Villarreal 0–1 Espanyol: Result & Analysis

Espanyol beat Villarreal 1–0 in the La Liga. Below is the model's pre-match call on this fixture, published before kick-off, and the analysis behind it.

Referee

J. Sánchez Martínez takes charge. Card record: 29 yellows (5.8 per game), 0 reds (0 per game), 1 second yellows (0.2 per game).

Card rate per game is one of the few reliable inputs to booking markets, which is why it is stated per game rather than as a season total alone.

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