Villarreal vs Espanyol

9 February 2026 · La Liga · 2025/26 · Referee Adrián Cordero Vega

Full time 4 – 1

Half-time: 2–0

  • Georges Mikautadze 35’
  • José Salinas 41’ (og)
  • Nicolas Pepe 50’
  • Alberto Moleiro 55’
  • Leandro Cabrera 88’

Match summary

Villarreal won comfortably, 4-1 at home to Espanyol. Villarreal led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Georges Mikautadze put Villarreal ahead in the 35th minute, set up by Tajon Buchanan and Salinas's own goal made it 2-0 in the 41st minute. In the second half, Nicolas Pepe made it 3-0 in the 50th minute, set up by Alberto Moleiro, Alberto Moleiro made it 4-0 in the 55th minute, set up by Georges Mikautadze, and Leandro Cabrera pulled one back to make it 4-1 with a header in the 88th minute, set up by Cyril Ngonge.

The chances backed that up: Villarreal created 1.54 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Espanyol's 0.74 from 9.

Match stats

49% Possession 51%
10 Shots 9
3 Shots on target 2
5 Corners 8
76 Attacks 95
24 Dangerous attacks 31
428 Passes 439
88% Pass accuracy 85%
10 Tackles 13
18 Fouls 11
3 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
1 Offsides 0

Key events

Villarreal Espanyol
Kick-off
6’
José SalinasFoul
12’
Video review
Tajon BuchananFoul
16’
Georges MikautadzeRight foot shot1-0 (Villarreal)
35’
José SalinasOwn goal2-0 (Villarreal)
41’
Half-time2-0
46’
Clemens RiedelFernando Calero
Second half underway
Nicolas PépéLeft foot shot3-0 (Villarreal)
50’
53’
Edu ExpósitoFoul
Alberto MoleiroRight foot shot4-0 (Villarreal)
55’
57’
Clemens RiedelFoul
59’
Kike GarcíaRoberto Fernández
59’
Cyril NgongeTyrhys Dolan
59’
Charles PickelEdu Expósito
Ayoze PérezTajon Buchanan
64’
Santi ComesañaDani Parejo
65’
Pape GueyeFoul
70’
72’
Antoniu RocaPere Milla
Alex FreemanSantiago Mouriño
73’
Tani OluwaseyiGeorges Mikautadze
73’
Hugo LópezAlberto Moleiro
80’
87’
Pol LozanoShot on target
88’
Ludovic TaillandierHeader4-1 (Espanyol)
Sergi CardonaFoul
89’
Full-time4-1

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 1.54 0.74 35’ Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal), 1-0 35’ 41’ José Salinas (Villarreal) own goal, 2-0 41’ 50’ Nicolas Pepe (Villarreal), 3-0 50’ 55’ Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal), 4-0 55’ 88’ Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol), 4-1 88’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.54 0.74 35’ Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal), 1-0 Mikautadze 35’ 41’ José Salinas (Villarreal) own goal, 2-0 Salinas 41’ 50’ Nicolas Pepe (Villarreal), 3-0 Pepe 50’ 55’ Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal), 4-0 Moleiro 55’ 88’ Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol), 4-1 Cabrera 88’
Villarreal 1.54 xGEspanyol 0.74 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Espanyol attacking Villarreal attacking 
35’ Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal), open play, 0.51 xG, goal 50’ Nicolas Pepe (Villarreal), open play, 0.45 xG, goal 31’ Edu Expósito (Espanyol), open play, 0.32 xG, off target 55’ Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal), open play, 0.22 xG, goal 40’ Edu Expósito (Espanyol), open play, 0.18 xG, blocked 24’ Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 88’ Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.07 xG, goal 90’ Cyril Ngonge (Espanyol), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 23’ Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 6’ Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 68’ Kike García (Espanyol), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 9’ Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 7’ Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 66’ Sergi Cardona (Villarreal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 64’ Nicolas Pepe (Villarreal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 81’ Charles Pickel (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 34’ Tyrhys Dolan (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 87’ Pol Lozano (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+3’ Cyril Ngonge (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 41’ José Salinas (Espanyol), own goal 35’ Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal), open play, 0.51 xG, goal 50’ Nicolas Pepe (Villarreal), open play, 0.45 xG, goal 31’ Edu Expósito (Espanyol), open play, 0.32 xG, off target 55’ Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal), open play, 0.22 xG, goal 40’ Edu Expósito (Espanyol), open play, 0.18 xG, blocked 24’ Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 88’ Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.07 xG, goal 90’ Cyril Ngonge (Espanyol), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 6’ Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 23’ Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 68’ Kike García (Espanyol), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 9’ Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 7’ Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 66’ Sergi Cardona (Villarreal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 64’ Nicolas Pepe (Villarreal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 81’ Charles Pickel (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 34’ Tyrhys Dolan (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 87’ Pol Lozano (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+3’ Cyril Ngonge (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 41’ José Salinas (Espanyol), own goal
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Lineups

Villarreal 4-4-2 Starting XI
Júnior
Mouriño 73’
Navarro
Veiga
Cardona
Buchanan 64’
Gueye
Parejo 65’
Moleiro 80’
Pépé
Mikautadze 73’
Espanyol 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Dmitrovic
Salinas
Taillandier
Calero 46’
Hilali
Lozano
Zárate
Dolan 59’
Expósito 59’
Milla 72’
Fernández 59’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Luiz Júnior GK900 0.000.000
Santiago Mouriño DEF750 0.000.021
Renato Veiga DEF900 0.000.000
Pau Navarro DEF900 0.000.000
Sergi Cardona DEF901 0.030.000
Tajon Buchanan MID6613 0.210.511
Pape Alassane Gueye MID900 0.000.000
Daniel Parejo MID670 0.000.000
Alberto Moleiro MID82112 0.270.451
Nicolas Pepe FWD9012 0.470.121
Georges Mikautadze FWD75112 0.550.313
Ayoze Pérez Sub240 0.000.031
Santiago Comesaña Sub230 0.000.000
Tani Oluwaseyi Sub150 0.000.000
Alexander Freeman Sub150 0.000.000
Hugo Lopez Sub80 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Villarreal win 56% Avg odds 1.69
Draw 24% Avg odds 3.91
Espanyol win 20% Avg odds 4.73

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

Form going into the game

Villarreal WWLLD
Espanyol LDLLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Espanyol 0-2 Villarreal, 08 Nov 25 All Villarreal vs Espanyol meetings, next on 30 Oct 26

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