LA LIGA Matchweek 10

Valencia vs Villarreal

Match data 2026-10-24 17:30 UK · Estadio de Mestalla Referee Alejandro Quintero Gonzalez, Spain Updated 2026.10.25

Full time

Valencia1–2Villarreal

GoalsValencia Pepelu 38' (PK)Villarreal A. Freeman 69' · G. Mikautadze 90'

Kicked off 2026.10.24. The data below is as it stood before kick-off and has not been edited to match the result. See the full head-to-head record

Valencia host Villarreal in La Liga matchweek 10: Sat 24 Oct, 18:30 CEST (25 Oct 01:30 KST) at Estadio de Mestalla. Referee Alejandro Quintero Gonzalez.

The last 10 league meetings: Valencia 2 wins, 3 draws, Villarreal 5 wins; the most recent was Villarreal 2–1 Valencia in 2026/02. Last five games in all competitions: Valencia W1 D2 L2, Villarreal W2 D1 L2.

Last 10 meetings2 · 3 · 5Valencia W · D · Villarreal WLast meeting Villarreal 2–1 Valencia (2026.02)

H2H 18 games, average2.17 goals3+ goals 38.9% · red cards 5x · league average 2.59 goals

Win rate this season11.1% / 22.2%Valencia / Villarreal1W 3D 5L / 2W 3D 4Llast season 34.2% / 57.9%

La Liga table

La Liga table
Pos	Team	Pl	W–D–L	GD	Pts
1	Barcelona	9	9–0–0	+30	27
2	Atlético	9	7–1–1	+11	22
3	Real Madrid	9	7–0–2	+14	21
4	Betis	9	6–1–2	+2	19
5	Real Sociedad	9	5–1–3	+0	16
6	Sevilla	9	4–2–3	-2	14
7	Alavés	10	3–3–4	+3	12
8	Celta	9	2–5–2	+3	11
9	Deportivo	9	2–5–2	+1	11
10	Osasuna	9	3–2–4	-8	11
11	Racing	10	3–2–5	-11	11
12	Levante	9	2–4–3	-2	10
13	Elche	10	2–4–4	-3	10
14	Villarreal	9	2–3–4	+0	9
15	Athletic	8	2–3–3	-1	9
⋯
16	Getafe	9	2–3–4	-6	9
17	Rayo	9	2–3–4	-8	9
18	Espanyol	10	2–2–6	-2	8
19	Valencia	9	1–3–5	-9	6
20	Málaga	10	0–5–5	-12	5

Key numbers

Key numbers, both teams
Metric / unit	Valencia	Villarreal
Positionpoints	19th · 6	14th · 9
W–D–L9 games	1–3–5	2–3–4
Goals for / againstper game	0.67 / 1.67	1.44 / 1.44
xG / xGAper game	0.96 / 1.35	1.65 / 1.36
Possession%	46.2	60.4
Shots / on targetper game	11.1 / 2.7	16.3 / 6.3
2025-26 win rateW–D–L · promoted sides show second-tier record	34.2% 13–10–15	57.9% 22–6–10
Head-to-headW–D–L · since 2017-18	5–4–9	9–4–5

xG = expected goals · xGA = expected goals against · conceded minus xGA: Valencia +0.32, Villarreal +0.08 (per game)

ManagersJ. Aguirre — league 1 games · 0W 1D 0L · win rate 0.0% · Iñigo Pérez — league 9 games · 2W 3D 4L · win rate 22.2% · first league meeting between the two managers
Last matchValencia 7 days ago LaLiga home Athletic 0–0 · Villarreal 4 days ago UCL away Liverpool 3–4

Last five games

Valencia

1W 2D 2L

Scored 5Conceded 6Clean sheets 2

Last five games
Opponent	Venue	Result	xG
Athletic	home	0–0D	1.49
Racing	away	2–2D	1.70
Real Sociedad	home	2–3L	—
Alavés	away	1–0W	0.65
Sevilla	away	0–1L	0.10

