PREVIEW | Espanyol vs Villarreal - team news, lineups, predictions

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·6 November 2025

PREVIEW | Espanyol vs Villarreal - team news, lineups, predictions

Espanyol and Villarreal go head-to-head at RCDE Stadium this Saturday in the La Liga.

Espanyol have 18 points to their name this season and occupy 6th position in the table. In their last game, Manolo González's team lost 2-1 against Alavés (La Liga 2025/26).

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Villarreal have won 23 points to date and are placed in 3rd position. In their last fixture, Marcelino Toral's team suffered a 1-0 reverse against Pafos FC (UEFA Champions League 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Villarreal winning 1-0.

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Last starting XIs

Espanyol ( vs Alavés 2025-11-02): Marko Dmitrović, Rubén Sánchez, Clemens Riedel, Leandro Cabrera, Carlos Romero, Jofre Carreras, Pol Lozano, Edu Expósito, Antoniu Roca, Pere Milla, Kike García

Villarreal ( vs Pafos FC 2025-11-05): Luiz Júnior, Santiago Mouriño, Renato Veiga, Juan Foyth, Sergi Cardona, Nicolas Pépé, Dani Parejo, Pape Gueye, Alberto Moleiro, Ayoze Pérez, Georges Mikautadze

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MANAGERS

Manolo González faced Marcelino Toral on four occasions, recording only losses.
Marcelino Toral faced Espanyol on 19 occasions, recording ten wins, six draws and three losses
Manolo González faced Villarreal on two occasions, recording only losses.

TEAMS

At home, Espanyol currently has one loss in the last six games.
At home, Espanyol has been scoring goals in six consecutive games.
Espanyol has been scoring goals in five consecutive games.

HEAD TO HEAD

Espanyol and Villarreal have faced each other 54 times, with Villarreal having the advantage: 22 wins, against 11 victories for Espanyol.
At the RCDE Stadium, Villarreal has an advantage in duels against Espanyol: eight wins in 27 games. Espanyol has seven victories.
In the Spanish League, 46 matches were played between the two teams, with seven victories for Espanyol, 20 draws and 19 wins for Villarreal.