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Villarreal vs Espanyol - Predictions, Stats & Odds

La Liga Statistics, AI predictions, (Expected) Lineups and Insights for Gameweek 26

La Liga - Gameweek 26

Sunday, 27 Apr 2025 • 16:15

Villarreal

1 : 0

Espanyol

Goals

Yéremy Pino
1 : 0
52'
52'Yéremy Pino
1 : 0

Lineups

Villarreal

PosPlayer
GK
Luiz Júnior
DEF
Juan Marcos Foyth
DEF
Kiko Femenía
DEF
Logan Costa
DEF
Sergi Cardona
MID
Daniel Parejo
MID
Santi Comesaña
FWD
Ayoze Pérez
FWD
Nicolas Pépé
FWD
Yéremy Pino
FWD
Thierno Barry

Substitutes

69'Pape Gueyefor Daniel Parejo
69'Alfonso Pedrazafor Yéremy Pino
77'Tajon Buchanan
for Ayoze Pérez
85'Denis Suárezfor Sergi Cardona

Espanyol

PosPlayer
GK
Joan García
DEF
Leandro Cabrera
DEF
Marash Kumbulla
DEF
Omar El Hilali
DEF
Carlos Romero
MID
Edu Expósito
MID
Alex Král
MID
Urko González de Zárate
FWD
Javi Puado
FWD
Roberto Fernández
FWD
Antoniu Roca

Substitutes

61'Jofre Carrerasfor Alex Král
76'Alejo Vélizfor Antoniu Roca
76'Álvaro Aguadofor Edu Expósito
82'Pol Lozanofor Urko González de Zárate
Difference Maker Star: Top 3 players of their team

League Table after the game

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
5Villarreal33151085645+1155
D
W
D
L
W
13Espanyol33109143542-739
W
W
W
D
L

Last Games

Villarreal

@Celta Vigo
0 - 3
vsReal Sociedad
2 - 2
@Real Betis
2 - 1
vsAthletic Bilbao
0 - 0
@Getafe
2 - 1

Espanyol

@Valencia
1 - 1
vsGetafe
1 - 0
@Celta Vigo
2 - 0
@Rayo Vallecano
4 - 0
vsAtlético Madrid
1 - 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 26

28 Feb • 21:00
Valladolid
Las Palmas
1 - 1
01 Mar • 14:00
Girona
Celta Vigo
2 - 2
01 Mar • 16:15
Rayo Vallecano
Sevilla
1 - 1
01 Mar • 18:30
Real Betis
Real Madrid
2 - 1
01 Mar • 21:00
Atlético Madrid
Athletic Bilbao
1 - 0
02 Mar • 14:00
Leganes
Getafe
1 - 0
02 Mar • 16:15
Barcelona
Real Sociedad
4 - 0
02 Mar • 18:30
Mallorca
Deportivo Alavés
1 - 1
02 Mar • 21:00
Osasuna
Valencia
3 - 3
27 Apr • 16:15
Villarreal
Espanyol
1 - 0

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.