Villarreal

2W 1D 2L

Scored 9Conceded 7Clean sheets 1

Last five games
Opponent	Venue	Result	xG
LiverpoolUCL	away	3–4L	1.62
Elche	home	0–0D	2.23
NapoliUCL	home	3–1W	1.24
Real Madrid	away	0–1L	0.59
Levante	home	3–1W	—

all competitions · no xG for cup and European games

Head-to-head

2026.02.22Villarreal2–1Valencia
2025.10.25Valencia0–2Villarreal
2025.02.15Villarreal1–1Valencia
2024.08.31Valencia1–1Villarreal
2024.03.17Villarreal1–0Valencia
2024.01.02Valencia3–1Villarreal
2023.05.03Valencia1–1Villarreal
2022.12.31Villarreal2–1Valencia
2022.04.19Villarreal2–0Valencia
2021.10.30Valencia2–0Villarreal

Full head-to-head record and fixture profile →

Estadio de Mestalla H2H 9 games Valencia 5W 2D 2L · since 2017-18 · green home win / red away win

H2H 18-game profile
H2H 18 games (since 2017-18)	Value
Goals per game	2.17
Games with 3+ goalsshare %	38.9
Both teams scoredshare %	50.0
Average time of first goalmin	32.1
Goalless at half-timeshare %	27.8
Goals from 76th minute39 goals, %	17.9
Yellow cards per game	5.89
Red cards / penalties18 games total	5 / 11

Conditional data

A. Timing and context win rate · sample · gap vs usual in percentage points

Timing and context
Condition	Valencia	Villarreal
After a match Valencia 7 days · Villarreal 4 days earlierwin rate · rest counts all competitions	+4.9p66 games · 26W 17D 23L · usual 34.5%	+15.6p42 games · 25W 3D 14L · usual 43.9%
League game right after a cup or European matchwin rate · within 7 days · this match qualifies	—	-3.1p98 games · 40W 27D 31L · usual 43.9%
Saturday 18:30 kick-offwin rate · since 2017-18	+6.0p37 games · 15W 10D 12L · usual 34.5%	+8.0p27 games · 14W 6D 7L · usual 43.9%
After last resultValencia D / Villarreal D · since 2022-23	+10.5p44 games · 18W 8D 18L · usual 30.4%	+5.0p36 games · 19W 7D 10L · usual 47.8%
Forecast: mostly clearWin rate · Valencia home / Villarreal away	+17.9p21 games · 11W 3D 7L · usual 34.5%	-9.1p23 games · 8W 7D 8L · usual 43.9%
Temperature 20°C or morewin rate · forecast 21.5°C	-2.6p135 games · 43W 47D 45L · usual 34.5%	+2.0p133 games · 61W 37D 35L · usual 43.9%
Humidity 80% or morewin rate · forecast 47%	-4.6p77 games · 23W 21D 33L · usual 34.5%	-7.3p71 games · 26W 20D 25L · usual 43.9%
Rain or drizzleWin rate	-9.5p44 games · 11W 16D 17L · usual 34.5%	+2.3p39 games · 18W 7D 14L · usual 43.9%
October gamesWin rate	-12.9p37 games · 8W 17D 12L · usual 34.5%	-10.6p36 games · 12W 10D 14L · usual 43.9%
Manager vs this opponentwin rate · all clubs	60.0%sample too small5 games · 3W 1D 1L · usual 30.4%	20.0%sample too small5 games · 1W 4D 0L · usual 47.8%

