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

The Yellow Submarine, having lost their last match against Pafos FC, travel to Cornella de Llobregat with the intention of achieving the best possible result. In this match of the 12th round of the LaLiga,  RCD Espanyol will face Villarreal CF at Stage Front Stadium stadium on 8 November at 15:00, and will be refereed by Alejandro Hernandez.

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 26.  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 46% 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

Villarreal CF, meanwhile, are coming off a 1-0 defeat against Pafos FC, and travel to the Stage Front Stadium stadium with the intention of turning this last result around and facing RCD Espanyol.

In that match between Villarreal CF and Pafos FC, the Yellow Submarine team achieved 59% ball possession, getting 5 shots on goal, without managing to score a goal.

Analysing the last 6 matches, Marcelino's team has won 3, drawn 1 and lost 2. Villarreal CF average 2.3 goals per game, while they concede an average of 0.8 goals per game. With this trend they have 1 official match without a clean sheet. In those 6 matches, they have scored a total of 14 goals while conceding 5 goals.

Latest statistics in Villarreal CF matches:

• Both teams to score: 1/6
• First to score: 4/6
• 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