Espanyol – Villarreal : Preview & Prediction
Nice challenge between two Liga teams in the second round of the King’s Cup, although both Espanyol and Villarreal are not going through a great moment of form, to put it mildly. But if the landlords can basically capitalize on the good things done at the start of the season, the guest crisis on the other hand is long-standing and the Yellow Submarine does not show signs of recovery. Given the situation in the standings, perhaps Villarreal would do well to concentrate on the championship, trying to get out of the most dangerous mobile sands of the relegation zone. In the meantime, however, this return is to be played, even if the first leg seems to have led the contest …
Yeah, because in the home of Villarreal last week was Espanyol to snatch an extremely favorable result: 2-2 the final.
So, now, the Catalans can speculate on the outcome of the first leg: the hosts qualify by winning or even drawing 0-0 or 1-1.
In reality, however, the Espanyol would do well not to do too many calculations, because behind the defense is not that it is so waterproof …
The Catalans, in fact, have collected well thirteen goals in the last six games played (five in the last two between league and cup).
Not that the Villarreal is put much better defensively speaking: the Yellow Submarine has collected two goals in four of the last five games played.
In short, Espanyol and Villarreal are two teams definitely in difficulty and this is evident especially if you look at the statistics of the two rearguards. The Villarreal will have to attack to try to overturn the result of the first leg, but this will expose him to the counterattack of Espanyol: we play the Gol option.
Espanyol – Villarreal : Betting Tips
Espanyol – Win Odds: 2.25
Both teams to score / YES – Odds: 1.70
Over 2.5 Goals – Odds: 1.70
