Espanyol vs Villarreal

La Liga 21 Aug 2021, 17:30
Espanyol
Espanyol
0–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Villarreal
Villarreal
🏟 RCDE Stadium (Cornella de Llobregat) 👤 Jorge Figueroa Round 2

Match report

Espanyol played out a goalless draw with Villarreal in the La Liga on 21 August 2021.

Espanyol had 14 shots to Villarreal's 12.

The match was played at RCDE Stadium (Cornella de Llobregat), with Jorge Figueroa in charge.

Possession 41% - 59% Shots 14 - 12 On target 3 - 2 Corners 9 - 7 Fouls 10 - 10 Yellow cards 8
7
Player of the match
Diego López
Espanyol · captained the side
7 Óscar Gil captained the side
7 Sergi Gómez captained the side
7 Leandro Cabrera captained the side
7 Adrià Pedrosa captained the side
First half vs second half
Villarreal came out stronger after half-time, with 8 second-half shots against 4 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–4 8–8
Shots On Goal 1–1 2–1
Ball Possession 44–56 —
Corners 7–4 2–3
Attacks 27–49 24–53
Match statistics
5 Substitution 5
51 Attacks 102
38 Dangerous Attacks 51
6 On Target 3
10 Off Target 10
14 Shots Total 12
3 Shots On Goal 2
8 Shots Off Goal 5
3 Shots Blocked 5
8 Shots Inside Box 9
6 Shots Outside Box 3
10 Fouls 10
9 Corners 7
3 Offsides 3
41% Ball Possession 59%
3 Yellow Cards 4
2 Saves 3
283 Passes Total 429
224 Passes Accurate 379
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Espanyol · 4-4-2
13 D. López
12 Ó. Gil 24 S. Gómez 4 L. Cabrera 3 A. Pedrosa
23 A. Embarba 15 D. López 10 S. Darder 9 J. Puado
18 L. Dimata 11 R. Tomás
Villarreal · 4-4-2
13 G. Rulli
8 J. Foyth 3 R. Albiol 22 A. Mandi 24 A. Pedraza
23 M. Gómez 14 M. Trigueros 6 É. Capoue 18 A. Moreno
7 G. Moreno 16 B. Dia
Espanyol
Coach
Vicente Moreno
Substitutes
  • 1 Oier Olazábal
  • 5 Fernando Calero
  • 2 Miguelón
  • 17 Dídac Vila
  • 8 Fran Mérida
  • 33 Nicolás Melamed
  • 20 Keidi Bare
  • 14 Óscar Melendo
  • 19 Álvaro Vadillo
  • 32 Gori
  • 6 Manuel Morlanes
  • 7 Wu Lei
Villarreal
Coach
Unai Emery
Substitutes
  • 1 Sergio Asenjo
  • 26 Jorge Cuenca
  • 12 Pervis Estupiñán
  • 2 Mario Gaspar
  • 20 Rubén Peña
  • 19 Francis Coquelin
  • 10 Vicente Iborra
  • 30 Yéremi Pino
  • 9 Paco Alcácer
  • 15 Arnaut Danjuma
  • 17 Dani Raba
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ Dídac Vilá ↓ Adrià Pedrosa Espanyol
  • 61' ↑ F. Coquelin ↓ Manu Trigueros Villarreal
  • 61' ↑ P. Estupiñán ↓ Pedraza Villarreal
  • 67' ↑ Nico Melamed ↓ L. Dimata Espanyol
  • 67' ↑ Wu Lei ↓ Javi Puado Espanyol
  • 74' ↑ Dani Raba ↓ Alberto Moreno Villarreal
  • 75' ↑ K. Bare ↓ David López Espanyol
  • 85' ↑ Manu Morlanes ↓ Darder Espanyol
  • 86' ↑ A. Groeneveld ↓ Moi Gómez Villarreal
  • 87' ↑ Rubén Peña ↓ E. Capoue Villarreal
Cards
  • 23' E. Capoue Villarreal
  • 30' M. Gomez Villarreal
  • 36' A. Moreno Villarreal
  • 41' R. de Tomas Espanyol
  • 54' A. Mandi Villarreal
  • 59' O. Gil Espanyol
  • 90+2' K. Bare Espanyol
  • 90+5' V. Moreno Espanyol
Head-to-head
Espanyol 1 1 draws 5 Villarreal
2026-02-09 Villarreal vs Espanyol 4 - 1
2025-11-08 Espanyol vs Villarreal 0 - 2
2025-04-27 Villarreal vs Espanyol 1 - 0
2024-09-26 Espanyol vs Villarreal 1 - 2
2022-02-27 Villarreal vs Espanyol 5 - 1
2021-08-21 Espanyol vs Villarreal 0 - 0
Recent form
Espanyol D D D D L
Villarreal L D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Espanyol vs Villarreal?
Espanyol drew 0-0 against Villarreal on 21 August 2021.
Who won Espanyol vs Villarreal?
Neither — the match finished 0-0.
Where was Espanyol vs Villarreal played?
The match was played at RCDE Stadium (Cornella de Llobregat).
Who had more possession in Espanyol vs Villarreal?
Villarreal had 59% of possession, compared to 41% for the other side.