Espanyol are ready to brush off the league table ahead of this fixture vs Villarreal. Here's everything you should know before the game!
- Espanyol have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Villarreal have won significantly less corners away then at home.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Espanyol and Villarreal.
Espanyol form and stats
Espanyol's results here at RCDE Stadium in the La Liga have been very modest with 1 victory, 2 draws and 3 defeats. With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for Espanyol.
Espanyol travelled for their previous game, a trip to Atlético Madrid that ended 1-1. The Espanyol goalkeeper Lecomte was crucial in the match against Atlético Madrid last time out, making seven saves.
Before that, Espanyol played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Mallorca.Espanyol are traveling soon after this match as the Copa Del Rey match at Rincon awaits in three days.
Espanyol has scored 8 league goals at home this season, in 6 matches.
Villarreal form and stats
There's been little loot from Villarreal's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 8 away games in the La Liga. Villarreal only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on Solar, the Villarreal manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Villarreal aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 180 league minutes without a goal. Jackson was the last player to find the net.
The manager Solar was unhappy after their last game, played at their home ground Estadio de la Cerámica. Villarreal suffered a 0-2 loss to Mallorca (placed 12th). Parejo got a match rating of 7.71 in that game, top player of the team. Parejo hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 84 successful passes (of 93 total).
A defeat, in the Europa Conference League away at Lech Poznan, before that.
Low-scoring game? 9 of this club's latest 12 league rounds have had two goals or less.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Copa Del Rey trip to Santa Amalia.
The visitors have scored 5 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (6 so far).
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the previous ten meetings): Espanyol won three games, five matches ended with a draw and Villarreal got two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / four.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Sanmartín Mato 7 goals |   A. Rodríguez 4 goals |  M. Braithwait 3 goals |
Espanyol missing players
Villarreal missing players
| Espanyol | Villarreal | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 13 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 14 |
| 21 | 12 | 4 | Conceded | C | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 75% | 85% |
| 77% | 83% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 38% | 62% |
| 54% | 67% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 31% |
| 46% | 67% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 8% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 69% | 67% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 15% | 17% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 46% |
| 15% | 17% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 75% | 54% |
| 4.6 | 7 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.1 | 5.2 |
| 5.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 6 | 5.1 |
| 2 | 1.7 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11.6 | 14.3 | 12.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 10.5 | 11.8 |
| 3.2 | 3.3 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.9 | 4.8 |
| 38% | 40% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 16% | 23% |
| 13.3 | 12.5 | 11.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 13.6 | 12.5 |
| 4.7 | 4.5 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 5 | 4.1 |
- Espanyol have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Espanyol have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Espanyol haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Villarreal have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Barcelona | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 27 | 34 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 32 |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 24 |
| 4 | Real Betis | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 24 |
| 5 | Osasuna | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 23 |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 23 |
| 7 | Athletic Club | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 21 |
| 8 | Villarreal | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 |
| 9 | Rayo Vallecano | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 18 |
| 10 | Real Valladolid | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -5 | 17 |
| 11 | Valencia | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 16 |
| 12 | Mallorca | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | -1 | 16 |
| 13 | Getafe | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -7 | 14 |
| 14 | Girona | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -3 | 13 |
| 15 | Almeria | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 14 | -7 | 13 |
| 16 | Espanyol | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -5 | 12 |
| 17 | Sevilla | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -8 | 11 |
| 18 | Celta de Vigo | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 15 | -12 | 11 |
| 19 | Cadiz | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -16 | 11 |
| 20 | Elche | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 18 | -20 | 4 |
