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La Liga · Matchweek 23 · Feb 9

Villarreal - Espanyol

Villarreal beat Espanyol 4-1 in La Liga (Matchweek 23). Goals: G. Mikautadze 35'; J. Salinas (OG) 41'; L. Cabrera 88'.

VillarrealHOME Villarreal
4 - 1
FT
EspanyolAWAY Espanyol
G. Mikautadze 35'J. Salinas (OG) 41'N. Pepe 50'A. Moleiro 55'
⚽
L. Cabrera 88'
🏟 Estadio de la Ceramica Villarreal 👤 Referee: A. Cordero
Key events
6' 🟨 J. SalinasYellow card Espanyol
16' 🟨 T. BuchananYellow card Villarreal
35' ⚽ G. Mikautadze(1 - 0) · Assist: T. Buchanan Villarreal
41' ⚽ J. Salinas (OG)(2 - 0) Villarreal
50' ⚽ N. Pepe(3 - 0) · Assist: A. Moleiro Villarreal
53' 🟨 ExpositoYellow card Espanyol
55' ⚽ A. Moleiro(4 - 0) · Assist: G. Mikautadze Villarreal
57' 🟨 C. RiedelYellow card Espanyol
70' 🟨 P. GueyeYellow card Villarreal
88' ⚽ L. Cabrera(4 - 1) · Assist: C. Ngonge Espanyol
90' 🟨 S. CardonaYellow card Villarreal
Quick stats
%49 Possession %51
1.02 Expected goals (xG) 0.94
1.70 Pre-match xG 1.47
10 Total shots 4
3 Shots on target 0
4 Shots off target 3
3 Blocked shots 1
7 Shots inside box 3
3 Shots outside box 1
Match timeline
First half
6'
🟨J. SalinasYellow card
T. BuchananYellow card🟨
16'
G. Mikautadze(1 - 0) · Assist: T. Buchanan⚽
35'
J. Salinas (OG)(2 - 0)⚽
41'
HT 2 - 0
48'
🔁F. Calero ↔ C. RiedelSubstitution
N. Pepe(3 - 0) · Assist: A. Moleiro⚽
50'
53'
🟨ExpositoYellow card
A. Moleiro(4 - 0) · Assist: G. Mikautadze⚽
55'
57'
🟨C. RiedelYellow card
59'
🔁T. Dolan ↔ C. NgongeSubstitution
59'
🔁R. Fernandez Jaen ↔ K. GarciaSubstitution
59'
🔁Exposito ↔ C. PickelSubstitution
T. Buchanan ↔ A. PerezSubstitution🔁
64'
D. Parejo ↔ S. ComesanaSubstitution🔁
65'
P. GueyeYellow card🟨
70'
72'
🔁P. Milla ↔ A. RocaSubstitution
G. Mikautadze ↔ T. OluwaseyiSubstitution🔁
73'
S. Mourino ↔ A. FreemanSubstitution🔁
73'
A. Moleiro ↔ H. LopezSubstitution🔁
80'
88'
⚽L. Cabrera(4 - 1) · Assist: C. Ngonge
S. CardonaYellow card🟨
90'
FT 4 - 1
Match statsVillarreal · Espanyol
Key stats
%49 Possession %51
1.02 Expected goals (xG) 0.94
1.70 Pre-match xG 1.47
Shots
10 Total shots 4
3 Shots on target 0
4 Shots off target 3
3 Blocked shots 1
7 Shots inside box 3
3 Shots outside box 1
Attacking
76 Attacks 95
24 Dangerous attacks 31
Passing
326 Total passes 340
292 Accurate passes 288
%90 Pass accuracy %85
Set pieces & discipline
3 Corners 4
15 Fouls 10
11 Free kicks 18
11 Throw-ins 15
7 Goal kicks 7
Cards
2 Yellow cards 3
1 1st-half cards 1
2 2nd-half cards 2
By half
2 1st-half goals 0
2 2nd-half goals 1
2 1st-half corners 3
3 2nd-half corners 5
Penalties
0 Penalties won 0
0 Penalty goals 0
Momentum
