RCD Espanyol vs Villarreal CF predictions, H2H, statistics and tips

At home, the team coached by Manolo González will try to get a victory thanks to home advantage. The match is the LaLiga 7th round, where  RCD Espanyol will face Villarreal CF at Stage Front Stadium stadium on 26 September at 13:00.

The home team, RCD Espanyol is currently in 12º position in the tournament with 7 points, while Villarreal CF is currently in 4º position with 11.  Continue reading our analysis for stats, H2H history and best predictions for this RCD Espanyol vs Villarreal CF.

RCD Espanyol

RCD Espanyol comes from playing against Deportivo Alavés and finished the match with a result of 3-2, with win for RCD Espanyol. Buoyed by this latest result, they will be looking to get another win against Yellow Submarine coached by Marcelino. In that last match between RCD Espanyol and Deportivo Alavés, Parakeets team achieved a 39% possession of the ball, with 4 shots on goal of which 3 were goals. The goals were scored by Javi Puado (x3).

In the last 8 matches, the team coached by Manolo González has achieved 3 wins, 2 draws y 3 defeats, and is on a streak of 2 consecutive wins and scoring at least one goal in the last 2 matches. RCD Espanyol average number of goals per game is 0.9 goals, while they concede an average of 0.8 goals per game. With this trend they have 2 matches conceding at least one goal. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 7 goals while conceding 6 goals.

Latest statistics in RCD Espanyol matches:

• Under 2.5 goals: 6/8
• Both teams to score: 2/8
• First to concede goals: 4/8
• Draw at half-time: 6/8

Villarreal CF

The team coached by Marcelino heads into this match on the back of a recent 1-2 win over RCD Mallorca. Thanks to the boost of this victory, the Yellow Submarine team will be looking for another good result in their visit to RCD Espanyol.

In that match between Villarreal CF and RCD Mallorca, the Yellow Submarine team achieved 46% ball possession, getting 4 shots on goal, 2 of which were goals. The goals were scored by Logan Costa and Ayoze Pérez.

Analysing the last 8 matches, Marcelino's team has won 4, drawn 4 . Villarreal CF average 2.1 goals per game, while they concede an average of 1.6 goals per game. With this trend, they have 7 official matches without clean sheets. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 17 goals while conceding 13 goals.

Latest statistics in Villarreal CF matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 5/8
• Both teams to score: 7/8
• Matches conceding goals: 7
• First to score: 4/8
• First to concede goals: 4/8
• Draw at half-time: 4/8

RCD Espanyol vs Villarreal CF: H2H STATS

The match-ups between the two teams can help you when placing your bets. We have taken them into account for this RCD Espanyol vs Villarreal CF prediction. The last match between these teams was in the LaLiga competition, in an event that took place at the Estadio de la Cerámica stadium on 27-04-2023 with the result of 4-2, with Villarreal CF winning.

The last 5 meetings between RCD Espanyol and Villarreal CF have resulted in 1 win for RCD Espanyol, 3 wins for Villarreal CF, and 1 draw. In those matches, RCD Espanyol managed to score 5 goals, while Villarreal CF scored 11 goals against RCD Espanyol.

• In 3/5 matches both teams scored
• En 3/5 games it was an Over 2.5 goals