Post-match · 90 sec read
📊 Statistics
VIL 4 – 2 ESP64%
Possession (%)
36%
3.90
Expected Goals (xG)
expected goals
0.94
31
Total Shots
14
13
Shots on Target
4
10
Shots off Target
5
25
Shots Inside Box
6
9
Corner Kicks
2
2
Offsides
0
14
Fouls
10
90%
Pass Accuracy (%)
79%
2
Yellow Cards
4
2
Goalkeeper Saves
10
⏱ Match events
20 · 4 – 2Nicolas Jackson
Yellow Card
16'
40'
▮
Fernando Calero
Yellow Card
45'
⚽
Javi Puado
0–1
Half-time · 0 – 1
É. Capoue
Assist · Dani Parejo · 1–1
53'
Yéremy Pino
Yellow Card
58'
58'
▮
Javi Puado
Yellow Card
62'
▮
César Montes
Yellow Card
Dani Parejo
2–1
63'
67'
⇄
Edu Expósito ↓ · K. Bare ↑
Substitution 1
73'
⚽
Joselu
Assist · M. Braithwaite · 2–2
76'
⇄
Simo ↓ · Fernando Calero ↑
Substitution 2
77'
▮
Óscar Gil
Yellow Card
N. Jackson
Assist · Alberto Moreno · 3–2
80'
85'
⇄
Adrià Pedrosa ↓ · Javi Puado ↑
Substitution 3
85'
⇄
Nico Melamed ↓ · Vinicius Souza ↑
Substitution 4
Pedraza ↓ · Alberto Moreno ↑
Substitution 3
90+1'
É. Capoue
4–2
90+2'
Álex Baena ↓ · N. Jackson ↑
Substitution 1
90+3'
Ramón Terrats ↓ · G. Lo Celso ↑
Substitution 2
90+4'
90+5'
▮
Edu Expósito
Red Card
Full-time · 4 – 2
Match recap
Villarreal beat Espanyol 4–2 at home. At half-time it was 0–1.
In possession, the hosts ran the game with 64% of the ball. For accuracy, the hosts completed 90% of their passes. On the balance of chances, the hosts held the expected-goals edge, 3.90 to 0.94. In attack, the hosts carried the greater threat — 31 shots to 14, 13 on target. From set pieces, the hosts won the corner count, 9 to 2. At the back, the visitors leaned on their goalkeeper for 10 saves. For discipline, the referee produced 6 yellow cards.
On the scoresheet: Javi Puado (45'), É. Capoue (53'), Dani Parejo (63'), Joselu (73'), N. Jackson (80'), É. Capoue (90+2'). Edu Expósito was sent off in the 90+5' minute.