Villarreal vs Espanyol Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 9th February 2026
Form hasn't been great recently for Villarreal, who hope to turn things around against Espanyol on Monday. This is a round 23 match in the current LaLiga campaign, and they face each other at Estadio de la Ceramica.
Villarreal are placed fourth with 42 points after 21 matches. Espanyol occupy a position as fiveth in the league on 34 points.
The last time Villarreal played Espanyol, they booked three points to their account and look well primed to secure another win on Monday.
When it comes to goal-scoring Villarreal could be more prolific, scoring 17 times in their previous ten games. That is an average of 1.7 goals per game in which, they conceded 13 times. This is an average of 1.3 a game, achieving a clean sheet in two games.
Espanyol scored 11 goals, conceded 12 and managed three clean sheets in their previous ten matches.
Villarreal won the last two meetings against Espanyol, as they followed up a 1-0 win by beating their upcoming opponent by a 2-0 score.
Villarreal vs Espanyol Prediction
Villarreal Form
Villarreal only added a single draw to their account in their last three games, where they lost 0-2 and 3-0 against Real Madrid and Bayer Leverkusen respectively. At least they managed a 2-2 draw with Osasuna. Villarreal managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the LaLiga. They drew none though, while losing twice in this series. They scored 11 goals and conceded six times.
Espanyol Form
Espanyol lost their previous three matches by 0-2 against Girona, 3-2 against Valencia and 1-2 against Deportivo Alaves. Espanyol managed a decent return of three wins in their last six LaLiga away matches, in which they scored eight while also conceding seven times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.
Both Villarreal and Espanyol seem a little too focused on not losing than actually chasing a win, and as such, the draw is a tasty value bet from our perspective.
Villarreal have taken 15 points from their last 12 games against teams from the top half of the LaLiga table. They won four of these matches with a scoreline of 16 goals to 20. From their last five games against teams in the top six, Espanyol secured three points and one wins. They conceded nine goals while scoring three themselves. Villarreal have a record of 13 wins, three draws and five defeats in the LaLiga this season. Espanyol have a record of ten wins, four draws and eight defeats in the LaLiga.
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Villarreal vs Espanyol Stats
- Villarreal have lost the last 4 matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Villarreal have lost the last 4 matches in a row and the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Villarreal have lost 3 of the last 4 matches while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In the last 4 Villarreal matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Villarreal have lost 3 of the last 4 home matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 17 of the last 18 Espanyol matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 15 of the last 16 Espanyol matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 11 Espanyol away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Espanyol away matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
Villarreal vs Espanyol Squads
Villarreal Squad
Garcia will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Espanyol from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season):
Arnau Tenas (0/3), Diego Conde (0/0), Luiz Junior (0/18), Alex Freeman (0/0), Alfonso Pedraza (1/16), Ismael Sierra (0/0), Juan Foyth (0/13), Logan Costa (0/0), Pau Navarro (0/9), Rafa Marin (1/15), Santiago Mourino (0/14), Sergi Cardona (0/17), Willy Kambwala (0/0), Alberto Moleiro (8/21), Carlos Macia (0/4), Daniel Parejo (0/18), Mahamoud Barry (0/0), Pape Gueye (2/15), Renato Veiga (0/18), Santi Comesana (2/19), Tajon Buchanan (5/20), Thomas Partey (0/14), Alfon Gonzalez (0/0), Ayoze Perez (2/13), Georges Mikautadze (5/16), Gerard Moreno (7/12), Nicolas Pepe (2/20), Pau Cabanes (0/0), Tani Oluwaseyi (2/17).
Espanyol Squad
Listed below is the full squad of Espanyol players that the manager Manolo Gonzalez will choose from for the upcoming game:
Angel Fortuno (0/0), Marko Dmitrovic (0/22), Pol Tristan (0/0), Carlos Romero (4/21), Clemens Riedel (0/9), Fernando Calero (0/18), Jose Salinas (0/8), Leandro Cabrera (2/21), Miguel Rubio (1/8), Omar El Hilali (0/20), Ruben Sanchez (0/13), Charles Pickel (0/13), Edu Exposito (0/21), Javi Hernandez (0/0), Pol Lozano (1/20), Ramon Terrats (1/15), Urko Gonzalez de Zarate (0/21), Antoniu Roca (0/7), Cyril Ngonge (0/0), Javier Puado (2/10), Jofre Carreras (0/15), Kike Garcia (3/21), Pere Milla (6/20), Roberto Fernandez (5/22), Tyrhys Dolan (0/21).
Villarreal vs Espanyol Team News
Villarreal might be looking at five missing players for their upcoming assignment against Espanyol. Villarreal have to alter their line-up, as both Alfonso Pedraza, Pape Gueye, Daniel Parejo, Georges Mikautadze and Pape Gueye get a day in the shade.
Apparently, Espanyol have just two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match on Monday. Omar El Hilali and Javier Puado can't be called upon by Espanyol, as they are all sidelined with a suspension.
Villarreal vs Espanyol Lineups
Villarreal vs Espanyol H2H
Villarreal had a good reading on Espanyol in their last two meetings, which they won by 1-0 and 2-0, respectively. Villarreal enjoy a good 7-2-1 advantage against Espanyol, and the bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 7/10.
Villarreal vs Espanyol Results
Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last ten matches between Villarreal and Espanyol. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 1/1 with bookies.
Villarreal vs Espanyol Betting Tips
Carlos Romero shows decent form right now for Espanyol, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the LaLiga. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Villarreal, who are strong favourites on Monday. Siding with Gerard Moreno also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six LaLiga matches.
Villarreal claimed four wins, drew one and lost five of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Espanyol won five, drew two and lost three of their last 10 games away. Should Villarreal pull off a home win on Monday, it could be an entertaining affair, since they only won two games to nil in their last 10 attempts.
Villarreal managed an average of 1.9 goals in the past ten encounters against Espanyol, who scored 0.8 goals on average. Over 2.5 goals happened five times, while both teams scored five times. Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Villarreal, who scored an average of 1.2 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Espanyol, who managed to score 0.9 times in those matches.