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La LigaMatchweek 38THE MATCH CENTRE

Villarreal vs Atletico Madrid match centre

Villarreal badgeVillarrealHome · 3 in league
WLWDW
Momentum→ Steady68/100OlderLatest
90′ · Live
5:1
UK time · Europe/London
Atletico Madrid badgeAtletico MadridAway · 4 in league
LLWLL
Momentum↘ Falling20/100OlderLatest
Goalscorers
D. Parejo30′ (pen)
A. Perez34′
G. Mikautadze40′
P. Gueye45′
A. Perez54′
M. Pubill43′
Estadio de la Ceramica · VillarrealSeason 2025/26Back to matches
THE MATCH VERDICT · 90 MINUTES

Our view of the game

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Why this selection? Data checks & method

Our model: Unavailable · Calculated Not supplied.

Odds updated Not supplied · Older or incompletely timed snapshot. Match-winner reference: 0 bookmakers. Market probabilities remove each bookmaker’s margin before averaging; double chance combines match-result probabilities.

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Odds & probabilities Pre-match snapshot Home win—Our model PendingMarket unavailable Draw—Our model PendingMarket unavailable Away win—Our model PendingMarket unavailable Bookmaker odds awaiting availability Market probabilities adjusted for margin. Model estimates, not guarantees.
MATCHDAY LIVE

Inside the game

Every chance. Every turning point.

90′ IN PLAY
KICKOFF EDGE LIVE READING

What the match state suggests now

GOOD DATA
Current result estimate100.0%Villarreal
Draw0.0%at full time
Current result estimate0.0%Atletico Madrid
Another goal8.1%before full time

Next goal: Villarreal 4.2% · no further goal 91.9% · Atletico Madrid 3.9%.

Experimental model combining the pre-match forecast with score, time, shots, shots on target, possession, corners and red cards. This is not live xG or bookmaker odds.
VillarrealAtletico Madrid
5Corner Kicks7
3Fouls12
0Yellow Cards1
—Red Cards—
3Goalkeeper Saves3
496Total passes517
431Passes accurate453

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

IF THE SCORE HOLDS

Provisional table

Primera División

Illustrative positions after applying the current score to the latest stored standings. Official tables can also change as other live matches finish.

#TeamPGDPtsMove
1Barcelona38+5994—
2Real Madrid38+4286—
3Villarreal39+3075—
4Atletico Madrid39+1469—
5Real Betis38+1160—
6Celta Vigo38+554—
7Getafe38-651—
8Rayo Vallecano38-350—
9Valencia38-949—
10Real Sociedad38-246—
11Espanyol38-1246—
12Athletic Club38-1545—
13Elche38-843↑ 2
14Alaves38-1243—
15Sevilla38-1443↓ 2
16Osasuna38-642↑ 1
17Mallorca38-1042↑ 1
18Levante38-1442↓ 2
19Girona38-1641—
20Oviedo38-3429—
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.

Atletico 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

4/10Wins
1.7Goals / game
1.3Conceded / game

Keep in view: 3 losses in that sample. At home, 6 wins from 10 available matches.

Inspect Villarreal’s results
AWAY PERSPECTIVE

Atletico Madrid

4/10Wins
1.4Goals / game
1.3Conceded / game

Keep in view: 4 losses in that sample. At away venues, 4 wins from 10 available matches.

Inspect Atletico Madrid’s results
BEFORE YOU DECIDE

What could change the picture?

  • Lineup data is available in the match centre.
  • Recent results include different opponents and competitions.
  • 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 Atletico 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, 02:37 UK.

THE SEASON SO FAR

How the teams compare

La Liga · 2025/26 · all league matches

VillarrealAtletico Madrid
36Matches played36
69Points earned66
21Wins20
1.9Goals scored / match1.7
1.2Goals conceded / match1.1
8Clean sheets13
5Failed to score5

Season totals and averages. Home / away compares Villarreal at home with Atletico 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. 25A. TenasG
  2. 15S. MourinoD
  3. 6P. NavarroD
  4. 4R. MarinD
  5. 24A. PedrazaD
  6. 19N. PepeM
  7. 18P. GueyeM
  8. 10D. ParejoM
  9. 20A. MoleiroM
  10. 22A. PerezF
  11. 9G. MikautadzeF
Substitutes (12)

1 · Luiz Junior

2 · L. Costa

23 · S. Cardona

5 · W. Kambwala

12 · R. Veiga

33 · P. Cabanes

38 · A. Diatta

11 · A. Gonzalez

17 · T. Buchanan

3 · A. Freeman

21 · T. Oluwaseyi

37 · C. Macia

Atletico Madrid

Confirmed formation4-3-3Diego Simeone
  1. 1J. MussoG
  2. 14M. LlorenteD
  3. 18M. PubillD
  4. 15C. LengletD
  5. 17D. HanckoD
  6. 10A. BaenaM
  7. 6KokeM
  8. 21O. VargasM
  9. 20G. SimeoneF
  10. 7A. GriezmannF
  11. 22A. LookmanF
Substitutes (11)

31 · S. Esquivel

13 · J. Oblak

9 · A. Sorloth

3 · M. Ruggeri

32 · J. Bonar

29 · R. Belaid

40 · A. Puric

47 · J. Morcillo

34 · J. Diaz

37 · I. Luque

61 · M. Cubo

INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE

Player statistics

This match

Villarreal

PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTackles
Arnau Tenas906.3—0—33—
Santiago Mouriño907.7—0—752
Pau Navarro906.6—0—422
Rafa Marín907.3—0—473
Alfonso Pedraza676.6—0—241
Nicolas Pépé908.2—2255—
Pape Gueye758.0101492
Dani Parejo667.7101523
Alberto Moleiro906.5—0—28—
Ayoze Pérez759.521223—
Georges Mikautadze898.210321—
Alassane Diatta247.2—0—211
Sergi Cardona236.9—0—12—
Logan Costa156.9—0—141
Pau Cabanes156.5—0—5—
Carlos Maciá1——0—1—
Luiz Júnior———————
Renato Veiga———————
Willy Kambwala———————
Alexander Freeman———————
Tajon Buchanan———————
Tani Oluwaseyi———————
Alfon González———————

Atletico Madrid

PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTackles
Juan Musso905.7—0—18—
Marcos Llorente905.3—0—571
Marc Pubill456.7101421
Clément Lenglet906.0—0—575
Dávid Hancko455.6—0—22—
Alex Baena615.9—0238—
Koke906.9—0—87—
Obed Vargas906.9—01383
Giuliano Simeone456.2—02191
Antoine Griezmann906.5—1244—
Ademola Lookman616.2—0—222
Matteo Ruggeri456.3—0—29—
Aleksa Purić456.2—0—161
Alexander Sørloth456.2—016—
Javier Boñar296.6—0—16—
Javi Morcillo296.6—0—18—
Salvi Esquivel———————
Jan Oblak———————
Julio Díaz———————
Rayane Belaid———————
Iker Luque———————
Miguel Cubo———————
THE MARKET VIEW

Match-winner odds

Decimal · 90 minutes
BookmakerVillarrealDrawAtletico Madrid
Bet3652.553.602.62

Snapshot from 24 May 2026, 00:14 UK. Prices may change and availability varies. Displayed for comparison only.

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