Espanyol – Villarreal 0–2

	1H	2H	T
ESP	0	0	0
VIL	0	2	2

Match report

Villarreal beat Espanyol 2–0 at Espanyol Stadium in La Liga. Santi Comesaña opened the scoring in the 65th minute. Espanyol have 3 wins in their last 5, while Villarreal have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

2H

⇄Pol Tristán↓ F. Gomez

63'

⇄Arnau Tenas↓ Santi Comesaña

65'

⚽Santi Comesañaassist Diego Conde

O. El Hilali

76'

⇄Ángel Fortuño↓ Urko González

82'

⇄Luíz Júnior↓ A. Diatta

88'

⚽A. Diatta

Momentum

ESP

⚽⚽

VIL

Match info

TournamentLa Liga · Spain · Tier 1

Kick-offMar 14, 2023 · 17:00

VenueEspanyol Stadium

Attendance30,475 / 42,327 (72%)

RefereeS. Marciniak (Pol)

FIFA ranking ESP

#1·

#8

Where to watch

ESPN+

Statistics

38Ball possession %62

0.7Expected goals (xG)1.8

10Total shots12

3Shots on target6

5Shots off target4

3Blocked shots3

4Corner kicks7

1Offsides4

10Fouls12

3Yellow cards2

0Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves3

450Passes546

80Pass accuracy %77

15Tackles18

Player of the match

Edu Expósito

7.9

Lineups

ESP 4-3-37.19Formation6.904-3-3 VIL

Espanyol

Coach: K. Berg · 4-3-3

Villarreal

Coach: R. Vidal · 4-3-3

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Barcelona	38	31	1	6	95:36	+59	94	LWWWW
2	Real Madrid	38	27	5	6	77:35	+42	86	WWWDL
3	Villarreal	38	22	6	10	72:46	+26	72	WDLWW
4	Atletico Madrid	38	21	6	11	62:44	+18	69	LLWWW
5	Real Betis	38	15	15	8	59:48	+11	60	WWDDL
6	Celta Vigo	38	14	12	12	53:48	+5	54	LWWDL
7	Getafe	38	15	6	17	32:38	-6	51	LLWWD
8	Rayo Vallecano	38	12	14	12	41:44	-3	50	DDLLW
9	Valencia	38	13	10	15	46:55	-9	49	WDLLW
10	Real Sociedad	38	11	13	14	59:61	-2	46	DDLLW
11	Espanyol	38	12	10	16	43:55	-12	46	WDDLL
12	Athletic Club	38	13	6	19	43:58	-15	45	LLWDL
13	Sevilla	38	12	7	19	46:60	-14	43	DLLWW
14	Alaves	38	11	10	17	44:56	-12	43	LLWDD
15	Elche	38	10	13	15	49:57	-8	43	DLLWW
16	Levante	38	11	9	18	47:61	-14	42	LWDDL
17	Osasuna	38	11	9	18	44:50	-6	42	DLLWW
18	Mallorca	38	11	9	18	47:57	-10	42	LWWDL
19	Girona	38	9	14	15	39:55	-16	41	LWWDD
20	Oviedo	38	6	11	21	26:60	-34	29	WDLLL