Matchday

LaLiga 25/26 · 24 Jan 2026

Villarreal 0–2 Real Madrid

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Dec 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.8 – 1.6
Actual xG
0.6 – 1.6
Goals
0 – 2

Footybot made Villarreal favourites at 44%.

Real Madrid won and made the better chances: 1.6 xG to 0.6.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Kylian Mbappé, 76.6 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Alfonso Pedraza +12.1.

Well below it: Gerard Moreno −17.1, Alberto Moleiro −16.6, Georges Mikautadze −9.6.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Villarreal

20 Jan 2026L 1–2v AFC Ajax Champions League
17 Jan 2026L 0–2at Real Betis LaLiga
10 Jan 2026W 3–1v Deportivo Alavés LaLiga
3 Jan 2026W 3–1at Elche LaLiga
21 Dec 2025L 0–2v FC Barcelona LaLiga

Real Madrid

20 Jan 2026W 6–1v AS Monaco Champions League
17 Jan 2026W 2–0v Levante UD LaLiga
4 Jan 2026W 5–1v Real Betis LaLiga
20 Dec 2025W 2–0v Sevilla LaLiga
14 Dec 2025W 2–1at Deportivo Alavés LaLiga

Head to head

4 Oct 2025Real Madrid 3–1 Villarreal LaLiga

Villarreal

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Ayoze Pérez Forward1300–61.1–
Alfonso Pedraza Defender9000–59.2+12.1
Dani Parejo Midfielder7700–51.4+1.5
Rafa Marín Defender6600–48.4−1.8
Thomas Partey Midfielder1300–47.7–
Pau Navarro Defender9000–47.1+1.7
Nicolas Pépé Forward20000.0446.4–
Renato Veiga Defender9000–45.4−1.9
Gerard Moreno Forward70000.3443.4−17.1
Luiz Júnior Goalkeeper9000–43.4−3.6
Tani Oluwaseyi Forward2000–43.4–
Juan Foyth Defender2400–43.1–
Pape Gueye Midfielder90000.0541.5−5.3
Tajon Buchanan Midfielder7000–40.9−7.6
Georges Mikautadze Forward77000.0938.1−9.6
Alberto Moleiro Midfielder90000.0534.8−16.6

Real Madrid

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Kylian Mbappé Forward90201.1576.6+5.8
Arda Güler Midfielder80000.1364.6+7.1
Jude Bellingham Midfielder9000–64.5+3.3
Álvaro Carreras Defender9000–55.2+0.0
Eduardo Camavinga Midfielder9000–54.3−4.3
Dean Huijsen Defender90000.1753.1−4.7
Thibaut Courtois Goalkeeper9000–51.5−1.8
Vinícius Júnior Forward90000.1151.4−2.5
Franco Mastantuono Forward7400–50.1−6.9
Federico Valverde Midfielder90000.0346.0−5.7
Raúl Asencio Defender9000–44.2−5.5
Brahim Díaz Midfielder1000–41.1–
Gonzalo García Forward1600–40.8–