Villarreal vs Espanyol Prediction & Betting Tips (3 March)

Villarreal hit the table a big blow on the last day by winning against Rayo Vallecano in Vallecas 0-1, which allowed him to take 9 points ahead of his main competitor in 5th place. From now on, the yellow submarine must look forward and towards 4th place, synonymous with accession for the next Champions League, occupied by the Athletic Bilbao which evolved on the lawn of Atlético de Madrid on Saturday evening. The premises surf on a dynamic of 6 days without defeat, including 4 victories obtained against Mallorca 4-0 , Valladolid 5-1, on the lawn of Las Palmas 1-2, and therefore against the Rayo 0-1 . The Espanyol Barcelona carried out a very good operation last weekend by winning on the lawn of the Deportivo Alaves 0-1, direct candidate in the race for maintenance following a goal of Calero in the 86th minute of play.

A result which confirms the revival of the Catalans who have lost only one of their last 7 Liga games. On his eight days, two other victories have written at home against Valladolid 2-1 and against Real Madrid 1-0. In the ranking, the Pericos have moved away from the red zone and they have a 4 -point mattress on Valence at the start of this day. 

Absent until the end of the season, the sparkling Akhomach will therefore be logically absent this evening like Femenia, and the top scorer in the history of the Gerard Moreno club, both also injured. For the rest, the group of Ernesto Valverde should look like that of the last day against the Rayo with in particular the Spanish international Ayoze Perez, author of his 11th goal in La Liga by scoring the only Golaso ​​of the game against Vallecano. Let us not forget to quote the presence of the Frenchy Barry (8 achievements, 3 assists in Liga) and the Baena playmaker (6 goals, 7 passes). In the face, we still and always identify the absences of Catala, Pablo Ramon, Gragera, and Pacheco.

The usual absent therefore. On the other hand, the captain and key element Javi Puado (8 goals in Liga) will be well as the man of the result against Alaves, Caleo. Loaned by Braga for the 2nd part of the season, Fernandez Jaen has already scored more goals with the Catalans than half a season in Portugal (2 achievements). 

• Summary: Villarreal is going head to head with Espanyol starting on 3 Mar 2025 at 20:00 UTC at Estadio de la Ceramica stadium, Villarreal city, Spain. The match is a part of the LaLiga .
• Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
• Villarreal Feedinco Rating: 6.96
• Espanyol Feedinco Rating: 6.79