Villarreal – Espanyol 1–0

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

Match report

Villarreal beat Espanyol 1–0 at Villarreal Stadium in La Liga. Santi Comesaña opened the scoring in the 88th minute. Villarreal have 3 wins in their last 5, while Espanyol have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

2H

T. Buchanan

56'

⇄Arnau Tenas↓ Santi Comesaña

69'

⇄Pol Tristán↓ F. Gomez

73'

C. Riedel

⚽Santi Comesañaassist Sergi Cardona

88'

⇄Luíz Júnior↓ A. Diatta

88'

⇄Ángel Fortuño↓ Urko González

Momentum

VIL

⚽

ESP

Match info

TournamentLa Liga · Spain · Tier 1

Kick-offMay 6, 2021 · 19:00

VenueVillarreal Stadium

Attendance34,232 / 41,746 (82%)

RefereeJ. Gil (Pol)

FIFA ranking VIL

#5·

#12

Where to watch

ESPN+

Statistics

55Ball possession %45

1.1Expected goals (xG)0.6

13Total shots10

6Shots on target3

5Shots off target5

4Blocked shots1

7Corner kicks4

3Offsides3

10Fouls13

1Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves5

525Passes519

79Pass accuracy %77

16Tackles16

Player of the match

O. El Hilali

7.9

Lineups

VIL 4-3-37.10Formation7.124-3-3 ESP

Villarreal

Coach: R. Vidal · 4-3-3

Espanyol

Coach: K. Berg · 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