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La Liga ·

Valencia – Villarreal

Villarreal beat Valencia 2–1 (La Liga, 24 Oct 2026). Goals: Pepelu 38' (penalty), A. Freeman 69', G. Mikautadze 90+6'. Cards: 7 yellow, 2 red. Below: the match report, then the table, form and head-to-head before kick-off.

ValenciaFinal score: 1–2Villarreal

No tip or goal stat from us on this match. The rules pick only the matches where the numbers are strong enough; every published one is on the results page with its result. All tips and results

Goals and cards

ValenciaVillarreal
yellow card Dani Raba34'
37'yellow card Renato Veiga
Pepelu (penalty)38'
43'yellow card Ayoze Pérez
59'yellow card T. Buchanan
yellow card Pablo Maffeo60'
yellow card G. Rodríguez62'
69'A. Freeman (assist Sergi Cardona)
79'red card P. Gueye
red card H. Elliott89'
yellow card H. Elliott89'
90+6'G. Mikautadze (assist Alberto Moleiro)

Line-ups

Valencia

Formation 4-4-2 · Coach J. Aguirre

  1. S. Dimitrievski
  2. Pablo Maffeo
  3. César Tárrega
  4. J. de Haas
  5. José Gayà
  6. David Otorbi
  7. G. Rodríguez
  8. Pepelu
  9. Luis Rioja
  10. Javi Guerra
  11. A. Danjuma

Substitutes used

  • 14' Dani Raba (for David Otorbi)
  • 70' Arnau Martínez (for Dani Raba)
  • 70' H. Elliott (for Javi Guerra)
  • 77' F. Ugrinic (for Pablo Maffeo)
  • 77' Hugo Duro (for J. de Haas)

Villarreal

Formation 4-4-2 · Coach Iñigo Pérez

  1. P. Gulácsi
  2. S. Mouriño
  3. J. Foyth
  4. Renato Veiga
  5. A. Freeman
  6. Ilias Akhomach
  7. C. Macia
  8. P. Gueye
  9. T. Buchanan
  10. Gerard Moreno
  11. Ayoze Pérez

Substitutes used

  • 65' Sergi Cardona (for J. Foyth)
  • 65' Alberto Moleiro (for Ilias Akhomach)
  • 66' G. Mikautadze (for Ayoze Pérez)
  • 82' Santi Comesaña (for Gerard Moreno)
  • 87' Pau Navarro (for T. Buchanan)

Match numbers

ValenciaVillarreal
4Yellow cards3
1Red cards1
9Shots19
5Shots on target3
6Corners9
38%Possession62%
18Fouls9
2Offsides2
1.17Expected goals (xG)1.52

Top ratings

Valencia

  1. José Gayà 90 min6.7
  2. Pepelu 90 min6.6
  3. César Tárrega 90 min6.5

Villarreal

  1. A. Freeman 90 min7.2
  2. P. Gulácsi 90 min7.2
  3. Ilias Akhomach 65 min7.0

Match ratings from the match data; players on the pitch for 60 minutes or more.

In the table

Full table
In the table
TeamPosPlayedPointsForm
Valencia19th96Form: loss, win, loss, draw, draw.
Villarreal12th99Form: loss, win, win, loss, draw.
ValenciaVillarreal
0.7Scored per match1.4
1.7Conceded per match1.4
4 / 9Games with 3+ goals6 / 9
3 / 9Games both teams scored in6 / 9
4.4Cards per match4.1

From this season's league games before this match, not a prediction.

Form: the last 5 league games

Valencia

Valencia
DateMatchScore
17 OctValencia – Athletic Bilbao0–0 Form: draw.
11 OctRacing Santander – Valencia2–2 Form: draw.
20 SepValencia – Real Sociedad2–3 Form: loss.
15 SepAlavés – Valencia0–1 Form: win.
11 SepSevilla – Valencia1–0 Form: loss.

Villarreal

Villarreal
DateMatchScore
17 OctVillarreal – Elche0–0 Form: draw.
10 OctReal Madrid – Villarreal1–0 Form: loss.
20 SepVillarreal – Levante3–1 Form: win.
17 SepMálaga – Villarreal1–3 Form: win.
14 SepVillarreal – Betis1–2 Form: loss.

Head-to-head

24 meetings in the league: Valencia 7 wins, Villarreal 12 wins, 5 draws.

The last 5 meetings

Head-to-head
DateMatchScore
22 Feb 2026Villarreal – Valencia2–1
25 Oct 2025Valencia – Villarreal0–2
15 Feb 2025Villarreal – Valencia1–1
31 Aug 2024Valencia – Villarreal1–1
17 Mar 2024Villarreal – Valencia1–0

Referee

Alejandro Quintero González

Fewer than 3 league games for him this season, so no season numbers yet.

See also

Valencia: club page Villarreal: club page La Liga: table and matches All coming matches

League games from our data: the table, the form and the head-to-head before this match. History only, never a prediction.