Fans of Spain La Liga from all over the world are eagerly awaiting the 31st matchday, which will see Villarreal CF take on Espanyol Barcelona on April 27, 2023. When Cesar Soto Grado blows the starting whistle at 05:30 PM UTC, up to 23500 people will watch the game live.
After losing to Sevilla 2-1 last time out in La Liga, Villarreal will be hoping for a better outcome this time around. In that match, Villarreal had 62% possession and 18 shots on goal, six of which were successful. Pau Torres scored the only goal for Villarreal (55′).
Sevilla had 17 shots on goal, four of which were successful. Sevilla got goals from Rafa Mir (34′) and Youssef En-Nesyri (94′). Quique Setién’s Villarreal have scored ten times in their previous six games, an average of 1.67 goals per game. Villarreal has never lost to Espanyol in a league match in their previous three outings.
Espanyol and Cádiz played to a 0-0 draw in their most recent La Liga match. In that game, Espanyol had 57% possession and 14 shots, 5 of which were successful. Cádiz made ten attempts on goal, two of which were successful. Analyzing their recent play, Espanyol has conceded 13 goals to their opponents in 5 of their last 6 games.
Espanyol hasn’t been great in the back. Having said that, we will simply have to wait and see if that pattern will continue in the match that is about to take place. Heading into this challenge, Espanyol has not won away from home in their last 4 association games.
Villarreal vs Espanyol Match Details :
- Villarreal – Espanyol
- Primera Division Spain
- Date – 27/04/2023
- Starting time – 17:30 UTC
- Venue: Estadio de la Ceramica, Villarreal, Spain
Villarreal vs Espanyol Prediction :
We believe that Villarreal will likely create enough chances against Espanyol, who may struggle to score, to score more than one goal. At the conclusion of the match, Villarreal should prevail by a respectable 2-0 score.
Villarreal vs Espanyol Head to Head :
A survey of their earlier no-holds-barred conflicts returning to 03/02/2019 shows that Villarreal has dominated 3 of these matches and Espanyol 1, with the count of drawn matches remaining at 2. In all, they scored 15 goals in these games, with El Submarino Amarillo scoring 10 and Periquitos scoring 5 of them.
That is a typical objective for each game worth 2.5. On La Liga match day 14, on September 11, 2022, the two teams played their previous league match, which ended with Espanyol defeating Villarreal 0-1. That day, Espanyol had 45 percent possession and 14 shots on goal, 6 of which were successful.
Benjamin Lecomte scored the only goal for them (an own goal in the 64th minute). Villarreal, on the other hand, made ten shots, three of which were successful.
Villarreal vs Espanyol Team news :
Kiko Femenia and Jose Luis Morales are both out with muscle issues, and Villarreal midfielder Francis Coquelin is out for the rest of the season with an ACL injury. Both defender Raul Albiol, who sustained a knee injury early in the defeat to Real Valladolid and then missed the defeat to Sevilla, and striker Gerard Moreno,
who has been sidelined for the last four matches due to a calf problem, will be evaluated prior to Thursday’s game. Nicolas Jackson is the most likely candidate to replace the injured Morales up front, and Jeremy Pino, who became the first Villarreal player to score four goals in a single La Liga match in the 5-1 home win over Espanyol last season, is expected to continue on the left flank.
Concerning Espanyol, Brian Olivan remains sidelined with a muscle injury, while Aleix Vidal will serve a one-match suspension subsequent to getting his fifth yellow card of the time last break. Garcia may decide to stick with a back five after keeping a clean sheet against Cadiz, with Cesar Montes joining Leandro Cabrera and Sergi Gomez at center back.
Villarreal vs Espanyol Betting Tips :
- The normal number of objectives in the first half in quite a while between Villarreal CF and Espanyol Barcelona is 1.
- In La Liga, Espanyol Barcelona has lost each of their last four matches played away.
- Against Espanyol Barcelona, Villarreal CF has only lost one of their last five games.
- The most well-known aftereffect of matches between Villarreal CF and Espanyol Barcelona, when Villarreal CF is playing at home, is 0-0. This result has been reached in five matches.
- In La Liga, neither team has ever won a game.
Villarreal vs Espanyol Lineups :
Villarreal:
- Reina;
- Foyth, Mandi, P. Torres, Pedraza;
- Chukwueze, Parejo, Capoue, Pino;
- Lo Celso;
- Jackson
Espanyol:
- Pacheco;
- Gil, Montes, Gomes, Cabrera, Pedrosa;
- Exposito, Souza, Darder;
- Braithwaite, Joselu
Villarreal vs Espanyol Where to Watch :
| Country | Channels |
| United Kingdom | BoxNation |
| Germany | DAZN, DAZN2 |
| United States | Fox Soccer Plus, ViX |
| France | Molotov, Free, L’Equipe, L’Equipe Web |
| Nepal | SONY TEN 3 HD, Sony LIV, SONY TEN 3 |
| India | JioTV, SONY TEN 3 HD, SONY TEN 3, Sony LIV |
| Sri Lanka | Sony LIV, SONY TEN 3, SONY TEN 3 HD |