Ace Football previews the LaLiga round 26 match between Villarreal and Espanyol and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Villarreal take on Espanyol on Sunday at Estadio de la Ceramica with both fighting to improve on their current position at either end of the LaLiga standings.
Ranked as number 5 in the LaLiga standings, Villarreal, have so far collected 44 points this season, while Espanyol collected 27 points. This puts them up as number 15 after 25 rounds.
Form: Villarreal vs Espanyol
Villarreal Form
In their last three matches, Villarreal won 1-2 against Las Palmas, before recording a draw in a 1-1 match against Valencia. They were back on top last time out, defeating Rayo Vallecano 0-1. Villarreal managed to win two of their past six home matches in the LaLiga. In the remaining four, they drew three and lost one, as they scored 14 and conceded seven goals.
Espanyol Form
Espanyol have a single win and a draw to show from their past three matches. First, they went down 2-1 against Real Sociedad, before picking up a 1-1 draw against Athletic Club. Their latest match brought a 0-1 win in their encounter with Deportivo Alaves. Espanyol only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the LaLiga. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by nine goals to four.
Betting stats for Villarreal and Espanyol
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Villarreal and Espanyol played across all tournaments.
- In 5 of the last 7 Villarreal home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Villarreal home matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Villarreal matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Villarreal matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 11 Espanyol matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 10 Espanyol matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Espanyol have lost 8 of the last 9 away matches in the LaLiga while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Espanyol have lost 9 of the last 11 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 9 of the last 11 Espanyol matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players in form: Villarreal vs Espanyol
It has been a superb season for Ayoze Perez so far as he managed to score impressive 11 goals across all tournaments during the current campaign. He appears to be in great form currently, as he hit the target three times in his last six games, and Villarreal rely on his abilities against Espanyol. Siding with him to find the back of the net this coming Sunday seems like a decent punt.
Betting markets: Villarreal vs Espanyol
Full-time result
Villarreal claimed all three points four times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing four along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Espanyol won two of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing seven in this series of matches. Villarreal didn’t lose any of their previous 6 matches. Villarreal have not lost to Espanyol in 5 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Villarreal scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Espanyol scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Villarreal managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Villarreal have scored in 4 consecutive league meetings with Espanyol.
Total goals
Villarreal saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in two of Espanyol’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.9 goals in these matches.
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