B. Game management since 2022-23 · usual win rate Valencia 30.4% (49W 45D 67L) / Villarreal 47.8% (77W 37D 47L)

Game management
items	Valencia	Villarreal
After scoring firstWin rate	61.6%73 games · 45W 15D 13L	72.1%86 games · 62W 16D 8L
After conceding firstWin rate	5.1% -25.3p79 games · 4W 21D 54L · usual 30.4%	21.7% -26.1p69 games · 15W 15D 39L · usual 47.8%
Leading at 75 minutesWin rate	81.2%48 games · 39W 6D 3L	90.2%61 games · 55W 6D 0L
Led but failed to win / won from behindgames	31 / 4	26 / 17
Goals by substitutes% of team goals	15.6 27/173	17.2 47/273
Games with 3+ yellow cardsWin rate	+5.1p53 games · 21W 13D 19L · usual 34.5%	+8.1p75 games · 39W 17D 19L · usual 43.9%
Penalties won / concededper game	0.15 / 0.15	0.17 / 0.16
Goals for / against from 76th minute% of all goals	21.9 / 24.8	22.9 / 15.8
Failed to score / clean sheets%	30.4 / 24.8	17.4 / 21.1

C. Shots and defensive shape 2026-27 9 games this season, averages · last season shown as totals

Shots and defensive shape
items	Valencia	Villarreal
Shots inside / outside the boxper game	7 / 4.1	11.1 / 5.2
Shots blockedper game	3.4	4.7
Shots faced / on target / inside boxper game	15.1 / 5.1 / 9.1	12 / 3.4 / 7.2
Keeper saves / goals preventedper game · goals prevented	3.6 / -0.01	2.2 / 0.01
Corners won / concededper game	4 / 4.4	7.1 / 4.4
Offsides / fouls wonper game	2.1 / 11.4	2.9 / 11.7
Passes / accuracyper game / %	422 / 81	574 / 88.8
2025-26 xG → goalsseason total	49.9 → 46 -3.9	58.2 → 72 +13.8
2025-26 xGA → concededseason total	47.3 → 55 +7.7	46.4 → 46 -0.4

Order is always home team (Valencia) then away team (Villarreal) · usual = the team's overall league win rate over the same window · ±p = percentage-point gap · fewer than 10 games shown faded and marked sample too small · the small W D L figures are the raw record behind each win rate (draws do not count as wins)

D. Win rate by player involvement League games only (cups and European games excluded) · all games since the player's first appearance for the club (from 2017-18 at the earliest) · pick a player to see the team's win rate when they started, came off the bench, or did not play, plus their record against this opponent · did not play = unused sub or not in the squad · fewer than 10 games shown faded

