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Valencia 1-2 Villarreal: result and stats, La Liga
Matchday 10
FT
ValenciaLine ups
6.46corners5yellow cards1red cards
Line ups6.99corners3yellow cards1red cards
Alejandro Quintero Gonzalez, see his record. 
Referee
RefereeGonzalez
5.9Dimitrievski
6.7Gaya
5.9Haas
7.5Tarrega
6.1Maffeo
6.6Rioja
7.2Pepelu
6.0Rodriguez
6.3Otorbi
6.5Danjuma
6.5Guerra
6.7Gulacsi
8.1Freeman
5.2Veiga
6.7Foyth
6.8Mourino
7.4Buchanan
6.1Gueye
6.8Macia
7.0Akhomach
6.4Perez
7.0Moreno
Assistant
Rubén Uría
Substitutions
- 14'
- 70'J. Guerra86.5H. Elliott
105.5 - 77'P. Maffeo246.1F. Ugrinic
236.7 - 77'J. De Haas125.9H. Duro
96.6
Unused
- K. van OevelenG
25 - M. DiakhabyD
4 - J. VazquezD
21 - A. Martinez70'D
226.1 - A. MayolM
33 - A. DiengM
15 - R. SatoM
39 - A. BlazquezF
37
AssistantRubén Uría
Rubén UríaSubstitutions
- 66'J. Foyth86.7S. Cardona
237.3A - 66'I. Akhomach117.0A. Moleiro
107.4A - 66'A. Perez226.4G. Mikautadze97.9
- 82'G. Moreno77.0S. Comesana
146.5 - 87'T. Buchanan177.4P. Navarro
66.9
Unused
- Luiz JuniorG
1 - R. GomezG
13 - L. CostaD
2 - A. DiattaM
5 - N. El JmiliF
27 - T. OluwaseyiF
21 - J. GaitanF
28
Home
OutS. CanosKnee Injury
OutJ. CopeteKnee Injury
OutD. FoulquierKnee Injury
OutD. LopezKnee Injury
OutU. SadiqMuscle Injury
Away
OutN. PepeEye injury
OutC. RomeroInjury
OutN. SalibaInjury
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Player of the match
Alex Freeman
Defender · Villarreal
8.1
This match
Attacking
Goals1
Assists0
Shots1
Shots on target1
Shot accuracy100%
Dribbles won2
Build-up
Passes58
Key passes2
Pass accuracy84%
Defending
Tackles2
Blocks0
Interceptions0
Duels won7 · 44%
Fouls won/made3 / 1
This match · octagon = season skill index
Highest-rated players
Player DNA
Better than 96% of La Liga midfielders for progressive passes.
Per 90 minutes this season, against all 90 midfielders with at least 300 minutes.
Pape Gueye · VillarrealMidfielder · 808 min
Elite 90+Strong 70+Average 40+Below 40
Skill by skillPer 90Rank
- Goals0.3395%
- xG0.2693%
- Shots2.1283%
- Assists0.0029%
- xA0.0958%
- Shot-creating actions4.1283%
- Chances created1.4569%
- xT0.1074%
- Progressive passes6.3596%
- Progressive carries1.0041%
- Dribbles won0.2216%
- Tackles won0.6722%
- Interceptions1.0053%
- Duels won1.0011%
- VAEP0.3189%
La Liga 2026/27, through 8 Nov. Rank means better than that share of the group, in their most-played position.
Goalkeepers
Every shot on target · tap oneDimitrievski
Valencia
1
Saves
2
Conceded
33%
Save %
-1.31
Prevented
Best save: Buchanan 18' · 0.22 xGOT
Bottom right · 0.5 m high · 21 m out · 21° angle
Gulacsi
Villarreal
4
Saves
1
Conceded
80%
Save %
+0.28
Prevented
Best save: Danjuma 58' · 0.18 xGOT
Middle right · 0.9 m high · 18 m out · 44° angle
| Player | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Péter GulácsiG | 4 | 1 | 1,28 | +0,28 | 12/15 | 3/5 |
| Stole DimitrievskiG | 1 | 2 | 0,69 | -1,31 | 25/40 | 8/22 |
xG race
28 shotsChance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.
