La Liga
·Matchday 23
Featured match
- Georges Mikautadze 35'
- J. Salinas 41' (og)
- N. Pepe 50'
- Alberto Moleiro 55'
- L. Cabrera 88'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Villarreal beat Espanyol 4-1. Scorers for Villarreal: Georges Mikautadze 35', J. Salinas 41' (og), N. Pepe 50', Alberto Moleiro 55'. Scorers for Espanyol: L. Cabrera 88'.
Villarreal
Espanyol
- Full-time 4 - 1
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89'
Sergi Cardona Yellow card · Villarreal Sergi Cardona of Villarreal is booked
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88'
L. Cabrera 4-1 Goal · Assist: Cyril Ngonge · Espanyol Goal! L. Cabrera scores for Espanyol, set up by Cyril Ngonge. It is 4-1
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80'
H. Lopez Out: Alberto Moleiro · Villarreal Substitution for Villarreal: H. Lopez comes on for Alberto Moleiro
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73'
Tanitoluwa Oluwaseyi Out: Georges Mikautadze · Villarreal Substitution for Villarreal: Tanitoluwa Oluwaseyi comes on for Georges Mikautadze
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73'
Alexander Freeman Out: S. Mouriño · Villarreal Substitution for Villarreal: Alexander Freeman comes on for S. Mouriño
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72'
Antoniu Roca Out: Pere Milla · Espanyol Substitution for Espanyol: Antoniu Roca comes on for Pere Milla
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70'
Pape Gueye Yellow card · Villarreal Pape Gueye of Villarreal is booked
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65'
Santi Comesaña Out: Dani Parejo · Villarreal Substitution for Villarreal: Santi Comesaña comes on for Dani Parejo
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64'
Ayoze Pérez Out: Tajon Buchanan · Villarreal Substitution for Villarreal: Ayoze Pérez comes on for Tajon Buchanan
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59'
K. Garcia Out: Roberto Fernández · Espanyol Substitution for Espanyol: K. Garcia comes on for Roberto Fernández
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59'
Cyril Ngonge Out: T. Dolan · Espanyol Substitution for Espanyol: Cyril Ngonge comes on for T. Dolan
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59'
Charles Pickel Out: Edu Expósito · Espanyol Substitution for Espanyol: Charles Pickel comes on for Edu Expósito
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57'
C. Riedel Yellow card · Espanyol C. Riedel of Espanyol is booked
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55'
Alberto Moleiro 4-0 Goal · Assist: Georges Mikautadze · Villarreal Goal! Alberto Moleiro scores for Villarreal, set up by Georges Mikautadze. It is 4-0
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53'
Edu Expósito Yellow card · Espanyol Edu Expósito of Espanyol is booked
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50'
N. Pepe 3-0 Goal · Assist: Alberto Moleiro · Villarreal Alberto Moleiro provides, N. Pepe finishes for Villarreal (3-0)
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46'
C. Riedel Out: Fernando Calero · Espanyol Substitution for Espanyol: C. Riedel comes on for Fernando Calero
- Half-time 2 - 0
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41'
J. Salinas 2-0 Own goal · Villarreal Own goal! An own goal by J. Salinas counts for Villarreal. It is 2-0
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35'
Georges Mikautadze 1-0 Goal · Assist: Tajon Buchanan · Villarreal Tajon Buchanan provides, Georges Mikautadze finishes for Villarreal (1-0)
