Villarreal CF vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Prediction

Primera Division · Mon 9 Feb, 20:00
Villarreal CF 4–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

✓ Our AI called it — we predicted Home win (62%); it finished a home win.

What our model predicted

Home 62%
Draw 17%
Away 21%

💡 Villarreal CF are strong favourites — roughly 6 wins in 10 games like this.

Our pickHome win
SwiftScore Medium · 73.1/100
🔒 Locked 20 Jun · shown before kick-off, never edited
SwiftScore 73.1
/100 confidence
Power Rating 1574 v 1486 Villarreal rated higher
Form Index WWLLD v LDLLL Villarreal 1.4 · Espanyol 0.2 ppg
Model Consensus 100%
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Why we predict this

  • Villarreal CF is the stronger side on Power Rating (1574 vs 1486).
  • Villarreal CF is in clearly better recent form (1.4 vs 0.2 pts/game).
  • Home attack projects well against this away defence (1.5 expected goals).
  • All 3 model components agree on this outcome.

What's driving it — each bar shows which side a factor favours

Power Rating
Villarreal
Form Index
Villarreal
Goal expectation
Villarreal
Home advantage
Villarreal

Green = favours Villarreal · Blue = favours Espanyol. The model blends these into the probabilities above.

Form Index (last 5)
VillarrealWWLLD1.4 ppg
EspanyolLDLLL0.2 ppg
Power Rating
Villarreal1574
Espanyol1486
Model Consensus (home/draw/away)
Goals model50% · 29% · 21%
Power Rating61% · 13% · 26%
Machine-learning74% · 10% · 16%

AI match preview

Villarreal CF enters this Primera Division clash with a 62% chance of securing a home win, bolstered by an expected goals advantage of 1.55 to 0.94 over RCD Espanyol. Despite this, the model suggests a closely contested match, with a 17% probability of a draw and the most likely scoreline being 1-1. With under 50% probabilities for both over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring, fans can anticipate a tight encounter; remember these projections are statistical estimates and to gamble responsibly (18+).

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Match predictions

Expected goals

1.55 – 0.94

Most likely score

1-1

14% likely

Over/Under 2.5

Over 45%

Under 55%

Both teams to score

Yes 49%

No 51%

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Stadium & conditions

Estadio de la Ceramica Villarreal, Spain Capacity 23,500 · grass

Conditions can sway goals and tempo — we factor pitch & weather into the read, but football is never certain. 18+.

Head-to-head (recent meetings)

Feb 2026 Villarreal CF 4–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
Nov 2025 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–2 Villarreal CF