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La Liga Matchday 11

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Home Villarreal
21:00 Fri 30 Oct · your time in 2 days 14 h
Away Espanyol

Six of the Round · La Liga

56% Villarreal 24% draw Espanyol 20%

Pre-match result forecast (provider data). A dot on a form pip marks another competition.

Where to watch: ESPN Deportes+3 Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

What's at stake

Espanyol: a match about staying up

49%after a loss 32%after a win

Relegation risk: 49% after a defeat, 32% after a win (10,000 simulations of the rest of the season).

Last time

Last meeting, 9 February: Villarreal – Espanyol 4:1

Villarreal have won the last 7 meetings.

Attack

Villarreal score 2.6 goals per match

Villarreal2.6 Espanyol1.2

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Espanyol score 1.2.

Streak

Espanyol without a win in 6 matches

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 1 draw and 5 defeats. Last win: 12 September, 2:0 against Osasuna.

What's at stake

Villarreal: a match for Europe

33%after a loss 49%after a win

Chances of Europe: 33% after a defeat, 49% after a win (10,000 simulations of the rest of the season).

Defence

Espanyol concede 2.2 goals per match

Villarreal1.2 Espanyol2.2

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Villarreal concede 1.2.

Players to watch

La Liga, this season.

Alberto Moleiro

Villarreal · midfielder

2goals 4assists 7.20avg rating

Last match, Valencia: 1 assist, rating 7.1.

Roberto Fernández

Espanyol · forward

6goals 0assists 7.08avg rating

Last match, Racing Santander: rating 6.5.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

Bar height is the goal difference. Hover or tap a bar for the details.

“This set-up” is Villarreal at home and Espanyol away, as in this match.

Villarreal

at home · 10

6W1D3L2.6scored per match1.4conceded per match

Espanyol

away · 10

2W1D7L1.3scored per match1.9conceded per match

Per match, the last 5 matches in all competitions: corners 6.0 · 5.0; cards 2.2 · 3.6

Head to head

38 meetings since 2005. The last 5 below.

Last time · 9 Feb 2026 · La Liga Villarreal 4:1 Espanyol Mikautadze 35' · Salinas 41' (s) · Pépé 50' · Moleiro 55' · Taillandier 88'. Villarreal: 7 wins in a row in this fixture.
5wins

0 draws3.4 goals per match · both scored in 3 of 5

0wins
Show older (5)
  • 9 Nov 2022La Liga Espanyol0:1Villarreal Lecomte 64' (s) before our records
  • 27 Feb 2022La Liga Villarreal5:1Espanyol Pino 14', 20', 45', 53' · Dia 86' · Bare 65' before our records
  • 21 Aug 2021La Liga Espanyol0:0Villarreal before our records
  • 19 Jan 2020La Liga Villarreal1:2Espanyol Cazorla 62' (k) · López 5' · de Tomás 47' before our records
  • 20 Oct 2019La Liga Espanyol0:1Villarreal Ekambi 17' before our records

Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Villarreal (4-2-3-1, last: Manacor) · Espanyol (4-2-3-1, last: Sestao River).

Official around 20:00, Fri 30 Oct

VillarrealEspanyol

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Coaches

Iñigo PérezVillarreal José González ÁlvarezEspanyol

Full squads (56 players)

Villarreal

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

Espanyol

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

Who wins?

The data provider's forecast, not GolVolt's. It says how often a match like this ends each way.

56%Villarreal
24%draw
20%Espanyol

Out of 20 matches like this, Villarreal win 11, 5 end level and Espanyol win 4.

The forecast leans to Villarreal. By Volt (strength from league results) Villarreal rate higher: 58.6 and 41.4.

Likeliest scores

The five likeliest from the score grid.

  1. 1:111%
  2. 2:110%
  3. 1:010%
  4. 2:09%
  5. 3:16%

How many goals?

The forecast, and under it what happened in each club's last 10 matches.

  • 2+ goals79% Villarreal 8 of 10 · Espanyol 9 of 10
  • 3+ goals58% Villarreal 8 of 10 · Espanyol 6 of 10
  • 4+ goals35% Villarreal 6 of 10 · Espanyol 2 of 10
  • 5+ goals21% Villarreal 3 of 10 · Espanyol 0 of 10

Both teams score: 57%.

What this match changes in the season

Each club's chance in its part of the table, after each result.

Club today after a defeat after a draw after a win
Villarreal European-place chance today 43%
after a defeat
33%
after a draw
38%
after a win
49%
Espanyol relegation risk today 44%
after a defeat
49%
after a draw
44%
after a win
32%

Espanyol: 17 percentage points of relegation risk between a win and a defeat.

From 10,000 simulations of the rest of the season. How we count

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Volt matchup

58.6 41.4
VillarrealEspanyol
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  • Matches with this profile

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Match sheet

Kick-off
Friday 30 October, 21:00Your time · in 2 days 14 h
Where to watch
ESPN Deportes, ESPN Select, ESPN+, Fubo.tv USA · change country
Stadium
Estadio de la Cerámica Villarreal · show map
Rest
Villarreal 3 days · Espanyol 3 days Both last played: Copa Del Rey
Table
10. Villarreal (12 pts) and 18. Espanyol (8 pts) Matchday 11 of 38
Weather
16°Clight rainwind 11 km/h
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Venue map · Estadio de la Cerámica
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