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Villarreal 0-1 Espanyol, LaLiga

LaLiga · Matchday 11Full time
Villarreal

0–1

xG 0.84 – 0.20

Half time 0–0

Espanyol
  • Cabrera 60′
Kick-off
Venue
Estadio de la Cerámica
Referee
José María Sánchez Martínez
Attendance
17,486
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Villarreal 0-1 Espanyol. xG 0.8-0.2. Espanyol won it with fewer chances.

Our call3–1

Final0–1

We predicted 3-1. It finished 0-1. We said Villarreal. It was Espanyol won.

We missed this one

Ratings out of 10

Line-ups and ratings

Villarreal

4-4-2 · Inigo Pérez

Avg rating 6.52

Espanyol

4-2-3-1 · Sergio García

Avg rating 7.15

  • Gulácsi

    #25 · Goalkeeper · Villarreal

    90′ played

    6.3

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

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  • Cardona

    #23 · Left-back · Villarreal

    59′ played

    6.9

    Off 59′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.10
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  • Navarro

    #6 · Centre-back · Villarreal

    80′ played

    6.3

    Off 80′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

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  • Veiga

    #12 · Centre-back · Villarreal

    90′ played

    7.1

    Passing

    xA
    0.22
    Player page

  • Mouriño

    #15 · Right-back · Villarreal

    90′ played

    7.8

    Passing

    xA
    0.02

    Attack

    xG
    0.15
    Player page

  • Moleiro

    #10 · Left midfielder · Villarreal

    59′ played

    6.6

    Off 59′

    Passing

    xA
    0.05
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  • Comesaña

    #14 · Midfielder · Villarreal

    90′ played

    6.8

    Passing

    xA
    0.05
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  • Maciá

    #16 · Midfielder · Villarreal

    90′ played

    6.8

    Passing

    xA
    0.02

    Attack

    xG
    0.05
    Player page

  • Buchanan

    #17 · Right midfielder · Villarreal

    80′ played

    5.8

    Off 80′

    Passing

    xA
    0.06

    Attack

    xG
    0.20
    Player page

  • Gerard Moreno

    #7 · Forward · Villarreal

    18′ played

    6.1

    Off 18′

    xG
    0.00

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
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  • Mikautadze

    #9 · Forward · Villarreal

    90′ played

    6.7
    xG
    0.26

    Passing

    xA
    0.36
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  • Fortuno

    #1 · Goalkeeper · Espanyol

    90′ played

    8.5

    Player of the match

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

    Player page

  • Hinojo

    #21 · Left-back · Espanyol

    61′ played

    7.1

    Off 62′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

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  • Cabrera

    #6 · Centre-back · Espanyol

    90′ played

    7.8

    1 goal

    Attack

    xG
    0.12
    Player page

  • Drkusic

    #16 · Centre-back · Espanyol

    90′ played

    7.5

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

    Player page

  • El Hilali

    #23 · Right-back · Espanyol

    90′ played

    7.7

    Passing

    xA
    0.02
    Player page

  • Expósito

    #8 · Defensive midfielder · Espanyol

    90′ played

    7.1

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
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  • Bauzà

    #26 · Defensive midfielder · Espanyol

    61′ played

    7.4

    Off 62′

    Passing

    xA
    0.02
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  • Zaragoza

    #15 · Left winger · Espanyol

    77′ played

    7.5

    1 assistOff 77′

    xG
    0.05

    Passing

    xA
    0.17
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  • Hernández

    #28 · Attacking midfielder · Espanyol

    88′ played

    7.6

    Off 88′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
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  • Santiago

    #36 · Right winger · Espanyol

    77′ played

    7.1

    Off 77′

    xG
    0.02

    Passing

    xA
    0.11
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  • Fernández

    #9 · Forward · Espanyol

    90′ played

    6.3
    xG
    0.00
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Bench

  • Pépé

    #19 · Substitute · Villarreal

    72′ played

    6.6

    On 18′

    Passing

    xA
    0.07

    Attack

    xG
    0.06
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  • Romero

    #20 · Substitute · Villarreal

    31′ played

    6.4

    On 59′

    Passing

    xA
    0.02
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  • Ayoze

    #22 · Substitute · Villarreal

    31′ played

    6.2

    On 59′

    Passing

    xA
    0.04
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  • Freeman

    #3 · Substitute · Villarreal

    10′ played

    6.0

    On 80′

    Passing

    xA
    0.04
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  • Oluwaseyi

    #21 · Substitute · Villarreal

    10′ played

    5.8

    On 80′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.03
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Bench

  • Lozano

    #10 · Substitute · Espanyol

    29′ played

    6.8

    On 62′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
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  • Ángel

    #32 · Substitute · Espanyol

    29′ played

    6.2

    On 62′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

    Player page

  • Puado

    #7 · Substitute · Espanyol

    13′ played

    6.6

    On 77′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.02
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  • Peries

    #33 · Substitute · Espanyol

    13′ played

    6.1

    On 77′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
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  • Moscardo

    #20 · Substitute · Espanyol

    2′ played

    On 88′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

    Player page

Tap a player who has played to see his numbers from this game. Photos: Steffen Prößdorf / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Bryan Berlin / CC BY-SA 4.0 · www.realvalladolid.es, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Rolandhino1 / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Paté kroute / CC0 · David J Nelson Sports Photography / CC0 · jamesboyes / CC BY 2.0 · Vanja Drkušić / CC BY-SA 3.0

