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- In week 23 of the 2025-2026 La Liga, Villarreal face Espanyol on 2026-02-09 (kick-off 20:00 GMT) at Estadio de la Cerámica.
- There is no recorded managerial head-to-head between Marcelino and Manolo Gonzalez.
- In the table Villarreal are 4th (42 pts) and Espanyol sit 6th with 34 pts.
- Villarreal report 8 missing players: P. Cabanes (Knee Injury), L. Costa (Knee Injury), J. Foyth (Achilles Tendon Injury), W. Kambwala (Hamstring Injury), A. Pedraza (Yellow Cards), A. Gonzalez (Muscle Injury), T. Partey (Injury), A. Perez (Injury) while Espanyol reports 1 missing player: J. Puado (Injury).
- We're predicting Villarreal to deploy a four-at-the-back 4-4-2, and Espanyol are expected to line up in 4-4-2.
- The previous match saw P. Gueye lead Villarreal with a 8.5 TheyScored rating, and C. Pickel top-rating for Espanyol at 6.3.
- Villarreal were held to a 2-2 draw with Osasuna, and Espanyol then lost 1-2 to Alaves.
- Neither side is flying – Villarreal 0-1-4 and Espanyol 0-1-4 over the last 5 matches.
- Villarreal have clearly got the edge H2H: in 39 meetings, they've beaten Espanyol 18 times, with 16 draws and only 5 losses.
- Our model forecasts 2-1 for Villarreal, bolstered by their 8-1-2 home record and an average of 2.09 goals per game.
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| 6' | J. Salinas | ||
| 16' | T. Buchanan | ||
| 35' | 1 - 0 | ||
| 41' | 2 - 0 | ||
HT 2 - 0 | |||
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| 50' | 3 - 0 | ||
| 53' | Exposito | ||
| 55' | 4 - 0 | ||
| 57' | C. Riedel | ||
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| 70' | P. Gueye | ||
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| 80' | |||
| 88' | 4 - 1 | ||
| 89' | S. Cardona | ||
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Villarreal is going head to head with Espanyol on 9/2/2026 20:00 GMT at Estadio de la Cerámica for the Spain La Liga. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Villarreal v Espanyol H2H statistics!