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Villarreal vs Espanyol is a Spanish top-flight matchup that has also reflected changes in league status. Villarreal won 2–0 at the RCDE Stadium in November 2025 and 4–1 at Estadio de la Cerámica in February 2026. Those fixed results point to a Villarreal edge in that period, while Espanyol retain the challenger’s task of creating a different script; a future meeting will test whether the challenger can disrupt Villarreal’s control.
Past matches, Villarreal vs Espanyol
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes Villarreal
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22F
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14M
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3D
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21F
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32F
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25G
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4D
Espanyol Substitutes
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D
38
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M
18
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F
19
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F
16
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F
20
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G
30
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G
1
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D
15
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D
2
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F
17
Match events
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6'Jose Salinas Yellow Card
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12'O. El Hilali Goal Disallowed - video review
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16'Tajon Buchanan Yellow Card
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35'⚽G. Mikautadze Normal Goal (Asst: T. Buchanan)
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41'⚽J. Salinas Own Goal
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46'C. Riedel F. Calero
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48'C. Riedel F. Calero
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50'⚽N. Pepe Normal Goal (Asst: A. Moleiro)
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53'Edu Expósito Yellow Card
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55'⚽A. Moleiro Normal Goal (Asst: G. Mikautadze)
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57'Clemens Riedel Yellow Card
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59'C. Ngonge T. Dolan
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59'K. Garcia R. Fernandez Jaen
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59'C. Pickel Exposito
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59'C. Pickel Exposito
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59'C. Ngonge T. Dolan
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59'K. Garcia R. Fernandez Jaen
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64'A. Perez T. Buchanan
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65'S. Comesana D. Parejo
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70'Pape Gueye Yellow Card
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72'A. Roca P. Milla
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73'T. Oluwaseyi G. Mikautadze
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73'A. Freeman S. Mourino
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73'A. Freeman S. Mourino
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73'T. Oluwaseyi G. Mikautadze
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80'H. Lopez A. Moleiro
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88'⚽L. Cabrera Normal Goal (Asst: C. Ngonge)
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89'Sergi Cardona Yellow Card
Stats for this game
Matchup Villarreal VS Espanyol
Villarreal hold the stronger dated reference
The 2025–26 La Liga meetings give Villarreal a clear competitive reference. Villarreal won 2–0 at the RCDE Stadium on 8 November 2025, then followed with a 4–1 home victory at Estadio de la Cerámica on 9 February 2026. The different venues matter: the away result showed control without home support, while the return displayed how quickly Villarreal can turn territorial authority into a wider margin.
Espanyol can change the terms
This matchup has also crossed periods in which the clubs occupied different league levels, so the dated edge should remain a guide rather than a permanent verdict. Espanyol’s route is to keep the game compact, protect the central spaces and make Villarreal work for its first breakthrough. Villarreal, meanwhile, will try to impose its passing rhythm before the opponent can settle. A future meeting will ask whether Espanyol can force a closer contest or whether Villarreal can again make its control visible on the scoreboard.
Past head to head stats
Villarreal VS Espanyol
Balance Wins - Draws - Losses over time
Points per match over time
Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 10 games
Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 20 games
Villarreal VS Espanyol
Head-to-Head History
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