La Liga

Villarreal 4-1 Espanyol

Villarreal vs Espanyol finished 4-1 in La Liga. Key event: 5' Tajon Buchanan (xG 0.05 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 89.3%, 30.9%). Head to head: H2H last 8: 6-1-1. Venue: Estadio de la Cerámica. Home form: D D L L L; Away form: L L L D L. Also shown: timeline, team statistics, lineups, top players, recent team results.

VIL 4 - 1 Finished

ESP

Competition La Liga Country Spain Venue Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal

Your time 09 Feb 2026, 20:00 Venue time 09 Feb 2026, 21:00 CET

VIL49%

Ball possession

51%ESP

Match preview 2 facts

Home form D D L L L 2 pts, goals 4-11, 0.80 scored/match, 2.20 conceded/match

Away form L L L D L 1 pts, goals 4-10, 0.80 scored/match, 2.00 conceded/match

Shot map 20 shots · 4 goals

Both teams attack from left to right. Larger markers represent higher xG.

Villarreal 10 shots · 1.54 xG · 3 goals

5' · Tajon Buchanan · Blocked shot · xG 0.05
6' · Tajon Buchanan · Missed shot · xG 0.04
8' · Georges Mikautadze · Missed shot · xG 0.05
22' · Alberto Moleiro · Blocked shot · xG 0.05
23' · Tajon Buchanan · Missed shot · xG 0.12
34' · Georges Mikautadze · Goal · xG 0.51
49' · Nicolas Pepe · Goal · xG 0.45
54' · Alberto Moleiro · Goal · xG 0.22
63' · Nicolas Pepe · Blocked shot · xG 0.02
65' · Sergi Cardona · Missed shot · xG 0.03

Espanyol 10 shots · 0.74 xG · 1 goal

30' · Edu Expósito · Missed shot · xG 0.32
33' · Tyrhys Dolan · Missed shot · xG 0.02
39' · Edu Expósito · Blocked shot · xG 0.18
40' · José Salinas · Own goal · xG 0
67' · Kike García · Missed shot · xG 0.05
80' · Charles Pickel · Blocked shot · xG 0.02
86' · Pol Lozano · Saved shot · xG 0.02
87' · Leandro Cabrera · Goal · xG 0.07
89' · Cyril Ngonge · Missed shot · xG 0.06
92' · Cyril Ngonge · Missed shot · xG 0.01

Attempt Goal Marker size = xG

Timeline 41 events

5' shot Tajon Buchanan VIL xG 0.05 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 89.3%, 30.9%

6' shot Tajon Buchanan VIL assist Georges Mikautadze · xG 0.04 · Right Foot · From Corner · location 78.2%, 39.4%

6' Yellow Jose Salinas ESP Yellow card

8' shot Georges Mikautadze VIL xG 0.05 · Left Foot · From Corner · location 82.2%, 53.3%

16' Yellow Tajon Buchanan VIL Yellow card

22' shot Alberto Moleiro VIL assist Georges Mikautadze · xG 0.05 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 83.1%, 62.7%

23' shot Tajon Buchanan VIL assist Nicolas Pepe · xG 0.12 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 91.2%, 41.6%

30' shot Edu Expósito ESP assist Pere Milla · xG 0.32 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 90.8%, 58.6%

33' shot Tyrhys Dolan ESP assist Urko Gonzalez · xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 77.2%, 71.1%

34' shot Georges Mikautadze VIL assist Tajon Buchanan · xG 0.51 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 93.3%, 52%

35' Goal Georges Mikautadze 1–0 VIL assist Tajon Buchanan

39' shot Edu Expósito ESP assist Pere Milla · xG 0.18 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 95.4%, 70%

40' shot José Salinas ESP xG 0 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 7.1%, 53.6%

41' Goal Jose Salinas 2–0 VIL Own goal

46' Sub Clemens Riedel ESP on for Fernando Calero

49' shot Nicolas Pepe VIL assist Alberto Moleiro · xG 0.45 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 84.8%, 57.5%

50' Goal Nicolas Pépé 3–0 VIL assist Alberto Moleiro

53' Yellow Edu Expósito ESP Yellow card

54' shot Alberto Moleiro VIL assist Georges Mikautadze · xG 0.22 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 85.5%, 65.2%

55' Goal Alberto Moleiro 4–0 VIL assist Georges Mikautadze

57' Yellow Clemens Riedel ESP Yellow card

59' Sub Kike García ESP on for Roberto Fernández

59' Sub Charles Pickel ESP on for Edu Expósito

59' Sub Cyril Ngonge ESP on for Tyrhys Dolan

63' shot Nicolas Pepe VIL assist Santiago Mouriño · xG 0.02 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 76.9%, 33.8%

