Villarreal vs Espanyol 2025-26 LALIGA
FT
4 - 1
4 - 1
Introduction
Villarreal are hosting Espanyol
at Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal, Spain, starting on . The match is a part of the Spanish LALIGA.
Match Commentary
- 6': José Salinas (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 16': Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Goal! Villarreal 1, Espanyol 0. Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Tajon Buchanan with a headed pass.
- 41': Own Goal by José Salinas, Espanyol. Villarreal 2, Espanyol 0.
- 45': Substitution, Espanyol. Clemens Riedel replaces Fernando Calero.
- 45': Second Half begins Villarreal 2, Espanyol 0.
- 50': Goal! Villarreal 3, Espanyol 0. Nicolas Pépé (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alberto Moleiro.
- 53': Edu Expósito (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Goal! Villarreal 4, Espanyol 0. Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Georges Mikautadze.
- 57': Clemens Riedel (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Substitution, Espanyol. Cyril Ngonge replaces Tyrhys Dolan.
- 59': Substitution, Espanyol. Charles Pickel replaces Edu Expósito.
- 59': Substitution, Espanyol. Kike García replaces Roberto Fernández.
- 64': Substitution, Villarreal. Ayoze Pérez replaces Tajon Buchanan.
- 65': Substitution, Villarreal. Santi Comesaña replaces Dani Parejo.
- 70': Pape Gueye (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Substitution, Espanyol. Antoniu Roca replaces Pere Milla.
- 73': Substitution, Villarreal. Tani Oluwaseyi replaces Georges Mikautadze.
- 73': Substitution, Villarreal. Alexander Freeman replaces Santiago Mouriño.
- 80': Substitution, Villarreal. Hugo Lopez replaces Alberto Moleiro.
- 88': Goal! Villarreal 4, Espanyol 1. Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cyril Ngonge with a cross following a corner.
- 89': Sergi Cardona (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Estadio de la Cerámica
Location: Villarreal, Spain
Attendance: 16,825
Venue: Estadio de la Cerámica
Location: Villarreal, Spain
Attendance: 16,825
Spanish LALIGA Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +40 | Barcelona | 23 | 58 | 3 |
| +31 | Real Madrid | 23 | 57 | 2 |
| +20 | Atlético Madrid | 23 | 45 | 4 |
| +19 | Villarreal | 22 | 45 | 5 |
Statistics
 ESP |
VIL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 18 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 0 | Saves | 1 |
| 50.9 | Possession | 49.1 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 375 | Accurate Passes | 378 |
| 438 | Passes | 428 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 25 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 31 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 13 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 13 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 34 |
| 24 | Clearances | 34 |
Villarreal (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Luiz Júnior (GK) |
| 12 | Renato Veiga |
| 6 | Pau Navarro |
| 23 | Sergi Cardona  |
| 15 | Santiago Mouriño |
| 10 | Dani Parejo |
| 18 | Pape Gueye |
| 20 | Alberto Moleiro |
| 17 | Tajon Buchanan |
| 9 | Georges Mikautadze |
| 19 | Nicolas Pépé |
Espanyol (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Marko Dmitrovic (GK) |
| 6 | Leandro Cabrera |
| 5 | Fernando Calero |
| 12 | José Salinas |
| 23 | Omar El Hilali |
| 8 | Edu Expósito |
| 10 | Pol Lozano |
| 4 | Urko Gonzalez |
| 9 | Roberto Fernández |
| 24 | Tyrhys Dolan |
| 11 | Pere Milla |
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