Football Previews
Espanyol vs Villarreal
Competition – Spanish Primera
Stadium – RCDE Stadium
Date: 18th February 2018
Kick-off time – 17:30 GMT
These two sides are good teams at least on paper but it is safe to say they have not been achieving as much as you would expect them to this season.
Espanyol head into this game with two consecutive draws against Barcelona and Celta Vigo and they will be looking to do a little better by securing a win in this game.
They are currently 15th in the league table but they have a good points cushion ahead of the drop zone.
Espanyol have an enviable home record that has seen them win over Atletico 1-0 and avoid a home defeat to Barcelona despite paying the league leaders two times in the RCDE Stadium this season.
Villarreal on the other hand have suddenly started struggling and they head into this game off the back of three consecutive losses.
One of the reasons for their drop in form is a growing list of injuries to their star men and their fans would be hoping that they can bounce back from their Europa League loss to Lyon on Thursday here.
They have a solid record against Espanyol as they have not lost any of their last 5 games against Espanyol, and are unbeaten in their last six visits to the RCDE Stadium.
Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions
Espanyol
| LAST FIVE GAMES | DATE | COMPETITION | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | Celta Vigo |  |
2-2 |  |
Espanyol | 11 Feb, 2018 | Spanish Primera División |
| D | Espanyol | |
1-1 |  |
Barcelona | 4 Feb, 2018 | Spanish Primera División |
| L | Leganes |  |
3-2 | |
Espanyol | 28 Jan, 2018 | Spanish Primera División |
| L | Barcelona | |
2-0 | |
Espanyol | 25 Jan, 2018 | Spanish Copa del Rey |
| L | Espanyol | |
0-3 |  |
Sevilla FC | 20 Jan, 2018 | Spanish Primera División |
Villarreal
| LAST FIVE GAMES | DATE | COMPETITION | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Villarreal |  |
1-2 |  |
Alavés | 10 Feb, 2018 | Spanish Primera División |
| L | Real Betis |  |
2-1 | |
Villarreal | 3 Feb, 2018 | Spanish Primera División |
| W | Villarreal | |
4-2 |  |
Real Sociedad | 27 Jan, 2018 | Spanish Primera División |
| W | Villarreal | |
2-1 |  |
Levante | 20 Jan, 2018 | Spanish Primera División |
| W | Real Madrid |  |
0-1 | |
Villarreal | 13 Jan, 2018 | Spanish Primera División |
H2H
| LAST FIVE GAMES | DATE | COMPETITION | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villarreal | |
0-0 | |
Espanyol | 21 Sep, 2017 | Spanish Primera División |
| Villarreal | |
2-0 | |
Espanyol | 4 Mar, 2017 | Spanish Primera División |
| Espanyol | |
0-0 | |
Villarreal | 2 Oct, 2016 | Spanish Primera División |
| Espanyol | |
2-2 | |
Villarreal | 23 Jan, 2016 | Spanish Primera División |
| Villarreal | |
3-1 | |
Espanyol | 28 Aug, 2015 | Spanish Primera División |
Other fixtures taking place this week in the Spanish Primera:
| November 2, 2024 | ||
| Valencia | 21:00 | Real Madrid |
| November 22, 2024 | ||
| Getafe | 21:00 | Real Valladolid |
| November 23, 2024 | ||
| Valencia | 14:00 | Real Betis |
| Atlético de Madrid | 16:15 | Alaves |
| Las Palmas | 18:30 | Mallorca |
| Girona | 18:30 | Espanyol |
| Celta Vigo | 21:00 | Barcelona |
| November 24, 2024 | ||
| Osasuna | 14:00 | Villarreal |
| Sevilla | 16:15 | Rayo Vallecano |
| Leganes | 18:30 | Real Madrid |
| Athletic Bilbao | 21:00 | Real Sociedad |
| November 29, 2024 | ||
| Mallorca | 21:00 | Valencia |
| November 30, 2024 | ||
| Barcelona | 14:00 | Las Palmas |
| Alaves | 16:15 | Leganes |
| Espanyol | 18:30 | Celta Vigo |
| Real Valladolid | 21:00 | Atlético de Madrid |
| December 1, 2024 | ||
| Villarreal | 14:00 | Girona |
| Real Madrid | 16:15 | Getafe |
| Rayo Vallecano | 18:30 | Athletic Bilbao |
| Real Sociedad | 21:00 | Real Betis |
Spanish Primera Table
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | G | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 12 | +28 | 33 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 11 | +14 | 27 |
| 3 | Atlético de Madrid | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 26 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 24 |
| 5 | Osasuna | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 21 |
| 6 | Athletic Bilbao | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 20 |
| 7 | Real Betis | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 20 |
| 8 | Real Sociedad | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 18 |
| 9 | Mallorca | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | +0 | 18 |
| 10 | Girona | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 18 |
| 11 | Celta Vigo | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 17 |
| 12 | Rayo Vallecano | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | +0 | 16 |
| 13 | Sevilla | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 15 |
| 14 | Leganes | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 14 |
| 15 | Alaves | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 22 | -8 | 13 |
| 16 | Las Palmas | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 22 | -6 | 12 |
| 17 | Getafe | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 10 |
| 18 | Espanyol | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 22 | -11 | 10 |
| 19 | Real Valladolid | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 25 | -15 | 9 |
| 20 | Valencia | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 7 |
Spanish Primera Results
| November 10, 2024 | ||
| Real Sociedad | 1 - 0 | Barcelona |
| Real Valladolid | 1 - 1 | Athletic Bilbao |
| Getafe | 0 - 1 | Girona |
| Mallorca | 0 - 1 | Atlético de Madrid |
| Real Betis | 2 - 2 | Celta Vigo |
| November 9, 2024 | ||
| Leganes | 1 - 0 | Sevilla |
| Villarreal | 3 - 0 | Alaves |
| Real Madrid | 4 - 0 | Osasuna |
| November 8, 2024 | ||
| Rayo Vallecano | 1 - 3 | Las Palmas |
| November 4, 2024 | ||
| Celta Vigo | 1 - 0 | Getafe |
| November 3, 2024 | ||
| Athletic Bilbao | 1 - 1 | Real Betis |
| Sevilla | 0 - 2 | Real Sociedad |
| Barcelona | 3 - 1 | Espanyol |
| Atlético de Madrid | 2 - 0 | Las Palmas |
| November 2, 2024 | ||
| Girona | 4 - 3 | Leganes |
| Osasuna | 1 - 0 | Real Valladolid |
| November 1, 2024 | ||
| Alaves | 1 - 0 | Mallorca |
| October 28, 2024 | ||
| Mallorca | 0 - 0 | Athletic Bilbao |
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