Villarreal vs Espanyol

La Liga 9 Feb 2026, 20:00
Villarreal
Villarreal
4–1
HT 2–0
FULL TIME
Espanyol
Espanyol
🏟 Estadio de la Ceramica 👤 A. Cordero Round 23

Match report

Villarreal cruised past Espanyol 4-1 in the La Liga on 9 February 2026. It was 2-0 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Villarreal had 10 shots to Espanyol's 9.

The match was played at Estadio de la Ceramica, with A. Cordero in charge.

Half-time 2-0 Possession 49% - 51% Shots 10 - 9 On target 3 - 2 Corners 5 - 8 Fouls 18 - 11 Yellow cards 6
9
Player of the match
Nicolas Pépé
Villarreal · 1 goal
9 Georges Mikautadze 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Alberto Moleiro 1 goal, 1 assist
7 Leandro Cabrera 1 goal
7 Luiz Júnior captained the side
First half vs second half
Espanyol came out stronger after half-time, with 6 second-half shots against 3 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–3 4–6
Shots On Goal 1–0 2–2
Ball Possession 46–54 —
Corners 2–3 3–5
Attacks 32–35 29–33
Match statistics
5 Corners 8
10 Throw In 15
13 Free Kick 19
6 Goal Kick 7
5 Substitution 5
61 Attacks 68
23 Dangerous Attacks 30
0 On Target 1
5 Off Target 4
10 Shots Total 9
3 Shots On Goal 2
4 Shots Off Goal 5
3 Shots Blocked 2
7 Shots Inside Box 4
3 Shots Outside Box 5
18 Fouls 11
5 Corners 8
1 Offsides 0
49% Ball Possession 51%
3 Yellow Cards 3
1 Saves 0
426 Passes Total 438
378 Passes Accurate 375
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Villarreal · 4-4-2
1 L. Júnior
15 S. Mouriño 6 P. Navarro 12 R. Veiga 23 S. Cardona
17 T. Buchanan 18 P. Gueye 10 D. Parejo 20 A. Moleiro
19 N. Pépé 9 G. Mikautadze
Espanyol · 4-2-3-1
13 M. Dmitrović
23 O. Hilali 5 F. Calero 6 L. Cabrera 12 J. Salinas
4 U. González 10 P. Lozano
11 P. Milla 8 E. Expósito 24 T. Dolan
9 R. Fernández
Villarreal
Coach
Marcelino
Substitutes
  • 22 Ayoze Pérez
  • 14 Santi Comesaña
  • 3 Alexander Freeman
  • 21 Tani Oluwaseyi
  • 32 Hugo Lopez
  • 25 Arnau Tenas
  • 4 Rafa Marín
Espanyol
Coach
Manolo Gonzalez
Substitutes
  • 38 Clemens Riedel
  • 18 Charles Pickel
  • 19 Kike García
  • 16 Cyril Ngonge
  • 20 Antoniu Roca
  • 30 Pol Tristan Jimenez
  • 1 Angel Fortuno
  • 15 Miguel Rubio
  • 2 Rubén Sánchez
  • 17 Jofre Carreras
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ C. Riedel ↓ F. Calero Espanyol
  • 59' ↑ C. Pickel ↓ Exposito Espanyol
  • 59' ↑ C. Ngonge ↓ T. Dolan Espanyol
  • 59' ↑ K. Garcia ↓ R. Fernandez Jaen Espanyol
  • 64' ↑ A. Perez ↓ T. Buchanan Villarreal
  • 65' ↑ S. Comesana ↓ D. Parejo Villarreal
  • 72' ↑ A. Roca ↓ P. Milla Espanyol
  • 73' ↑ A. Freeman ↓ S. Mourino Villarreal
  • 73' ↑ T. Oluwaseyi ↓ G. Mikautadze Villarreal
  • 80' ↑ H. Lopez ↓ A. Moleiro Villarreal
Cards
  • 6' J. Salinas Espanyol
  • 16' T. Buchanan Villarreal
  • 53' Exposito Espanyol
  • 57' C. Riedel Espanyol
  • 70' P. Gueye Villarreal
  • 89' S. Cardona 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 4-1 against Espanyol on 9 February 2026.
Who won Villarreal vs Espanyol?
Villarreal won the match 4-1.
Where was Villarreal vs Espanyol played?
The match was played at Estadio de la Ceramica.
Who had more possession in Villarreal vs Espanyol?
Espanyol had 51% of possession, compared to 49% for the other side.