La Liga Gameweek 23 Mon, Feb 9 2026 · 20:00 Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal
Villarreal
4–1 Full time · HT 2–0 xG 0.76 – 0.42
Espanyol
  • G. Mikautadze 35’
  • José Salinas 41’ (OG)
  • N. Pépé 50’
  • Alberto Moleiro 55’
  • 88’ L. Cabrera
Full match report oneScoredOdds · Value · Detailed stats →
Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Villarreal cruise past Espanyol

Villarreal entered as favourites and won 4–1 through goals from Mikautadze, Pépé, Moleiro and an own goal. Espanyol replied through a Cabrera goal. Villarreal finished with the higher xG (0.76 vs 0.42). On the chances created, Espanyol deserved more: 1.0 expected points against the 0 points they took.

Villarreal ✓53%
Draw27%
Espanyol21%

Model vs reality

Villarreal goals
4
Model 1.57 · xG 0.76
Espanyol goals
1
Model 0.89 · xG 0.42
Total goals
5
Model 2.46 · xG 1.18
Score 4–1
2%
Most likely 1–0 (13%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 44%
Both scored
Yes
Model 47%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchN. PépéVillarreal · 1 goal
9.0
  • RefereeAdrian Cordero Vega
  • VenueEstadio de la Cerámica
  • Table before kick-offVillarreal 4th · Espanyol 6th

Timeline

  1. José SalinasYellow card · Holding
    6’
  2. VAR O. El HilaliGoal Disallowed - video review
    12’
  3. T. BuchananYellow card · Tripping
    16’
  4. G. Mikautadze 1–0Assist T. Buchanan
    35’
  5. José Salinas (own goal) 2–0
    41’
  6. Half time · 2–0
  7. ⇄ C. RiedelFor F. Calero Villa
    48’
  8. N. Pépé 3–0Assist Alberto Moleiro
    50’
  9. Edu ExpósitoYellow card · Holding
    53’
  10. Alberto Moleiro 4–0Assist G. Mikautadze
    55’
  11. C. RiedelYellow card · Holding
    57’
  12. ⇄ C. NgongeFor T. Dolan
    59’
  13. ⇄ Kike GarcíaFor R. Fernández Jaén
    59’
  14. ⇄ C. PickelFor Edu Expósito
    59’
  15. ⇄ Ayoze PérezFor T. Buchanan
    64’
  16. ⇄ Santi ComesañaFor Dani Parejo
    65’
  17. P. GueyeYellow card · Roughing
    70’
  18. ⇄ Antoniu RocaFor Pere Milla
    72’
  19. ⇄ T. OluwaseyiFor G. Mikautadze
    73’
  20. ⇄ A. FreemanFor S. Mouriño
    73’
  21. ⇄ Hugo LopezFor Alberto Moleiro
    80’
  22. L. Cabrera 4–1Assist C. Ngonge
    88’
  23. Sergi CardonaYellow card · Roughing
    89’
  24. Full time · 4–1

Team stats

Villarreal10 shots · 7 in box, 3 outside
Espanyol8 shots · 4 in box, 4 outside
VillarrealEspanyol
49% Possession 51%
0.76 Expected goals (xG) 0.42
1.62 Expected points (xPts) 0.97
10 Shots 8
3 Shots on target 2
4 Shots off target 4
3 Blocked shots 2
7 Shots inside the box 4
3 Shots outside the box 4
422 Passes 427
89% Pass accuracy 86%
5 Corners 7
1 Goalkeeper saves 0
18 Fouls 11
1 Offsides 0
3 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
7.18 Team rating 6.26

Line-ups

Villarreal 4-4-2

16.7 Luíz Júnior(G)
236.7 Sergi Cardona 126.9 Renato Veiga 66.9 Pau Navarro 157.5 S. Mouriño ↓73’
208.2 Alberto Moleiro A↓80’ 106.9 Dani Parejo ↓65’ 186.2 P. Gueye 176.3 T. Buchanan A↓64’
98.6 G. Mikautadze A↓73’ 199.0★ N. Pépé
  • 1Luíz Júnior (G)6.7
  • 23Sergi Cardona6.7
  • 12Renato Veiga6.9
  • 6Pau Navarro6.9
  • 15S. Mouriño↓73’7.5
  • 20Alberto MoleiroA↓80’8.2
  • 10Dani Parejo↓65’6.9
  • 18P. Gueye6.2
  • 17T. BuchananA↓64’6.3
  • 9G. MikautadzeA↓73’8.6
  • 19N. Pépé ★9.0

