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 12th round, where  RCD Espanyol will face Villarreal CF at Stage Front Stadium stadium on 8 November at 15:00.

The home team, RCD Espanyol is currently in 6º position in the tournament with 18 points, while Villarreal CF is currently in 3º position with 23.  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 2-1, with loss for RCD Espanyol. After this loss they will try to get back to winning ways against Villarreal CF. In that last match between RCD Espanyol and Deportivo Alavés, Parakeets team achieved a 45% possession of the ball, with 2 shots on goal of which 1 was a goal. The goal was scored by Roberto Fernández.

In the last 6 matches, the team coached by Manolo González has achieved 3 wins, 1 draw y 2 defeats. RCD Espanyol average number of goals per game is 1.2 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 6 matches, they have scored a total of 7 goals while conceding 5 goals.

Latest statistics in RCD Espanyol matches:

• Both teams to score: 3/6
• First to score: 4/6
• Draw at half-time: 4/6

Villarreal CF

The team coached by Marcelino heads into this match on the back of a recent 4-0 win over Rayo Vallecano. 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 Rayo Vallecano, the Yellow Submarine team achieved 48% ball possession, getting 7 shots on goal, 4 of which were goals. The goals were scored by Gerard Moreno, Santi Comesaña, Ayoze Pérez and Alberto Moleiro.

Analysing the last 6 matches, Marcelino's team has won 3, drawn 1 and lost 2, and is on a run of 3 consecutive wins and scoring at least one goal in the last 3 matches. Villarreal CF average 2.5 goals per game, while they concede an average of 1.2 goals per game. With this trend, they have now kept 3 clean sheets. In those 6 matches, they have scored a total of 15 goals while conceding 7 goals.

Latest statistics in Villarreal CF matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 4/6
• Both teams to score: 2/6
• First to score: 4/6
• Winning streak: 3
• Half-time winner: 4/6

RCD Espanyol vs Villarreal CF: H2H STATS

The head-to-head record between the two teams can help you when placing your bet. But in this case they have never played each other.

We always analyse previous H2H to spot trends that help us make a more accurate 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 27-04-2025 with the result of 1-0, with Villarreal CF winning.

The last 5 meetings between RCD Espanyol and Villarreal CF have resulted in , 5 wins for Villarreal CF. In those matches, RCD Espanyol managed to score 4 goals, while Villarreal CF scored 13 goals against RCD Espanyol.

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