Can Espanyol beat Villarreal in RCDE Stadium clash?

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Competition: Spain La Liga
Competition: Sat 21.August
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: RCDE Stadium (40500 seats)

It's round two of the La Liga campaign and important points to play for. Read our full preview of Espanyol-Villarreal!

Espanyol and Villarreal should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Espanyol form and stats

Last season, Espanyol's league stats were 24 wins, 10 draws and 8 losses, producing 1st spot in the La Liga 2. Over these 42 matches they scored 71 goals and let in 28. Playing as the host team in the former season Espanyol managed 15-3-3 (win-draw-lost) with 41 goals and 12 conceded.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 620 minutes without scoring a league goal. D. Lopez was the last player to find the net. Espanyol are confident in defense, having played 253 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

An away draw last time out for Espanyol, facing Osasuna in a game that ended 0-0. Midfielder David López was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.53 (out of ten) in that game. López .

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Alcorcon (0-1).

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Villarreal form and stats

Let's have a look at how Villarreal performed last season in the La Liga: They landed a 7th position in the league table after playing out 15 victories, 13 draws and 10 defeats. In total they scored 60 and conceded 44 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 7 - drew 7 and lost 5 with 31/21 goals scored/conceded.

Villarreal played 0-0 against Granada in their previous match. Boulaye Dia, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.21. Dia hit one key pass and dribled passed the opponent 2 of 2 times.

A 1-1 draw at Chelsea (after extra-time, 6-5 on penalties)'s stadium before that.

Head 2 Head

Statistics for the previous ten meetings involving these two teams are: three wins for Espanyol, five draws and two wins for Villarreal. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

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Total First Half Second Half
Espanyol Villarreal
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 100%
 
6 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 6
4 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 2
3 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
11 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 15
1 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 3
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Espanyol Last season Villarreal
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
42 21   Played P   19 38
24 15   Won W   7 15
10 3   Drew D   7 13
8 3   Lost L   5 10
71 41   Scored S   31 60
28 12   Conceded C   21 44
93% 95%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   84% 89%
76% 86%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   84% 87%
43% 48%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   58% 58%
19% 19%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   37% 29%
5% 5%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   5% 5%
38% 33%   BTTS BTTS   58% 66%
48% 62%   Clean Sheets C S   32% 26%
21% 10%   Failed to Score F T   26% 18%
 
5.4 5.4   Corners for (avg) C F   3.8 4.2
4 3.9   Corners against (avg) C A   4.2 3.9
1.8 2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.9 1.8
5 3   Red cards R C   1 5
 