Substitutes used

  • 22Ayoze Pérez↑64’6.7
  • 14Santi Comesaña↑65’6.5
  • 3A. Freeman↑73’6.2
  • 21T. Oluwaseyi↑73’6.2
  • 32Hugo Lopez↑80’6.3

Unused: Arnau Tenas, Rafa Marín

Espanyol 4-2-3-1

135.3 M. Dmitrović(G)
124.9 José Salinas 67.2 L. Cabrera 56.2 F. Calero Villa ↓48’ 235.6 O. El Hilali
106.9 Pol Lozano 47.0 Urko González
246.7 T. Dolan ↓59’ 86.0 Edu Expósito ↓59’ 116.5 Pere Milla ↓72’
96.2 R. Fernández Jaén ↓59’
  • 13M. Dmitrović (G)5.3
  • 12José Salinas4.9
  • 6L. Cabrera7.2
  • 5F. Calero Villa↓48’6.2
  • 23O. El Hilali5.6
  • 10Pol Lozano6.9
  • 4Urko González7.0
  • 24T. Dolan↓59’6.7
  • 8Edu Expósito↓59’6.0
  • 11Pere Milla↓72’6.5
  • 9R. Fernández Jaén↓59’6.2

Substitutes used

  • 38C. Riedel↑48’6.3
  • 18C. Pickel↑59’6.5
  • 19Kike García↑59’6.2
  • 16C. NgongeA↑59’7.3
  • 20Antoniu Roca↑72’6.3

Unused: Pol Tristán, Ángel Fortuño, Miguel Rubio, Rubén Sánchez, Jofre Carreras

Player stats

Top rated
N. PépéVillarreal9.0
2nd
G. MikautadzeVillarreal8.6
3rd
Alberto MoleiroVillarreal8.2

Villarreal

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
Luíz Júnior G 90 0 0 1 sv 0 82% 22 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.7
Sergi Cardona D 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 95% 21 2 1 0/0 3/2 6.7
Renato Veiga M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 93% 75 0 2 0/0 0/0 6.9
Pau Navarro D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 93% 72 2 0 1/2 2/0 6.9
S. Mouriño D 73 0 0 0 (0) 1 86% 57 1 0 0/0 3/0 7.5
Alberto Moleiro M 80 1 1 1 (1) 1 94% 17 0 0 0/0 1/0 8.2
Dani Parejo M 65 0 0 0 (0) 0 94% 35 0 2 1/1 1/0 6.9
P. Gueye M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 79% 28 0 2 1/1 4/3 6.2
T. Buchanan M 64 0 1 2 (0) 1 92% 12 0 0 1/3 1/1 6.3
G. Mikautadze F 73 1 1 2 (1) 3 78% 9 0 0 1/2 1/2 8.6
N. Pépé F 90 1 0 1 (1) 1 80% 40 1 0 4/5 0/2 9.0
Ayoze Pérez F 26 0 0 0 (0) 1 86% 7 1 0 0/1 0/0 6.7
Santi Comesaña M 25 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 14 0 2 0/0 0/0 6.5
A. Freeman D 17 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 10 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.2
T. Oluwaseyi F 17 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 1 0 0 0/1 0/0 6.2
Hugo Lopez F 10 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 1 1 0 0/0 1/0 6.3

Espanyol

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
M. Dmitrović G 90 0 0 0 sv 0 52% 21 0 0 0/0 0/0 5.3
José Salinas D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 86% 43 0 2 1/1 2/1 4.9
L. Cabrera D 90 1 0 1 (1) 0 98% 51 4 0 0/0 1/0 7.2
F. Calero Villa D 48 0 0 0 (0) 0 90% 39 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.2
O. El Hilali D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 87% 53 0 0 0/0 1/0 5.6
Pol Lozano M 90 0 0 1 (1) 1 90% 51 3 2 0/0 2/2 6.9
Urko González M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 82% 50 1 0 1/1 0/2 7.0
T. Dolan M 59 0 0 1 (0) 0 94% 18 1 0 3/5 0/2 6.7
Edu Expósito M 59 0 0 1 (0) 0 65% 20 0 1 1/1 1/0 6.0
Pere Milla M 72 0 0 0 (0) 3 87% 23 0 0 0/1 1/1 6.5
R. Fernández Jaén F 59 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 4 0 0 0/0 1/3 6.2
C. Riedel D 42 0 0 0 (0) 0 95% 19 1 0 0/0 1/0 6.3
C. Pickel M 31 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 9 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
Kike García F 31 0 0 1 (0) 0 100% 9 0 1 0/0 1/1 6.2
C. Ngonge F 31 0 1 1 (0) 1 71% 14 1 1 0/2 0/2 7.3
Antoniu Roca F 18 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 1 0 0 1/1 0/0 6.3

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.