Espanyol vs Villarreal prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2025-11-07 20:00.
[p]High-flying Espanyol are looking to bounce back from defeat last week when they host top-four side Villarreal, who also suffered disappointment last time out.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Espanyol’s best start to a top-flight season since 2018/19 suffered a notable setback last week, as they were beaten 2-1 at Alavés to end a three-game winning run in all competitions. They did still finish the round inside La Liga’s top six, and return home having made RCDE Stadium a fortress recently, winning four of their first six home league games (D1, L1). That’s their highest number of wins after their first six home games in La Liga since 2018/19 (W5, L1), but as they’ve all come by one-goal margins, Espanyol appear unlikely to run away with things here.[/p]
[p]Villarreal come into this game inside the league’s top three after their own impressive domestic start, accumulating their highest points tally at this stage of a La Liga campaign since 2010/11. Despite the positives, Marcelino’s men arrive in Catalonia in downbeat mood after they became the first side to ever be beaten by Cypriot side Pafos in the main draw of the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday (1-0). That shocking result means that the Yellow Submarine have now won just three of their eight away games across all competitions this term (D1, L4), with three of those defeats coming to nil.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Villarreal have dominated this fixture in recent seasons, winning each of the last five league H2Hs. Espanyol have won just four of their 23 home La Liga matches against Villarreal (D12, L7), their lowest home win rate against an opponent they have hosted at least five times in the competition.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Espanyol have conceded exactly twice in three of their last four home games.[/p]
[p]Espanyol have scored four unanswered goals beyond the 75th minute in La Liga this season. [/p]
[p]Villarreal have kept a pre-round joint-league high five clean sheets this term. [/p]
[p]After 11 rounds, only three La Liga sides have attempted more shots than Espanyol and Villarreal (both 155). [/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Carlos Romero has been involved in four league goals this season (G2, A2), already one more than in the whole of last season. Villarreal’s Ayoze Pérez finally scored his first La Liga goal of the campaign last time out, yet his 12 goals in the competition in 2025 is the joint-most of any Spaniard pre-round.[/p]
[p]Espanyol will be sweating on the fitness of Kike Garcia, while Villarreal look to have no new fresh injury concerns. [/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]This contest looks to be very even, but given their strong home record, we’re suggesting backing Espanyol to win a hard-fought affair.[/p]
[p][i]Author: David HÂ [/i][/p]