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16'
Tajon Buchanan Yellow card · Villarreal Yellow card for Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal)
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6'
J. Salinas Yellow card · Espanyol J. Salinas of Espanyol is booked
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Villarreal
Espanyol
LLLLD
Last 5 matches LDLLL
1.2Goals scored per match0.9
2Goals conceded per match1.2
0Clean sheets3
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Villarreal4-4-2
Espanyol4-2-3-1
12
4.9
Salinas
6'41'
J. Salinas
- 6'Yellow card
- 41'Own goal
- 88'Goal
- 46'Out
9
8.6
Mikautadze
35'73'
Georges Mikautadze
- 35'Goal
- 73'Out
- 50'Goal
20
8.2
Moleiro
55'80'
Alberto Moleiro
- 55'Goal
- 80'Out
- 65'Out
- 70'Yellow card
- 16'Yellow card
- 64'Out
Villarreal4-4-2
Coach: Marcelino
Starting XI
- 1GK Luíz Júnior 6.7
- 15DF S. Mouriño73' 7.3
- 6DF Pau Navarro 6.9
- 12DF Renato Veiga 6.9
- 23DF Sergi Cardona89' 6.6
- 17MF Tajon Buchanan16'64' 6.7
- 18MF Pape Gueye70' 6.5
- 10MF Dani Parejo65' 7.0
- 20MF Alberto Moleiro55'80' 8.2
- 19FW N. Pepe50' 9.0
- 9FW Georges Mikautadze35'73' 8.6
Substitutes
- 25GK Arnau Tenas
- 7— Gerard Moreno
- 14MF Santi Comesaña65' 6.3
- 22FW Ayoze Pérez64' 6.9
- 4DF Rafa Marín
- 3DF Alexander Freeman73' 6.2
- 21FW Tanitoluwa Oluwaseyi73' 6.3
- 32FW H. Lopez80' 6.5
Espanyol4-2-3-1
Coach: Manolo Gonzalez
Starting XI
- 13GK M. Dmitrović 5.3
- 23DF Omar El Hilali 5.9
- 5DF Fernando Calero46' 6.2
- 6DF L. Cabrera88' 7.2
- 12DF J. Salinas6'41' 4.9
- 4MF Urko González 7.0
- 10MF Pol Lozano 6.6
- 11MF Pere Milla72' 6.5
- 8MF Edu Expósito53'59' 6.0
- 24MF T. Dolan59' 6.7
- 9FW Roberto Fernández59' 6.2
Substitutes
- 1GK Ángel Fortuño
- 30GK P. Tristan
- 18MF Charles Pickel59' 6.3
- 16FW Cyril Ngonge59' 7.3
- 17FW Jofre
- 20FW Antoniu Roca72' 6.2
- 19FW K. Garcia59' 6.2
- 15DF Miguel Rubio
- 38DF C. Riedel46'57' 6.3
- 2DF Rubén Sánchez
Villarreal
Espanyol
49%
51%
10
Shots
9
3
On target
2
4
Off target
5
5
Corners
8
18
Fouls
11
1
Offsides
0
3
Yellow cards
3
1
Saves
0
428
Passes
438
88%
Pass accuracy
86%
0.76
Expected goals
0.43
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Barcelona
|
38 | 95 | 36 | 95:36 | +59 | 94 |
| 2 |
Real Madrid
|
38 | 77 | 35 | 77:35 | +42 | 86 |
| 3 |
Villarreal
|
38 | 72 | 46 | 72:46 | +26 | 72 |
| 4 |
Atletico Madrid
|
38 | 62 | 44 | 62:44 | +18 | 69 |
| 5 |
Real Betis
|
38 | 59 | 48 | 59:48 | +11 | 60 |
| 6 |
Celta Vigo
|
38 | 53 | 48 | 53:48 | +5 | 54 |
| 7 |
Getafe
|
38 | 32 | 38 | 32:38 | -6 | 51 |
| 8 |
Rayo Vallecano
|
38 | 41 | 44 | 41:44 | -3 | 50 |
| 9 |
Valencia
|
38 | 46 | 55 | 46:55 | -9 | 49 |
| 10 |
Real Sociedad
|
38 | 59 | 61 | 59:61 | -2 | 46 |
| 11 |
Espanyol
|
38 | 43 | 55 | 43:55 | -12 | 46 |
| 12 |
Athletic Club
|
38 | 43 | 58 | 43:58 | -15 | 45 |
| 13 |
Sevilla
|
38 | 46 | 60 | 46:60 | -14 | 43 |
| 14 |
Alaves
|
38 | 44 | 56 | 44:56 | -12 | 43 |
| 15 |
Elche
|
38 | 49 | 57 | 49:57 | -8 | 43 |
| 16 |
Levante
|
38 | 47 | 61 | 47:61 | -14 | 42 |
| 17 |
Osasuna
|
38 | 44 | 50 | 44:50 | -6 | 42 |
| 18 |
Mallorca
|
38 | 47 | 57 | 47:57 | -10 | 42 |
| 19 |
Girona
|
38 | 39 | 55 | 39:55 | -16 | 41 |
| 20 |
Oviedo
|
38 | 26 | 60 | 26:60 | -34 | 29 |
Champions LeagueEuropa LeagueConference LeagueRelegation
Villarreal wins3Draws0
Espanyol wins0Last meetings
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Villarreal
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Villarreal
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Espanyol
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Espanyol
1-2
Villarreal