Valencia

League games only · cups and Europe excluded · win rate = wins ÷ games

Started38.9%18 games
7W 4D 7L

Off the bench47.6%21 games
10W 6D 5L

Did not play21.4%28 games
6W 10D 12L

vs Villarreal · when playing 0.0% 2 games · 0W 1D 1L · small sample

Games: · · ·

José Gayá Started 37.0% (257 games 95W 82D 80L) · Off the bench 20.0% (10 games 2W 1D 7L) · Did not play 28.6% (84 games 24W 24D 36L) · vs Villarreal 31.2% (16 games 5W 3D 8L)
Hugo Duro Started 29.8% (121 games 36W 35D 50L) · Off the bench 28.0% (50 games 14W 15D 21L) · Did not play 32.0% (25 games 8W 9D 8L) · vs Villarreal 22.2% (9 games 2W 3D 4L · small sample)
M. Diakhaby Started 32.1% (134 games 43W 38D 53L) · Off the bench 48.3% (29 games 14W 6D 9L) · Did not play 28.0% (150 games 42W 56D 52L) · vs Villarreal 33.3% (6 games 2W 2D 2L · small sample)
Javi Guerra Started 31.3% (99 games 31W 27D 41L) · Off the bench 35.7% (28 games 10W 10D 8L) · Did not play 16.7% (6 games 1W 2D 3L · small sample) · vs Villarreal 14.3% (7 games 1W 3D 3L · small sample)
Pepelu Started 26.7% (90 games 24W 28D 38L) · Off the bench 47.6% (21 games 10W 7D 4L) · Did not play 33.3% (12 games 4W 1D 7L) · vs Villarreal 20.0% (5 games 1W 2D 2L · small sample)
Jesús Vázquez Started 26.3% (38 games 10W 8D 20L) · Off the bench 30.2% (53 games 16W 14D 23L) · Did not play 30.4% (102 games 31W 37D 34L) · vs Villarreal 16.7% (6 games 1W 1D 4L · small sample)
Luis Rioja Started 33.8% (65 games 22W 19D 24L) · Off the bench 15.4% (13 games 2W 5D 6L) · Did not play 16.7% (6 games 1W 2D 3L · small sample) · vs Villarreal 0.0% (4 games 0W 2D 2L · small sample)
César Tárrega Started 29.4% (68 games 20W 24D 24L) · Off the bench 40.0% (5 games 2W 0D 3L · small sample) · Did not play 30.4% (46 games 14W 12D 20L) · vs Villarreal 0.0% (3 games 0W 2D 1L · small sample)
A. Groeneveld Started 24.0% (25 games 6W 6D 13L) · Off the bench 14.3% (14 games 2W 6D 6L) · Did not play 75.0% (8 games 6W 1D 1L · small sample) · vs Villarreal 0.0% (2 games 0W 0D 2L · small sample)
U. Sadiq Started 38.9% (18 games 7W 4D 7L) · Off the bench 47.6% (21 games 10W 6D 5L) · Did not play 21.4% (28 games 6W 10D 12L) · vs Villarreal 0.0% (2 games 0W 1D 1L · small sample)
F. Ugrinic Started 33.3% (24 games 8W 5D 11L) · Off the bench 16.7% (12 games 2W 6D 4L) · Did not play 36.4% (11 games 4W 2D 5L) · vs Villarreal 0.0% (1 games 0W 0D 1L · small sample)
S. Dimitrievski Started 33.3% (33 games 11W 8D 14L) · Off the bench no record · Did not play 31.6% (38 games 12W 14D 12L) · vs Villarreal 0.0% (1 games 0W 0D 1L · small sample)
G. Rodríguez Started 40.0% (20 games 8W 5D 7L) · Off the bench 50.0% (2 games 1W 0D 1L · small sample) · Did not play 0.0% (3 games 0W 0D 3L · small sample) · vs Villarreal 0.0% (1 games 0W 0D 1L · small sample)
Dani Raba Started 20.0% (5 games 1W 3D 1L · small sample) · Off the bench 30.0% (10 games 3W 2D 5L) · Did not play 31.2% (32 games 10W 8D 14L) · vs Villarreal 0.0% (1 games 0W 0D 1L · small sample)
David Otorbi Started 0.0% (2 games 0W 0D 2L · small sample) · Off the bench 14.3% (7 games 1W 2D 4L · small sample) · Did not play 31.6% (76 games 24W 24D 28L) · vs Villarreal no record
Pablo Maffeo Started 16.7% (6 games 1W 2D 3L · small sample) · Off the bench 0.0% (2 games 0W 1D 1L · small sample) · Did not play 0.0% (1 games 0W 0D 1L · small sample) · vs Villarreal no record
A. Dieng Started 0.0% (2 games 0W 0D 2L · small sample) · Off the bench 0.0% (4 games 0W 2D 2L · small sample) · Did not play 33.3% (3 games 1W 1D 1L · small sample) · vs Villarreal no record
Arnau Martínez Started 0.0% (3 games 0W 0D 3L · small sample) · Off the bench 50.0% (2 games 1W 1D 0L · small sample) · Did not play 0.0% (2 games 0W 1D 1L · small sample) · vs Villarreal no record
H. Elliot Started no record · Off the bench 0.0% (5 games 0W 2D 3L · small sample) · Did not play 100.0% (1 games 1W 0D 0L · small sample) · vs Villarreal no record
Iker Córdoba Started no record · Off the bench 20.0% (5 games 1W 1D 3L · small sample) · Did not play 33.8% (65 games 22W 21D 22L) · vs Villarreal no record
J. De Haas Started 20.0% (5 games 1W 3D 1L · small sample) · Off the bench no record · Did not play 0.0% (4 games 0W 0D 4L · small sample) · vs Villarreal no record
R. Sato Started 0.0% (3 games 0W 1D 2L · small sample) · Off the bench 0.0% (1 games 0W 0D 1L · small sample) · Did not play 20.0% (5 games 1W 2D 2L · small sample) · vs Villarreal no record
A. Mayol Started 50.0% (2 games 1W 0D 1L · small sample) · Off the bench no record · Did not play 0.0% (2 games 0W 2D 0L · small sample) · vs Villarreal no record
A. Blazquez Started no record · Off the bench 0.0% (1 games 0W 0D 1L · small sample) · Did not play 0.0% (2 games 0W 2D 0L · small sample) · vs Villarreal no record
Ryunosuke Sato Started 0.0% (1 games 0W 0D 1L · small sample) · Off the bench no record · Did not play 25.0% (4 games 1W 2D 1L · small sample) · vs Villarreal no record

