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Villarreal

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Espanyol

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This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

This match

Match statistics

Metric	Villarreal	Espanyol
Shots	14 shots/match▲	12 shots/match
Shots on target	5 shots/match▲	1 shots/match
Expected goals	1.48 xG/match▲	0.97 xG/match
Possession	45%	55%●
Corners	8 corners/match●	6 corners/match
Fouls	19 fouls/match	11 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

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Villarreal: 14 shots, 5 on target, 1.48 xG. Espanyol: 12 shots, 1 on target, 0.95 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Villarreal 1.48 xG · Espanyol 0.95 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Espanyol's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. A second useful context is: Villarreal's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines. Limitation: The fixture is outside the configured active season.

Espanyol's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Espanyol's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

1.6 goals/match▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.06 goals/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

Metric	Last 5	Season	Baseline
Goals for	1.6 goals/match	1.06 goals/match	1.14 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Villarreal show a distinct attacking-volume record

strong

Villarreal's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

14.3 shots/match▲ShotsVillarreal · Espanyol9.09 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

Metric	Villarreal	Espanyol	Baseline
Shots	14.3 shots/match	9.09 shots/match	11.2 shots/match
Shots against	12.2 shots/match	15 shots/match	11.4 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Villarreal.

3.89 days▲Rest daysVillarreal · Espanyol4.89 days

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

Metric	Villarreal	Espanyol	Baseline
Rest days	3.89 days	4.89 days	—
Matches last 14 days	3 matches	2 matches	—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

4Villarreal

1Draws

0Espanyol

26 Sept 2024Espanyol — Villarreal · La Liga1–2

27 Apr 2023Villarreal — Espanyol · La Liga4–2

9 Nov 2022Espanyol — Villarreal · La Liga0–1

27 Feb 2022Villarreal — Espanyol · La Liga5–1

21 Aug 2021Espanyol — Villarreal · La Liga0–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages · sample sizes shown with each metric. Context, not a forecast.

Where the edge is

Villarreal favored in 9 of 13 directional metrics · Espanyol in 2 · 2 too close

1.7 goals/match▲Goals scoredseason · 33/331.06 goals/match

1.36 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 33/33▲1.27 goals/match

1.71 xG/match▲Expected goalsseason · 33/330.86 xG/match

1.2 xG/match▲Expected goals allowedseason · 33/331.51 xG/match

14.3 shots/match▲Shotsseason · 33/339.09 shots/match

12.2 shots/match▲Shots allowedseason · 33/3315 shots/match

4.61 shots/match▲Shots on targetseason · 33/332.52 shots/match

4.21 shots/match▲Shots on target allowedseason · 33/335.09 shots/match

48.4%●Possessionseason · 33/3339.2%

5.12 corners/match●Cornersseason · 33/333.67 corners/match

4.39 corners/match▲Corners allowedseason · 33/336.06 corners/match

—Cardsseason · 0/0—

12.1 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 33/3313.3 fouls/match

—Passesseason · 0/0—

—Pass accuracyseason · 0/0—

—Shots inside boxseason · 0/0—

—Blocked shotsseason · 0/0—

—Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0—

—Offsidesseason · 0/0—

15%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 33/33▲21%

82%▲Scoring frequencyseason · 33/3373%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Villarreal42.5

Espanyol2.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Villarreal83.3

Espanyol16.7

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Villarreal37.5

Espanyol23.3

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Villarreal97.5

Espanyol52.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Villarreal42.5

Espanyol72.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Villarreal70

Espanyol7.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Villarreal69.4

Espanyol23.8

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Season

Villarreal33 matchesEspanyol33 matches

1.7 goals/match▲Goals scored33/331.06 goals/match

1.36 goals/matchGoals allowed33/33▲1.27 goals/match

1.71 xG/match▲Expected goals33/330.86 xG/match

14.3 shots/match▲Shots33/339.09 shots/match

4.61 shots/match▲Shots on target33/332.52 shots/match

48.4%●Possession33/3339.2%

5.12 corners/match●Corners33/333.67 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

12.1 fouls/matchFouls33/3313.3 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

Villarreal16 matchesEspanyol17 matches

2 goals/match▲Goals scored16/170.88 goals/match

1.44 goals/match▲Goals allowed16/171.53 goals/match

1.94 xG/match▲Expected goals16/170.78 xG/match

15.7 shots/match▲Shots16/178.18 shots/match

5.38 shots/match▲Shots on target16/171.88 shots/match

48.9%●Possession16/1737.7%

5.75 corners/match●Corners16/173.12 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

12.1 fouls/matchFouls16/1713.3 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

3.89 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/14.89 days

3 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidencelimited

Season samples33 / 33home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

The fixture is outside the configured active season.
Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.

Analysis cutoff: Sun, 27 Apr 2025, 18:15 UTC · analysis-v4