La Liga· Season 2025
Match Summary
Villarreal defeated Espanyol 4:1. The match was played in La Liga 2025. Goals were scored by G. Mikautadze 35′, J. Salinas 41′ (o.g.), N. Pepe 50′, A. Moleiro 55′, L. Cabrera 88′. 6 yellow cards were shown. Villarreal had 49% possession while Espanyol held 51%. Villarreal had 10 shots (3 on target) compared to 9 (2 on target) for Espanyol. Expected goals: Villarreal 0.76 — Espanyol 0.43. Villarreal made 5 substitutions, Espanyol made 5.
Match Events
Key match events between Villarreal and Espanyol — 5 goals and 6 cards recorded during the match.
assist: T. Buchanan
Own Goal
assist: A. Moleiro
assist: G. Mikautadze
assist: C. Ngonge
Rivalry since 2010
Villarreal vs Espanyol Head to Head Results· 27
Villarreal and Espanyol have met 27 times — Villarreal won 13, Espanyol won 4, with 10 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2010. Villarreal leads the head-to-head with 13 victories from 27 meetings. A combined 67 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 2.48 per match (41 for the home side, 26 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 14 matches (52%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 14 games (52%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. Villarreal are currently unbeaten in the last 7 meetings. The highest-scoring encounter finished 4–2 in 2023.
Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
API data: 13 May 2026