xF.
Espanyol

0–2

xG 0.75–1.80

GENERATED 11 Aug 14:59

Villarreal

RCDE Stadium

Cornella de Llobregat · Sat 8 Nov, 20:00 UK · La Liga · Cap 40,000

xVerdict

VIL deserved this on chance quality. The open-play gap sat with VIL. ESY held the pressure for most of the night.

GENERATED 11 Aug 14:59

Chance story

Where the chances came fromFact
VIL led chance quality.
xAnalysis

Open play split 0.69–1.70.

ESYVIL
0.69Open play1.70
0.06Set play0.09
0.04Corners0.09
Shot profileFact
ESY took 14 shots without a big chance.
xAnalysis

Seven were blocked.

ESYVIL

Shots

14 – 9

xG / shot

0.05 – 0.20

On target

3 – 3

Inside box

8 – 7

Outside box

6 – 2

Blocked

7 – 3

Woodwork

0 – 1

Big chances

0 – 1

Big missed

0 – 0

KeeperFact
Keeper numbers are not stored for this match yet.

Expected goals prevented is not stored for this match.

Decisive people & moments

TimelineFact
VIL scored first.
xAnalysis

The opener came in the 43'.

First half

  • 43'Gerard Moreno scores (left foot shot, Santi Comesaña).

Second half

  • 57'Alberto Moleiro scores (right foot shot).
  • 60'Kike García on, Pol Lozano off.
  • 61'Yellow, Tajon Buchanan (Foul).
  • 71'Jofre Carreras on, Edu Expósito off.
  • 71'Nicolas Pépé on, Gerard Moreno off.
  • 71'Charles Pickel on, Pere Milla off.
  • 74'Pape Gueye on, Santi Comesaña off.
  • 74'Ayoze Pérez on, Tani Oluwaseyi off.
  • 81'Yellow, Pau Navarro (Foul).
  • 82'Miguel Rubio on, Urko González de Zárate off.
  • 82'Rubén Sánchez on, Omar El Hilali off.
  • 83'Ilias Akhomach on, Tajon Buchanan off.
  • 83'Sergi Cardona on, Alberto Moleiro off.
  • Goal
  • Yellow card
  • Red card
  • Substitution
  • VAR
Starting shape · 4-4-1-1 vs 4-4-2Fact
Both started a back four and two strikers.
xAnalysis

That is VIL's season.

ESY · 4-4-1-1VIL · 4-4-2

456891011121323241471214161720212426ZárateCaleroTaillandierExpósitoFernándezLozanoMillaSalinasDmitrovicHilaliDolanJúniorMarínMorenoVeigaComesañaParteyBuchananMoleiroOluwaseyiPedrazaNavarro
Player ratingsFact
VIL's XI rated higher.
xAnalysis

The averages finished 6.7–7.2. Pedraza led the card at 7.8.

ESY

24Tyrhys DolanMF907.52
12José SalinasDF907.23
19Kike GarcíaFW307.01
23Omar El HilaliDF826.91
5Fernando CaleroDF906.80
8Edu ExpósitoFW716.83
6Ludovic TaillandierDF906.70
15Miguel RubioDF86.60
17Jofre CarrerasFW196.61
10Pol LozanoMF606.60
18Charles PickelMF196.60
4Urko González de ZárateMF826.50
2Rubén SánchezDF86.50
9Roberto FernándezFW906.41
11Pere MillaMF716.40
13Marko DmitrovicGK906.20

VIL

24Alfonso PedrazaDF907.82
7Gerard MorenoFW717.80
1Luiz JúniorGK907.60
14Santi ComesañaMF747.41
20Alberto MoleiroMF837.41
4Rafa MarínDF907.30
12Renato VeigaDF907.20
16Thomas ParteyMF907.21
26Pau NavarroDF906.90
17Tajon BuchananMF836.71
18Pape GueyeMF166.70
19Nicolas PépéFW196.50
22Ayoze PérezFW166.51
21Tani OluwaseyiFW746.30
23Sergi CardonaDF76.30
11Ilias AkhomachFW76.30
Missing playersFact
No sidelined players stored for this match.

No sidelined players stored for this match.

How it tilted

MomentumFact
VIL still found the net.
xAnalysis

It came against the run of pressure.

  • Goal
  • Big chance
HT1H2H
Field tiltFact
ESY held territory in VIL's third.
xAnalysis

When the ball went high, ESY played through the middle.

ESY thirdMiddleVIL third
23%38%40%
ESYVIL
Match statsFact
ESY had more of the ball.
xAnalysis

VIL had the better chances.

ESYVIL

Possession

55% – 45%

Lge 50.0%

Passes

563 – 483

Lge 437.2

Corners

4 – 2

Lge 4.8

Tackles

13 – 18

Lge 16.5

npxG

0.75 – 1.80