0'▲ Villarreal▼ Espanyol90'
Shot map20 shots
Tajon Buchanan 6' · xG 0.04 Tajon Buchanan 7' · xG 0.03 Georges Mikautadze 9' · xG 0.07 Alberto Moleiro 23' · xG 0.03 Tajon Buchanan 24' · xG 0.10 Edu Exposito 31' · xG 0.25 Tyrhys Dolan 34' · xG 0.03 Georges Mikautadze 35' · xG 0.20 Edu Exposito 40' · xG 0.02 José Salinas 41' · xG 0.00 Nicolas Pépé 50' · xG 0.15 Alberto Moleiro 55' · xG 0.09 Nicolas Pépé 64' · xG 0.02 Sergi Cardona 66' · xG 0.03 Kike Garcia 68' · xG 0.03 Charles Pickel 81' · xG 0.02 Pol Lozano 87' · xG 0.03 Leandro Cabrera 88' · xG 0.10 Cyril Ngonge 90' · xG 0.04 Cyril Ngonge 90' · xG 0.01
Villarreal Espanyol Filled = goal · size = xG
HEAD TO HEAD7 meetings · 2021–2025
Villarreal 6
Aug 21who was on topNov 8
Espanyol 0
6 Villarreal 1 draw 0 Espanyol
Villarreal won the last 6
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
2.7goals / match
15–4total goals
4/1clean sheets
5-1Villarreal best win · Feb 27
%57 Over 1.5 4/7
%43 Over 2.5 3/7
%29 Over 3.5 2/7
%43 BTTS 3/7
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Villarreal at home3 matches
3W 0D 0L 10:3
Espanyol at home4 matches
0W 1D 3L 1:5
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
SEASON COMPARISON
3Villarrealin the table72pts
38matches 22-6-10W-D-L 72:46goals +26diff
WLLDW
11Espanyolin the table46pts
38matches 12-10-16W-D-L 43:55goals -12diff
DWWLL
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Nov 8 Espanyol 0-2 Villarreal La Liga
Apr 27 Villarreal 1-0 Espanyol La Liga
Sep 26 Espanyol 1-2 Villarreal La Liga
Apr 27 Villarreal 4-2 Espanyol La Liga
Nov 9 Espanyol 0-1 Villarreal La Liga
Feb 27 Villarreal 5-1 Espanyol La Liga
Aug 21 Espanyol 0-0 Villarreal La Liga
xG difference & finishing
Villarreal4 gol · 1.02 xG +2.98
Espanyol1 gol · 0.94 xG +0.06
+ = scored above expectation, − = below
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY
Villarreal took more shots10 - 4
Villarreal committed more fouls15 - 10
THIS MATCH VS SEASON AVERAGE
Goals 4.01.8 +2.2
Shots 10.011.4 -1.4
On target 3.04.4 -1.4
Possession %49%45 +4.4
Corners 3.03.9 -0.9
Cards 2.02.5 -0.5
Conceded 1.01.2 -0.2
this matchseason average · 37 matches
Goals 1.01.1 -0.1
Shots 4.011.8 -7.8
On target 0.04.0 -4.0
Possession %51%43 +8.5
Corners 4.04.6 -0.6
Cards 3.04.2 -1.2
Conceded 4.01.4 +2.6
this matchseason average · 37 matches
PLAYER RATINGS★ Nicolas Pépé 9.00
Starting XI
19 Nicolas Pépé F · 87' 9.00
Goals1On target1/1Key pass1Dribbles4/5Tackles1Duels won8/10Fouls won2Passes40 · %33
9 Georges Mikautadze F · 73' 8.60
Goals1Assist1On target1/2Key pass3Dribbles1/2Duels won3/6Fouls won2Fouls1Passes9 · %7
