Espanyol vs Villarreal: Espanyol and Villarreal will look to pick up their first win of the season when they meet each other on Saturday in the La Liga.
Match Details:
Teams: Espanyol vs Villarreal
Venue: RCDE Stadium, Cornella de Llobregat, Spain
Date: Saturday 21st August, 2021
Time: 11:00 PM IST
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Preview
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Newly promoted, Espanyol will look to pick up their first win of the season when they face Europa League winners, Villarreal in the La Liga on Saturday.
𝗗𝗢𝗥𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗦 𝗢𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗦
6⃣ MORLANES
1⃣6⃣ ALEIX V. C#RCDE pic.twitter.com/nCnQd4oPUa— RCD Espanyol de Barcelona (@RCDEspanyol) August 20, 2021
Espanyol began their season with a goalless draw against Osasuna on Sunday in spite of them having more shots on target as no side could breach the net.
They will look to improve after their resounding success last season where they won the La Liga 2 and secured promotion.
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On the other hand, Villarreal were held to a 0-0 draw against Granada at home in their opening match as well where they looked the better side.
Good vibes 😃 at #Villarreal training!
Last session before travelling to Barcelona 🚍!#EspanyolVillarreal pic.twitter.com/Lbc2ris1Ei
— Villarreal CF English (@VillarrealCFen) August 20, 2021
This was after their Super Cup loss to Chelsea on penalties 6-5 last week.
The Yellow Submarine have not been in good form at all since pre-season as they are winless in their last 6 matches.
Both sides met two seasons back in the La Liga where Espanyol picked up a 2-1 win over the Yellow Submarine.
Resumen de Villarreal CF vs RCD Espanyol (1-2) – YouTube
Lopez and de Tomas scored the crucial goals for the away side. Cazorla pulled one back for Villarreal but it proved to be a consolation effort.
Form Guide
Espanyol: LLDWD
Villarreal: LLDLD
Last Matches of both teams:
Osasuna 0-0 Espanyol
Villarreal 0-0 Granada
Where to watch the live streaming and broadcast of Espanyol vs Villarreal in India?
The match can be live streamed on the MTV India Website while the broadcast is available on the MTV Channel as well.
Team News
The home side has no injury concerns whereas Villarreal will miss the services of Parejo and Chukwueze due to a muscle and hip injury respectively.
Espanyol possible 11:
Lopez, Gil, Gomez, Cabrera, Pedrosa, Embarba, Lopez, Darder, Ribaudo, Dimata and de Tomas
Villarreal possible 11:
Rulli, Pedraza, Mandi, Albiol, Foyth, A. Moreno, Trigueros, Capoue, Pino, Moreno and Dia
Prediction: Espanyol 0-2 Villarreal
Villarreal will look to get into the winning habit soon as they have an experienced and talented squad at their disposal.
The Yellow Submarine will want the likes of Moreno, Trigueros and Alberto to kick on from their performances last season.
Espanyol’s de Tomas remains a key weapon for the opposition but on the whole, we do not see them getting a win as they do not pose a strong squad.
Villarreal should edge this one.
Players to watch out for: de Tomas, Dimata, Moreno and Capoue.
