Matchday

LaLiga 25/26 · 22 Feb 2026

Villarreal 2–1 Valencia

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jan 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.7 – 0.9
Actual xG
2.1 – 1.6
Goals
2 – 1

Footybot made Villarreal favourites at 56%.

Villarreal won a close one on the chances: 2.1 xG to 1.6.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: André Almeida, 100.0 in 2′.

Villarreal

PlayerMinGAxGScore
Pape Gueye Midfielder58100.8384.4
Dani Parejo Midfielder1100–63.1
Alfonso Pedraza Defender2000–58.5
Santi Comesaña Midfielder83100.5951.6
Alberto Moleiro Midfielder70000.1649.1
Luiz Júnior Goalkeeper9000–48.1
Pau Navarro Defender9000–47.8
Ayoze Pérez Forward70000.0642.9
Nicolas Pépé Forward83000.0842.2
Alfon González Forward1100–41.1
Santiago Mouriño Defender90000.1040.7
Thomas Partey Midfielder3200–40.6
Renato Veiga Defender9000–39.1
Georges Mikautadze Forward90000.2139.0
Sergi Cardona Defender90000.0236.3
Tajon Buchanan Midfielder2000–32.0

Valencia

PlayerMinGAxGScore
André Almeida Midfielder200–100.0
Arnaut Danjuma Forward20000.4466.8
Largie Ramazani Forward90100.9464.2
José Luis Gayà Defender7800–60.9
Javier Guerra Midfielder90000.0253.6
Luis Rioja Midfielder7800–50.4
Guido Rodríguez Midfielder8800–48.5
Filip Ugrinić Midfielder7000–48.4
Jesús Vázquez Defender1200–45.9
José Copete Defender90000.0445.8
Eray Cömert Defender9000–45.0
Stole Dimitrievski Goalkeeper9000–44.7
Umar Sadiq Forward90000.1641.2
Unai Núñez Defender7000–36.8
Hugo Duro Forward1200–35.7
Thierry Correia Defender2000–31.4