Villarreal 4–1 Espanyol: recap, goals & stats

Finished

Villarreal beat Espanyol 4–1 in the La Liga.

DimaScore · published 9 Feb 2026

Villarreal cruised past Espanyol 4–1 in the La Liga. Villarreal: G. Mikautadze (35'), José Salinas (41' o.g.), N. Pépé (50'), Alberto Moleiro (55'). Espanyol: L. Cabrera (88').

La Liga · Regular Season - 23

G. Mikautadze 35'José Salinas 41' (OG)N. Pépé 50'Alberto Moleiro 55'

4 – 1

FT

(HT 2-0)

L. Cabrera 88'

Estadio de la Ceramica, Villarreal

4-4-2·Marcelino

Manolo Gonzalez·4-2-3-1

Substitutes

25A. TenasGK
7G. Moreno
14S. ComesanaMID
22A. PerezFWD
4R. MarinDEF
3A. FreemanDEF
21T. OluwaseyiFWD
32H. LopezFWD

1A. FortunoGK
30P. TristanGK
18C. PickelMID
16C. NgongeFWD
17JofreFWD
20A. RocaFWD
19K. GarciaFWD
15M. RubioDEF
38C. RiedelDEF
2R. SanchezDEF

Events

6'

José Salinas

T. Buchanan

16'

G. Mikautadze (T. Buchanan)

35'

José Salinas (OG)

41'

HT

46'

Fernando Calero Out: C. Riedel

N. Pépé (Alberto Moleiro)

50'

53'

Edu Expósito

Alberto Moleiro (G. Mikautadze)

55'

57'

C. Riedel

59'

Edu Expósito Out: C. Pickel

59'

T. Dolan Out: C. Ngonge

59'

Roberto Fernández Out: Kike García

T. Buchanan Out: Ayoze Pérez

64'

Dani Parejo Out: Santi Comesaña

65'

P. Gueye

70'

72'

Pere Milla Out: Antoniu Roca

S. Mouriño Out: A. Freeman

73'

G. Mikautadze Out: T. Oluwaseyi

73'

Alberto Moleiro Out: Hugo López

80'

88'

L. Cabrera (C. Ngonge)

Sergi Cardona

89'

Statistics

18Fouls11

1Offsides0

88%Passes %86%

10Total Shots9

5Corner Kicks8

428Total passes438

3Yellow Cards3

3Blocked Shots2

3Shots on Goal2

4Shots off Goal5

0.76expected_goals0.43

49%Ball Possession51%

378Passes accurate375

7Shots insidebox4

-2.21goals_prevented-2.21

1Goalkeeper Saves0

3Shots outsidebox5

Ratings

Villarreal

N. Pépé

FWD90'

9.0

G. Mikautadze

FWD73'

8.6

Alberto Moleiro

MID80'

8.2

S. Mouriño

DEF73'

7.3

Dani Parejo(C)

MID65'

7.0

Pau Navarro

DEF90'

6.9

Renato Veiga

DEF90'

6.9

Ayoze Pérez

FWD26'

6.9

Luíz Júnior

GK90'

6.7

T. Buchanan

MID64'

6.7

Espanyol

C. Ngonge

FWD31'

7.3

L. Cabrera(C)

DEF90'

7.2

Urko González

MID90'

7.0

T. Dolan

MID59'

6.7

Pol Lozano

MID90'

6.6

Pere Milla

MID72'

6.5

C. Riedel

DEF45'

6.3

C. Pickel

MID31'

6.3

Fernando Calero

DEF45'

6.2

Roberto Fernández

FWD59'

6.2

Head-to-head

Over the last 3 meetings, Villarreal lead 3–0 (0 draws) against Espanyol.

8 Nov 2025Espanyol 2–0 Villarreal

27 Apr 2025Villarreal 1–0 Espanyol

26 Sept 2024Espanyol 2–1 Villarreal

FAQ

What was the score of Villarreal vs Espanyol?: Villarreal 4–1 Espanyol.
Who scored?: Villarreal : G. Mikautadze (35'), José Salinas (41' o.g.), N. Pépé (50'), Alberto Moleiro (55') ; Espanyol : L. Cabrera (88')

Match Info

Competition

Date

Kick-off

Stadium

Estadio de la Ceramica, Villarreal

Capacity

24,500

Referee

A. Cordero

Round

Regular Season - 23

Standings — top 5

1Barcelona94

2Real Madrid86

3Villarreal72

4Atletico Madrid69

5Real Betis60

Villarreal 4–1 Espanyol: recap, goals & stats