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Fri, Oct 30 · 21:00 · Estadio de la Ceramica
Villarreal Home
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Espanyol Away
Villarreal vs Espanyol — La Liga
Tipster's pick Villarreal Over 1.5 Goals
Confidence High
Odds 1.44 Odds via Bet365
Expert analysis

Villarreal to Score at Least Twice Versus Espanyol

Villarreal occupy tenth place after ten league games while Espanyol sit eighteenth. The hosts average one and a half goals per game overall and match that return at home. Espanyol have managed just one draw in their last five matches and leak one point eight goals a match. Villarreal have claimed eight wins in the last ten head to head encounters. Seven of Villarreal’s ten league fixtures have seen both sides score. Espanyol’s attack has produced only zero point eight goals per game this season. How the visitors cope with Villarreal’s attacking movement at the Ceramica could decide the outcome.

AcePredictor Analysis by AcePredictor 68.5% win rate
This season
Villarreal Espanyol
Over 2.5 goals 70% 60%
Clean sheet 10% 20%
Failed to score 30% 10%
Scored per game 1.5 1.2
Conceded per game 1.4 1.4
Scored home / away 1.5 / 1.5 1.2 / 1.2

Across 10 and 10 matches played this season.

League table position
# Team PWDLPts
9 CEL Celta Vigo 10 2 6 2 12
10 VIL Villarreal ▲ 10 3 3 4 12
11 DEP Deportivo La Coruna 10 2 5 3 11
12 OSA Osasuna 10 3 2 5 11
13 RAC Racing Santander 10 3 2 5 11
14 LEV Levante 10 2 4 4 10
15 ELC Elche 10 2 4 4 10
16 RAY Rayo Vallecano 9 2 3 4 9
17 GET Getafe 10 2 3 5 9
18 ESP Espanyol ▲ 10 2 2 6 8
19 VAL Valencia 10 1 3 6 6
Recent form · last 5 finished matches
Villarreal LWDLW
L @ Real Madrid 0–1 Oct 10
W vs Napoli 3–1 Oct 13
D vs Elche 0–0 Oct 17
L @ Liverpool 3–4 Oct 20
W @ Valencia 2–1 Oct 24
Espanyol LLDLL
L @ Rayo Vallecano 1–2 Sep 15
L vs Elche 1–3 Sep 18
D @ Malaga 1–1 Oct 9
L vs Atletico Madrid 0–1 Oct 17
L @ Racing Santander 1–2 Oct 24
Goals trend · last 5 matches
Villarreal
Scored 1.6 avg
0 3 0 3 2
Conceded 1.4 avg
1 1 0 4 1
Espanyol
Scored 0.8 avg
1 1 1 0 1
Conceded 1.8 avg
2 3 1 1 2
Head-to-head · last meetings
8 Villarreal
1 Draws
1 Espanyol
Feb 2026 Villarreal 4–1 Espanyol Villarreal
Nov 2025 Espanyol 0–2 Villarreal Villarreal
Apr 2025 Villarreal 1–0 Espanyol Villarreal
Sep 2024 Espanyol 1–2 Villarreal Villarreal
Apr 2023 Villarreal 4–2 Espanyol Villarreal

Over 2.5 goals in 5 of the last 10 meetings.