64' Sub Ayoze Pérez VIL on for Tajon Buchanan

65' shot Sergi Cardona VIL assist Ayoze Pérez · xG 0.03 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 88.6%, 72.1%

65' Sub Santi Comesaña VIL on for Dani Parejo

67' shot Kike García ESP assist Pere Milla · xG 0.05 · Open Play · location 87.2%, 51.3%

70' Yellow Pape Gueye VIL Yellow card

72' Sub Antoniu Roca ESP on for Pere Milla

73' Sub Alexander Freeman VIL on for Santiago Mouriño

73' Sub Tani Oluwaseyi VIL on for Georges Mikautadze

80' shot Charles Pickel ESP assist Pol Lozano · xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 77.4%, 35.5%

80' Sub Hugo López VIL on for Alberto Moleiro

86' shot Pol Lozano ESP assist José Salinas · xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 74.1%, 61.6%

87' shot Leandro Cabrera ESP assist Cyril Ngonge · xG 0.07 · From Corner · location 96.1%, 40.1%

88' Goal Leandro Cabrera 4–1 ESP assist Cyril Ngonge

89' shot Cyril Ngonge ESP xG 0.06 · Left Foot · Direct Freekick · location 89.2%, 15.6%

89' Yellow Sergi Cardona VIL Yellow card

92' shot Cyril Ngonge ESP xG 0.01 · Left Foot · From Corner · location 77.6%, 35.4%

Head-to-head H2H last 12: 7-2-3

Villarreal leads the last 12 head-to-head meetings: 7 wins, 2 losses, 3 draws. Latest meeting: 08 Nov · Espanyol vs Villarreal · 0 - 2.

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Team statistics

49% Ball Possession 51%

49% 51%

1.54 Expected Goals 0.74

67% 32%

10 Total Shots 10

50% 50%

3 Shots on Goal 2

60% 40%

5 Corner Kicks 8

38% 61%

3 Blocked shots 2

60% 40%

1 Offsides 0

100% 0%

18 Fouls 11

62% 37%

3 Yellow Cards 3

50% 50%

1 Goalkeeper Saves 0

100% 0%

Lineups

Espanyol

4-2-3-1 · Manager Manolo Gonzalez

13 Marko Dmitrović G 23 Omar El Hilali D 5 Fernando Calero D 6 Leandro Cabrera D 12 Jose Salinas D 4 Urko González M 10 Pol Lozano M 11 Pere Milla M 8 Edu Expósito M 24 Tyrhys Dolan M 9 Roberto Fernández F

13 M Marko Dmitrović GStarter

23 O Omar El Hilali DStarter

5 F Fernando Calero DStarter

6 L Leandro Cabrera · Captain DStarter

12 J Jose Salinas DStarter

4 U Urko González MStarter

10 P Pol Lozano MStarter

11 P Pere Milla MStarter

8 E Edu Expósito MStarter

24 T Tyrhys Dolan MStarter

9 R Roberto Fernández FStarter

38 C Clemens Riedel DSubstitute

18 C Charles Pickel MSubstitute

19 K Kike García FSubstitute

16 C Cyril Ngonge FSubstitute

20 A Antoniu Roca FSubstitute

30 P Pol Tristan GSubstitute

1 A Angel Fortuno GSubstitute

15 M Miguel Rubio DSubstitute

2 R Rubén Sánchez DSubstitute

17 J Jofre Carreras FSubstitute

Villarreal

4-4-2 · Manager Marcelino

1 Luiz Júnior G 15 Santiago Mouriño D 6 Pau Navarro D 12 Renato Veiga D 23 Sergi Cardona D 17 Tajon Buchanan M 18 Pape Gueye M 10 Dani Parejo M 20 Alberto Moleiro M 19 Nicolas Pépé F 9 Georges Mikautadze F

1 L Luiz Júnior GStarter

15 S Santiago Mouriño DStarter

6 P Pau Navarro DStarter

12 R Renato Veiga DStarter

23 S Sergi Cardona DStarter

17 T Tajon Buchanan MStarter

18 P Pape Gueye MStarter

10 D Dani Parejo · Captain MStarter

20 A Alberto Moleiro MStarter

19 N Nicolas Pépé FStarter

9 G Georges Mikautadze FStarter

22 A Ayoze Pérez FSubstitute

14 S Santi Comesaña MSubstitute

3 A Alexander Freeman DSubstitute

21 T Tani Oluwaseyi FSubstitute

32 H Hugo López FSubstitute

25 A Arnau Tenas GSubstitute

4 R Rafa Marín DSubstitute

7 G Gerard Moreno FSubstitute