Villarreal CF vs RCD Espanyol prediction | 30 Oct 2026 | xGtoday


Villarreal CF
Ranking: #25 overall, #4 in Spain

80.5 → 81.8 (+1.3 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-3 05 Sep La Coruña (H) 82.1 -0.3
3-2 08 Sep Dortmund (A) 81.7 -0.4
1-2 14 Sep Betis (H) 80.2 -1.5
1-3 17 Sep Málaga (A) 81.2 +1.0
3-1 20 Sep Levante (H) 81.8 +0.6
RCD Espanyol
Ranking: #91 overall, #17 in Spain

72.1 → 73.0 (+0.9 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-1 29 Aug Real Sociedad (A) 72.4 -0.4
1-1 06 Sep Sevilla (H) 72.7 +0.3
0-2 12 Sep Osasuna (A) 73.3 +0.6
2-1 15 Sep Rayo (A) 73.5 +0.2
1-3 18 Sep Elche (H) 73.0 -0.5

Villarreal CF vs RCD Espanyol: by the numbers

RCD Espanyol trail Villarreal CF by 66 places in our proprietary European rankings, and by 13 in Spain.

The recent trend shows Villarreal CF on the rise, +1.3 rating points over their last 10 matches, while RCD Espanyol has also improved, albeit more slowly at +0.9.

Last time these teams played, on 9 February 2026, Villarreal CF lost 0.2 rating points.

Villarreal CF first climbed to joint #12 in our European rankings on 15 January 2022.

The best xGtoday rating RCD Espanyol have ever held is 80.4, first set on 24 April 2021.