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La LigaMatchweek 21THE MATCH CENTRE

Villarreal vs Real Madrid match centre

Villarreal badgeVillarrealHome · 3 in league
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Momentum↘ Falling37/100OlderLatest
Full time
0:2
UK time · Europe/London
Real Madrid badgeReal MadridAway · 2 in league
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Momentum↗ Rising69/100OlderLatest
Goalscorers
K. Mbappe47′
K. Mbappe90′ (pen)
Venue to be confirmedSeason 2025/26Back to matches
THE MATCH VERDICT · 90 MINUTES

Our view of the game

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Why this selection? Data checks & method

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THE FINAL WHISTLE

The match in numbers

Statistics and key moments from this match.

FULL TIME
VillarrealReal Madrid
6Corner Kicks6
19Fouls10
3Yellow Cards1
Red Cards
2Goalkeeper Saves1
384Total passes551
311Passes accurate483

— means not supplied. Live xG availability varies by match. Verified post-match xG is shown separately in the Chance quality section when available.

BEFORE YOU DECIDE

Team news & availability

API-Football

Recorded availability for this fixture. These reports are not a confirmed starting XI.

Villarreal 0 reported

Availability report not received yet.

Real Madrid 0 reported

Availability report not received yet.

Includes injuries and other availability reasons supplied by the provider. Player importance and replacement quality require context; these reports do not automatically adjust the Kickoff Edge forecast.

THE EVIDENCE, IN CONTEXT

Your match briefing

From recorded results

Compare the evidence for both teams before drawing a conclusion. The context below uses up to 10 completed matches before this fixture, within the available last 365 days.

HOME PERSPECTIVE

Villarreal

1/4Wins
1.3Goals / game
1.8Conceded / game

Keep in view: 2 losses in that sample. At home, 0 wins from 2 available matches.

Inspect Villarreal’s results
AWAY PERSPECTIVE

Real Madrid

2/3Wins
3.3Goals / game
1.0Conceded / game

Keep in view: 0 losses in that sample. At away venues, 0 wins from 1 available matches.

Inspect Real Madrid’s results
BEFORE YOU DECIDE

What could change the picture?

  • Lineup data is available in the match centre.
  • At least one team has fewer than five usable recent results.
  • Goals and results describe past outcomes; they do not measure chance quality or guarantee the next result.

Historical context reconstructed from results currently stored, not an archived pre-match briefing. These facts provide context, not a full explanation of the model’s calculation. How this is calculated ↓

HOW THEY HAVE BEEN PLAYING

Recent form

Compare recent results at a glance, or open the match list for a closer look.

Last 10 games · all venues and competitions.

About these numbers

Results are from completed 90-minute games before this fixture, across all competitions. Games decided after extra time or penalties are excluded. Switch on “Match home & away form” to compare Villarreal at home with Real Madrid away.

We show up to the selected number of available games from the previous year. Missing results may appear as the database updates. These are past results, not predictions.

Updated 2 Oct, 03:48 UK.

THE SEASON SO FAR

How the teams compare

La Liga · 2025/26 · all league matches

VillarrealReal Madrid
19Matches played20
41Points earned48
13Wins15
2.0Goals scored / match2.2
1.0Goals conceded / match0.9
7Clean sheets9
3Failed to score2

Season totals and averages. Home / away compares Villarreal at home with Real Madrid away. Small samples can be misleading.

THE STORY SO FAR

Head-to-head

0 recorded meetings

Previous meetings are not available for this fixture yet.

TEAM SELECTION

Lineups & formations

Confirmed lineups

Official starting XIs supplied by the match-data provider.

Villarreal

Confirmed formation4-4-2Marcelino
  1. 1Luiz JuniorG
  2. 26P. NavarroD
  3. 8J. FoythD
  4. 12R. VeigaD
  5. 24A. PedrazaD
  6. 17T. BuchananM
  7. 10D. ParejoM
  8. 18P. GueyeM
  9. 20A. MoleiroM
  10. 7G. MorenoF
  11. 9G. MikautadzeF
Substitutes (8)

25 · A. Tenas

4 · R. Marin

16 · T. Partey

19 · N. Pepe

21 · T. Oluwaseyi

22 · A. Perez

23 · S. Cardona

37 · C. Macia

Real Madrid

Confirmed formation4-3-3Alvaro Arbeloa
  1. 1T. CourtoisG
  2. 8F. ValverdeD
  3. 17R. AsencioD
  4. 24D. HuijsenD
  5. 18A. CarrerasD
  6. 15A. GulerM
  7. 6E. CamavingaM
  8. 5J. BellinghamM
  9. 30F. MastantuonoF
  10. 10K. MbappeF
  11. 7Vinicius JuniorF
Substitutes (11)

13 · A. Lunin

43 · S. Mestre

2 · D. Carvajal

4 · D. Alaba

11 · Rodrygo

16 · G. Garcia

19 · D. Ceballos

20 · F. Garcia

21 · B. Diaz

27 · D. Aguado

28 · J. Cestero Sancho

INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE

Player statistics

This match

Villarreal

PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTackles
Luiz Júnior906.7—0—23—
Pau Navarro906.2—0—456
Juan Foyth246.7—0—12—
Renato Veiga906.9—0—514
Alfonso Pedraza906.3—0—285
Tajon Buchanan706.7—0—214
Dani Parejo777.2—0—464
Pape Gueye906.7—01422
Alberto Moleiro906.3—01231
Gerard Moreno706.3—02171
Georges Mikautadze776.3—0111—
Rafa Marín667.3—0—363
Nicolas Pépé206.7—0—92
Tani Oluwaseyi206.3—0—6—
Thomas Partey136.3—0—92
Ayoze Pérez136.9—0—51
Arnau Tenas———————
Sergi Cardona———————
Carlos Maciá———————

Real Madrid

PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTackles
Thibaut Courtois907.0—0—28—
Federico Valverde907.3—0—69—
Raúl Asencio907.2—0—401
Dean Huijsen907.2—01642
Álvaro Carreras907.2—0—672
Arda Güler807.7—02582
Eduardo Camavinga907.3—0—586
Jude Bellingham907.2—0—483
Franco Mastantuono747.3—0—255
Kylian Mbappé908.320442—
Vinícius Júnior907.2—01421
Gonzalo García166.5—0—3—
Brahim Díaz106.3—0—7—
Andriy Lunin———————
Sergio Mestre———————
David Alaba———————
Fran García———————
Diego Aguado———————
Daniel Carvajal———————
Jorge Cestero———————
Dani Ceballos———————
Rodrygo———————
2025/26 STANDINGS

La Liga table

League centre ↗

Current standings · Primera División. Both teams are highlighted. These may include matches played after this fixture.

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1Barcelona38311695365994
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2Real Madrid38275677354286
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3Villarreal382261072462672
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4Atletico Madrid382161162441869
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5Real Betis381515859481160
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6Celta Vigo381412125348554
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7Getafe38156173238-651
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8Rayo Vallecano381214124144-350
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9Valencia381310154655-949
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10Real Sociedad381113145961-246
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11Espanyol381210164355-1246
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12Athletic Club38136194358-1545
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13Sevilla38127194660-1443
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14Alaves381110174456-1243
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15Elche381013154957-843
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16Levante38119184761-1442
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17Osasuna38119184450-642
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18Mallorca38119184757-1042
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19Girona38914153955-1641
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20Oviedo38611212660-3429
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