Villarreal

League games only · cups and Europe excluded · win rate = wins ÷ games

Started30.0%10 games
3W 4D 3L

Off the bench50.0%22 games
11W 4D 7L

Did not play61.5%13 games
8W 1D 4L

vs Valencia · when playing — no record

Games: · · ·

Gerard Moreno Started 41.4% (169 games 70W 46D 53L) · Off the bench 40.4% (47 games 19W 13D 15L) · Did not play 48.5% (97 games 47W 22D 28L) · vs Valencia 40.0% (10 games 4W 2D 4L)
J. Foyth Started 42.7% (103 games 44W 26D 33L) · Off the bench 54.5% (11 games 6W 4D 1L) · Did not play 47.0% (117 games 55W 29D 33L) · vs Valencia 50.0% (6 games 3W 2D 1L · small sample)
Santi Comesaña Started 48.2% (85 games 41W 26D 18L) · Off the bench 47.4% (19 games 9W 2D 8L) · Did not play 42.1% (19 games 8W 2D 9L) · vs Valencia 60.0% (5 games 3W 2D 0L · small sample)
P. Gueye Started 49.2% (59 games 29W 12D 18L) · Off the bench 50.0% (14 games 7W 5D 2L) · Did not play 66.7% (12 games 8W 2D 2L) · vs Valencia 50.0% (4 games 2W 2D 0L · small sample)
Sergi Cardona Started 52.5% (59 games 31W 15D 13L) · Off the bench 66.7% (12 games 8W 2D 2L) · Did not play 35.7% (14 games 5W 2D 7L) · vs Valencia 50.0% (4 games 2W 2D 0L · small sample)
N. Pépé Started 54.3% (46 games 25W 7D 14L) · Off the bench 62.5% (24 games 15W 6D 3L) · Did not play 26.7% (15 games 4W 6D 5L) · vs Valencia 66.7% (3 games 2W 1D 0L · small sample)
Ayoze Pérez Started 56.1% (41 games 23W 9D 9L) · Off the bench 43.5% (23 games 10W 4D 9L) · Did not play 52.4% (21 games 11W 6D 4L) · vs Valencia 50.0% (4 games 2W 2D 0L · small sample)
Ilias Akhomach Started 56.7% (30 games 17W 7D 6L) · Off the bench 37.9% (29 games 11W 9D 9L) · Did not play 47.6% (63 games 30W 14D 19L) · vs Valencia 33.3% (3 games 1W 1D 1L · small sample)
T. Buchanan Started 44.8% (29 games 13W 6D 10L) · Off the bench 62.5% (24 games 15W 4D 5L) · Did not play 60.0% (10 games 6W 2D 2L) · vs Valencia 66.7% (3 games 2W 1D 0L · small sample)
Luíz Júnior Started 56.2% (48 games 27W 9D 12L) · Off the bench 0.0% (1 games 0W 0D 1L · small sample) · Did not play 45.5% (22 games 10W 5D 7L) · vs Valencia 100.0% (2 games 2W 0D 0L · small sample)
Alberto Moleiro Started 54.1% (37 games 20W 6D 11L) · Off the bench 44.4% (9 games 4W 3D 2L · small sample) · Did not play 0.0% (1 games 0W 0D 1L · small sample) · vs Valencia 100.0% (2 games 2W 0D 0L · small sample)
Pau Navarro Started 57.1% (35 games 20W 6D 9L) · Off the bench 75.0% (8 games 6W 1D 1L · small sample) · Did not play 41.7% (36 games 15W 10D 11L) · vs Valencia 50.0% (2 games 1W 1D 0L · small sample)
