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Match preview · La Liga

Villarreal – Espanyol

Villarreal 9th in La Liga Home 1.80 projected goals by the model
Espanyol 15th in La Liga Away 1.07 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 00:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.80 1.07
Villarreal Espanyol
Villarreal
54%
Draw
27%
Espanyol
19%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Villarreal Draw Espanyol
Fair odds 1.87 3.71 5.14
Total goals
2.86
Over 2.5 goals
56%
Both teams to score
60%
Data coverage · full

Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.

Model vs market

Market odds are not available for this match yet.

The model's case

Why the model leans Villarreal

54% Villarreal to win

Attack
4th vs 14th
Villarreal attack v Espanyol defence
Defence
8th vs 10th
Villarreal defence v Espanyol attack
Recent xG form
+1.51 vs -0.35
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.80 – 1.07
Villarreal v Espanyol
How the model arrived here →

Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: Villarreal and Espanyol compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Villarreal Espanyol
xG / match (better) 2.38 · 3rd 1.24 · 11th
xGA / match (better) 1.25 · 6th 1.36 · 11th
xGD / match (better) +1.12 · 3rd -0.12 · 7th
xPts / match (better) 1.92 · 3rd 1.35 · 8th
Last 6 xGD / match (better) +1.51 -0.35

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 34% of the model's distribution.

Villarreal clean sheet
31%
Villarreal 2+ goals
56%
Under 2.5 goals
44%
Both teams to score: no
40%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
13.5%
2:1
11.6%
2:0
9.2%
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Match result

Villarreal to win
53.6% 1.87 —
Draw
26.9% 3.71 —
Espanyol to win
19.5% 5.14 —

Goals

Over 1.5 goals
81.9% 1.22 —
Under 1.5 goals
18.1% 5.53 —
Over 2.5 goals
56.2% 1.78 —
Under 2.5 goals
43.8% 2.28 —

Both teams to score

Both teams to score
60.3% 1.66 —
Both teams not to score
39.7% 2.52 —

Team goals — Villarreal

Villarreal to score
85.7% 1.17 —
Villarreal not to score
14.3% 7.00 —
Villarreal 2+ goals
55.5% 1.80 —
Villarreal at most 1 goal
44.5% 2.25 —

Team goals — Espanyol

Espanyol to score
68.5% 1.46 —
Espanyol not to score
31.5% 3.18 —
Espanyol 2+ goals
29.0% 3.45 —
Espanyol at most 1 goal
71.0% 1.41 —

Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Villarreal sample
20 matches
Espanyol sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · Villarreal
3 matches
Away xG sample · Espanyol
3 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 00:30

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.