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·7 February 2026

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

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Villarreal and Espanyol face off this Monday at the Estadio de la Cerámica in La Liga.

Villarreal currently have 42 points and lie in 4th position. Last time out, Marcelino Toral's team drew 2-2 against Osasuna (La Liga 2025/26).

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Espanyol have won 34 points to date and are placed in 6th position. In their last encounter, Manolo González's team were beaten 1-2 by Alavés (La Liga 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Villarreal winning 2-0.

Predicted lineups

Villarreal: Luiz Júnior, Santiago Mouriño, Rafa Marín, Renato Veiga, Sergi Cardona, Nicolas Pépé, Pape Gueye, Dani Parejo, Alberto Moleiro, Georges Mikautadze, Gerard Moreno

Espanyol: Marko Dmitrović, Omar El Hilali, Leandro Cabrera, Fernando Calero, José Salinas, Pere Milla, Tyrhys Dolan, Pol Lozano, Urko González, Edu Expósito, Roberto Fernández

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Last starting XIs

Villarreal ( vs Osasuna 2026-01-31): Luiz Júnior, Santiago Mouriño, Renato Veiga, Rafa Marín, Alfonso Pedraza, Nicolas Pépé, Dani Parejo, Pape Gueye, Alberto Moleiro, Gerard Moreno, Georges Mikautadze

Espanyol ( vs Alavés 2026-01-30): Marko Dmitrović, Clemens Riedel, Fernando Calero, Leandro Cabrera, Carlos Romero, Jofre Carreras, Urko González, Edu Expósito, Ramón Terrats, Kike García, Roberto Fernández

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MANAGERS

  • Marcelino Toral has faced Manolo González on five occasions, recording only victories.
  • Manolo González has faced Villarreal on three occasions, recording only losses.
  • Marcelino Toral has faced Espanyol on 20 occasions, recording 11 victories, six draws, and three losses

TEAMS

  • Away from home, Espanyol comes from four consecutive games scoring goals.
  • Away from home, Espanyol comes from three consecutive games conceding goals.
  • Away from home, Espanyol comes from two consecutive games without a win.
  • Espanyol currently has one draw in the last 17 games.
  • Espanyol currently has one win in the last six games.
  • Espanyol comes from six consecutive games conceding goals.
  • Espanyol comes from five consecutive games without a win.
  • Espanyol comes from three consecutive losses.
  • At home, Villarreal comes from five consecutive games conceding goals.
  • At home, Villarreal comes from two consecutive games without a win.
  • At home, Villarreal comes from two consecutive losses.
  • Villarreal currently has one draw in the last 11 games.
  • Villarreal currently has one win in the last six games.
  • Villarreal comes from ten consecutive games conceding goals.
  • Villarreal comes from five consecutive games without a win.

HEAD TO HEAD

  1. Villarreal and Espanyol have faced each other 55 times, with Villarreal having the advantage: 23 victories, against 11 wins by Espanyol.
  2. At the Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal has an advantage in the duels against Espanyol: 14 victories in 27 games. Espanyol has four victories.
  3. In the Spanish League, there have been 47 matches between the two teams, with Villarreal winning 20, 20 draws, and seven victories for Espanyol.
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