Villarreal vs. Espanyol, Spanish LALIGA 2025: Team News & Injury Updates, Expected Lineups, Key Players, Predictions & How to watch?

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Villarreal vs. Espanyol, Spanish LALIGA 2025, will take place on 27th April at the Estadio de la Cerámica. The match was postponed due to heavy rain earlier. Both teams have a different season going on altogether. Villarreal are currently in sixth place on the points table, whereas Espanyol sit in thirteenth place.

The last meeting match played between the two sides was at Stage Front Stadium in September. Villareal won the game 2-1, where Perez scored a brace. When we talk about the head-to-head record in La Liga, a total of 22 games are played. Villareal have won 10 times, whereas Espanyol only managed to win it thrice, and we saw a total of 9 draws.

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Villarreal vs. Espanyol, Spanish LALIGA 2025: Team News & Injury Updates, Expected Lineups

Villarreal

They will have quite a few players missing, such as Alex Baena, Raul Albiol, and Ilias Akhomach. Villarreal’s main man, Gerard Moreno, is a doubt. Eric Bailly is suspended.

Villarreal Expected XI: Diego Conde, Willy Kambwala, Jaun Foyth, Logan Costa, Sergi Cardona, Yeremy, Dani Perejo, Alejandro Baena, Pepe Gueye, Ayoze Perez and Nicolas Pepe

Espanyol

There are three players who will potentially miss the game due to injuries: Sergi Gomez, Brian Olivan, and Jose Gragera. The rest of the squad seems fine.

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Espanyol Expected XI: Joan Garcia Pons, Omar El Hilali, Marash Kumbulla, Carlos Romero, Leandro Cabrera, Urko Gonzalez, Alex Kral, Jofre Carreras, Pol Lozano, Roberto Fernandez and Javi Puado.

Villarreal vs. Espanyol: Key Players

Javi Puado (Espanyol)

He is the top scorer for Espanyol in La Liga this season with 11 goals in 29 matches that he has played. Javi has also provided three assists. He also earned the Goal of the Month award in January for a remarkable strike against Real Valladolid.

Ayoze Perez

The Spanish striker is not making the absence of Gerard Moreno feel to his team. He has already scored 14 goals in the season so far and sits in 7th place for most goals in La Liga so far. His 14 goals don’t include any penalties. Perez has already scored a brace when these two teams met last time.

Spanish LALIGA 2025: Predictions

When we talk about the current form of both teams, Espanyol has been unbeaten in the last five matches (3W and 2D), whereas Villarreal got humbled at Celta in their last games. As per the previous records, Villarreal are favourites to win the match.

Where to watch: La Liga – 2025 Season

The viewers from India can watch all the La Liga matches for free on GXR, whereas the fans from the United States can watch on ABC, ESPN, ESPN+, or ESPN Deportes. Premier Sports and ITV stream the La Liga matches live in the United Kingdom.

RegionCountry/AreaBroadcast Channel / Streaming Service
United KingdomUKLaLigaTV (streaming), Premier Sports
United StatesUSAESPN+, ABC (for selected matches)
CanadaCanadaTSN, RDS
AustraliaAustraliaOptus Sport
IndiaIndiaViacom18 (Sports18), JioTV
South AfricaSouth AfricaSuperSport
New ZealandNew ZealandSky Sport
Middle EastMiddle East (UAE, etc.)beIN Sports (Arabic & English)
EuropeGermany, Italy, etc.DAZN, Sky Sport (Germany), NOW TV (Italy)
South AmericaBrazil, Argentina, etc.ESPN, Star+ (Brazil), DIRECTV Sports (Argentina)
AfricaVarious countriesSuperSport, StarTimes
CaribbeanCaribbean IslandsFlow Sports
Southeast AsiaMalaysia, SingaporeAstro, Singtel TV (Singapore)
ChinaChinaPPTV Sports, iQIYI
JapanJapanBroadcast Channel/Streaming Service
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