FC Villarreal vs Espanyol Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 30th October 2026

Mid-placed FC Villarreal face relegation-threatened Espanyol at Estadio de la Ceramica in round 11 of the Spanien LaLiga in a match that kick-offs on Friday. The visitors have a lot more at stake, but are lacking in quality.

FC Villarreal approach the next Spanien LaLiga round as number 10 in the table, having claimed 12 points this season so far. With ten games behind them, Espanyol amassed eight points, placing them as number 18 before their next fixture.

FC Villarreal took down Espanyol in their most recent meeting, and bookmakers deem another win for the home side a likely scenario this coming Friday.

FC Villarreal are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 15 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.5 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 14 goals, or an average of 1.4 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to one clean sheets in this run.

Espanyol are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 12 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.2 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 14 goals, and while Espanyol claimed two clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.4 goals per match.

FC Villarreal had a good reading on Espanyol in their last two meetings, which they won by 2-0 and 4-1, respectively.

FC Villarreal vs Espanyol Prediction

FC Villarreal Form

FC Villarreal hope for some consistency, as their fans saw their team win, lose and draw in their last three matches. A close game with Elche resulted in a 0-0 draw, followed by a 4-3 defeat against Liverpool, before beating Valencia by 1-2. FC Villarreal claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Spanien LaLiga. They also drew one and lost three, scored 13 goals and conceded ten.

FC Villarreal have already squandered enough points to put themselves under pressure, if they are to challenge for the title seriously in the Spanien LaLiga this season.

Espanyol Form

In their previous three games, Espanyol drew 1-1 with Malaga, then lost 0-1 against Atletico Madrid and 2-1 against Racing Santander. Espanyol won twice, while also recording one draw, and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Spanien LaLiga. The scoreline from these matches says eight goals conceded and eight scored.

Espanyol entered the season dreaming of medals, but find themselves far off track following a lousy run of form.

Anything but a home win for FC Villarreal will be a massive surprise, and with goals flowing freely Espanyol could be in for a hammering.

FC Villarreal took 11 points from their last six encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Spanien LaLiga table. This amounts to three wins after scoring 12 times and conceding eight. Espanyol claimed zero wins and one points from their last four encounters with teams in the top half of the Spanien LaLiga, while scoring three goals to six against. FC Villarreal have a record of three wins, three draws and four defeats in the Spanien LaLiga this season. Espanyol have a record of two wins, two draws and six defeats in the Spanien LaLiga.

FC Villarreal vs Espanyol Squads

FC Villarreal Squad

Inigo Perez will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Espanyol from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Spanien LaLiga this season):

Luiz Junior (0/4), Peter Gulacsi (0/6), Alex Freeman (1/9), Carlos Romero (0/6), Juan Foyth (0/6), Logan Costa (0/2), Pau Navarro (0/5), Santiago Mourino (0/7), Sergi Cardona (0/6), Alassane Diatta (0/0), Alberto Moleiro (2/10), Carlos Macia (0/6), Nathan Saliba (0/6), Pape Gueye (3/10), Renato Veiga (0/9), Santi Comesana (0/9), Tajon Buchanan (0/8), Ayoze Perez (1/10), Georges Mikautadze (3/10), Gerard Moreno (2/9), Ilias Akhomach (0/9), Joselillo Gaitan (0/0), Nicolas Pepe (2/6), Tani Oluwaseyi (0/5).

Espanyol Squad

Below is the full team squad of Espanyol. The manager Gonzalez will pick his starting XI against FC Villarreal from these players:

Angel Fortuno (0/3), Marko Dmitrovic (0/7), Andoni Gorosabel (0/0), Clemens Riedel (0/8), Leandro Cabrera (0/7), Omar El Hilali (0/9), Quilindschy Hartman (0/5), Unai Nunez (0/7), Vanja Drkusic (0/5), Edu Exposito (1/10), Gabriel Moscardo (0/5), Javi Hernandez (0/10), Pol Lozano (0/6), Rafel Bauza (0/4), Roger Hinojo (0/9), Urko Gonzalez de Zarate (0/9), Alex Calatrava (1/10), Bryan Zaragoza (1/7), Javier Puado (0/2), Jofre Carreras (0/3), Kike Garcia (0/0), Marcos Fernandez (1/9), Pere Milla (0/6), Roberto Fernandez (6/10), Tyrhys Dolan (1/8).

FC Villarreal vs Espanyol Team News

FC Villarreal could be looking at three players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Espanyol. FC Villarreal have to alter their line-up, as both Pape Gueye, Georges Mikautadze and Pape Gueye get a day in the shade.

At the time of writing, Espanyol just have two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match this coming Friday. Omar El Hilali and Javier Puado racked up too many penalty points and won't be in the Espanyol travelling party for their next match.

FC Villarreal vs Espanyol Lineups

FC Villarreal vs Espanyol H2H

FC Villarreal go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 2-0 and 4-1 the last two times they played Espanyol. FC Villarreal generally have the upper hand against Espanyol, offering a fine 8-1-1 winning record before their next encounter. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 5/12.

FC Villarreal vs Espanyol Results

In the last ten matches between FC Villarreal and Espanyol over 2.5 goals came out five times. Odds on at least three goals are at 1/2 with bookies.

FC Villarreal vs Espanyol Betting Tips

Look no further than Pape Gueye, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for FC Villarreal in the Spanien LaLiga, while Roberto Fernandez managed three goals in the last half dozen matches for Espanyol in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

FC Villarreal won six of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing one and losing three as well. Espanyol won two from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew three and lost five in this run. Goals are usually flowing for FC Villarreal on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in eight of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened eight times for Espanyol in their last 10 league games away from home.

FC Villarreal managed an average of 2.1 goals in the past ten encounters against Espanyol, who scored 0.7 goals on average. Over 2.5 goals happened five times, while both teams scored five times. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of FC Villarreal’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Espanyol, who scored 1.2 times on average in these matches.