10.4 11.4   Shots (avg) S (   9.3 10.8
4.2 4.9   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.6 4.2
40% 40%   Goal Efficiency G E   45% 38%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Real Madrid 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 3 3
2 Sevilla 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
3 FC Barcelona 1 1 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Atletico Madrid 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
5 Valencia 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Cadiz 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Levante 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
8 Mallorca 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Real Betis 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
10 Athletic Club 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
11 Elche 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Espanyol 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
13 Granada 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
14 Osasuna 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
15 Villarreal 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
16 Celta de Vigo 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
17 Getafe 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
18 Real Sociedad 1 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 4 -2 0
19 Deportivo Alaves 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
20 Rayo Vallecano 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Espanyol 42 24 10 8 71 28 21 15 3 3 41 12 21 9 7 5 30 16 43 82
2 Mallorca 42 24 10 8 54 28 21 14 3 4 33 12 21 10 7 4 21 16 26 82
3 Almería 42 21 10 11 61 40 21 10 8 3 34 18 21 11 2 8 27 22 21 73
4 Leganes 42 21 10 11 51 32 21 15 3 3 28 12 21 6 7 8 23 20 19 73
5 Girona 42 20 11 11 47 36 21 12 4 5 22 12 21 8 7 6 25 24 11 71
6 Rayo Vallecano 42 19 10 13 52 40 21 11 4 6 31 20 21 8 6 7 21 20 12 67
7 Sporting Gijon 42 17 14 11 37 28 21 11 7 3 22 12 21 6 7 8 15 16 9 65
8 Ponferradina 42 15 12 15 45 50 21 9 7 5 27 24 21 6 5 10 18 26 -5 57
9 Las Palmas 42 14 14 14 46 53 21 11 5 5 34 23 21 3 9 9 12 30 -7 56
10 Fuenlabrada 42 12 18 12 45 46 21 4 12 5 21 20 21 8 6 7 24 26 -1 54
11 Mirandes 42 14 12 16 38 41 21 6 10 5 19 18 21 8 2 11 19 23 -3 54
12 Malaga 42 14 11 17 37 47 21 6 7 8 20 22 21 8 4 9 17 25 -10 53
13 Tenerife 42 13 13 16 36 36 21 9 7 5 24 14 21 4 6 11 12 22 0 52
14 Real Oviedo 42 11 19 12 45 46 21 7 8 6 26 22 21 4 11 6 19 24 -1 52
15 Real Zaragoza 42 13 11 18 37 43 21 9 7 5 20 17 21 4 4 13 17 26 -6 50
16 FC Cartagena 42 12 13 17 44 52 21 8 7 6 27 23 21 4 6 11 17 29 -8 49
17 Alcorcon 42 13 9 20 32 42 21 9 2 10 20 23 21 4 7 10 12 19 -10 48
18 Lugo 42 11 14 17 38 53 21 8 8 5 20 16 21 3 6 12 18 37 -15 47
19 Sabadell 42 11 13 18 40 48 21 5 9 7 20 21 21 6 4 11 20 27 -8 46
20 UD Logrones 42 11 11 20 28 53 21 7 4 10 15 24 21 4 7 10 13 29 -25 44
21 Castellon 42 11 8 23 35 54 21 9 1 11 21 20 21 2 7 12 14 34 -19 41
22 Albacete 42 9 11 22 30 53 21 5 6 10 16 23 21 4 5 12 14 30 -23 38
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Atletico Madrid 38 26 8 4 67 25 19 15 3 1 41 11 19 11 5 3 26 14 42 86
2 Real Madrid 38 25 9 4 67 28 19 13 3 3 33 13 19 12 6 1 34 15 39 84
3 FC Barcelona 38 24 7 7 85 38 19 11 5 3 44 20 19 13 2 4 41 18 47 79
4 Sevilla 38 24 5 9 53 33 19 14 1 4 27 11 19 10 4 5 26 22 20 77
5 Real Sociedad 38 17 11 10 59 38 19 9 6 4 34 21 19 8 5 6 25 17 21 62
6 Real Betis 38 17 10 11 50 50 19 10 5 4 27 21 19 7 5 7 23 29 0 61
7 Villarreal 38 15 13 10 60 44 19 8 6 5 29 23 19 7 7 5 31 21 16 58
8 Celta de Vigo 38 14 11 13 55 57 19 9 3 7 30 30 19 5 8 6 25 27 -2 53
9 Granada 38 13 7 18 47 65 19 9 4 6 25 25 19 4 3 12 22 40 -18 46
10 Athletic Club 38 11 13 14 46 42 19 8 6 5 29 19 19 3 7 9 17 23 4 46
11 Osasuna 38 11 11 16 37 48 19 7 5 7 21 23 19 4 6 9 16 25 -11 44
12 Cadiz 38 11 11 16 36 58 19 5 5 9 17 30 19 6 6 7 19 28 -22 44
13 Valencia 38 10 13 15 50 53 19 8 7 4 34 23 19 2 6 11 16 30 -3 43
14 Levante 38 9 14 15 46 57 19 5 9 5 27 30 19 4 5 10 19 27 -11 41
15 Getafe 38 9 11 18 28 43 19 6 6 7 15 13 19 3 5 11 13 30 -15 38
16 Deportivo Alaves 38 9 11 18 36 57 19 6 6 7 21 25 19 3 5 11 15 32 -21 38
17 Elche 38 8 12 18 34 55 19 5 8 6 18 23 19 3 4 12 16 32 -21 36
18 Huesca 38 7 13 18 34 53 19 5 7 7 17 21 19 2 6 11 17 32 -19 34
19 Real Valladolid 38 5 16 17 34 57 19 3 7 9 19 30 19 2 9 8 15 27 -23 31
20 Eibar 38 6 12 20 29 52 19 2 7 10 12 21 19 4 5 10 17 31 -23 30

Espanyol:
Villarreal:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Real Madrid 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 3 3
2 Sevilla 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
3 FC Barcelona 1 1 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Atletico Madrid 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
5 Valencia 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Cadiz 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Levante 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
8 Mallorca 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Real Betis 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
10 Athletic Club 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
11 Elche 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Espanyol 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
13 Granada 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
14 Osasuna 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
15 Villarreal 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
16 Celta de Vigo 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
17 Getafe 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
18 Real Sociedad 1 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 4 -2 0
19 Deportivo Alaves 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
20 Rayo Vallecano 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0

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