La Liga
Villarreal 2-1 Valencia
Villarreal vs Valencia finished 2-1 in La Liga. Key event: 5' Paco Alcácer (xG 0.74 · Right Foot · location 88.5%, 50%). Head to head: H2H last 8: 4-1-3. Home form: D W L W D; Away form: L W D L W. Also shown: timeline, team statistics, lineups, top players, recent team results.
Match context 4 facts
Home form
D W L W D
8 pts, goals 6-7, 1.20 scored/match, 1.40 conceded/match
Away form
L W D L W
7 pts, goals 7-7, 1.40 scored/match, 1.40 conceded/match
Villarreal · season record
2 W · 2 D · 1 L
2021: 5 recorded matches, goals 6–7; before 18 Oct 2020 UTC. Not official standings.
Valencia · season record
2 W · 1 D · 2 L
2021: 5 recorded matches, goals 7–7; before 18 Oct 2020 UTC. Not official standings.
Shot map 27 shots · 3 goals
Both teams attack from left to right. The attacking half is shown when every location fits it; larger markers represent higher xG.
Attempt
Goal
Marker size = xG
Timeline 44 events
5'
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shot
Paco Alcácer
VIL xG 0.74 · Right Foot · location 88.5%, 50%
6'
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Goal
Paco Alcácer
1–0 VIL Penalty
8'
•
shot
Daniel Parejo
VIL assist Samuel Chukwueze · xG 0.04 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 79.3%, 37.4%
12'
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shot
Daniel Wass
VAL xG 0.08 · Right Foot · Direct Freekick · location 77.4%, 60.5%
12'
Yellow
Vicente Iborra
VIL Yellow card
13'
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shot
Moi Gómez
VIL assist Paco Alcácer · xG 0.07 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 84.8%, 63.7%
17'
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shot
Daniel Parejo
VIL assist Alfonso · xG 0.08 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 82.6%, 55%
17'
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shot
Samuel Chukwueze
VIL assist Manu Trigueros · xG 0.03 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 75%, 58.7%
17'
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shot
Samuel Chukwueze
VIL assist Paco Alcácer · xG 0.08 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 88.5%, 61.4%
19'
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shot
Carlos Soler
VAL assist Álex Blanco · xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 75.5%, 40.4%
24'
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shot
Maxi Gómez
VAL assist Gonçalo Guedes · xG 0.03 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 80.9%, 28.2%
26'
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shot
Gonçalo Guedes
VAL xG 0.04 · Right Foot · Direct Freekick · location 78%, 82.6%
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36'
shot
Gonçalo Guedes
VAL assist Carlos Soler · xG 0.03 · Right Foot · From Corner · location 77.9%, 58.5%
37'
Goal
Gonçalo Guedes
1–1VAL assist Carlos Soler
43'
shot
Manu Trigueros
VIL assist Moi Gómez · xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 73.7%, 48.8%
48'
shot
Álex Blanco
VAL assist Carlos Soler · xG 0.1 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 90.8%, 34.3%
52'
Yellow
Alfonso Pedraza
VIL Yellow card
53'
Sub
Denis Cheryshev
VAL on for Álex Blanco
54'
shot
Gonçalo Guedes
VAL assist Carlos Soler · xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 78.8%, 74.4%
61'
shot
Moi Gómez
VIL assist Samuel Chukwueze · xG 0.08 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 85.3%, 42.4%
64'
Sub
Takefusa Kubo
VIL on for Samuel Chukwueze
64'
Sub
Francis Coquelin
VIL on for Manu Trigueros
69'
Goal
Dani Parejo
2–1VIL Goal
72'
Yellow
Takefusa Kubo
VIL Yellow card
76'
shot
Paco Alcácer
VIL assist Moi Gómez · xG 0.09 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 92.2%, 66.1%
82'
Sub
Carlos Bacca
VIL on for Paco Alcácer
83'
Sub
Kévin Gameiro
VAL on for Daniel Wass
83'
Sub
Jason
VAL on for Yunus Musah
83'
Sub
Uroš Račić
VAL on for Thierry Correia
84'
Yellow
Gabriel Paulista
VAL Yellow card
90+2'
Red
Takefusa Kubo
VIL Second yellow
90+7'
Sub
Jaume Costa
VIL on for Dani Parejo · Injury substitution
90'
Sub
Manu Vallejo
VAL on for Gonçalo Guedes
94'
shot
Daniel Parejo
VIL assist Carlos Bacca · xG 0.05 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 79.9%, 52.8%
Head-to-head H2H last 10: 5-2-3
Villarreal leads the last 10 head-to-head meetings: 5 wins, 2 losses, 3 draws. Latest meeting: 22 Feb 2026 · Villarreal vs Valencia · 2 - 1.
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Team statistics 17 metrics
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Lineups
Valencia
4-4-2 · Manager Javi Gracia 1
J
Jaume Doménech
GK
2
T
Thierry Correia
DEF
5
G
Gabriel Paulista
DEF
12
M
Mouctar Diakhaby
DEF
14
J
José Luis Gayà · Captain
DEF
30
Y
Yunus Musah
MID
18
D
Daniel Wass
MID
8
C
Carlos Soler
MID
37
Á
Álex Blanco
MID
7
G
Gonçalo Guedes
FWD
22
M
Maximiliano Gómez
FWD
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17
D
Denis Cheryshev
MID
19
U
Uroš Račić
MID
9
K
Kévin Gameiro
FWD
23
J
Jason
MID
21
M
Manu Vallejo
FWD
13
J
Jasper Cillessen
GK
25
C
Cristian Rivero
GK
3
T
Toni Lato
DEF
20
K
Kang-in Lee
MID
27
K
Koba Koindredi
MID
15
H
Hugo Guillamón
DEF
11
R
Rubén Sobrino
FWD
Villarreal
4-1-4-1 · Manager Unai Emery 1
S
Sergio Asenjo
GK
2
M
Mario Gaspar · Captain
DEF
3
R
Raúl Albiol
DEF
4
P
Pau Torres
DEF
24
A
Alfonso Pedraza
DEF
10
V
Vicente Iborra
MID
11
S
Samuel Chukwueze
MID
14
M
Manu Trigueros
MID
5
D
Dani Parejo
MID
23
M
Moi Gómez
MID
17
P
Paco Alcácer
FWD
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19
F
Francis Coquelin
MID
16
T
Takefusa Kubo
MID
9
C
Carlos Bacca
FWD
21
J
Jaume Costa
DEF
13
G
Gerónimo Rulli
GK
6
R
Ramiro Funes Mori
DEF
20
R
Rubén Peña
MID
8
J
Juan Foyth
DEF
32
A
Alex Baena
MID
34
F
Fernando Niño
FWD
30
Y
Yéremy Pino
FWD