Villarreal vs Real Madrid — La Liga
2-1
Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal
Going into the match, Villarreal had won 4, drawn 2, lost 4 in their previous 10, scoring 0.8 goals a game; Real Madrid had won 6, drawn 2, lost 2 in 10, scoring 2.4. The sides have met 5 times in our records: Real Madrid 4 wins, 1 drawn. Villarreal are 9th in the La Liga on 8 points; Real Madrid are 4th on 15.
Match report
Home form going in: Villarreal
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 2, lost 4 (W W L L W). 0.8 scored per game, 1.0 conceded, 30% over 2.5 goals, 30% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- W 2-1 vs Valencia · 31 Dec 2022
- W 0-1 at Espanyol · 9 Nov 2022
- L 0-2 vs Mallorca · 6 Nov 2022
- L 1-0 at Athletic Club · 30 Oct 2022
- W 2-1 vs Almeria · 23 Oct 2022
- L 3-0 at Barcelona · 20 Oct 2022
Away form going in: Real Madrid
Last 10 completed: won 6, drawn 2, lost 2 (W W L W D). 2.4 scored per game, 1.2 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 80% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- W 0-2 at Valladolid · 30 Dec 2022
- W 2-1 vs Cadiz · 10 Nov 2022
- L 3-2 at Rayo Vallecano · 7 Nov 2022
- W 5-1 vs Celtic · 2 Nov 2022
- D 1-1 vs Girona · 30 Oct 2022
- L 3-2 at RB Leipzig · 25 Oct 2022
Head-to-head: Villarreal vs Real Madrid
- Villarreal 0-2 Real Madrid · 24 Jan 2026 · La Liga
- Real Madrid 3-1 Villarreal · 4 Oct 2025 · La Liga
- Villarreal 1-2 Real Madrid · 15 Mar 2025 · La Liga
- Real Madrid 2-0 Villarreal · 5 Oct 2024 · La Liga
- Villarreal 4-4 Real Madrid · 19 May 2024 · La Liga
How it unfolded
- 47' Normal Goal — Yeremy Pino (Villarreal)
- 60' Penalty — K. Benzema (Real Madrid)
- 63' Penalty — Gerard Moreno (Villarreal)
Match statistics
| Villarreal | Metric | Real Madrid |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Goals | 1 |
| 49 | Ball possession | 51 |
| 2.41742 | Expected goals (xG) | 2.16674 |
| 17 | Total shots | 13 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 8 | Shots off target | 7 |
| 4 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 10 | Attempts inside box | 10 |
| 7 | Attempts outside box | 3 |
| 6 | Corner kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 462 | Total passes | 485 |
| 392 | Accurate passes | 419 |
| 85 | Pass accuracy | 86 |
| 12 | Key passes | 11 |
| 75 | Duels | 75 |
La Liga table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 21 |
| 2 | Atletico Madrid | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 16 |
| 3 | Real Betis | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| 4 | Real Madrid | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 15 |
| 5 | Sevilla | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| 6 | Alaves | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 7 | Deportivo La Coruna | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 8 | Real Sociedad | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 10 |
| 9 | Villarreal | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | Athletic Club | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 11 | Getafe | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 8 |
| 12 | Rayo Vallecano | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 8 |
| 13 | Osasuna | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -7 | 8 |
| 14 | Celta Vigo | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 15 | Espanyol | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 16 | Racing Santander | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -10 | 7 |
| 17 | Levante | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 5 |
| 18 | Elche | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -6 | 5 |
| 19 | Valencia | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -9 | 4 |
| 20 | Malaga | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -9 | 3 |