Valencia1,14 xG · 1 scoredVillarreal1,49 xG · 2 scoredHow those chances were made
Valencia18
Villarreal37
Shot map
9 v 19Valencia shoot right, Villarreal left. Bigger dot = better chance.
VALValenciaVILVillarrealgoalsavedoff target
Goal mouth
13 on target · 3 scoredWhere each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.
ValenciaVillarrealgoalsavedoff target
Shot duel
Pepelu's 38' chance was the biggest of the match: 0,79 xG, scored.
Every shot on its minute, Valencia above and Villarreal below. The longer the bar, the bigger the chance. Faces on goals and on chances of 0,3 xG or more.
Valencia9 shots · 1,14 xGVillarreal19 shots · 1,49 xGPepelu
Valencia
38'0,79 xGGoal
xG analytics
TeamxGShotsSOTPoss
Valencia14% open play17% set piece69% penalty
Villarreal86% open play14% 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.
The deserved table
Villarreal have 8.0 fewer points than their chances earned.
Every La Liga shot this season turned into expected points (xPTS): how many points each side's chances were worth.
The luck mapAll 20 sides
These two sidesFull table
Valencia
Points below what their chances earned
-3.3
- 19th → 18th
- Table
- 8 / 11.4 xG
- Scored
- 20 / 18.6 xG
- Conceded
Villarreal
Points below what their chances earned
-8.0
- 8th → 3rd
- Table
- 17 / 24.1 xG
- Scored
- 15 / 12.3 xG
- Conceded
La Liga 2026/27, 119 of 119 finished matches through 8 Nov, league only. A measure of chances, not a verdict.
Momentum
14 swingsWhich side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.
Valencia26% pressureVillarreal74% pressureMatch replay
91'1-20%Draw 0%100%
1.14xG1.49
9Shots19
6On target7
Momentum
90' Goal Georges Mikautadze 0.28 xG · Fast break · Left footAverage 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.
ValenciaDefensive line 39%VillarrealDefensive line 37%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.
ValenciaUntil 14'Most-connected pair: Dimitrievski and Haas, 4 passes between them.
VillarrealUntil 65'Most-connected pair: Foyth and Mouriño, 28 passes between them.
Tactical battle
37control63Ilias Akhomach
10 touches in box
In possession
37,9%Field tilt62,1%
11Passes into box16
17Progressive passes30
7Carries into final third7
6Chances created14
Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.
Out of possession
12,77Press intensity (PPDA)6,67
3High turnovers13
6Regains within 5s8
30,6sBall recovery time18,5s
12Interceptions23
↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.
Carrying
68Carries106
814mCarry distance1256m
7Progressive carries18
396mProgressive carry distance818m
1Carries into the box9
Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.
Beating the press
6Take-ons won7
10Take-ons attempted16
293mProgressive pass distance520m
1Through balls1
4Switches of play7
A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.
Threat created
0,57Expected threat (xT)1,02
0,15Action value (VAEP)1,00
18Shot-creating actions37
2Goal-creating actions4
9Box entries19
xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.
Tempo
2,9Passes per attack4,1
8,7sAttack duration14,3s
3,11 m/sAttack directness1,83 m/s
2Build-up attacks3
3Direct attacks7
An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.
The moment that decided it
The goal that swung the win probability the most. Press play to replay the move, touch by touch.
G. MikautadzeLeft foot · assist A. Moleiro90'- Score
- 1–1→1–2
- Villarreal win chance
- 1%→99%
- xG of the shot
- 0.28
- Touches in the move
- 5
- 1S. Cardona›
- 2G. Mikautadze›
- 3A. Moleiroassist›
- 4G. Mikautadze›
- 5G. MikautadzeLeft foot
Live statsPossession & Passing
39%Possession61%
332Total passes539
75%Pass accuracy86%
6Corners9
Attack
9Shots19
5On target3
3Off target12
1Blocked shots4
Box & Quality
7Shots in box11
2Shots out box8
1.1xG1.5
0.3Goals prevented0.3
Defense & Discipline
1Goalkeeper saves4
2Offsides2
18Fouls9
5Yellow cards3
1Red cards1
Half by half
The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?
