Valencia vs Villarreal: match preview
LaLiga · Kick-off:
Pre-match analysis
Valencia are 19th in LaLiga with 6 points from 9 games (W1 D3 L5), scoring 0.7 and conceding 1.7 per game; their last 5 results read L-W-L-D-D.
Villarreal are 12th in LaLiga with 9 points from 9 games (W2 D3 L4), scoring 1.4 and conceding 1.4 per game; their last 5 results read L-W-W-L-D.
At home this season Valencia are W0 D2 L3 (scored 2, conceded 9); on the road Villarreal are W1 D2 L2 (scored 7, conceded 7).
Pape Gueye leads the way for Villarreal with 3 goals.
Head-to-head: in their last 8 meetings Valencia have won 1, Villarreal 4, with 3 draws; the last meeting finished Villarreal 2-1 Valencia.
What to watch: Villarreal's attack against Valencia's defence is where the numbers show the biggest gap between the sides.
Key players
Top scorers for each club in LaLiga this season.
Valencia
No scorers listed yet.
Villarreal
| Goals | Assists | Pens | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pape Gueye | 3 | – | 1 |
Season so far
| Valencia | Villarreal | |
|---|---|---|
| League position | 19 | 12 |
| Points | 6 | 9 |
| W–D–L | 1-3-5 | 2-3-4 |
| Goals scored per game | 0.7 | 1.4 |
| Goals conceded per game | 1.7 | 1.4 |
| Home record (home side) / away record (away side) | 0-2-3 | 1-2-2 |
| Last five (oldest → newest) | LWLDD | LWWLD |
| Clean sheets | 3 | 1 |
| Failed to score | 5 | 3 |
| Both teams scored | 33% | 67% |
| 3+ goals in the game | 44% | 67% |
| Points per game at home | 0.40 | 1.00 |
| Points per game away | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Biggest win | 1-0 at Alavés | 3-1 v Levante |
| Heaviest defeat | 0-5 v Barça | 0-1 at Real Madrid |
Valencia: recent results
Villarreal: recent results
Head-to-head
Last 8 meetings: Valencia 1 wins, 3 draws, Villarreal 4 wins.
Club details
Valencia
- Head coach
- Carlos Corberán (Spain)
- Stadium
- Estadio de Mestalla
- Founded
- 1919
Squad (28)
Goalkeepers
- CristianSpain · 28
- Stole DimitrievskiNorth Macedonia · 32
- Kayne van OevelenNetherlands · 23
Defenders
- Mouctar DiakhabyGuinea · 29
- Dimitri FoulquierGuadeloupe · 33
- GayaSpain · 31
- Pablo MaffeoSpain · 29
- Justin de HaasNetherlands · 26
- Arnau MartinezSpain · 23
- Jesus Vazquez AlcaldeSpain · 23
- CopeteSpain · 27
- Cesar TarregaSpain · 24
- Iker CórdobaSpain · 20
Midfielders
- Filip UgrinicSwitzerland · 27
- PepeluSpain · 28
- Guido RodríguezArgentina · 32
- Harvey ElliottEngland · 23
- Javier GuerraSpain · 23
- Aliou DiengMali · 29
Forwards
- Sergi CanósSpain · 29
- Umar SadiqNigeria · 29
- Arnaut DanjumaNetherlands · 29
- Hugo DuroSpain · 26
- Dani RabaSpain · 30
- Luis RiojaSpain · 33
- Diego LópezSpain · 24
- Ryunosuke SatoJapan · 20
Others
- Rodrigo GamónSpain · 18
Villarreal
- Head coach
- Inigo Perez (Spain)
- Stadium
- Estadio de la Cerámica
- Founded
- 1923
Squad (24)
Goalkeepers
- Péter GulácsiHungary · 36
- Luiz Lúcio Reis JúniorBrazil · 25
- Ruben GomezSpain · 24
Defenders
- Logan CostaCape Verde Islands · 25
- Juan FoythArgentina · 28
- Alex FreemanUSA · 22
- Renato VeigaPortugal · 23
- Sergi CardonaSpain · 27
- Carlos RomeroSpain · 24
- Santiago MouriñoUruguay · 24
- Pau NavarroSpain · 21
Midfielders
- Pape GueyeSenegal · 27
- Santiago ComesañaSpain · 30
- Nathan-Dylan SalibaCanada · 22
- Alassane DiattaSenegal · 21
- Carlos MaciàSpain · 18
Forwards
- Ayoze PérezSpain · 33
- Nicolas PépéIvory Coast · 31
- Gerard MorenoSpain · 34
- Tajon BuchananCanada · 27
- Georges MikautadzeGeorgia · 25
- Alberto MoleiroSpain · 23
- Ilias AkhomachMorocco · 22
- Tani OluwaseyiCanada · 26
Figures are calculated from this season’s results in this competition and update after every game.