The big picture

Espanyol come in 13th on the ladder with 12 points; Villarreal are 8th on 15. Villarreal are the side higher up the table.

Espanyol are 3–6–2 in LaLiga 2026-27, averaging 1.2 goals for and 1.3 against.

Villarreal are 3–5–3 in LaLiga 2026-27, averaging 1.4 goals for and 1.4 against.

Form

Espanyol have won one of their last five and most recently beat Villarreal 1–0.

Villarreal have won one of their last five and most recently lost to Paris Saint-Germain 0–6.

Head to head

These sides have met 41 times on our records since 2003: Espanyol 6, Villarreal 20, 15 drawn.

Last time out (2026-27), Espanyol won 1–0 at Estadio de la Cerámica.

Biggest margin between these two: Villarreal by 4 goals in 2021-22 (5–1).

Players to watch

For Espanyol, watch Roberto Fernández (0.5 goals a game in 2026-27) and Bryan Zaragoza (0.1 goals a game, 1 assist in 2026-27).

For Villarreal, watch Pape Gueye (0.3 goals a game in 2026-27) and Georges Mikautadze (0.3 goals a game, 1 assist in 2026-27).

At RCDE Stadium

Espanyol have won 5 of their last 19 at RCDE Stadium.

The deeper numbers

Espanyol haven't beaten Villarreal at RCDE Stadium since 2018-19: 5 meetings there since then.

What the numbers say

On form, ladder and history, Villarreal have the edge.