Tonight’s focus takes us to the Estadio de la Cerámica, where Villarreal host Espanyol still looking for a second home league win of the season. A quarter of an hour later, Casa Pia welcome third-placed Sporting, who lost for the first time in the league last weekend.
VILLARREAL V ESPANYOL (8PM UK)
Villarreal sit tenth after three wins, three draws and four defeats, with 15 scored and 14 conceded. At home it has been one win in four and six goals each way, even though they have created around two expected goals a game there. Espanyol are 18th with two wins from ten, and they have taken four points from their five away games. The market makes Villarreal 1.40 favourites, with the draw at 4.80 and Espanyol out at 6.70. Full-time xG comes in at 1.92 for Villarreal against 1.32 for Espanyol, a combined total of around 3.24.
