recently (3 scored, 1 conceded). I. Akhomach (muscle injury), N. Saliba (injury) and P. Gueye (red card) are all unavailable.
- AManacor5-0W
- AValencia2-1W
- ALiverpool3-4L
- HElche0-0D
- HNapoli3-1W
- AReal Madrid0-1L
Villarreal: last 6 results in all competitions, newest first.
Espanyol: form and key numbers
Espanyol have won three, drawn two and lost six of their 11 La Liga games so far, scoring 13 and letting in 14. That has them 14th on 11 points.
Their last six in all competitions read no wins, one draw and five defeats, at 1.2 goals scored and 2.2 conceded per game. Last time out they lost 4-3 to Sestao River away; before that came a 2-1 defeat away at Santander and a 1-0 defeat at home to Atletico Madrid.
Espanyol haven't won in six. The defence is a worry: they have conceded in each of their last six. On the road they've won none of four recently (6 scored, 9 conceded). Jofre (groin injury) and K. Garcia (hamstring injury) both miss out.
- ASestao River3-4L
- ASantander1-2L
- HAtletico Madrid0-1L
- AMalaga1-1D
- HElche1-3L
- AVallecano1-2L
Espanyol: last 6 results in all competitions, newest first.
Villarreal vs Espanyol: match analysis
Home and away form points to Villarreal: Villarreal have won one of their last two at home, Espanyol none of their last four on the road. One point separates the two sides in the table. Villarreal also have the better goal difference over recent weeks.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Deportivo La Coruna | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | +1 | 14 |
| 9 | Villarreal | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| 10 | Celta | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| ··· | |||||||
| 13 | Getafe | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -8 | 12 |
| 14 | Espanyol | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 11 |
| 15 | Osasuna | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -11 | 11 |
We make Villarreal clear favourites at 74%, with Espanyol on 9% and the draw at 17%.
- 2.21.2
- 1.22.2
- 2.90.7
On goals, it expects around 3.6 in the game: 2.9 for Villarreal and 0.7 for Espanyol. Over 2.5 goals is 71% and both teams scoring 50%. When they last met, on 9 Feb 2026, Villarreal won 4-1.
- Villarreal4-1Espanyol
- Espanyol0-2Villarreal
- Villarreal1-0Espanyol
- Espanyol1-2Villarreal
- Villarreal4-2Espanyol
- I. AkhomachMuscle Injury
- N. SalibaInjury
- P. GueyeRed Card
- JofreGroin Injury
- K. GarciaHamstring Injury
Backed by form, home and away records, the table, goal difference and head to head.
Every market at a glance
- ResultVillarreal win74%
- Double chanceVillarreal or draw91%
- GoalsOver 2.571%
- Both teams to scoreNo50%
- Clean sheetVillarreal48%
- CornersVillarreal 7.1 · Espanyol 3.410.6 expected
- Cards4.1 yellows expectedRed 15%
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