Espanyol vs Villarreal Prediction, 11/9/2022 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 11/7/2022

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Game: Espanyol vs Villarreal

Date: Wednesday, November 9, 2022

Location: RCDE Stadium in Barcelona, Spain

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Espanyol (+208) Villarreal (+135)

The Submarino Amarillos (5-3-5) are traveling to RCDE Stadium on Wednesday where they will attempt to beat the Budgerigars (2-6-5). Espanyol opens at +208 while Villarreal are priced +135. The betting total comes in at 2.5. The goalies who are expected to start are Alvaro Fernandez Espanyol and Geronimo Rulli Villarreal.

Espanyol surrendered 21 goals while giving up 1.62 goals per 90 min, and their oppositition tallied 58 shots on target against them. They earned 2 shut outs, which put them at a % of 15.4 last year. Espanyol were sitting with 27 yellow cards in the previous season in addition to 4 red cards. The Budgerigars were ranked 12th when talking about goals expected with 14.7, and the team's xGA were sitting at 16.8. Last year, the squad averaged 0.92 points per match (12 points) and they also had a rank of 13th in soccer with 9 assists. The team's goal differential was -5 by means of 16 goals put in the net and also 21 goals given up. Espanyol accumulated 37 SVs and they also were the owners of a SV percentage of 63.8 during the previous year.

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The Submarino Amarillos finished with an average of 1.4 pts per fixture while earning 7 assists and 2 red cards. Villarreal amassed a clean sheet rate of 46.2 for the previous season in addition to 29 yellow cards. Villarreal had a ranking of 7th in goals conceded having 10, and the squad's goal differential was sitting at 4. For the season, Villarreal CF had a save % of 80.0 (50 SoT against), and also were ranked 9th in the league with 18 points. The club's goals against per 90 minutes was 0.77 with 40 saves, and they had a total of 6 shut outs. Villarreal accounted for 14 goals and the team's goals expected in the previous season was 16.4.

The guy defending the goal for Espanyol is Alvaro Fernandez. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.28 (118 goals allowed) and he has a save percentage of .711. Fernandez (33-19-40 mark during his soccer career) has accounted for 25 shutouts, which leaves him with a 27.2% clean sheet rate. Fernandez has seen the field a total of 8,325 mins and has earned 212 saves so far in his career. The goalkeeper hailing from Spain has seen 298 shots tried against him in 92 career starts.

Geronimo Rulli is expected to look after the net for Villarreal. In his pro soccer career, Rulli has allowed 244 goals and has totaled 549 saves in 189 starts. He has surrendered 1.29 goals per 90 mins and he has earned a mark of 75-48-66. He has a save percentage of .711 and his shutout rate is 29.1%. Rulli has accumulated 55 shutouts while seeing 772 shots against him in 16,961 minutes in his career.

Javi Puado is a member of the team who can be a force in the game for Espanyol. Puado has had a starting assignment in 57 matches thus far in his career and scores 0.30 goals per 90. The forward from Spain has totaled 17 goals in 5,170 minutes played. He has 13 assists while earning 6 yellow cards so far in his career.

Villarreal features a difference maker in Alex Baena, who the defense is sure to gameplan in this matchup. He scores 0.23 goals per 90 mins and has started 42 matches so far in his career. The forward representing Spain has been on the field for 3,568 professional minutes and has earned 9 goals. He has earned 22 yellow cards during his pro soccer career and has helped a teammate on a goal 6 times.

Who will win tonight's La Liga game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Espanyol (+208)

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