La Liga

La Liga | Gameweek 26

Feb 27, 2022 at 1pm UK

Estadio El Madrigal

Villarreal
5 - 1
Espanyol

Pino (14', 20', 45', 53'), Dia (86')
Aurier (31'), Albiol (90+2')

FT(HT: 3-0)

Bare (65')
Pedrosa (40')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's La Liga clash between Villarreal and Espanyol, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Villarreal win with a probability of 57.7%. A draw had a probability of 22.7% and a win for Espanyol had a probability of 19.56%.

The most likely scoreline for a Villarreal win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.22%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.25%) and 2-1 (9.87%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.8%), while for a Espanyol win it was 0-1 (5.91%). The actual scoreline of 5-1 was predicted with a 1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Villarreal would win this match.

Result
Villarreal	Draw	Espanyol
57.7%	22.73%	19.56%

Both teams to score 51.86%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

52.81%

47.18%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

30.58%

69.41%

Villarreal Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

83.92%

16.08%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

54.54%

45.46%

Espanyol Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

61.8%

38.2%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

25.03%

74.96%

Score Analysis

Villarreal 57.69%

Espanyol 19.57%

Draw 22.73%

Villarreal	Draw	Espanyol
1-0 @ 11.22% 2-0 @ 10.25% 2-1 @ 9.87% 3-0 @ 6.25% 3-1 @ 6.02% 3-2 @ 2.89% 4-0 @ 2.86% 4-1 @ 2.75% 4-2 @ 1.32% 5-0 @ 1.04% 5-1 @ 1.01% Other @ 2.21% Total : 57.69%	1-1 @ 10.8% 0-0 @ 6.14% 2-2 @ 4.75% 3-3 @ 0.93% Other @ 0.11% Total : 22.73%	0-1 @ 5.91% 1-2 @ 5.2% 0-2 @ 2.84% 1-3 @ 1.67% 2-3 @ 1.52% 0-3 @ 0.91% Other @ 1.51% Total : 19.57%

How you voted: Villarreal vs Espanyol

Villarreal

88.8%

Draw

8.8%

Espanyol

2.5%