Espanyol vs Villarreal 2025-26 LALIGA
Introduction
Espanyol are hosting Villarreal
at RCDE Stadium, Barcelona, Spain, starting on . The match is a part of the Spanish LALIGA.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 43': Goal! Espanyol 0, Villarreal 1. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Santi Comesaña.
- 45': Second Half begins Espanyol 0, Villarreal 1.
- 57': Goal! Espanyol 0, Villarreal 2. Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
- 60': Substitution, Espanyol. Kike García replaces Pol Lozano.
- 61': Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Substitution, Espanyol. Jofre Carreras replaces Edu Expósito.
- 71': Substitution, Espanyol. Charles Pickel replaces Pere Milla.
- 71': Substitution, Villarreal. Nicolas Pépé replaces Gerard Moreno.
- 74': Substitution, Villarreal. Ayoze Pérez replaces Tani Oluwaseyi.
- 74': Substitution, Villarreal. Pape Gueye replaces Santi Comesaña.
- 81': Pau Navarro (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Substitution, Espanyol. Miguel Rubio replaces Urko González de Zárate.
- 82': Substitution, Espanyol. Rubén Sánchez replaces Omar El Hilali.
- 83': Substitution, Villarreal. Sergi Cardona replaces Alberto Moleiro.
- 83': Substitution, Villarreal. Ilias Akhomach replaces Tajon Buchanan.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Espanyol 0, Villarreal 2.
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: RCDE Stadium
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 29,540
Venue: RCDE Stadium
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 29,540
Spanish LALIGA Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +16 | Real Madrid | 11 | 30 | 1 |
| +14 | Villarreal | 12 | 26 | 2 |
| +15 | Barcelona | 11 | 25 | 2 |
| +13 | Atlético Madrid | 12 | 25 | 1 |
Statistics
VIL |
ESP![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 45.3 | Possession | 54.7 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 418 | Accurate Passes | 499 |
| 483 | Passes | 563 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 8 | Crosses | 40 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 36 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 17 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 43 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 43 | Clearances | 17 |
Espanyol (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Marko Dmitrovic (GK) |
| 6 | Leandro Cabrera |
| 5 | Fernando Calero |
| 12 | José Salinas |
| 23 | Omar El Hilali |
| 10 | Pol Lozano |
| 4 | Urko Gonzalez |
| 11 | Pere Milla |
| 24 | Tyrhys Dolan |
| 9 | Roberto Fernández |
| 8 | Edu Expósito |
Villarreal (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Luiz Júnior (GK) |
| 12 | Renato Veiga |
| 4 | Rafa Marín |
| 24 | Alfonso Pedraza |
| 26 | Pau Navarro |
| 16 | Thomas Partey |
| 14 | Santi Comesaña |
| 20 | Alberto Moleiro |
| 17 | Tajon Buchanan |
| 21 | Tani Oluwaseyi |
| 7 | Gerard Moreno |
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