Villarreal vs Espanyol Prediction (09.02.2026)

Villarreal has gone three consecutive rounds without a victory and has relinquished its third place in the standings. Two of those were away games, and it lost its last home match against Real Madrid. It is precisely against the top teams that they are struggling. Villarreal's other home loss came from Barcelona. Aside from these two defeats, they have recorded eight wins and one draw in their other home matches so far in La Liga.

Espanyol has dropped from fifth place, and it is evident that there has been a decline in their performance. They are currently on a three-match losing streak and have gone five consecutive matches without a win. Moreover, four of those five matches were against teams in the lower half of the standings. The team is definitely not doing well in the new year, and now they face a tough away game.

Villarreal is experiencing some decline as well, but Espanyol's situation is worse. I expect the hosts to be the ones celebrating victory in this match.

This text is an AI-assisted translation in English. Link to the original source in Bulgarian ➔