Villarreal vs Espanyol

La Liga 27 Feb 2022, 13:00
Villarreal
Villarreal
5–1
HT 3–0
FULL TIME
Espanyol
Espanyol
🏟 Estadio de la Cerámica (Villarreal) 👤 Ricardo De Burgos Round 26

Match report

Villarreal thrashed Espanyol 5-1 in the La Liga on 27 February 2022. It was 3-0 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Villarreal dominated possession with 65% of the ball and had 19 shots to Espanyol's 7.

The match was played at Estadio de la Cerámica (Villarreal), with Ricardo De Burgos in charge.

Half-time 3-0 Possession 65% - 35% Shots 19 - 7 On target 11 - 2 Corners 10 - 3 Fouls 11 - 12 Yellow cards 3
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Player of the match
Yéremi Pino
Villarreal · 4 goals
8 Pervis Estupiñán 1 assist
8 Étienne Capoue 1 assist
8 Dani Parejo 82 passes (85% accurate)
8 Manu Trigueros 62 passes (85% accurate)
First half vs second half
Espanyol came out stronger after half-time, with 5 second-half shots against 2 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 10–2 9–5
Shots On Goal 6–0 5–2
Ball Possession 68–32 —
Corners 6–1 4–2
Attacks 58–26 57–46
Match statistics
5 Substitution 5
115 Attacks 72
64 Dangerous Attacks 37
10 On Target 1
6 Off Target 5
19 Shots Total 7
11 Shots On Goal 2
6 Shots Off Goal 4
2 Shots Blocked 1
16 Shots Inside Box 5
3 Shots Outside Box 2
11 Fouls 12
10 Corners 3
2 Offsides 1
65% Ball Possession 35%
2 Yellow Cards 1
1 Saves 7
615 Passes Total 324
527 Passes Accurate 244
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  4-1-4-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Villarreal · 4-4-2
13 G. Rulli
25 S. Aurier 3 R. Albiol 4 P. Torres 12 P. Estupiñán
21 Y. Pino 6 É. Capoue 5 D. Parejo 14 M. Trigueros
17 G. Celso 15 A. Danjuma
Espanyol · 4-1-4-1
13 D. López
12 Ó. Gil 24 S. Gómez 4 L. Cabrera 3 A. Pedrosa
20 K. Bare
9 J. Puado 25 Y. Herrera 10 S. Darder 19 T. Vilhena
11 R. Tomás
Villarreal
Coach
Unai Emery
Substitutes
  • 31 Iker Álvarez
  • 1 Sergio Asenjo
  • 8 Juan Foyth
  • 24 Alfonso Pedraza
  • 18 Alberto Moreno
  • 22 Aïssa Mandi
  • 2 Mario Gaspar
  • 11 Samuel Chukwueze
  • 23 Moi Gómez
  • 10 Vicente Iborra
  • 16 Boulaye Dia
Espanyol
Coach
Vicente Moreno
Substitutes
  • 34 Joan Garcia
  • 1 Oier Olazábal
  • 5 Fernando Calero
  • 17 Dídac Vila
  • 2 Miguelón
  • 23 Adrián Embarba
  • 14 Óscar Melendo
  • 21 Nicolás Melamed
  • 8 Fran Mérida
  • 7 Wu Lei
  • 18 Landry Dimata
  • 16 Loren Morón
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ A. Mandi ↓ Pau Torres Villarreal
  • 46' ↑ L. Dimata ↓ T. Vilhena Espanyol
  • 63' ↑ Moi Gómez ↓ G. Lo Celso Villarreal
  • 63' ↑ Iborra ↓ E. Capoue Villarreal
  • 63' ↑ Nico Melamed ↓ Javi Puado Espanyol
  • 63' ↑ Adri Embarba ↓ Y. Herrera Espanyol
  • 74' ↑ Dídac Vilá ↓ Adrià Pedrosa Espanyol
  • 75' ↑ S. Chukwueze ↓ Yeremi Pino Villarreal
  • 76' ↑ B. Dia ↓ A. Groeneveld Villarreal
  • 82' ↑ Wu Lei ↓ Raúl de Tomás Espanyol
Cards
  • 31' S. Aurier Villarreal
  • 40' A. Pedrosa Espanyol
  • 90+2' R. Albiol Villarreal
Head-to-head
Villarreal 5 1 draws 1 Espanyol
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
Villarreal D D D D W
Espanyol D D D D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Villarreal vs Espanyol?
Villarreal won 5-1 against Espanyol on 27 February 2022.
Who won Villarreal vs Espanyol?
Villarreal won the match 5-1.
Where was Villarreal vs Espanyol played?
The match was played at Estadio de la Cerámica (Villarreal).
Who had more possession in Villarreal vs Espanyol?
Villarreal had 65% of possession, compared to 35% for the other side.