Espanyol vs Villarreal 2021-22 LaLiga
Introduction
Espanyol are hosting Villarreal
at RCDE Stadium, Barcelona, Spain, starting on . The match is a part of the Spanish LALIGA.
Match Commentary
- 23': Etienne Capoue (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Moi Gómez (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card.
- 36': Alberto Moreno (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, Espanyol. Dídac Vilá replaces Adrià Pedrosa because of an injury.
- 45': Second Half begins Espanyol 0, Villarreal 0.
- 54': Aïssa Mandi (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Óscar Gil (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Substitution, Villarreal. Pervis Estupiñán replaces Alfonso Pedraza.
- 61': Substitution, Villarreal. Francis Coquelin replaces Manu Trigueros.
- 67': Substitution, Espanyol. Wu Lei replaces Javier Puado.
- 67': Substitution, Espanyol. Nicolás Melamed replaces Landry Dimata.
- 74': Substitution, Villarreal. Dani Raba replaces Alberto Moreno.
- 75': Substitution, Espanyol. Keidi Bare replaces David López.
- 85': Substitution, Espanyol. Manu Morlanes replaces Sergi Darder.
- 86': Substitution, Villarreal. Arnaut Danjuma replaces Moi Gómez.
- 87': Substitution, Villarreal. Rubén Peña replaces Etienne Capoue.
- 90'+2': Keidi Bare (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: RCDE Stadium
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 11,095
Venue: RCDE Stadium
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 11,095
Spanish LALIGA Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +37 | Barcelona | 22 | 55 | 3 |
| +29 | Real Madrid | 22 | 54 | 2 |
| +21 | Atlético Madrid | 22 | 45 | 3 |
| +16 | Villarreal | 21 | 42 | 5 |
Statistics
VIL |
ESP![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 10 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 3 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 59.6 | Possession | 40.4 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 380 | Accurate Passes | 223 |
| 432 | Passes | 282 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 14 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 29 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 8 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 24 |
| 24 | Clearances | 24 |
Espanyol (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Diego López (GK) |
| 4 | Leandro Cabrera |
| 24 | Sergi Gómez |
| 3 | Adrià Pedrosa |
| 12 | Óscar Gil |
| 10 | Sergi Darder |
| 15 | David López |
| 9 | Javier Puado |
| 23 | Adri Embarba |
| 11 | Raúl de Tomás |
| 18 | Landry Dimata |
Villarreal (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Gerónimo Rulli (GK) |
| 22 | Aïssa Mandi |
| 3 | Raúl Albiol |
| 24 | Alfonso Pedraza |
| 8 | Juan Foyth |
| 6 | Étienne Capoue |
| 14 | Manu Trigueros |
| 18 | Alberto Moreno |
| 23 | Moi Gómez |
| 16 | Boulaye Dia |
| 7 | Gerard Moreno |
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