Espanyol vs Villarreal

20 October 2019 · La Liga · 2019/20 · Referee Carlos del Cerro Grande

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Karl Toko Ekambi 17’

Match summary

Villarreal took a 1-0 win at Espanyol. Villarreal led 1-0 at half-time.

Karl Toko Ekambi put Villarreal ahead in the 17th minute.

The chances backed that up: Villarreal created 1.65 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Espanyol's 0.75 from 17.

Match stats

Espanyol Villarreal
18 Shots 11
3 Shots on Target 5
7 Corners 3
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.75 xG 1.65
0.75 Non-penalty xG 1.65
6 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Espanyol Villarreal
Kick-off
17’
Karl Toko Ekambi0-1 (Villarreal)
Half-time0-1
Full-time0-1

Bookings

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

Espanyol
  • Diego López
  • Bernardo
Villarreal
  • Vicente Iborra

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 0.75 1.65 17’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Villarreal), 0-1 17’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.75 1.65 17’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Villarreal), 0-1 Ekambi 17’
Espanyol 0.75 xGVillarreal 1.65 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Villarreal attacking Espanyol attacking 
17’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Villarreal), open play, 0.64 xG, goal 55’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Villarreal), open play, 0.60 xG, off target 84’ Esteban Granero (Espanyol), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 73’ Jonathan Calleri (Espanyol), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 56’ Matías Vargas (Espanyol), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 84’ Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 90+5’ Javi Ontiveros (Villarreal), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 4’ Adrià Pedrosa (Espanyol), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 48’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Villarreal), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+1’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 50’ Matías Vargas (Espanyol), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 84’ Wu Lei (Espanyol), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 33’ Marc Roca (Espanyol), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 30’ Víctor Gómez (Espanyol), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 60’ Santiago Cazorla (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 82’ Javi Ontiveros (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 29’ Marc Roca (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 64’ Jonathan Calleri (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+6’ Vicente Iborra (Villarreal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 10’ Matías Vargas (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 20’ Adrià Pedrosa (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 37’ Marc Roca (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 26’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 81’ Javi Ontiveros (Villarreal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 7’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Villarreal), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 24’ Marc Roca (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 38’ Jonathan Calleri (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 43’ Víctor Gómez (Espanyol), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 17’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Villarreal), open play, 0.64 xG, goal 55’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Villarreal), open play, 0.60 xG, off target 84’ Esteban Granero (Espanyol), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 73’ Jonathan Calleri (Espanyol), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 56’ Matías Vargas (Espanyol), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 84’ Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 90+5’ Javi Ontiveros (Villarreal), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 4’ Adrià Pedrosa (Espanyol), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 48’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Villarreal), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+1’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 50’ Matías Vargas (Espanyol), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 84’ Wu Lei (Espanyol), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 33’ Marc Roca (Espanyol), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 30’ Víctor Gómez (Espanyol), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 82’ Javi Ontiveros (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 60’ Santiago Cazorla (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 29’ Marc Roca (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 64’ Jonathan Calleri (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+6’ Vicente Iborra (Villarreal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 10’ Matías Vargas (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 20’ Adrià Pedrosa (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 37’ Marc Roca (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 26’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 81’ Javi Ontiveros (Villarreal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 24’ Marc Roca (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 38’ Jonathan Calleri (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 7’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Villarreal), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 43’ Víctor Gómez (Espanyol), set piece, 0.01 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
Naldo DEF900 0.000.000
Bernardo DEF900 0.000.000
David López DEF900 0.000.000
Víctor Gómez MID802 0.050.071
Adrià Pedrosa MID902 0.090.000
Víctor Sánchez MID900 0.000.082
Marc Roca MID904 0.120.021
Matías Vargas MID743 0.160.021
Sergi Darder MID601 0.020.153
Jonathan Calleri FWD903 0.150.031
Esteban Granero Sub301 0.110.111
Facundo Ferreyra Sub160 0.000.111
Wu Lei Sub101 0.050.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Espanyol win 32% Avg odds 3.01
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.38
Villarreal win 40% Avg odds 2.39

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

Form going into the game

Espanyol WLDLL
Villarreal WWLWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Villarreal 2-2 Espanyol, 03 Feb 19 Next meeting: Villarreal 1-2 Espanyol, 19 Jan 20  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.