Villarreal conquers Espanyol 4-2. HIGHLIGHTS

VILLARREAL. Villarreal overcomes Espanyol 4-2.

April 28, 2023

VILLARREAL. Villarreal beats Espanyol 4-2. Villarreal was truly better in terms of ball possession (65%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

Dani Parejo didn’t score a penalty (62′) for Villarreal.

The match was played at the Estadio de la Cerámica stadium in Villarreal on Thursday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. In front of 16,134 spectators. The referee was César Soto Grado who was helped by Iker De Francisco Grijalba and Carlos Álvarez Fernández. The 4th official was Alonso De Ena Wolf. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 20.6 degrees Celsius or 69.03 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 25%.

Match Statistics

Villarreal

4 - 2

Espanyol

! 64 Ball Possession 36

Shots

31 Total 14
13 On Target 4
10 Off Target 5
8 Shots blocked 5

113 Attack 63
79 Dangerous attack 32
62 Ball safe 67

1 Penalties 0
9 Corners 2

Fouls

14 Total 10
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 1

Other

3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Villarreal had a superior ball possession 65% while Espanyol was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Villarreal was putting more pressure with 79 dangerous attacks and 31 shots of which 13 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Villarreal won the match.

Villarreal shot 31 times, 13 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, Espanyol shot 14 times, 4 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Villarreal received 2 yellow cards (Nicolas Jackson and Yéremy Pino). On the other side, Espanyol received 4 yellow cards (Fernando Calero, Javi Puado, César Montes and Óscar Gil).

Also, Espanyol didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Edu Expósito (Espanyol) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (90′).

Match Timeline

16'

40'

Fernando Calero- Yellow

45'

Javi Puado(goal)

Étienne Capoue(goal)

53'

58'

Javi Puado- Yellow

Yéremy Pino - Yellow

58'

Alberto Moreno(var)

60'

61'

Dani Parejo- missed penaltyDani Parejo

62'

Dani Parejo(goal)

63'

67'

Edu Expósito- sub ->Keidi Bare

73'

76'

77'

Óscar Gil- Yellow

80'

85'

Nico Melamed- sub ->Vini Souza

Étienne Capoue(goal)

90'

Ramón Terrats- sub ->Giovani Lo Celso

90'

Álex Baena- sub ->Nicolas Jackson

90'

Alfonso Pedraza- sub ->Alberto Moreno

90'

Edu Expósito- Red

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this contest, Villarreal will have 50 points to remain in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Espanyol will stay with 28 points to sit in the 19th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Villarreal will host Celta de Vigo on the 30th of April with a 10-9 head to head record in favor of Villarreal (6 draws).

Espanyol will host Getafe on the 30th of April with a 14-12 head to head in favor of Espanyol (11 draws).

Villarreal – Formation

Villarreal

Pepe Reina 1.Spain

6.3

Aïssa Mandi 23.Algeria

6.5

Alberto Moreno 18.Spain

6.8

90'

Pau Torres 4.Spain

6.2

Juan Foyth 8.Argentina

6.7

Étienne Capoue 6.France

7.4

53', 90'

Dani Parejo 10.Spain

8.0

63'

Giovani Lo Celso 17.Argentina

8.2

90'

Yéremy Pino 21.Spain

6.2

58'

Samuel Chukwueze 11.Nigeria

7.4

Nicolas Jackson 15.Senegal

6.6

90'

16'

80'

Substitutes

Filip Jørgensen 35.Denmark

Jorge Cuenca 5.Spain

Johan Mojica 12.Colombia

Manu Trigueros 14.Spain

Álex Baena 16.Spain

90'

Ramón Terrats 39.Spain

90'

Alfonso Pedraza 24.Spain

90'

Jorge Pascual 43.Spain

Haissem Hassan 40.France

Villarreal started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Enrique Setién Solar decided to play with the following team: Pepe Reina (6.3), Juan Foyth (6.7), Aïssa Mandi (6.5), Pau Torres (6.2), Alberto Moreno (6.8), Dani Parejo (8.0), Étienne Capoue (7.4), Samuel Chukwueze (7.4), Giovani Lo Celso (8.2), Yéremy Pino (6.2) and Nicolas Jackson (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Manu Trigueros, Jorge Cuenca, Alejandro Baena, Ramón Terrats, Jorge Pascual, Alfonso Pedraza, Filip Jörgensen, Johan Mojica and Haissem Hassan.

Substitutions

Villarreal made 3 changes: Giovani Lo Celso for Ramón Terrats (90′), Nicolas Jackson for Álex Baena (90′) and Alberto Moreno for Pedraza (90′).

Best player: Giovani Lo Celso

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Villarreal was Giovani Lo Celso even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.2) with 57 passes (87% accurate) and 7 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 6 crosses.

Espanyol – Formation

Espanyol

Fernando Pacheco 13.Spain

8.7

Sergi Gómez 24.Spain

6.4

César Montes 23.Mexico

5.8

61'

Fernando Calero 5.Spain

6.4

76'

40'

Óscar Gil 2.Spain

6.2

77'

Keidi Bare 8.Albania

6.9

67'

Vini Souza 12.Brazil

7.0

85'

Martin Braithwaite 17.Denmark

6.7

Javi Puado 7.Spain

7.1

85'

58'

45'

Sergi Darder 10.Spain

7.4

Joselu 9.Spain

7.5

73'

Substitutes

Álvaro Fernández 25.Spain

Joan García 1.Spain

Rubén Sánchez 27.Spain

Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel 18.France

Adrià Pedrosa 3.Spain

85'

Simo Keddari 28.Algeria

6.2

76'

Leandro Cabrera 4.Uruguay

Nico Melamed 21.Spain

85'

José Carlos Lazo 16.Spain

Edu Expósito 20.Spain

6.2

67'

90'

Denis Suárez 6.Spain

Dani Gómez 19.Spain

Espanyol started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).

Luis García Fernández played with: Fernando Pacheco (8.7), Fernando Calero (6.4), César Montes (5.8), Sergi Gómez (6.4), Óscar Gil (6.2), Javi Puado (7.1), Keidi Bare (6.9), Vinícius Souza (7.0), Martin Braithwaite (6.7), Sergi Darder (7.4) and Joselu (7.5).

They had on the bench: Álvaro Fernández, Ruben Sanchez Saez, Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel, Adrià Pedrosa, Nicolás Melamed, Wassim Keddari (6.2), Leandro Cabrera, Joan García, José Carlos Lazo, Dani Gómez, Edu Expósito (6.2) and Denis Suárez.

Substitutions

Espanyol made 4 changes: Keidi Bare for Edu Expósito (67′), Fernando Calero for Wassim Keddari Boulif (76′), Javi Puado for Adrià Pedrosa (85′) and Vini Souza for Nico Melamed (85′).

Best player: Fernando Pacheco

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Espanyol was the goalkeeper: Fernando Pacheco. His rating is 8.72. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 10 saves.