Villarreal vs Espanyol

3 February 2019 · La Liga · 2018/19 · Referee Guillermo Cuadra Fernández

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 1–0

  • Vicente Iborra 37’
  • Santiago Cazorla 65’ (pen)
  • Daniele Bonera 75’ (og)
  • Roberto Rosales 81’

Match summary

Villarreal and Espanyol drew 2-2. Villarreal led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Vicente Iborra put Villarreal ahead in the 37th minute. In the second half, Santiago Cazorla made it 2-0 from the penalty spot in the 65th minute, Bonera's own goal pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 75th minute, and Roberto Rosales equalised in the 81st minute, set up by Óscar Melendo.

Villarreal had the better of the chances, with 3.22 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Espanyol's 1.35 from 17.

Match stats

Villarreal Espanyol
14 Shots 17
5 Shots on Target 2
3 Corners 2
4 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 0
2.80 xG 1.35
2.06 Non-penalty xG 1.35
11 Deep Completions 11

Key events

Villarreal Espanyol
Kick-off
Vicente Iborra1-0 (Villarreal)
37’
Half-time1-0
Santiago Cazorla
Penalty2-0 (Villarreal)
65’
75’
Daniele Bonera
Own goal2-1 (Espanyol)
81’
Roberto Rosales
Assist: Óscar Melendo2-2 (Espanyol)
Full-time2-2

Bookings

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

Villarreal
  • Ramiro Funes Mori
  • Daniele Bonera
  • Vicente Iborra
  • Pablo Fornals
Espanyol
  • Roberto Rosales
  • Mario Hermoso
  • Dídac Vilá
  • Sergi Darder
  • Víctor Sánchez

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 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.22 1.35 37’ Vicente Iborra (Villarreal), 1-0 37’ 65’ Santiago Cazorla (Villarreal), 2-0 65’ 75’ Daniele Bonera (Espanyol) own goal, 2-1 75’ 81’ Roberto Rosales (Espanyol), 2-2 81’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.22 1.35 37’ Vicente Iborra (Villarreal), 1-0 Iborra 37’ 65’ Santiago Cazorla (Villarreal), 2-0 Cazorla 65’ 75’ Daniele Bonera (Espanyol) own goal, 2-1 Bonera 75’ 81’ Roberto Rosales (Espanyol), 2-2 Rosales 81’
Villarreal 3.22 xGEspanyol 1.35 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Espanyol attacking Villarreal attacking 
37’ Vicente Iborra (Villarreal), set piece, 0.83 xG, goal 65’ Santiago Cazorla (Villarreal), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 55’ Pablo Piatti (Espanyol), open play, 0.52 xG, off target 37’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), set piece, 0.51 xG, saved 43’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.47 xG, off target 87’ Borja Iglesias (Espanyol), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 31’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 58’ Pablo Fornals (Villarreal), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 12’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 26’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Villarreal), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 51’ Borja Iglesias (Espanyol), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 54’ Borja Iglesias (Espanyol), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 75’ Esteban Granero (Espanyol), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, saved 6’ Esteban Granero (Espanyol), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 70’ Mario Hermoso (Espanyol), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 86’ Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 59’ Alfonso (Villarreal), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 73’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+2’ Wu Lei (Espanyol), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 35’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 51’ Pablo Piatti (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 27’ Alfonso (Villarreal), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90’ Álvaro González (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 32’ Álvaro González (Villarreal), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 73’ Esteban Granero (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 51’ Pablo Piatti (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 71’ Borja Iglesias (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 81’ Roberto Rosales (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 48’ Dídac Vilá (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 67’ Borja Iglesias (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 72’ Esteban Granero (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 75’ Daniele Bonera (Villarreal), own goal 37’ Vicente Iborra (Villarreal), set piece, 0.83 xG, goal 65’ Santiago Cazorla (Villarreal), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 55’ Pablo Piatti (Espanyol), open play, 0.52 xG, off target 37’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), set piece, 0.51 xG, saved 43’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.47 xG, off target 87’ Borja Iglesias (Espanyol), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 31’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 58’ Pablo Fornals (Villarreal), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 12’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 26’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Villarreal), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 51’ Borja Iglesias (Espanyol), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 54’ Borja Iglesias (Espanyol), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 75’ Esteban Granero (Espanyol), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, saved 6’ Esteban Granero (Espanyol), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 70’ Mario Hermoso (Espanyol), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 86’ Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 59’ Alfonso (Villarreal), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 73’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+2’ Wu Lei (Espanyol), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 35’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 51’ Pablo Piatti (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 27’ Alfonso (Villarreal), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90’ Álvaro González (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 32’ Álvaro González (Villarreal), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 73’ Esteban Granero (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 51’ Pablo Piatti (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 71’ Borja Iglesias (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 81’ Roberto Rosales (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 48’ Dídac Vilá (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 67’ Borja Iglesias (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 72’ Esteban Granero (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 75’ Daniele Bonera (Villarreal), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Sergio Asenjo GK900 0.000.000
Ramiro Funes Mori DEF900 0.000.000
Daniele Bonera DEF900 0.000.000
Álvaro González DEF902 0.070.000
Miguelón MID880 0.000.000
Alfonso MID902 0.100.562
Santiago Cazorla MID9011 0.740.593
Vicente Iborra MID9011 0.830.000
Gerard Moreno MID905 1.240.132
Pablo Fornals MID831 0.090.000
Karl Toko Ekambi FWD741 0.080.263
Carlos Bacca Sub160 0.000.061
Samuel Chukwueze Sub71 0.060.000
Mario Sub20 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Villarreal win 53% Bet365 odds 1.80
Draw 26% Bet365 odds 3.75
Espanyol win 21% Bet365 odds 4.50

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Villarreal DDLDL
Espanyol LWLLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Espanyol 3-1 Villarreal, 07 Oct 18 Next meeting: Espanyol 0-1 Villarreal, 20 Oct 19  All Villarreal vs Espanyol 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.