Valencia vs Villarreal

25 October 2025 · La Liga · 2025/26 · Referee Javier Alberola Rojas

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Gerard Moreno 45’ (pen)
  • Santiago Comesaña 57’

Match summary

Villarreal won 2-0 away at Valencia. Villarreal led 1-0 at half-time.

Gerard Moreno put Villarreal ahead from the penalty spot in the 45th minute and Santiago Comesaña made it 0-2 in the 57th minute.

The chances backed that up: Villarreal created 2.67 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Valencia's 0.64 from 15.

Match stats

57% Possession 43%
15 Shots 12
3 Shots on target 5
7 Corners 5
120 Attacks 67
42 Dangerous attacks 35
540 Passes 416
85% Pass accuracy 86%
23 Tackles 12
13 Fouls 14
2 Yellow cards 4
0 Red cards 0
2 Offsides 3

Key events

Valencia Villarreal
Kick-off
15’
Pape GueyeFoul
15’
Santiago MouriñoFoul
Luis RiojaShot on target
37’
José CopeteFoul
43’
43’
VAR review
45’
Gerard MorenoPenalty0-1 (Villarreal)
Half-time0-1
Hugo DuroLucas Beltrán
46’
Second half underway
57’
Santi ComesañaRight foot shot0-2 (Villarreal)
57’
Georges MikautadzeShot on target
André AlmeidaJavi Guerra
60’
Jesús VázquezJosé Gayà
61’
Arnaut Danjuma GroeneveldShot on target
64’
67’
Georges MikautadzeShot on target
68’
Thomas ParteyPape Gueye
68’
Ayoze PérezGerard Moreno
69’
Santi ComesañaFoul
Arnaut Danjuma GroeneveldShot on target
70’
78’
Georges MikautadzeShot on target
79’
Ilias AkhomachGeorges Mikautadze
79’
Dani ParejoSanti Comesaña
Dani RabaThierry Correia
83’
Baptiste SantamariaPepelu
83’
83’
Nicolas PépéOff the ball foul
88’
Tajon BuchananAlberto Moleiro
César TárregaFoul
90’
Full-time0-2

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.64 2.67 45’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), 0-1 45’ 57’ Santiago Comesaña (Villarreal), 0-2 57’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.64 2.67 45’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), 0-1 Moreno 45’ 57’ Santiago Comesaña (Villarreal), 0-2 Comesaña 57’
Valencia 0.64 xGVillarreal 2.67 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Villarreal attacking Valencia attacking 
45’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 57’ Santiago Comesaña (Villarreal), open play, 0.63 xG, goal 90+1’ Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal), open play, 0.46 xG, off target 67’ Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal), open play, 0.26 xG, saved 55’ Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 54’ Santiago Comesaña (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 78’ Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 90+3’ Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 40’ Javier Guerra (Valencia), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 70’ Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Valencia), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 57’ Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 16’ Pepelu (Valencia), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 29’ Pepelu (Valencia), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 38’ Javier Guerra (Valencia), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 37’ Luis Rioja (Valencia), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 19’ Javier Guerra (Valencia), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 14’ Renato Veiga (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+6’ André Almeida (Valencia), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 37’ Copete (Valencia), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 9’ Luis Rioja (Valencia), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 25’ Pape Alassane Gueye (Villarreal), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+5’ Raba (Valencia), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 53’ Copete (Valencia), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 64’ Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 65’ Pape Alassane Gueye (Villarreal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+3’ Diego López (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 38’ Pepelu (Valencia), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 45’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 57’ Santiago Comesaña (Villarreal), open play, 0.63 xG, goal 90+1’ Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal), open play, 0.46 xG, off target 67’ Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal), open play, 0.26 xG, saved 55’ Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 78’ Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 54’ Santiago Comesaña (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 90+3’ Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 40’ Javier Guerra (Valencia), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 70’ Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Valencia), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 57’ Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 16’ Pepelu (Valencia), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 29’ Pepelu (Valencia), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 38’ Javier Guerra (Valencia), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 37’ Luis Rioja (Valencia), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 19’ Javier Guerra (Valencia), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+6’ André Almeida (Valencia), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 14’ Renato Veiga (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 37’ Copete (Valencia), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 9’ Luis Rioja (Valencia), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 90+5’ Raba (Valencia), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 25’ Pape Alassane Gueye (Villarreal), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 53’ Copete (Valencia), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 65’ Pape Alassane Gueye (Villarreal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 64’ Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+3’ Diego López (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 38’ Pepelu (Valencia), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
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Lineups

Valencia 4-4-2 Starting XI
Agirrezabala
Correia 83’
Tárrega
Copete
Gayà 61’
Rioja
Pepelu 83’
Guerra 60’
Danjuma
López
Beltrán 46’
Villarreal 4-4-2 Starting XI
Júnior
Cardona
Veiga
Foyth
Mouriño
Moleiro 88’
Gueye 68’
Comesaña 79’
Pépé
Mikautadze 79’
Moreno 68’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Julen Agirrezabala GK900 0.000.000
Thierry Correia DEF850 0.000.091
César Tárrega DEF900 0.000.000
Copete DEF902 0.060.021
José Gayá DEF630 0.000.000
Luis Rioja MID902 0.080.021
Pepelu MID853 0.140.000
Javier Guerra MID633 0.190.000
Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld MID902 0.090.021
Diego López FWD901 0.020.051
Lucas Beltrán FWD480 0.000.000
Hugo Duro Sub420 0.000.000
André Almeida Sub271 0.040.000
Jesús Vázquez Sub270 0.000.000
Baptiste Santamaria Sub50 0.000.031
Raba Sub51 0.030.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Valencia win 26% Avg odds 3.61
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.49
Villarreal win 47% Avg odds 2.02

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Valencia WDLLD
Villarreal WWWLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Villarreal 1-1 Valencia, 15 Feb 25 Next meeting: Villarreal 2-1 Valencia, 22 Feb 26  All Valencia vs Villarreal meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.