Player of the match Ángel Fortuño 8.1
GolVolt rating 4.9GolVolt rating
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Espanyol: chance of winning before kick-off and after minute 92.
Espanyol climb 6 places in the table. Villarreal stay in place 10.
Espanyol kept a clean sheet against 1.0 xG.
The turning point is the biggest jump in the match: after the goal for 0:1, from 14% to 49% (Espanyol).
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90+4' · 0:1Villarreal 0%draw 7%Espanyol 92%
90+4' · 0:1xG Villarreal 1.03xG Espanyol 0.31
90+4' · 0:1Last 10 minutes: Villarreal pressing (12:4 dangerous attacks)
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Roberto Fernández scores, Villarreal 0–1 Espanyol
Espanyol leading away from home? No — they are simply leading: in the 48th minute Roberto Fernández scored the first goal of the match, set up by Javi Hernández. It is his seventh La Liga goal this season.
Number of the match: 7 — That is how many league goals Roberto Fernández now has this season.
Villarreal and Espanyol head into the dressing room at 0–0. The hosts held the ball more often and had more shots, but only two of them were on target.
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Shots with no reward. Villarreal had 62% possession in the first half, Espanyol 38%. The hosts took 7 shots, 2 of them on target. The visitors shot 3 times, once on target. Espanyol won more corners: 3 to 2.
Streaks and scorers before the game. Villarreal had scored in 3 matches in a row, and both teams had scored in 7 of their last 10 games. For Espanyol it was 8 out of 10. Villarreal's top league scorer before this game was Georges Mikautadze: 3 goals and an assist in 10 matches. For Espanyol, Roberto Fernández led the way with 6 goals in 10 matches.
In matchday 11 of La Liga, Villarreal host Espanyol. The hosts won all of their last four games against this opponent after 90 minutes, and they are 10th in the table.
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After 10 league games, Villarreal have 12 points: three wins, three draws and four defeats. Their goal tally is 15 scored and 14 conceded. They recently beat Valencia 2–1 away, with Georges Mikautadze, who came off the bench, scoring. At home, Villarreal have won only one of their four league games so far.
Espanyol have lost four of their last five games in all competitions. After 10 matchdays they have conceded 14 goals in the league. In Villarreal the visitors will be without Kike García, who is injured.
In the league, Villarreal have scored 5 of their 15 goals after the 75th minute and conceded 3 of their 14 in that period. Espanyol have scored 2 of their 12 goals after the 75th minute and conceded 6 of their 14.
Villarreal's top league scorer is Georges Mikautadze: he has 3 goals and an assist in 10 games. At Espanyol, Roberto Fernández leads the way with 6 goals in 10 games. Villarreal will be without Sergi Cardona because of injury.
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Cabrera scored the winner.
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GolVolt rating 4.9more watchable than 49% of La Liga matches
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red card · since 25 Oct · until 31 Oct · 1 match missed
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since 4 Aug · until 18 Jan 2027 · 12 matches missed · Muscle Injury
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