Valencia vs Villarreal – Match preview
Valencia-:-
VillarrealEstadio de MestallaRound 10
Match Preview
Updated 21 Oct 2026FootyPulse model
6%
75%
ValenciaDraw 19%Villarreal
Bookmaker implied
30%
44%
ValenciaDraw 26%Villarreal
0.3 – 1.9
Expected score
38%
Over 2.5 goals
24%
Both teams to score
Form Guide
Updated 21 Oct 2026ValenciaVillarreal
- 19
- League position
- 12
- DDLWL
- Last 5
- DLWWL
- 1.00
- Points per game (L5)
- 1.40
- 5
- Goals scored (L5)
- 7
- 6
- Goals conceded (L5)
- 5
- —
- xG for (L5)
- —
- —
- xG against (L5)
- —
- 2
- Clean sheets (L5)
- 1
Head to Head
4
Valencia wins
3
Draws
6
Villarreal wins
Last 13 meetings
2.6
Goals per game
69%
Both teams scored
46%
Over 2.5 goals
22 Feb 2026
Last meeting
Valencia in the last 5 meetings
LLDDL
Injuries & Suspensions
Valencia
- Diego LópezCruciate Ligament Tear
- Javi GuerraFlu
- José CopeteMeniscus Injury
- Sergi CanósCruciate Ligament Tear
- Umar SadiqHamstring Injury
Villarreal
- Nicolas PépéEye Injury
- Sergi CardonaMuscle Injury
- Tajon BuchananHamstring Injury
Confirmed Line-ups
Valencia
- 1Stole DimitrievskiGoalkeeper
- 24Pablo MaffeoDefender
- 5César TárregaDefender
- 4Mouctar DiakhabyDefender
- 14José GayàDefender
- 18PepeluMidfielder
- 2Guido RodríguezMidfielder
- 19Dani RabaAttacker
- 8Javi GuerraMidfielder
- 7Arnaut DanjumaAttacker
- 9Hugo DuroAttacker
Villarreal
- 25Péter GulácsiGoalkeeper
- 3Alex FreemanDefender
- 8Juan FoythDefender
- 2Logan CostaDefender
- 23Sergi CardonaDefender
- 11Ilias AkhomachMidfielder
- 14Santi ComesañaMidfielder
- 16Carlos MaciàMidfielder
- 21Tani OluwaseyiAttacker
- 22Ayoze PérezAttacker
- 10Alberto MoleiroMidfielder
Key Players
La Liga, this seasonValencia
Top scorer
David Otorbi
1 goals
Most assists
Javi Guerra
2 assists
Best rated
Guido Rodríguez
7.01
| Player | Apps | Min | G | A | xG | Rating | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stole DimitrievskiGoalkeeper | 9 (9) | 810 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.94 | |
| PepeluDefender | 9 (9) | 748 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.77 | ×2 |
| Javi GuerraMidfielder | 9 (9) | 740 | 0 | 2 | – | 6.77 | |
| Arnaut DanjumaAttacker | 9 (7) | 660 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.83 | – |
| Filip UgrinicMidfielder | 9 (7) | 573 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.70 | – |
| José GayàDefender | 7 (6) | 536 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.78 | |
| Pablo MaffeoDefender | 8 (6) | 506 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.57 | ×2 |
| Guido RodríguezMidfielder | 6 (6) | 492 | 0 | 0 | – | 7.01 | ×2 |
| César TárregaDefender | 6 (5) | 420 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.81 | |
| Hugo DuroAttacker | 9 (5) | 398 | 0 | 1 | – | 6.63 | – |
| Justin de HaasDefender | 5 (5) | 382 | 0 | 1 | – | 6.70 | ×2 |
| Jesús VázquezDefender | 8 (4) | 351 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.42 | – |
| Mouctar DiakhabyDefender | 5 (4) | 331 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.43 | ×3 |
| David OtorbiAttacker | 8 (2) | 330 | 1 | 0 | – | 6.82 | – |
| Ryunosuke SatoMidfielder | 5 (4) | 297 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.34 | ×2 |
Villarreal
Top scorer
Pape Gueye
3 goals
Most assists
Alberto Moleiro
3 assists
Best rated
Alberto Moleiro
7.21
| Player | Apps | Min | G | A | xG | Rating | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renato VeigaDefender | 8 (8) | 720 | 0 | 1 | – | 6.91 | ×3 |
| Pape GueyeMidfielder | 9 (7) | 640 | 3 | 0 | – | 7.12 | |
| Alberto MoleiroMidfielder | 9 (7) | 587 | 2 | 3 | – | 7.21 | – |
| Ayoze PérezAttacker | 9 (7) | 525 | 1 | 2 | – | 6.70 | – |
| Alex FreemanDefender | 8 (5) | 494 | 0 | 0 | – | 7.14 | |
| Santi ComesañaMidfielder | 8 (7) | 480 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.68 | |
| Georges MikautadzeAttacker | 9 (4) | 466 | 2 | 1 | – | 6.83 | – |
| Péter GulácsiGoalkeeper | 5 (5) | 450 | 0 | 0 | – | 7.13 | – |
| Sergi CardonaDefender | 5 (5) | 427 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.80 | – |
| Nicolas PépéMidfielder | 6 (5) | 423 | 2 | 0 | – | 7.09 | |
| Carlos RomeroDefender | 6 (4) | 421 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.76 | |
| Juan FoythDefender | 5 (5) | 416 | 0 | 0 | – | 7.21 | ×3 |
| Tajon BuchananMidfielder | 7 (4) | 378 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.88 | ×2 |
| Luiz JúniorGoalkeeper | 4 (4) | 360 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.28 | – |
| Nathan-Dylan SalibaMidfielder | 6 (3) | 354 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.76 | – |
Odds Comparison
Goals Over/Under
| Bookmaker | Over | Under |
|---|---|---|
| bet365 | 1.72 | 2.10 |
| Pinnacle | 2.85 | 1.93 |