G. Mikautadze Started 55.6% (27 games 15W 4D 8L) · Off the bench 42.9% (14 games 6W 3D 5L) · Did not play 33.3% (3 games 1W 1D 1L · small sample) · vs Valencia 100.0% (2 games 2W 0D 0L · small sample)
Renato Veiga Started 45.7% (35 games 16W 6D 13L) · Off the bench 80.0% (5 games 4W 1D 0L · small sample) · Did not play 50.0% (6 games 3W 2D 1L · small sample) · vs Valencia 100.0% (2 games 2W 0D 0L · small sample)
Logan Costa Started 50.0% (30 games 15W 9D 6L) · Off the bench 66.7% (6 games 4W 0D 2L · small sample) · Did not play 51.1% (47 games 24W 9D 14L) · vs Valencia 0.0% (2 games 0W 2D 0L · small sample)
S. Mouriño Started 51.6% (31 games 16W 7D 8L) · Off the bench 66.7% (3 games 2W 0D 1L · small sample) · Did not play 46.2% (13 games 6W 2D 5L) · vs Valencia 100.0% (2 games 2W 0D 0L · small sample)
T. Oluwaseyi Started 30.0% (10 games 3W 4D 3L) · Off the bench 50.0% (22 games 11W 4D 7L) · Did not play 61.5% (13 games 8W 1D 4L) · vs Valencia no record
A. Freeman Started 50.0% (8 games 4W 1D 3L · small sample) · Off the bench 22.2% (9 games 2W 3D 4L · small sample) · Did not play 55.6% (9 games 5W 2D 2L · small sample) · vs Valencia no record
Carlos Romero Started 16.7% (6 games 1W 2D 3L · small sample) · Off the bench 57.1% (7 games 4W 1D 2L · small sample) · Did not play 49.1% (106 games 52W 27D 27L) · vs Valencia 100.0% (1 games 1W 0D 0L · small sample)
C. Macia Started 0.0% (1 games 0W 1D 0L · small sample) · Off the bench 55.6% (9 games 5W 2D 2L · small sample) · Did not play 39.1% (23 games 9W 4D 10L) · vs Valencia no record
N. Saliba Started 66.7% (3 games 2W 0D 1L · small sample) · Off the bench 0.0% (3 games 0W 1D 2L · small sample) · Did not play no record · vs Valencia no record
P. Gulacsi Started 40.0% (5 games 2W 1D 2L · small sample) · Off the bench no record · Did not play no record · vs Valencia no record
N. El Jmili Started no record · Off the bench 0.0% (2 games 0W 1D 1L · small sample) · Did not play no record · vs Valencia no record

06How the numbers are compiled

Source: API-Football (fixtures, line-ups, events, stats) · Open-Meteo (weather, forecast) · Wikimedia (crests)
Sample: La Liga 2017-18 to 2026-27 · some conditions since 2022-23 · minimum 10 games (faded and marked below that)
Match scope: Conditional stats use league games only · last five games, streaks and rest days use all competitions · win rate = wins ÷ games · usual = league win rate over the same window · home team first
Updated: 2026.10.25 03:13 UK

This article summarises historical match data. It does not predict, guarantee or recommend any outcome.

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