Pafos vs Villarreal
Ref: S. JablonskiStadio Stelios Kyriakides, Paphos · 9,394 cap
Match recap
Pafos beat Villarreal 1–0 in their UEFA Champions League fixture. Luckassen scored for Pafos. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.75 for Pafos versus 1.77 for Villarreal. Pafos sit 26th in the UEFA Champions League table while Villarreal are 35th.
Second Half
⚽
Luckassen
56'
⇄
Mikautadze
56'
⇄
Moleiro
63'
⇄
Cardona
63'
⇄
Pérez
63'
⇄
Dani Parejo
Luckassen
Yellow Card
⇄
Unknown
76'
Veiga
Yellow Card
⇄
Oršić
⇄
Pêpê Rodrigues
⇄
Unknown
90'
Gueye
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | +19 | 24 |
| 25 |  Marseille | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -3 | 9 |
| 26 |  Pafos | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 9 |
| 27 |  Union St. Gilloise | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -9 | 9 |
| 34 |  Slavia Praha | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | -14 | 3 |
| 35 |  Villarreal | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | -13 | 1 |
| 36 |  Kairat Almaty | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | -15 | 1 |
As of 20 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
PafosVillarreal
3Won
Statistical edge
3–11
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.75VS1.77
Attack0 · 6 won
5
Shots
18
2
Shots on target
5
4
Shots in the box
9
1
Shots outside box
9
3
Shots off goal
9
2
Corners
3
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
41%
Possession
59%
377
Total passes
542
289
Accurate passes
472
77%
Pass accuracy
87%
Discipline2 · 0 won
12
Fouls
13
1
Yellow cards
2
1
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
5
Goalkeeper saves
1
0
Blocked shots
4
-0.20
Goals prevented
-0.20
Pafos
5-4-1
Villarreal
4-4-2
Pafos
5-4-1Starting XI
- 17M. OršićM
- 23D. LuckassenD
- 26I. ŠunjićM
- 88Pêpê RodriguesM
Substitutes
- 1J. GorterG
- 10L. DimataF
- 25Bruno LangaD
- 33Anderson SilvaF
Villarreal
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1Luíz JúniorG
- 8J. FoythD
- 9G. MikautadzeF
- 10Dani ParejoM
- 12Renato VeigaD
- 15S. MouriñoD
- 18P. GueyeM
- 19N. PépéM
- 20Alberto MoleiroM
- 22Ayoze PérezF
- 23Sergi CardonaD
Substitutes
- 3Adrià AltiD
- 4Rafa MarínD
- 6M. SolomonF
- 7Gerard MorenoF
- 11Ilias AkhomachF
- 14Santi ComesañaM
- 16T. ParteyM
- 17T. BuchananF
- 21T. OluwaseyiF
- 24PedrazaD
- 25Arnau TenasG
- 26Pau NavarroD
Pafos
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Luckassen | D | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Pêpê | M | 78 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ivan Šunjić | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Mislav Oršić | M | 78 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Landry Dimata | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Gorter | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bruno Langa | D | 10 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anderson Silva | F | 12 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Villarreal
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago Mouriño | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Juan Foyth | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dani Parejo(C) | M | 63 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Pape Gueye | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0/2 |
| Sergi Cardona | D | 63 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Alberto Moleiro | M | 56 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Renato Veiga | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nicolas Pépé | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 2/7 |
| Luiz Júnior | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Georges Mikautadze | F | 56 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2/3 |
| Ayoze Pérez | F | 63 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Adrià Altimira | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pau Navarro | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ilias Akhomach | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tajon Buchanan | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rafa Marín | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thomas Partey | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arnau Tenas | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alfonso Pedraza | D | 27 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Gerard Moreno | F | 27 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3/4 |
| Manor Solomon | F | 34 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Santi Comesaña | M | 27 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Tani Oluwaseyi | F | 34 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |