Villarreal win 2-0 at Espanyol

Match report

Villarreal beat Espanyol 2-0 in La Liga matchday 12 on Saturday, 8 November 2025 at RCDE Stadium. G. Moreno (43') and A. Moleiro (57') scored for Villarreal. It was 0-1 at half-time.

Espanyol had 55% of the ball and 14 shots (3 on target) against Villarreal’s 9 (3 on target). Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) was the top-rated player with 8.2. The result leaves Espanyol 15th in the La Liga table on 7 points and Villarreal 9th on 8.

In the headlines this week

Form, table and head-to-head

Espanyol

15th · 7 points · P 7 W 2 D 1 L 4

Form

Villarreal

9th · 8 points · P 7 W 2 D 2 L 3

Form

La Liga table around both teams
#	Team	P	GD	Pts
8	Real Sociedad	7	-4	10
9	Villarreal	7	+1	8
10	Athletic Club	6	+1	8
14	Celta Vigo	7	+2	7
15	Espanyol	7	0	7
16	Racing Santander	7	-10	7

Full La Liga table

Last meetings

No previous meetings on record.

Next meeting: Mon, 9 Feb 2026, Villarreal 4-1 Espanyol

Full Espanyol vs Villarreal head-to-head

Match events

43'goalG. MorenoAssist: S. Comesana
57'goalA. MoleiroNormal Goal
60'substitutionP. LozanoOff: K. Garcia
61'yellow cardTajon BuchananYellow Card
71'substitutionExpositoOff: Jofre
71'substitutionP. MillaOff: C. Pickel
71'substitutionG. MorenoOff: N. Pepe
74'substitutionS. ComesanaOff: P. Gueye
74'substitutionT. OluwaseyiOff: A. Perez
81'yellow cardPau NavarroYellow Card
82'substitutionO. El HilaliOff: R. Sanchez
82'substitutionU. GonzalezOff: M. Rubio
83'substitutionT. BuchananOff: I. Akhomach
83'substitutionA. MoleiroOff: S. Cardona

Lineups

Espanyol

Formation 4-4-1-1 · Coach José Manuel González Álvarez

Starting XI

Substitutes

Villarreal

Formation 4-4-2 · Coach Marcelino García Toral

Starting XI

Substitutes

Match statistics

55%Possession45%
0.50Expected goals (xG)1.61
14Total shots9
3Shots on target3
4Shots off target3
7Blocked shots3
8Shots inside the box7
6Shots outside the box2
4Corners2
2Offsides3
9Fouls9
0Yellow cards2
–Red cards–
2Goalkeeper saves3
563Passes483
499Accurate passes418
89%Pass accuracy87%
0.59Goals prevented0.59

Player statistics

Espanyol

Espanyol player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
13Marko DmitrovićG	90	6.3		22 · 59%
5Fernando CaleroD	90	6.9		103 · 95%			3/6
6Leandro CabreraD	90	6.9	1 (0)	86 · 93%		1	4/11
12Jose SalinasD	90	7.3		52 · 94%	3	2	7/10
23Omar El HilaliD	82	6.6		67 · 97%	1		0/2
4Urko GonzálezM	82	6.3		52 · 90%		2	3/7
10Pol LozanoM	60	6.6		38 · 95%		1	2/4
11Pere MillaM	71	6.0	1 (0)	18 · 72%			1/6
24Tyrhys DolanM	90	6.9	2 (2)	31 · 87%	2	5	10/16
8Edu ExpósitoF	71	6.7		35 · 71%	3	1	2/8
9Roberto FernándezF	90	6.2	1 (0)	9 · 89%	1		2/11
1Angel FortunoG	–	–
30Pol Tristan JimenezG	–	–
2Rubén SánchezD	8	6.6		9 · 78%			0/1
15Miguel RubioD	8	6.9		7 · 71%			2/2
38Clemens RiedelD	–	–
18Charles PickelM	19	6.6		20 · 85%		1	2/4
27Javier HernandezM	–	–
17Jofre CarrerasF	19	6.7		11 · 64%	1		1/2
19Kike GarcíaF	30	6.3	2 (1)	3 · 67%	1		2/3
20Antoniu RocaF	–	–

Villarreal

Villarreal player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	G	A	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
1Luiz JúniorG	90	7.2				24 · 62%			1/1
4Rafa MarínD	90	7.3				84 · 95%			4/6
12Renato VeigaD	90	7.5				70 · 94%		1	2/4
24Alfonso PedrazaD	90	7.9				36 · 83%	2	6	9/10
26Pau NavarroD	90	7.3				69 · 91%		1	3/9
14Santi ComesañaM	74	7.0		1	1 (0)	49 · 80%	1	1	5/6
16Thomas ParteyM	90	7.3			1 (0)	47 · 87%	1	3	7/8
17Tajon BuchananM	83	6.9				24 · 92%	1		3/5
20Alberto MoleiroM	83	6.9	1		2 (2)	20 · 70%	1		4/9
7Gerard MorenoFTop rated	71	8.2	1		2 (1)	36 · 92%		1	4/8
21Tani OluwaseyiF	74	6.2				8 · 62%			2/6
13Diego CondeG	–	–
25Arnau TenasG	–	–
3Adrià AltimiraD	–	–
8Juan FoythD	–	–
15Santiago MouriñoD	–	–
23Sergi CardonaD	11	6.3				2 · 50%			0/2
10Dani ParejoM	–	–
18Pape GueyeM	16	6.6				3 · 67%		1	2/3
11Ilias AkhomachF	11	6.2				2 · 50%		2	2/8
19Nicolas PépéF	19	6.9				6 · 67%			1/2
22Ayoze PérezF	16	6.7				3 · 67%	1	2	3/6
32Hugo LopezF	–	–