La Liga
Villarreal 2-0 Espanyol
Villarreal vs Espanyol finished 2-0 in La Liga. Key event: 1' Samu Castillejo (xG 0.01 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 74.5%, 26.6%). Head to head: H2H last 5: 1-3-1. Home form: W L W D D; Away form: D W L L W. Also shown: timeline, team statistics, lineups, top players, recent team results.
Match context 4 facts
Home form
W L W D D
8 pts, goals 8-5, 1.60 scored/match, 1.00 conceded/match
Away form
D W L L W
7 pts, goals 7-6, 1.40 scored/match, 1.20 conceded/match
Villarreal · season record
11 W · 9 D · 5 L
2016/2017: 25 recorded matches, goals 36–19; before 04 Mar 2017 UTC. Not official standings.
Espanyol · season record
9 W · 9 D · 7 L
2016/2017: 25 recorded matches, goals 35–33; before 04 Mar 2017 UTC. Not official standings.
Shot map 19 shots · 2 goals
Both teams attack from left to right. The attacking half is shown when every location fits it; larger markers represent higher xG.
Attempt
Goal
Marker size = xG
Timeline 31 events
1'
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shot
Samu Castillejo
VIL xG 0.01 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 74.5%, 26.6%
1'
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shot
Cédric Bakambu
VIL assist Roberto Soldado · xG 0.42 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 88.9%, 47.2%
3'
Yellow
Jaume Costa
VIL Yellow card
14'
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shot
Pablo Piatti
ESP assist Gerard Moreno · xG 0.03 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 79.6%, 67.8%
18'
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shot
Gerard Moreno
ESP assist Aarón Martín · xG 0.02 · Open Play · location 86.2%, 56.9%
26'
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shot
Roberto Soldado
VIL assist Bruno · xG 0.08 · Right Foot · Set Piece · location 89.9%, 63.6%
28'
Yellow
Diego López
ESP Yellow card
37'
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shot
Jurado
ESP assist Pablo Piatti · xG 0.05 · Open Play · location 90%, 58.5%
42'
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shot
Samu Castillejo
VIL assist Mario · xG 0.02 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 78.1%, 22.7%
42'
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shot
Roberto Soriano
VIL assist Roberto Soldado · xG 0.11 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 88.6%, 60%
43'
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shot
Jurado
ESP assist Pablo Piatti · xG 0.65 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 93.2%, 50.7%
44'
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Roberto Soriano
VIL assist Mario · xG 0.67 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 96.6%, 47.8%
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45'
Goal
Roberto Soriano
1–0VIL assist Mario Gaspar
54'
Yellow
Álvaro González
VIL Yellow card
56'
Sub
Felipe Caicedo
ESP on for Pablo Piatti
63'
Sub
Jonathan Dos Santos
VIL on for Roberto Soldado
66'
Yellow
Óscar Duarte
ESP Yellow card
72'
Sub
Rodri
VIL on for Roberto Soriano
76'
Sub
Hernán Pérez
ESP on for Javi López
79'
shot
Manu Trigueros
VIL assist Cédric Bakambu · xG 0.06 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 79.8%, 43.9%
80'
Goal
Cédric Bakambu
2–0VIL Own goal
83'
Sub
Papakouli Diop
ESP on for Marc Roca
88'
Sub
Rafael Borré
VIL on for Cédric Bakambu
Head-to-head H2H last 12: 8-2-2
Villarreal leads the last 12 head-to-head meetings: 8 wins, 2 losses, 2 draws. Latest meeting: 09 Feb 2026 · Villarreal vs Espanyol · 4 - 1.
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Recent form
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Team statistics 17 metrics
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Lineups
Espanyol
4-2-3-1 · Manager Quique Sánchez Flores 13
D
Diego López
GK
16
J
Javi López · Captain
DEF
6
Ó
Óscar Duarte
DEF
23
D
Diego Reyes
DEF
12
A
Aarón Martín
DEF
15
D
David López
MID
28
M
Marc Roca
MID
30
Ó
Óscar Melendo
MID
14
J
José Jurado
MID
19
P
Pablo Piatti
MID
7
G
Gerard Moreno
FWD
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10
F
Felipe Caicedo
FWD
17
H
Hernán Pérez
MID
20
P
Papakouli Diop
MID
26
A
Andrés Prieto
GK
3
R
Rubén Duarte
DEF
9
J
José Antonio Reyes
MID
18
J
Javi Fuego
MID
Villarreal
4-4-2 · Manager Francisco Escribá Segura 13
A
Andrés Fernández
GK
2
M
Mario Gaspar
DEF
12
Á
Álvaro González
DEF
6
V
Víctor Ruiz
DEF
11
J
Jaume Costa
DEF
19
S
Samu Castillejo
MID
14
M
Manu Trigueros
MID
21
B
Bruno Soriano · Captain
MID
20
R
Roberto Soriano
MID
9
R
Roberto Soldado
FWD
17
C
Cédric Bakambu
FWD
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8
J
Jonathan Dos Santos
MID
16
R
Rodri
MID
24
R
Rafael Borré
FWD
25
M
Mariano Barbosa
GK
23
D
Daniele Bonera
DEF
22
A
Antonio Rukavina
DEF
18
N
Nicola Sansone
FWD