Side by side

The numbers

  • 63%Possession37%
    VIL 63%, ESP 37%.
  • 0.84Expected goals (xG)0.20
    VIL 0.84, ESP 0.20.
  • 0.84Non-penalty xG0.20
    VIL 0.84, ESP 0.20.
  • 0.89xG on target0.62
    VIL 0.89, ESP 0.62.
  • 14Shots5
    VIL 14, ESP 5.
  • 4On target3
    VIL 4, ESP 3.
  • 0Big chances1
    VIL 0, ESP 1.
  • 564Passes326
    VIL 564, ESP 326.
  • 89%Pass accuracy81%
    VIL 89%, ESP 81%.
  • 7Corners3
    VIL 7, ESP 3.
  • 18Tackles24
    VIL 18, ESP 24.
  • 5Interceptions11
    VIL 5, ESP 11.
  • 2.9PPDA (lower = more pressing)6.2
    VIL 2.9, ESP 6.2.
  • 15Fouls13
    VIL 15, ESP 13.
  • 3Yellow cards3
    VIL 3, ESP 3.
  • 0Red cards0
    VIL 0, ESP 0.

Minute by minute

Every moment

VillarrealEspanyol
  1. Substitution, Pépé (Off Gerard Moreno)
    18′
  2. 21′
    Yellow card, Bauzà
  3. 41′
    Yellow card, Hinojo
  4. Yellow card, Cardona
    53′
  5. Yellow card, Comesaña
    56′
  6. Substitution, Romero (Off Moleiro / Cardona)
    59′
  7. Substitution, Ayoze (Off Moleiro / Cardona)
    59′
  8. 60′
    Goal, Cabrera (Zaragoza)0–1
  9. 62′
    Substitution, Lozano (Off Hinojo / Bauzà)
  10. 62′
    Substitution, Ángel (Off Hinojo / Bauzà)
  11. 75′
    Yellow card, Zaragoza
  12. 77′
    Substitution, Puado (Off Zaragoza / Santiago)
  13. 77′
    Substitution, Peries (Off Zaragoza / Santiago)
  14. Substitution, Freeman (Off Navarro / Buchanan)
    80′
  15. Substitution, Oluwaseyi (Off Navarro / Buchanan)
    80′
  16. 88′
    Substitution, Moscardo (Off Hernández)
  17. Yellow card, Maciá
    90′

Photos: Bryan Berlin / CC BY-SA 4.0 · www.realvalladolid.es, CC BY-SA 4.0 · David J Nelson Sports Photography / CC0 · jamesboyes / CC BY 2.0

19 shots

Every shot

← ESP attack

VIL attack →

Cabrera 60′Espanyol · Goal · Set piece · Left foot0.50xGOT0.12xG
  • Goal
  • Saved
  • Missed or woodwork
  • Blocked
  • Bigger = higher xG

Expected goals, minute by minute

How the game flowed

Villarreal0.84xG

Espanyol0.20xG

Full time0–1

0.00.51.00′15′30′HT60′75′90′Cabrera 60′

Each step is a shot, its height the chance it was a goal. Drag across the chart to replay the game.

Five minutes at a time

Who was on top

Villarreal on top95%

Espanyol on top5%

HT0′–5′: Villarreal on top5′–10′: Villarreal on top10′–15′: Villarreal on top15′–20′: Espanyol on top20′–25′: Villarreal on top25′–30′: Villarreal on top30′–35′: Villarreal on top35′–40′: Villarreal on top40′–45′: Villarreal on top45′–50′: Villarreal on top50′–55′: Villarreal on top55′–60′: Villarreal on top60′–65′: Villarreal on top65′–70′: Villarreal on top70′–75′: Villarreal on top75′–80′: Villarreal on top80′–85′: Villarreal on top85′–90′: Villarreal on top90′–95′: Villarreal on top

Shot quality and touches in the final third, five minutes at a time. Goals, cards and subs sit at their minute, home above the bars and away below: hover or tap one to see who.

Average positions and passing links

Pass networks

11Mikautadze45Veiga31Mouriño18Pépé39Comesaña26Navarro15Buchanan12Moleiro29Cardona21Maciá11Gulácsi

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Villarreal · Longest unchanged XI, 17' to 58' (after an early substitution)Busiest link: Veiga and Cardona, 22 passes.Centralisation index 0.09: Veiga made 1.9× an even share of the passes.
29Expósito18Bauzà35Hinojo27Cabrera17Zaragoza14Santiago21El Hilali27Drkusic18Hernández28Fortuno6Fernández

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Espanyol · Starting XI until the first substitution (60')Busiest link: Drkusic and Fortuno, 14 passes.Centralisation index 0.06: Hinojo made 1.6× an even share of the passes.

Villarreal leaned more on one or two passers (centralisation 0.09 against 0.06).

Fewer passesMoreCircles: passes made (up to 45), the number inside. Lines: passes between the pair (up to 22).

Centralisation index runs from 0, when every player made the same number of passes, to 1, when one player made them all. Higher means the play ran through fewer players. Attacking to the right.