Valencia vs Villarreal
Ref: Javier Alberola Rojas, SpainEstadio de Mestalla, Valencia · 55,000 cap
Match recap
Villarreal beat Valencia 2–0 in their La Liga fixture. Moreno and Santi Comesaña scored for Villarreal. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.80 for Valencia versus 2.18 for Villarreal. Valencia sit 9th in the La Liga table while Villarreal are 3rd.
First Half
15'
Gueye
Yellow Card
15'
Mouriño
Yellow Card
43'
VAR
Penalty confirmed
Copete
Yellow Card
45'
⚽
Moreno
Penalty
Second Half
⇄
Beltrán
57'
⚽
Santi Comesaña
⇄
José Gayà
⇄
Javi Guerra
68'
⇄
Gueye
68'
⇄
Moreno
69'
Santi Comesaña
Yellow Card
79'
⇄
Santi Comesaña
79'
⇄
Mikautadze
⇄
Pepelu
83'
Pépé
Yellow Card
⇄
Correia
88'
⇄
Moleiro
Tárrega
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Barcelona | 38 | 31 | 1 | 6 | +59 | 94 |
| 2 |  Real Madrid | 38 | 27 | 5 | 6 | +42 | 86 |
| 3 |  Villarreal | 38 | 22 | 6 | 10 | +26 | 72 |
| 4 |  Atletico Madrid | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | +18 | 69 |
| 8 |  Rayo Vallecano | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | -3 | 50 |
| 9 |  Valencia | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | -9 | 49 |
| 10 |  Real Sociedad | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | -2 | 46 |
As of 20 Apr 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
ValenciaVillarreal
11Won
Statistical edge
11–3
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.80VS2.18
Attack4 · 2 won
15
Shots
12
3
Shots on target
5
7
Shots in the box
11
8
Shots outside box
1
6
Shots off goal
4
7
Corners
5
Possession & Passing3 · 1 won
57%
Possession
43%
540
Total passes
416
461
Accurate passes
359
85%
Pass accuracy
86%
Discipline3 · 0 won
13
Fouls
14
2
Yellow cards
4
2
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 0 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
3
6
Blocked shots
3
0
Goals prevented
0
Valencia
4-4-2
Villarreal
4-4-2
Valencia
4-4-2Starting XI
- 3CopeteD
- 5César TárregaD
- 7A. DanjumaM
- 8Javi GuerraM
- 11Luis RiojaM
- 12Thierry CorreiaD
- 14José GayàD
- 15L. BeltránF
- 16Diego LópezF
- 18PepeluM
- 25Julen AgirrezabalaG
Substitutes
- 1S. DimitrievskiG
- 9Hugo DuroF
- 10André AlmeidaM
- 13Cristian RiveroG
- 19Dani RabaF
- 21Jesús VázquezD
- 22B. SantamaríaM
- 24E. CömertD
- 26Rubo IranzoD
- 29Lucas NuñezM
- 32A. PanachD
Villarreal
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1Luíz JúniorG
- 7Gerard MorenoF
- 8J. FoythD
- 9G. MikautadzeF
- 12Renato VeigaD
- 14Santi ComesañaM
- 15S. MouriñoD
- 18P. GueyeM
- 19N. PépéM
- 20Alberto MoleiroM
- 23Sergi CardonaD
Substitutes
- 3Adrià AltiD
- 4Rafa MarínD
- 6M. SolomonF
- 10Dani ParejoM
- 11Ilias AkhomachF
- 16T. ParteyM
- 17T. BuchananF
- 21T. OluwaseyiF
- 22Ayoze PérezF
- 24PedrazaD
- 25Arnau TenasG
- 26Pau NavarroD
Valencia
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thierry Correia | D | 83 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Julen Agirrezabala | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| César Tárrega | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Rioja | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2/2 |
| Pepelu | M | 83 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Arnaut Danjuma | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Diego López | F | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| José Copete | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| José Luis Gayà(C) | D | 60 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Javier Guerra | M | 61 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Lucas Beltrán | F | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Stole Dimitrievski | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eray Cömert | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cristian Rivero | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rubén Iranzo | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lucas Núñez | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alejandro Panach Olmo | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| André Almeida | M | 29 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Baptiste Santamaria | M | 13 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jesús Vázquez | D | 30 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Dani Raba | F | 13 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Hugo Duro | F | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Villarreal
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerard Moreno(C) | F | 68 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/3 |
| Juan Foyth | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Luiz Júnior | G | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Santiago Mouriño | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Renato Veiga | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Santi Comesaña | M | 79 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Sergi Cardona | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Pape Gueye | M | 68 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Nicolas Pépé | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0/3 |
| Alberto Moleiro | M | 88 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Georges Mikautadze | F | 79 | 5.9 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1/4 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Manor Solomon | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tani Oluwaseyi | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alfonso Pedraza | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arnau Tenas | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adrià Altimira | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pau Navarro | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rafa Marín | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ayoze Pérez | F | 22 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Tajon Buchanan | F | 8 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Dani Parejo | M | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Ilias Akhomach | F | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Thomas Partey | M | 22 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |