Espanyol vs Villarreal

21 August 2021 · La Liga · 2021/22 · Referee Jorge Figueroa Vázquez

Full time 0 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

Match summary

Espanyol and Villarreal could not be separated in a goalless draw.

Espanyol had the better of the chances, with 1.69 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Villarreal's 0.60 from 12.

Match stats

Espanyol Villarreal
14 Shots 12
3 Shots on Target 2
9 Corners 7
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1.69 xG 0.60
1.69 Non-penalty xG 0.60
4 Deep Completions 8

Key events

Espanyol Villarreal
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Full-time0-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Espanyol
  • Óscar Gil
  • Raúl de Tomás
  • Keidi Bare
Villarreal
  • Aissa Mandi
  • Moi Gómez
  • Etienne Capoue
  • Alberto Moreno

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.69 0.60 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.69 0.60
Espanyol 1.69 xGVillarreal 0.60 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Villarreal attacking Espanyol attacking 
90+4’ Adrián Embarba (Espanyol), open play, 0.46 xG, hit the woodwork 19’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 80’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), open play, 0.32 xG, off target 65’ Landry Dimata (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 20’ Sergi Gómez (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 27’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 62’ Etienne Capoue (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 46’ Alfonso (Villarreal), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 51’ Boulaye Dia (Villarreal), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 53’ Boulaye Dia (Villarreal), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 53’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 81’ Boulaye Dia (Villarreal), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 45’ Alberto Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 46’ Alfonso (Villarreal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 58’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 7’ Adrián Embarba (Espanyol), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 90+6’ Estupiñán (Villarreal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 4’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 13’ Moi Gómez (Villarreal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 19’ Adrià Pedrosa (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+1’ Adrián Embarba (Espanyol), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 47’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 11’ Adrià Pedrosa (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 71’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 76’ Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+4’ Adrián Embarba (Espanyol), open play, 0.46 xG, hit the woodwork 19’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 80’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), open play, 0.32 xG, off target 65’ Landry Dimata (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 20’ Sergi Gómez (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 27’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 62’ Etienne Capoue (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 46’ Alfonso (Villarreal), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 51’ Boulaye Dia (Villarreal), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 53’ Boulaye Dia (Villarreal), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 53’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 81’ Boulaye Dia (Villarreal), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 45’ Alberto Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 46’ Alfonso (Villarreal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 58’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 7’ Adrián Embarba (Espanyol), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 19’ Adrià Pedrosa (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+6’ Estupiñán (Villarreal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 4’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 13’ Moi Gómez (Villarreal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+1’ Adrián Embarba (Espanyol), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 47’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 11’ Adrià Pedrosa (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 71’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 76’ Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Diego López GK900 0.000.000
Óscar Gil DEF900 0.000.031
Sergi Gómez DEF901 0.090.000
Leandro Cabrera DEF900 0.000.000
Adrià Pedrosa DEF492 0.050.000
Adrián Embarba MID903 0.530.274
Sergi Darder MID880 0.000.021
David López MID780 0.000.381
Javi Puado MID700 0.000.041
Raúl de Tomás FWD906 0.900.000
Landry Dimata FWD701 0.110.000
Dídac Vilá Sub410 0.000.000
Wu Lei Sub200 0.000.000
Nicolás Melamed Sub201 0.020.000
Keidi Bare Sub120 0.000.000
Manuel Morlanes Sub20 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Espanyol win 33% Avg odds 2.92
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.18
Villarreal win 37% Avg odds 2.58

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Espanyol LLLDD
Villarreal LWWLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Villarreal 1-2 Espanyol, 19 Jan 20 Next meeting: Villarreal 5-1 Espanyol, 27 Feb 22  All Espanyol vs Villarreal meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.