First half
0,79xG0,58
1Shots9
1On target1
1Big chances0
4Touches in box21
34%Possession66%
1Corners7
Second half
0,34xG0,92
8Shots10
4On target2
0Big chances2
13Touches in box21
42%Possession58%
5Corners2
More match stats
Attack
18Touches in box42
32Final third entries67
1Big chances2
1,28xG on target0,69
31Dangerous attacks52
Passing
5/14 (36%)Crosses4/16 (25%)
17/47 (36%)Long balls27/51 (53%)
16Throw-ins15
8Free kicks18
14Goal kicks4
Duels
48Total52
28/65 (43%)Ground38/66 (58%)
11/17 (65%)Aerial6/17 (35%)
6/9 (67%)Dribbles7/14 (50%)
11Dispossessed6
Defending
35Recoveries45
5Interceptions11
13Tackles15
46%Tackles won60%
30Clearances21
1Big chances scored2
1Big saves1
1Errors led to shot1
1Fouled in final third3
6,40Average rating7,63
Big game or flat track?
Villarreal take 2.0 points a game from weaker sides, 0.8 from stronger ones.
Points per game against stronger and weaker opponents, over each side's last 10 matches in all competitions.
Points per gameLast 10 matches
Valencia is not on the chart: none of its last 10 opponents counted as weaker.
These two sidesStrongerWeaker
Valencia0.9 (9)- (0)Newest firstWLWLDDLWLL
Villarreal0.8 (4)2.0 (5)Newest firstWLLWWLDWLW
Points per game (matches). An equal side counts as neither.
Small samples, so read this as a trend. Which opponent counts as stronger is the data provider's call.
Match summary
Villarreal beat Valencia 2-1 at Estadio de Mestalla in La Liga. Valencia led 1-0 at half-time, but Villarreal came from behind to win. Scorers: Pepelu (38' pen) for Valencia; A. Freeman (69'), G. Mikautadze (90') for Villarreal. The winner came in the 90th minute. Valencia finished with ten men after Harvey Elliott was sent off, while Villarreal finished with ten men after Pape Gueye was sent off. In their last 35 meetings, Valencia have won 14, Villarreal 14, with 7 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.
AI prediction
Confidence 46%VAL18%
X36%
VIL46%
→ Double chance: Villarreal or draw
Why this prediction
The factors the model weighed, each split between the two sides.
Share per factor40%Form60%
36%Attack64%
42%Defence58%
14%Goal model (Poisson)86%
15%Head-to-head85%
30%Goals70%
30%Overall70%
Last 5 matches
Scored 5, conceded 11
Last 5 matches
Scored 9, conceded 8
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Goal profile
This seasonHow often each side reaches a scoreline, across 12 matches each.
Share of their matchesThey score
50%1+ goal67%
17%2+ goals58%
They concede
67%1+ goal83%
50%2+ goals33%
33%3+ goals8%
Heaviest results
best 1-0 (A)·worst 0-5 (H)
best 3-1 (H)·worst 2-3 (H)
Where these sides shoot from
2025/26 seasonEach 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.
ValenciashootallowVillarreal6.0%Six-yard box4.3%
59.7%Penalty area-2.059.1%
25.9%Edge of the box+4.229.4%
8.4%Long range7.2%
452 shots taken · 487 faced
VillarrealshootallowValencia7.4%+2.2Six-yard box6.5%
65.4%+4.4Penalty area60.5%
23.0%-2.3Edge of the box-2.622.6%
4.2%-4.3Long range+1.810.3%
457 shots taken · 446 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.
Venue spotlight
Estadio de Mestalla
Valencia, Spain
55,000
Capacity
Head-to-headLast 35 meetings
14ValenciaWins14 wins
7Draws
Draws7
14Villarreal
Wins14 wins
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- 18 Oct 2020Villarreal2 - 1ValenciaLa Liga
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- 18 Apr 2019Valencia2 - 0VillarrealUEFA Europa League
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