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La Liga | Gameweek 26
Feb 27, 2022 at 1pm UK
Estadio El Madrigal
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Villarreal
5 - 1
Espanyol

Pino (14', 20', 45', 53'), Dia (86')
Aurier (31'), Albiol (90+2')
FT(HT: 3-0)
Bare (65')
Pedrosa (40')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's La Liga clash between Villarreal and Espanyol, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Villarreal 2-1 Espanyol

 Villarreal's confidence will have grown with their performance against Juventus during the week, and the home side are the strong favourites to pick up three points here. Espanyol have held Barcelona and Sevilla in their last two home games, but we are expecting them to lose this match 2-1. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Villarreal win with a probability of 57.7%. A draw had a probability of 22.7% and a win for Espanyol had a probability of 19.56%.

The most likely scoreline for a Villarreal win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.22%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.25%) and 2-1 (9.87%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.8%), while for a Espanyol win it was 0-1 (5.91%). The actual scoreline of 5-1 was predicted with a 1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Villarreal would win this match.

Result
VillarrealDrawEspanyol
57.7%22.73%19.56%
Both teams to score 51.86%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
52.81%47.18%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
30.58%69.41%
Villarreal Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
83.92%16.08%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
54.54%45.46%
Espanyol Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
61.8%38.2%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
25.03%74.96%
Score Analysis
    Villarreal 57.69%
    Espanyol 19.57%
    Draw 22.73%
VillarrealDrawEspanyol
1-0 @ 11.22%
2-0 @ 10.25%
2-1 @ 9.87%
3-0 @ 6.25%
3-1 @ 6.02%
3-2 @ 2.89%
4-0 @ 2.86%
4-1 @ 2.75%
4-2 @ 1.32%
5-0 @ 1.04%
5-1 @ 1.01%
Other @ 2.21%
Total : 57.69%
1-1 @ 10.8%
0-0 @ 6.14%
2-2 @ 4.75%
3-3 @ 0.93%
Other @ 0.11%
Total : 22.73%
0-1 @ 5.91%
1-2 @ 5.2%
0-2 @ 2.84%
1-3 @ 1.67%
2-3 @ 1.52%
0-3 @ 0.91%
Other @ 1.51%
Total : 19.57%

How you voted: Villarreal vs Espanyol

Villarreal
88.8%
Draw
8.8%
Espanyol
2.5%
80
Head to Head
Aug 21, 2021 6.30pm
Gameweek 2
Espanyol
0-0
Villarreal
de Tomas (41'), Gil (59'), Bare (90+2'), Moreno Peris (90+5')
Capoue (23'), Gomez (30'), Moreno (36'), Mandi (54')
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Jan 19, 2020 3pm
Gameweek 20
Villarreal
1-2
Espanyol
Cazorla (62' pen.)
Trigueros (41')
Lopez (5'), De Tomas (47')
Vila (24'), Lopez (32'), de Tomas (76')
Lopez (59')
Oct 20, 2019 3pm
Gameweek 9
Espanyol
0-1
Villarreal

Espinosa (93'), Lopez (96')
Toko Ekambi (17')
Iborra (51')
Feb 3, 2019 11am
Gameweek 22
Villarreal
2-2
Espanyol
Iborra (37'), Cazorla (65' pen.)
Bonera (4'), Fornals (40'), Funes Mori (53'), Iborra (86')
Bonera (75' og.), Rosales (81')
Sanchez (39'), Vila (60'), Hermoso (64'), Rosales (82'), Darder (90')
Jan 17, 2019 7.30pm
Round of 16
Espanyol
3-1
Villarreal
Piatti (34' pen.), Iglesias (37' pen., 74')
Lopez (34'), Vila (58')
Chukwueze (42')
Caseres (29'), Bacca (34'), Layun (40'), Fuego (90')
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Atletico MadridAtletico18125133122141
2Real Madrid18124241182340
3Barcelona19122551222938
4Athletic Bilbao19106329171236
5Villarreal188643430430
6Mallorca199371921-230
7Real Sociedad187471613325
8GironaGirona187472625125
9Real BetisBetis186752122-125
10Osasuna186752327-425
11Celta Vigo187382728-124
12Rayo Vallecano185762021-122
13Las PalmasLas Palmas186482327-422
14Sevilla186482027-722
15Leganes184681728-1118
16AlavesAlaves184592130-917
17Getafe183781115-416
18Espanyol1843111630-1415
19Valencia172691626-1012
20Real ValladolidValladolid1833121237-2512
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