20 Alberto Moleiro M · 80' 8.20
Goals1Assist1On target1/1Key pass1Fouls1Passes17 · %16
15 Santiago Mouriño D · 73' 7.50
Key pass1Tackles1Duels won7/11Fouls3Passes57 · %49
6 Pau Navarro D · 87' 7.20
Dribbles1/1Tackles2Blocks1Duels won7/11Fouls2Passes71 · %66
12 Renato Veiga D · 87' 7.20
Interceptions2Blocks1Duels won2/3Passes73 · %69
23 Sergi Cardona D · 87' 7.00
Key pass1Tackles2Interceptions1Duels won4/6Fouls won2Fouls2Passes20 · %19
10 Dani Parejo M · 65' · K 6.90
Dribbles1/1Interceptions2Duels won1/2Fouls1Passes35 · %33
1 Luiz Júnior G · 87' 6.60
Duels won1/1Fouls won1Passes20 · %17
18 Pape Gueye M · 87' 6.50
Dribbles1/1Interceptions2Duels won5/12Fouls won3Fouls4Passes28 · %22
17 Tajon Buchanan M · 64' 6.30
Assist1Key pass1Dribbles1/3Duels won2/8Fouls won1Fouls1Passes12 · %11
Substitutes
22 Ayoze Pérez F · 23' 6.70
Key pass1Tackles1Duels won1/3Passes8 · %6
14 Santi Comesaña M · 22' 6.30
Interceptions1Passes12 · %11
3 Alexander Freeman D · 14' 6.30
Passes10 · %10
21 Tani Oluwaseyi F · 14' 6.20
Offside1Passes1 · %1
32 Hugo Lopez F · 7'
Tackles1Duels won1/2Fouls1Passes1 · %1
Unused: Rafa MarínArnau Tenas
Starting XI
4 Urko González M · 87' 7.00
Key pass1Dribbles1/1Tackles1Blocks2Duels won4/5Fouls won2Passes50 · %41
24 Tyrhys Dolan M · 59' 6.70
Dribbles3/5Tackles1Duels won6/9Fouls won2Passes18 · %17
10 Pol Lozano M · 87' 6.60
Key pass1Tackles3Interceptions2Duels won5/8Fouls won2Fouls2Passes48 · %43
11 Pere Milla M · 72' 6.50
Key pass3Duels won1/4Fouls won1Fouls1Passes23 · %20
5 Fernando Calero D · 45' 6.20
Passes39 · %35
9 Roberto Fernández F · 59' 6.20
Duels won3/10Fouls won3Fouls1Passes4 · %2
6 Leandro Cabrera D · 87' · K 6.20
Tackles4Duels won4/5Fouls1Passes50 · %49
8 Edu Expósito M · 59' 6.00
Dribbles1/1Interceptions1Duels won2/6Fouls1Passes20 · %13
23 Omar El Hilali D · 87' 5.60
Fouls1Passes51 · %45
13 Marko Dmitrović G · 87' 5.30
Passes21 · %11
12 Jose Salinas D · 87' 4.90
Dribbles1/1Interceptions2Blocks1Duels won4/9Fouls won1Fouls2Passes43 · %37
Substitutes
16 Cyril Ngonge F · 28' 6.60
Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won3/5Fouls won1Passes12 · %9
19 Kike García F · 28' 6.50
Interceptions1Duels won2/6Fouls won1Fouls1Passes7 · %7
18 Charles Pickel M · 28' 6.50
Passes6 · %6
20 Antoniu Roca F · 15' 6.30
Dribbles1/1Duels won1/3Passes1 · %1
38 Clemens Riedel D · 42' 6.20
Tackles1Duels won1/3Fouls1Passes18 · %17
Unused: Angel FortunoMiguel RubioRubén SánchezJofre CarrerasPol Tristan Jimenez
Win probabilityModel: 1 (%71) ✓
Villarreal %71 Draw %11 Espanyol %18
2.24Villarreal xPuan
0.65Espanyol xPuan
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