Espanyol 2-1 Villarreal II: result and report
La Liga 2 · Saturday 20 January 2024
Result
Espanyol 2-1 Villarreal II
La Liga 2 · Saturday 20 January 2024, 17:30 UTC · half-time 2-1
Espanyol 2-1 Villarreal II: match report
Espanyol won against Villarreal II 2-1 in La Liga 2 on Saturday 20 January 2024. It was 2-1 at half-time.
Martin Braithwaite opened the scoring in the 17th minute. Espanyol's goals came from Martin Braithwaite (17') and Martin Braithwaite (32', penalty). Villarreal II scored through Alex Forés (38').
Discipline: Espanyol received 2 yellow cards; Villarreal II received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Espanyol were 4th on 35 points from 22 and Villarreal II 17th on 24 points from 22. Espanyol went on to finish that season 1st with 76 points, and Villarreal II 22nd with 43.
Espanyol lined up in a 4-4-2 and Villarreal II in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Martin Braithwaite of Espanyol (9.1), ahead of Brian Oliván (7.8).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Espanyol wins, 0 draws and 1 for Villarreal II.
Key events
- 17'Goal · Martin Braithwaite
- 32'Penalty goal · Martin Braithwaite
- 38'Goal · Alex Forés
- 45'Yellow card · Omar El Hilali
- 45+1'Yellow card · Jorge Pascual
- 55'Yellow card · Fernando Calero
- 73'Yellow card · Lanchi
Head-to-head
Team news
Espanyol line-up (4-4-2)
Fernando Pacheco, Omar El Hilali, Sergi Gómez Solà, Fernando Calero, Brian Oliván, Javi Puado, Álvaro Aguado, Pol Lozano, Edu Expósito, Martin Braithwaite, Pere Milla
Villarreal II line-up (4-4-2)
Miguel Ángel Morro, Lanchi, Antonio Espigares Morillas, Pablo Íñiguez, Dani Tasende, Rodri Alonso, Alberto del Moral, Carlo Adriano García Prades, Javi Ontiveros, Jorge Pascual, Álex Forés