Espanyol vs Villarreal
Espanyol and Villarreal, both La Liga sides, compared over the 2025/2026 season in the La Liga. Espanyol played 38 matches and Villarreal 38. The 9 metrics below are measured per match, with each side ranked against the rest of its league.
Espanyol2025/2026 · La Liga · 38 matches
Villarreal2025/2026 · La Liga · 38 matchesper match · rank vs leagueEspanyol leads on shots at 12.6 per match against 12.0, 5% more (7th of 20 in the league) and duels won at 48.4 per match against 46.2 (11th of 20 in the league).
Villarreal leads on goals at 1.89 per match against 1.13, 67% more (3rd of 20 in the league), expected goals (xG) at 1.62 per match against 1.33, 22% more (3rd of 20 in the league) and goals conceded at 1.21 per match against 1.45, 16% fewer (6th of 20 in the league).
Overall Villarreal has a clear edge, leading 7 of the 9 metrics to Espanyol's 2. League context matters: a rank shows how each side compares with its own division, not with the other's.