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Villarreal vs Espanyol Prediction

Friday 30 October 2026, 20:00 La Liga

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The model's read

Villarreal crestVillarreal 60% Draw 23% Espanyol crestEspanyol 17%

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The read

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Neck and neck in the La Liga standings. Villarreal (12th, 9 pts) host Espanyol (15th, 8 pts) in a contest that promises intensity.

The data leans towards Villarreal, but there's enough doubt to stay careful. Espanyol have the tools to make this uncomfortable.

The model says

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The call on this game Over 1.5
The best price 1.20Bet365

Every call is logged before kick-off and graded in public. The whole record is on the track record, misses included.

Add the call to my slip · 1.20

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The model v the market

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Match modelBest priceImplied
Villarreal win 60% 1.55 65%
Draw 23% 4.20 24%
Espanyol win 17% 5.25 19%
Villarreal or draw 1.17 85%
Espanyol or draw 45% 2.38 42%
Either side to win, no draw 1.22 82%
Over 2.5 goals 58% 1.62 62%
Both teams to score 56% 1.67 60%

Best price across the books we track, the same price as the list below, where the book is named.

The singles' third check uses our goals model, a separate number.

Every priced market

11 markets
Villarreal or Espanyol (double chance) William Hill 1.22
Villarreal under 3 goals Marathon Bet 1.21
Under 2 first half goals Marathon Bet 1.22
Under 4 goals Pinnacle 1.27
Over 2 goals Pinnacle 1.26
Over 0.5 first half goals Bet365 1.28
Under 2.5 second half goals Bet365 1.28
Espanyol under 1.5 goals Bet365 1.30
Over 1 second half goals Marathon Bet 1.28
Villarreal under 2.5 goals Bet365 1.44
Espanyol over 0.5 goals Bet365 1.50

The bookmakers' best prices on every market we track for this game, corners, cards and shots included. Prices are theirs, with their margin in; our own number appears only where the model has a graded record. Tap any to add it to your slip.

Since we first priced it

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Over 2.5 goals 1.66 to 1.62 shortening

The best price when we first priced this game, then the best price now. Drifting means the price got longer, shortening means shorter.

Recent form

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Villarreal crestVillarreal DWLWWL

Last 6, newest first: 3 won, 1 drawn, 2 lost. 10 scored, 6 conceded.

Sat 17 Oct Elche crestv Elche 0-0 Drew
Tue 13 Oct Napoli crestv Napoli 3-1 Won
Sat 10 Oct Real Madrid crestat Real Madrid 0-1 Lost
Sun 20 Sep Levante crestv Levante 3-1 Won
Thu 17 Sep Málaga crestat Málaga 3-1 Won
Mon 14 Sep Real Betis crestv Real Betis 1-2 Lost
Espanyol crestEspanyol LDLLWD

Last 6, newest first: 1 won, 2 drawn, 3 lost. 6 scored, 8 conceded.

Sat 17 Oct Atlético Madrid crestv Atlético Madrid 0-1 Lost
Fri 9 Oct Málaga crestat Málaga 1-1 Drew
Fri 18 Sep Elche crestv Elche 1-3 Lost
Tue 15 Sep Rayo Vallecano crestat Rayo Vallecano 1-2 Lost
Sat 12 Sep Osasuna crestat Osasuna 2-0 Won
Sun 6 Sep Sevilla crestv Sevilla 1-1 Drew

Each side's last finished games in all competitions, their goals first. At home reads v, away reads at.

Villarreal v Espanyol: the numbers

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Villarreal crestVillarrealEspanyol crestEspanyol 12League position15 2-3-4League record, won-drawn-lost2-2-5 13-13Goals for and against11-12 9Points8 1-1-2Home record v away record1-1-2 1.44Scored a game1.22 1.44Conceded a game1.33 2.12xG for a game1.14 21%Clean sheets26% 16%Failed to score24% 63%Both teams scored58%

League record and goals from this season's table where the feed carries it; the rates are the share of each side's games in the data we hold.

Villarreal v Espanyol: head to head

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Villarreal won 8 1 draw Espanyol won 1
2.8 goals a game 5/10 both scored 5/10 over 2.5
9 Feb 2026 Villarreal crestEspanyol crestVillarreal v Espanyol 4-1
8 Nov 2025 Espanyol crestVillarreal crestEspanyol v Villarreal 0-2
27 Apr 2025 Villarreal crestEspanyol crestVillarreal v Espanyol 1-0
26 Sep 2024 Espanyol crestVillarreal crestEspanyol v Villarreal 1-2
27 Apr 2023 Villarreal crestEspanyol crestVillarreal v Espanyol 4-2
9 Nov 2022 Espanyol crestVillarreal crestEspanyol v Villarreal 0-1
27 Feb 2022 Villarreal crestEspanyol crestVillarreal v Espanyol 5-1
21 Aug 2021 Espanyol crestVillarreal crestEspanyol v Villarreal 0-0
19 Jan 2020 Villarreal crestEspanyol crestVillarreal v Espanyol 1-2
20 Oct 2019 Espanyol crestVillarreal crestEspanyol v Villarreal 0-1

Likely scorelines

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2-18% 3-14% 3-03% 3-23% 4-11% 4-01%

From each side's goals scored and conceded a game, the home side's goals first. Information, not a call.

Villarreal vs Espanyol: FAQs

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Villarreal vs Espanyol prediction: what is the call?

The call on this game is Over 1.5 at 1.20. Every call is logged before kick-off and graded in public, misses included.

What time does Villarreal vs Espanyol kick off?

Villarreal vs Espanyol kicks off on Friday 30 October 2026 at 20:00 UK time (La Liga).

What are the best odds for Villarreal vs Espanyol?

The best prices across the books we track: Villarreal 1.55, the draw 4.20, Espanyol 5.25. Prices move; the table on this page is the latest.

What form are Villarreal and Espanyol in?

Villarreal have won 3, drawn 1 and lost 2 of their last 6 (D W L W W L, newest first), scoring 10 and conceding 6. Espanyol have won 1, drawn 2 and lost 3 of their last 6 (L D L L W D, newest first), scoring 6 and conceding 8.

What is the head to head between Villarreal and Espanyol?

In their last 10 meetings on our record, Villarreal won 8, Espanyol won 1 and 1 was drawn. The most recent, 9 Feb 2026, finished Villarreal 4-1 Espanyol.

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The singles we'd pick ourselves, with the research and the price behind each one

  • The daily singles. Each one cleared three checks: the line landed in at least 9 of the two sides' last 12 games, a UK price of 1.35 or more, and our model's number clears what the price needs. Usually 0 to 5 a day, one unit each.
  • The case for each, put together. The last 12 against what the price needs, who is missing, the head to head, and the best price at a UK bookmaker, in one place.
  • The desk's card on every fixture it covers. Its verdict, every market graded, and the reason written down. And tomorrow's singles the night before.

Every pick published before kick-off, graded in public. The losing ones stay on the page.

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