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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')
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')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Barcelona13110240122833
2Real Madrid1283125111427
3Atletico MadridAtletico137511971226
4Villarreal127322319424
5Osasuna136341720-321
6Athletic Bilbao135531913620
7Real BetisBetis135531412220
8Real Sociedad135351110118
9Mallorca135351010018
10GironaGirona135351617-118
11Celta Vigo135262022-217
12Rayo Vallecano124441313016
13Sevilla134361218-615
14Leganes133551316-314
15AlavesAlaves134181422-813
16Las PalmasLas Palmas133371622-612
17Getafe13175811-310
18Espanyol123181122-1110
19Real ValladolidValladolid132381025-159
20Valencia11146817-97


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