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Villarreal vs Espanyol

Villarreal
0–1FT
Espanyol

Venue: Estadio de la Cerámica

Villarreal vs Espanyol prediction, team news and preview

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Final score0–1

AI scorecard

3 of 3 insights correct

Predicted score: not in the top three

Engine calls · Result · Score · Over/Under 2.5 · BTTS

  • GPT: 0 of 4 calls correct
  • Claude: 0 of 4 calls correct
  • Gemini: 0 of 4 calls correct

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Predicted score

  1. 1–111%
  2. 2–110%
  3. 1–06%

Final score 0–1 — not among the three most likely

What each engine says

  • GPTMost likely score1–111%
    • Villarreal: Missed
    • 1–1: Missed
    • Over 2.5: Missed
    • BTTS: Yes: Missed
    Match result46%Villarreal29%Draw25%Espanyol
    Over 2.5 goals55%
    Both teams to score60%

    Villarreal should have the edge at El Cerámica: better home form, strong head-to-head and Espanyol's league struggles. Expect a tight, low-to-medium scoring game with both teams likely to score given defensive absences.

  • ClaudeMost likely score1–112%
    • Villarreal: Missed
    • 1–1: Missed
    • Over 2.5: Missed
    • BTTS: Yes: Missed
    Match result48%Villarreal26%Draw26%Espanyol
    Over 2.5 goals52%
    Both teams to score55%

    Villarreal are the lean at home. Espanyol are 18th, have lost five of their last six in all competitions and have won only one of their last eight league games. Villarreal have beaten them in eight of ten meetings. Gueye's suspension and some doubts keep it from being one-sided, so a modest home edge with goals at both ends looks likely.

  • GeminiMost likely score2–111%
    • Villarreal: Missed
    • 2–1: Missed
    • Over 2.5: Missed
    • BTTS: Yes: Missed
    Match result51%Villarreal27%Draw22%Espanyol
    Over 2.5 goals54%
    Both teams to score56%

    Villarreal enter with momentum following consecutive wins and hold a six-match winning streak against Espanyol. The visitors are mired in a four-game losing skid and remain in the relegation zone. Expect Villarreal to control possession and exploit Espanyol's vulnerable defensive structure for a home victory.

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Player of the Match

Momentum

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Momentum: Villarreal 87%, Espanyol 13%.

Key moments

  1. On: Nicolas PépéSubstitution · Off: Gerard MorenoSubstitution, 18'
  2. Yellow card, 21'Rafel BauzàYellow card
  3. Yellow card, 41'Roger HinojoYellow card
  4. Half-time 0–0
  5. Goal ruled out by VAR, 50'Roberto Fernández JaénGoal ruled out by VAR
  6. Sergi Cardona BermúdezYellow cardYellow card, 53'
  7. Santi ComesañaYellow cardYellow card, 56'
  8. On: Ayoze PérezSubstitution · Off: Alberto MoleiroSubstitution, 59'
  9. On: Carlos RomeroSubstitution · Off: Sergi Cardona BermúdezSubstitution, 59'
  10. Goal, 60'Leandro Cabrera0–1Assist: Bryan Zaragoza
  11. Substitution, 61'On: José Ángel López GálvezSubstitution · Off: Roger Hinojo
  12. Substitution, 61'On: Pol LozanoSubstitution · Off: Rafel Bauzà
  13. Yellow card, 75'Bryan ZaragozaYellow card
  14. Substitution, 77'On: Javi PuadoSubstitution · Off: Bryan Zaragoza
  15. Substitution, 77'On: Jan Peries DuranSubstitution · Off: Alejandro Santiago Vargas
  16. On: Alex FreemanSubstitution · Off: Pau NavarroSubstitution, 80'
  17. On: Tani OluwaseyiSubstitution · Off: Tajon BuchananSubstitution, 80'
  18. Substitution, 88'On: Gabriel MoscardoSubstitution · Off: Francisco Javier Hernandez Coarasa
  19. Carlos MaciàYellow cardYellow card, 90+1'

Team form

  1. 0 - 5
  2. 1 - 2
  3. 4 - 3
  4. 0 - 0
  5. 3 - 1
  1. 4 - 3
  2. 2 - 1
  3. 0 - 1
  4. 1 - 1
  5. 1 - 3

La Liga

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Standings
#TeamPWDLGDPts
9Villarreal11335012
14Espanyol11326-111

Referee

José María Sánchez MartínezSpain
Yellow cards5.0 / matchAbove average
Fouls24.2 / matchAround average
La Liga

Last 12 matches we covered · La Liga average 4.4 cards, 24.4 fouls

VenueEstadio de la CerámicaVillarreal, Spain
Capacity
24,500
Surface
Grass
Weather at kick-off18°COvercast

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