Villarreal vs Espanyol Prediction, 4/27/2025 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Villarreal vs Espanyol

Date: Sunday, April 27, 2025

Location: Estadio de la Cerámica in Villarreal, Spain

TV: Fubo

Villarreal (14-10-7) will play Espanyol (10-8-13) at Estadio de la Cerámica in Villarreal, Spain on Sunday. Villarreal are priced at -210 while the Budgerigars are at +172. The total is 3. The starting goalies are Luiz Lucio Reis Junior for Villarreal and Joan Garcia for Espanyol.

Villarreal has compiled 84 SVs and also are the owners of a save percentage of 66.4% this season. This team's goal differential is at 13 by way of 55 goals notched and 42 goals surrendered. On the year, this team is sitting with an average of 1.68 pts/match (52 points) and also are ranked 33rd among European teams with 36 assists. The Submarino Amarillos are ranked 16th in the matter of xG with 54.4, and the team's expected goals against are at 35.3. Villarreal has earned 83 yellow cards for the year as well as 3 red cards. Villarreal CF has relinquished 42 goals while relinquishing 1.35 goals per 90 min, and opposing clubs have earned 125 shots on target on them. They have tallied 4 clean sheets, giving them a percentage of 12.9% for the season.

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On the year, RCD Espanyol has a save rate of 74.0% (154 shots on target against), and sit at 60th among Big 5 teams with 38 pts. The Budgerigars have an average of 1.2 pts/match while amassing 23 assists. Espanyol has accumulated 34 goals and the team's expected goals for the year is currently at 26.7. RCD Espanyol has earned a shut out rate of 22.6% for the year in addition to 75 yellow card cautions. The team's goals against/90 min is 1.29 with 112 saves, and they have compiled 7 shutouts. Espanyol is 38th concerning goals allowed having 40, and the team's goal difference is -6.

The man protecting the net for Villarreal is Luiz Lucio Reis Junior. Reis Junior has defended the goal for a total of 828 minutes and is sitting with 24 saves in his pro soccer career. Reis Junior (4-3-2 record in his career) has accounted for 2 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 21.7%% shutout rate. The goalkeeper hailing from Brazil has had 33 shots tried against him in 9 starting assignments. His GA/90 is 0.98 (9 total goals allowed) and his save % is 72.7%.

Joan Garcia will be residing in front of the goal for Espanyol. In his career, Garcia has surrendered 40 goals and has racked up 108 stops in 30 starts. Garcia has accumulated 6 clean sheets while he has seen 150 shots tried against him in 2,700 minutes throughout his career. He is the owner of a save % of 72.0% and his clean sheet rate sits at 20.0%%. He has allowed 1.33 goals per 90 mins and he has earned a record of 9-8-13.

Ayoze Perez is one man who could help decide the outcome for Villarreal. The forward from Spain has recorded 107 goals in 27,320 professional minutes. Perez has been in the starting lineup in 309 contests in his career and tallies 0.35 goals per 90 minutes. He has accounted for 38 assists while earning 252 points in his pro soccer career.

Espanyol is being led onto the pitch by Javi Puado, who can cause havoc on the pitch. He has an average of 0.34 goals per 90 and has been given a starting assignment in 171 contests during his pro soccer career. The forward born in Spain has 15,236 mins while earning 57 goals. He has collected 135 pts thus far in his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 21 times.

Who will win tonight's soccer game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Villarreal (+172)

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