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Espanyol vs Villarreal - Predictions, Stats & Odds

La Liga Statistics, AI predictions, (Expected) Lineups and Insights for Gameweek 7

La Liga - Gameweek 7

Thursday, 26 Sept 2024 • 19:00

Espanyol

1 : 2

Villarreal

Goals

Jofre Carreras
1 : 1
45'
45'Jofre Carreras
1 : 1
45'
1 : 1
Ayoze Pérez
1 : 1
Ayoze Pérez45'
63'
1 : 2
Ayoze Pérez
1 : 2
Ayoze Pérez63'

Lineups

Espanyol

PosPlayer
GK
Joan García
DEF
Leandro Cabrera
DEF
Marash Kumbulla
DEF
Álvaro Tejero
DEF
Brian Oliván
DEF
Omar El Hilali
MID
Pol Lozano
MID
Alex Král
FWD
Javi Puado
FWD
Alejo Véliz
FWD
Jofre Carreras

Substitutes

46'Sergi Gomezfor Leandro Cabrera
64'Carlos Romero
for Álvaro Tejero
72'Walid Cheddira
for Alejo Véliz
73'Naci Ünüvarfor Brian Oliván
73'José Gragerafor Pol Lozano

Villarreal

PosPlayer
GK
Diego Conde
DEF
Kiko Femenía
DEF
Raúl Albiol
DEF
Logan Costa
DEF
Sergi Cardona
MID
Pape Gueye
MID
Santi Comesaña
MID
Ilias Akhomach
FWD
Ayoze Pérez
FWD
Álex Baena
FWD
Thierno Barry

Substitutes

36'Eric Baillyfor Raúl Albiol
66'Daniel Parejofor Santi Comesaña
66'Denis Suárezfor Álex Baena
74'Nicolas Pépéfor Ayoze Pérez
80'Ramon Terrats
for Ilias Akhomach
Difference Maker Star: Top 3 players of their team

League Table after the game

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
4Villarreal74211414014
W
D
W
L
W
14Espanyol7214711-47
D
W
W
L
L

Last Games

Espanyol

@Real Madrid
1 - 4
vsDeportivo Alavés
3 - 2
vsRayo Vallecano
2 - 1
@Atlético Madrid
0 - 0
vsReal Sociedad
0 - 1

Villarreal

vsBarcelona
1 - 5
@Mallorca
2 - 1
@Valencia
1 - 1
vsCelta Vigo
4 - 3
@Sevilla
2 - 1

Head-to-Head

09 Feb 2026
Villarreal4 - 1Espanyol
09 Feb 2026Villarreal
4 - 1
Espanyol
08 Nov 2025
Espanyol0 - 2Villarreal
08 Nov 2025Espanyol
0 - 2
Villarreal
27 Apr 2025
Villarreal1 - 0Espanyol
27 Apr 2025Villarreal
1 - 0
Espanyol
26 Sept 2024
Espanyol1 - 2Villarreal
26 Sept 2024Espanyol
1 - 2
Villarreal

La Liga

Gameweek 7

17 Sept • 19:00
Mallorca
Real Sociedad
1 - 0
19 Sept • 19:00
Leganes
Athletic Bilbao
0 - 2
24 Sept • 19:00
Sevilla
Valladolid
2 - 1
24 Sept • 19:00
Valencia
Osasuna
0 - 0
24 Sept • 21:00
Real Madrid
Deportivo Alavés
3 - 2
25 Sept • 19:00
Girona
Rayo Vallecano
0 - 0
25 Sept • 21:00
Barcelona
Getafe
1 - 0
26 Sept • 18:00
Las Palmas
Real Betis
1 - 1
26 Sept • 19:00
Espanyol
Villarreal
1 - 2
26 Sept • 21:00
Celta Vigo
Atlético Madrid
0 - 1

What is GAP?

What is Plus Minus Goals (G±)?

Plus Minus Goals (G±) is the average goal difference per game while the player was on the pitch. A value above 0 indicates that the team rather wins, a value below 0 means his team concedes more goals than they score when the player is on the pitch. As an example, if the player's team is winning 3:1 the goal difference is +2, if the player's team is loosing 0:1, the goal difference is -1. It is a pure metric which is barely adjusted for circumstances to purely show the goal difference.

What is GAP?

GAP (Game Advantage Percentage) shows the percentage gap between a player and the average league player. It answers the question: How much does a player improve or worsen a team's performance? It is based on high level game data with a focus on the impact on the goal difference (G±) from the last 50 games of a player. Besides that, GAP goes further and considers game context by involving data from the player and all other players who are at the same time on the pitch, no matter if teammates or opponents. Football GAP - the individual metric for team players.