Espanyol vs Villarreal betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the La Liga match on September 26th, 2024

Espanyol and Villarreal will be playing against each other on Thursday, September 26th, 2024, at 17:00h (UTC), in a La Liga football game in Spain, check the Espanyol vs Villarreal betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Espanyol vs Villarreal will occur

The game will be played in the great RCDE Stadium stadium, in the city of Cornella de Llobregat, with a capacity for 40500 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

You can follow the match live on Betarena, with access to all information to help with your sports betting, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the Espanyol vs Villarreal betting tip 2024/2025

Despite the season change, the La Liga has not changed much regarding goals. Today's average goals in the competition are still similar to what was seen in the tournament's last edition. The current mark is 2.61 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.64 goals per game of the last championship.

Espanyol last match

In the last match they played, Espanyol collected a defeat. The opposing team was Real Madrid, and the match - which ended with the result of 4-1 - was valid for La Liga. Coach J. González Álvarez' disposed his team in a 5-3-2 formation.

This defeat was something that was already predicted before the game. The odds for them to win, of 21.00 indicated as much.

The defense certainly did not shine in this match. One of those responsible for the crisis of the defensive department is Omar El Hilali, cumbersome and unpunctual, constantly behind the opponents. The team's overall underwhelming performance was also due to his disappointing performance.

Villarreal last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the last round. In a dispute valid for La Liga, Villarreal, who used a 4-4-2 formation, faced the FC Barcelona team with a final score of 1-5.

The match between the two teams was expected to be quite close, as evidenced by the fact that the home team's defeat had odds of 1.85.

Espanyol vs Villarreal h2h

When these teams last played against each other in La Liga, Espanyol ranked 19th place while Villarreal was in 6th place. Espanyol initiated hostilities with a 4-4-1-1 formation while Villarreal played using a 4-2-3-1 tactic.

The last face-to-face between these two clubs was on 27-04-2023 in a La Liga match of the 2022/2023 season. On that occasion, the match ended with a 4-2 win for Villarreal.

The Villarreal team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 3 wins, compared to the Espanyol team, which won only 2 matches.

Teams each aiming for their goals using their strengths.

Espanyol

La Liga leaderboard now

Espanyol joins this game with 7 points, having lost 3 games, winning only 2, and scoring 1 draw. The team ranks in 13th place in the La Liga and suffers from a negative balance.

In the 7th round, the team has the same score compared to Girona which is just above, in 12th place.

Espanyol analysis

At the end of round 6 in La Liga, Espanyol scored 6 goals and conceded 9 goals.

The Espanyol team comes from a defeat in the La Liga, and its coach José Manuel González Álvarez wants to counter this trend by imposing a loss on his opponent, using the advantage of playing at home.

Recent performances have highlighted that Espanyol is having trouble generating goals, with a low number of goals for and a high number of failed to score matches. This suggests that the team is struggling to create quality chances and convert them into goals, indicating the need for improvement in their attacking play.

With 39.83% of ball possession averaged per game over the course of this league, Espanyol can hardly be said to be the kind of team that imposes its textures on the field. However,in the next match of the season against Villarreal they will have to come down with a whole different attitude on the pitch, and try to build more scoring chances.

One of the team's signings for the season still seems to be in a slow pace of adaptation. Carlos Romero played another underwhelming game in the club's last appearance, against Real Madrid. He failed to show the expected security and did not help Espanyol to come out with the victory.

Best goalscorer from Espanyol

If we want to highlight a player from the team's attack at this stage, we have to name Javi Puado. The Attacker scored 3 goals in the current season, helping Espanyol to achieve victory in several disputes.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Villarreal

La Liga leaderboard now

The Villarreal team with 11 points currently occupies the 5th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Europa League, with a campaign of 3 wins, 2 draws, and 1 loss.

Villarreal analysis

We have reached matchday 6 in La Liga and at the moment Villarreal has made 12 goals and conceded 13.

As we approach the Regular Season, Villarreal is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 4.67 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

This is a top 5 team in the La Liga that wants to keep up with the good performances!

Usually, opposing teams have little chances of beating Villarreal when playing away, who sports a balance of 2 wins, 0 losses, and 1 draw in the La Liga.

Villarreal is a more offensive team than Espanyol, having 488 attacks vs. 454 from Espanyol, having scored 12 times, in comparison, Espanyol converted into goal 6 times.

One of the team's signings for the season still seems to be in a slow pace of adaptation. Sergi Cardona played another underwhelming game in the club's last appearance, against FC Barcelona. He failed to show the expected security and did not help Villarreal to come out with the victory.

Best goalscorer from Villarreal

In the individual highlights of the team in the offensive sector, the focus falls on Ayoze Pérez so far in the competition. With 4 goals with his signature, the Attacker has helped his team Villarreal to achieve victorious results this season.

Interesting Match Facts:

Despite having a lower number of shots per game, Espanyol has a high conversion rate and a striker in top form, making them favorites to score the first goal in this match against Villarreal, who has a tendency to concede early.

For punters some entries may be interesting for this match, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Espanyol is Javi Puado, who has already scored 3 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Villarreal is Ayoze Pérez, he has scored in 4 opportunities.

Most goals are scored between 75-90 as some study shows, which makes this a good time to bet for those following the live game.

The option of betting under 2.5 goals is also compelling since Villarreal has an average of 1.67 goals per game as a visitor and often not suffers goals playing away from home, making this a market to explore.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.91.

Corners Top Betting Tips

Something to explore in order to get favorable betting results is noting the average of 3.84 corners per game which one can get by combining the number of corners of both teams.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Espanyol has an average of 2 yellow cards per game over the 6 rounds, while Villarreal has an average of 3.4. In other words, these teams together are averaging 6.33 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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