Espanyol-Villarreal

Espanyol hosts Villarreal in what promises to be a challenging encounter. Espanyol has shown resilience at home with recent narrow victories but struggled against high-caliber teams like Real Madrid. Their defense has been exposed in those higher-stakes matches, conceding multiple goals. Villarreal, on the other hand, comes into the game with a blend of high-scoring affairs and tighter contests. They have demonstrated solid attacking prowess recently, particularly evident in their win against Celta Vigo and even managing to find the net in a heavy loss against Barcelona. With both teams’ attacking capabilities and Espanyol’s occasional defensive lapses, expect both teams to score. Given their recent head-to-head, a close victory for Villarreal seems likely, with the total number of goals likely exceeding 2.5.