Espanyol vs Villarreal prediction and preview
La Liga · Sunday 24 January 2027, 00:00 UTC
Match facts
Espanyol vs Villarreal
La Liga · Sunday 24 January 2027, 00:00 UTC · RCDE Stadium, Cornella de Llobregat
Espanyol vs Villarreal preview
Espanyol welcome Villarreal at RCDE Stadium in Cornella de Llobregat on Sunday 24 January 2027 (00:00 UTC) in La Liga. Espanyol are 14th in the table with 11 points from 11, while Villarreal are 9th in the table with 12 points from 11.
Recent form: Espanyol W-L-L-D-L, Villarreal L-W-D-L-W (most recent first). Over their last 6, Espanyol have scored 0.8 and conceded 1.5 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 4. Villarreal average 1.3 scored and 0.8 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.
The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Espanyol won 2, 1 game was drawn and Villarreal won 7. Those games averaged 2.8 goals, 5 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 5. The most recent meeting, on 30 Oct 2026, ended Villarreal 0-1 Espanyol.
At home this season Espanyol have 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats from 5 matches; on the road Villarreal have 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats from 6.
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Form and table
- EspanyolLast five: L D L L W
- VillarrealLast five: W L D W L
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Villarreal | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 12 | WLDWL |
| 14 | Espanyol | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 11 | LDLLW |
Head-to-head
Team news
Espanyol expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Ángel Fortuño, Leandro Cabrera, Omar El Hilali, Vanja Drkusic, Roger Hinojo, Edu Expósito, Javi Hernández, Bryan Zaragoza, Roberto Fernández
Villarreal expected line-up (4-4-2)
Péter Gulácsi, Renato Veiga, Sergi Cardona, Pau Navarro, Alberto Moleiro, Pape Gueye, Carlos Macià, Tajon Buchanan, Ilias Akhomach
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