Espanyol - Villarreal predictions

The visiting team knows the task they face will not be easy. Beating Espanyol on their own turf would be a major accomplishment, and it is always a formidable challenge.

The visitors are not walking into an easy match by any means, but they should be able to come out on top. Winning this match will be a welcome boost to their rankings, though such an outcome is priced at 2.42.

The home side suffered a slim defeat last time in the La Liga. They played away from their home and returned with a one-goal deficit Deportivo Alavés defeat. Having conceded early on they never got a chance to get back on their feet.

The visiting team won their previous La Liga matchup 4:0 after maintaining a lead throughout the runtime. Their home supporters were likely glad to enjoy the HT/FT victory, but the favourable pre-match betting odds mean that the victory was quite expected.

Villarreal and their attackers have already shown a level of consistency so far this season, which is always good for betting. They’ve bagged more than 5 goals over the past 3 La Liga matches which is definitely a thing to consider ahead of this game.

Although Espanyol’s performance so far has been satisfactory, they will no doubt be trying to move out of Europa League places and join the Champions League battle. They’re 1 point behind the top positions, though, and The Yellow Submarine won’t make it easy for them to earn any more this Saturday.

The away team is seemingly carving out a path to the Champions League after a fairly strong start of the season. Qualification is still quite far, though, and they’ll need to give a strong performance to secure additional points this Saturday.

We can look forward to an exciting game as both teams have their full lineups available, thanks to no suspensions or injuries.

Over 2.5 Goals is easily the safest bet when it comes to this matchup. The best part is that it also maintains a decent betting value, especially if you use the 1.79 odds offered at Pncl.