La Liga WON 1–2
Sat, Oct 24 · 18:30 · Estadio de Mestalla
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Valencia vs Villarreal — La Liga
Tipster's pick Villarreal (Draw No Bet)
Confidence High
Odds 1.57 Odds via Bet365
Expert analysis

Villarreal Set to Test Valencia at Mestalla

Villarreal sit four places above Valencia in the table and have picked up three more points after nine games. Valencia have scored just 0.4 goals a game at home while conceding 1.8, leaving them with only one win in their last five league outings. The visitors average 1.8 goals per game overall and 1.4 away from home, giving them the clearer attacking threat. In the last ten head-to-head matches Villarreal have five wins to Valencia’s two. Both teams enter with mixed recent results but Villarreal have avoided the long scoring droughts that have hit Valencia at Mestalla. The game may turn on whether Villarreal can create chances against a home side that has kept just three clean sheets this season.

AcePredictor Analysis by AcePredictor 68.5% win rate
Result
1–2 WON

Our pick “Villarreal (Draw No Bet)” at odds 1.57 won — final score 1–2.

Match timeline
  1. First half
  2. Daniel Raba Antolín ↓ David Otorbi Ejededawe 14'
  3. Daniel Raba Antolín 34'
  4. Renato Veiga 37'
  5. José Luis García Vayá Penalty 38'
  6. Ayoze Pérez 43'
  7. Second half
  8. Tajon Buchanan 59'
  9. Pablo Maffeo 60'
  10. Guido Rodríguez 62'
  11. Sergi Cardona Bermúdez ↓ Juan Foyth 65'
  12. Alberto Moleiro ↓ Ilias Akhomach Chakkour 65'
  13. Georges Mikautadze ↓ Ayoze Pérez 66'
  14. Alex Freeman assist Sergi Cardona Bermúdez 69'
  15. Arnau Martínez López ↓ Daniel Raba Antolín 70'
  16. Harvey Elliott ↓ Javi Guerra 70'
  17. Filip Ugrinic ↓ Pablo Maffeo 77'
  18. Hugo Duro ↓ Justin De Haas 77'
  19. Pape Gueye 79'
  20. Santi Comesaña ↓ Gerard Moreno 82'
  21. Pau Navarro ↓ Tajon Buchanan 87'
  22. Harvey Elliott 89'
  23. Harvey Elliott 89'
  24. Georges Mikautadze assist Alberto Moleiro 90+6'
This season
Valencia Villarreal
Over 2.5 goals 44% 67%
Clean sheet 33% 11%
Failed to score 56% 33%
Scored per game 0.7 1.4
Conceded per game 1.7 1.4
Scored home / away 0.4 / 1.0 1.5 / 1.4

Across 9 and 9 matches played this season.

League table position
# Team PWDLPts
11 ATH Athletic Club 7 2 3 2 9
12 VIL Villarreal ▲ 9 2 3 4 9
13 RAY Rayo Vallecano 8 2 3 3 9
14 GET Getafe 9 2 3 4 9
15 ESP Espanyol 9 2 2 5 8
16 RAC Racing Santander 9 2 2 5 8
17 LEV Levante 8 1 4 3 7
18 ELC Elche 9 1 4 4 7
19 VAL Valencia ▲ 9 1 3 5 6
20 MAL Malaga 9 0 4 5 4
Recent form · last 5 finished matches
Valencia LWLDD
L @ Sevilla 0–1 Sep 11
W @ Alaves 1–0 Sep 15
L vs Real Sociedad 2–3 Sep 20
D @ Racing Santander 2–2 Oct 11
D vs Athletic Club 0–0 Oct 17
Villarreal WLWDL
W vs Levante 3–1 Sep 20
L @ Real Madrid 0–1 Oct 10
W vs Napoli 3–1 Oct 13
D vs Elche 0–0 Oct 17
L @ Liverpool 3–4 Oct 20
Goals trend · last 5 matches
Valencia
Scored 1.0 avg
0 1 2 2 0
Conceded 1.2 avg
1 0 3 2 0
Villarreal
Scored 1.8 avg
3 0 3 0 3
Conceded 1.4 avg
1 1 1 0 4
Head-to-head · last meetings
2 Valencia
3 Draws
5 Villarreal
Feb 2026 Villarreal 2–1 Valencia Villarreal
Oct 2025 Valencia 0–2 Villarreal Villarreal
Feb 2025 Villarreal 1–1 Valencia Draw
Aug 2024 Valencia 1–1 Villarreal Draw
Mar 2024 Villarreal 1–0 Valencia Villarreal

Over 2.5 goals in 3 of the last 10 meetings.

Confirmed lineups
Valencia 4-4-2
  • 1 S. Dimitrievski G
  • 24 Pablo Maffeo D
  • 5 César Tárrega D
  • 12 J. de Haas D
  • 14 José Gayà D
  • 27 David Otorbi M
  • 2 G. Rodríguez M
  • 18 Pepelu M
  • 11 Luis Rioja M
  • 8 Javi Guerra F
  • 7 A. Danjuma F
Bench Jesús Vázquez, K. van Oevelen, F. Ugrinic, R. Sato, Dani Raba, Aaron Mayol, Arnau Martínez, H. Elliott, Hugo Duro, A. Dieng, M. Diakhaby, Aimar Blázquez

J. Aguirre

Villarreal 4-4-2
  • 25 P. Gulácsi G
  • 15 S. Mouriño D
  • 8 J. Foyth D
  • 12 Renato Veiga D
  • 3 A. Freeman D
  • 11 Ilias Akhomach M
  • 16 C. Macia M
  • 18 P. Gueye M
  • 17 T. Buchanan M
  • 7 Gerard Moreno F
  • 22 Ayoze Pérez F
Bench Sergi Cardona, Logan Costa, Santi Comesaña, A. Diatta, N. El Jmili, Rubén Gómez, Luíz Júnior, G. Mikautadze, Alberto Moleiro, Pau Navarro, T. Oluwaseyi, Joselillo Gaitán

Iñigo Pérez

Team news · injuries & suspensions
Valencia
  • OUT S. Canos Knee Injury
  • OUT J. Copete Knee Injury
  • OUT D. Foulquier Knee Injury
  • OUT D. Lopez Knee Injury
  • OUT U. Sadiq Muscle Injury
  • OUT S. Canos Knee Injury
  • OUT J. Copete Knee Injury
  • OUT D. Foulquier Knee Injury
  • OUT D. Lopez Knee Injury
  • OUT U. Sadiq Muscle Injury
Villarreal
  • OUT N. Pepe Eye injury
  • OUT C. Romero Injury
  • OUT N. Pepe Eye injury
  • OUT C. Romero Injury