Espanyol vs Villarreal prediction

Result

Final: Espanyol 1, Villarreal 0 (Espanyol won). Mel’s pick (Villarreal win 66% of the time) was wrong. On the total, Mel’s lean was right.

Mel’s pick

Villarreal win 66% of the time in Mel’s Playbook’s default simulation of this game, saved before it started.

• Espanyol: 13%
• Draw: 21%
• Villarreal: 66%

Projected score

Espanyol 1, Villarreal 2 expected goals.

Mel vs the betting line

The total is 3.5; Mel projects 2.7 goals, a lean to the under.

Recent form

Espanyol (2-2-6) scored 0.8 and allowed 1.8 goals a game over their last 5.

Villarreal (3-3-4) scored 1.8 and allowed 1.2 goals a game over their last 5.

Based on this season’s stats, injuries, rest, travel, weather and the betting market. Updated Oct 30, 9:11 AM ET.

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