Real Madrid 1-0 Villarreal: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 8

Real Madrid

1 : 0

Villarreal

Yan Diomande62'

Real Madrid4-2-3-1

Line ups

4-3-3Villarreal Villarreal crest

Assistant

Rubén Uría

Substitutions

45'
187.3
A. Carreras
177.3
M. Cucurella
52'
126.9
T. Alexander-Arnold
76.0
Vinicius Junior
77'
157.3
A. Guler
66.9
E. Camavinga
86'
257.9
Y. Diomande
246.6
D. Dumfries

Unused

Assistant

Rubén Uría

Substitutions

56'
146.6
S. Comesana
246.5
N. Saliba
56'
86.9
J. Foyth
206.3
C. Romero
67'
116.9
I. Akhomach
76.6
G. Moreno
67'
236.2
S. Cardona
96.9
G. Mikautadze
86'
107.2
A. Moleiro
276.2
N. El Jmili

Unused

Home

R. Asencio
Broken Leg
Out
Eder Militao
Hamstring Injury
Out
D. Huijsen
Red Card
Out
F. Mendy
Hip Injury
Out
Rodrygo
Knee Injury
Out

Away

T. Buchanan
Muscle Injury
Out

Player of the match

Thibaut Courtois

Goalkeeper · Real Madrid

7.9

This match

Attacking

Goals0

Assists0

Build-up

Passes36

Pass accuracy69%

Goalkeeping

Saves4

Goals conceded0

Penalties saved0

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Thibaut CourtoisG	4	0	0,87	+0,87	25/36	4/15
Péter GulácsiG	3	1	1,12	+0,12	17/22	4/8

Live stats

Possession & Passing

46%Possession54%

406Total passes477

83%Pass accuracy89%

9Corners3

Attack

11Shots15

4On target4

4Off target7

3Blocked shots4

Box & Quality

9Shots in box7

2Shots out box8

0.9xG0.6

Defense & Discipline

4Goalkeeper saves3

3Offsides1

8Fouls13

5Yellow cards2

1Red cards0

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

0,54xG0,08

5Shots3

1On target0

1Big chances0

17Touches in box6

52%Possession48%

4Corners1

Second half

0,41xG0,54

6Shots12

3On target4

2Big chances0

11Touches in box16

40%Possession60%

5Corners2

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Real Madrid

0.9411746%

97% open play3% set piece

Villarreal

0.6415854%

81% open play19% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

26 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

Real Madrid0,94 xG · 1 scored

Villarreal0,64 xG · 0 scored

How those chances were made

Real Madrid22

Open play 16Set piece 3Dribble 2Defensive 1

Villarreal29

Open play 24Set piece 3Dribble 1Rebound 1

Momentum

19 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Real Madrid44% pressure

Villarreal56% pressure

Match replay

91'

1-0

100%Draw 0%0%

0.94xG0.64

11Shots15

7On target8

Momentum

88' Saved Georges Mikautadze 0.17 xG · Regular play · Left foot

Shot map

11 v 15

Real Madrid shoot right, Villarreal left. Bigger dot = better chance.

RMReal MadridVILVillarrealgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

15 on target · 1 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

Real MadridVillarrealgoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

Real MadridDefensive line 36%

VillarrealDefensive line 24%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

Real MadridUntil 45'

Most-connected pairs: Konaté and Courtois; Tchouaméni and Alexander-Arnold. 11 passes each.

VillarrealUntil 56'

Most-connected pairs: Veiga and Cardona; Navarro and Freeman. 17 passes each.

Tactical battle

52control48

Yan Diomande

7 touches in box

In possession

52,2%Field tilt47,8%

13Passes into box10

32Progressive passes25

7Carries into final third8

10Chances created12

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

15,17Press intensity (PPDA)13,81

14High turnovers4

8Regains within 5s9

22,3sBall recovery time27,3s

10Interceptions16

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

83Carries133

948mCarry distance1523m

10Progressive carries11

559mProgressive carry distance807m

5Carries into the box3

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

11Take-ons won6

20Take-ons attempted16

549mProgressive pass distance363m

0Through balls0

9Switches of play3

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

0,72Expected threat (xT)0,68

1,25Action value (VAEP)0,27

22Shot-creating actions29

2Goal-creating actions0

0,78Expected assisted goals0,51

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

3,1Passes per attack4,3

9,8sAttack duration14,2s

2,87 m/sAttack directness2,11 m/s

3Build-up attacks4

8Direct attacks13

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

28Touches in box22

62Final third entries53

3Big chances0

1,12xG on target0,87

2Big chances missed0

Passing

2/15 (13%)Crosses2/12 (17%)

30/57 (53%)Long balls21/40 (53%)

20Throw-ins19

13Free kicks8

8Goal kicks9

Duels

56Total44

40/69 (58%)Ground29/69 (42%)

4/9 (44%)Aerial5/9 (56%)

10/17 (59%)Dribbles6/14 (43%)

8Dispossessed9

Defending

42Recoveries40

5Interceptions6

17Tackles15

71%Tackles won60%

18Clearances25

1Big chances scored0

2Big saves1

4Fouled in final third1

7,60Average rating7,05

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

Real MadridThis season

Scores most 76-90 · concedes most 16-30

VillarrealThis season

Scores most 31-45 · concedes most 31-45

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 8 matches each.

Share of their matches

They score

88%1+ goal75%

63%2+ goals63%

50%3+ goals25%

They concede

75%1+ goal100%

25%2+ goals50%

Heaviest results

best 4-0 (H)·worst 1-2 (A)

best 3-1 (H)·worst 2-3 (H)

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

Real MadridshootallowVillarreal

4.7%Six-yard box4.3%

60.5%Penalty area-2.059.1%

28.1%+2.8Edge of the box+4.229.4%

6.8%-1.7Long range7.2%

666 shots taken · 487 faced

VillarrealshootallowReal Madrid

7.4%+2.2Six-yard box3.7%

65.4%+4.4Penalty area61.1%

23.0%-2.3Edge of the box+2.928.1%

4.2%-4.3Long range7.1%

457 shots taken · 409 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

Real Madrid beat Villarreal 1-0 at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in La Liga. It was goalless at half-time. Yan Diomande scored the only goal in the 62nd minute. Real Madrid finished with ten men after Vinícius was sent off. In their last 32 meetings, Real Madrid have won 17, Villarreal 4, with 11 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.