Valencia CF 1 - 2 Villarreal CF — Highlights & Result
Primera Division
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(1 day ago)
· MD 10
Highlights
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Fixtures between Valencia and Villarreal carry a sharp edge, and history shows Villarreal won the last meeting here on October 25, 2025. That recent away success set the stage for another tense clash on matchday 10 of the Primera Division. Valencia aimed to halt a winless run across three matches in all competitions, whereas Villarreal tried to improve an away record that featured two defeats from five outings.
The match swung on late drama after José Luis García Vayá opened the scoring for Valencia with a 38th-minute penalty. Villarreal responded when Alex Freeman scored in the 69th minute, assisted by Sergi Cardona Bermúdez, before Pape Gueye received a red card in the 79th minute. Valencia then lost Harvey Elliott to a red card in the 89th minute. Finally, Georges Mikautadze scored in the sixth minute of stoppage time, assisted by Alberto Moleiro, earning a 7.8 rating.
Villarreal dominated possession with 62 percent and registered 19 shots, though Valencia managed five shots on target compared to three for the visitors. The 2-1 defeat leaves Valencia in 19th place with six points, sitting 21 points behind league leaders Barça. Meanwhile, Villarreal moved up to 8th in the table with 12 points, now 15 points behind the top spot.
Looking ahead, Valencia travel to play away at Elche on November 1. Villarreal return to their home ground to face Espanyol on October 30.
The match swung on late drama after José Luis García Vayá opened the scoring for Valencia with a 38th-minute penalty. Villarreal responded when Alex Freeman scored in the 69th minute, assisted by Sergi Cardona Bermúdez, before Pape Gueye received a red card in the 79th minute. Valencia then lost Harvey Elliott to a red card in the 89th minute. Finally, Georges Mikautadze scored in the sixth minute of stoppage time, assisted by Alberto Moleiro, earning a 7.8 rating.
Villarreal dominated possession with 62 percent and registered 19 shots, though Valencia managed five shots on target compared to three for the visitors. The 2-1 defeat leaves Valencia in 19th place with six points, sitting 21 points behind league leaders Barça. Meanwhile, Villarreal moved up to 8th in the table with 12 points, now 15 points behind the top spot.
Looking ahead, Valencia travel to play away at Elche on November 1. Villarreal return to their home ground to face Espanyol on October 30.
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Match stats
Valencia v Villarreal
38%
Possession
62%
1.17
Expected goals (xG)
1.52
9
Shots
19
5
Shots on target
3
7
Shots inside the box
11
6
Corners
9
332
Passes
538
75%
Pass accuracy
86%
1
Saves
4
18
Fouls
9
2
Offsides
2
3
Yellow cards
3
1
Red cards
1
Lineups & player ratings
7.8
Top rated
G. Mikautadze · Villarreal
24'
· 1 goal
Key moments
- 34' 🟨 Daniel Raba Antolín · Valencia
- 37' 🟨 Renato Veiga · Villarreal
- 38' ⚽ José Luis García Vayá (pen) · Valencia
- 43' 🟨 Ayoze Pérez · Villarreal
- 59' 🟨 Tajon Buchanan · Villarreal
- 60' 🟨 Pablo Maffeo · Valencia
- 62' 🟨 Guido Rodríguez · Valencia
- 69' ⚽ Alex Freeman · assist Sergi Cardona Bermúdez · Villarreal
- 79' 🟥 Pape Gueye · Villarreal
- 89' 🟨 Harvey Elliott · Valencia
- 89' 🟥 Harvey Elliott · Valencia
- 90+6' ⚽ Georges Mikautadze · assist Alberto Moleiro · Villarreal
Valencia
4-4-2- 7 A. Danjuma 90' 6.3
- 1 S. Dimitrievski 90' 5.9
- 5 César Tárrega 90' 6.5
- 2 G. Rodríguez 🟨 90' 5.9
- 11 Luis Rioja 90' 6.4
- 18 Pepelu ⚽ 90' 6.6
- 14 José Gayà 90' 6.7
- 24 Pablo Maffeo 🟨 77' 6.0
- 12 J. de Haas 77' 6.2
- 8 Javi Guerra 70' 6.4
- 27 David Otorbi 14' 6.1
- 19 Dani Raba · sub 🟨 56' 6.0
- 22 Arnau Martínez · sub 20' 6.2
- 10 H. Elliott · sub 🟥 19' 5.4
- 23 F. Ugrinic · sub 13' 6.3
- 9 Hugo Duro · sub 13' 6.8
Villarreal
4-4-2- 12 Renato Veiga 🟨 90' 6.5
- 15 S. Mouriño 90' 6.6
- 16 C. Macia 90' 6.2
- 3 A. Freeman ⚽ 90' 7.2
- 25 P. Gulácsi 90' 7.2
- 17 T. Buchanan 🟨 87' 6.6
- 7 Gerard Moreno 82' 6.5
- 18 P. Gueye 🟥 79' 5.9
- 22 Ayoze Pérez 🟨 66' 6.3
- 8 J. Foyth 65' 6.8
- 11 Ilias Akhomach 65' 7.0
- 10 Alberto Moleiro · sub 🅰️ 25' 6.7
- 23 Sergi Cardona · sub 🅰️ 25' 6.8
- 9 G. Mikautadze · sub ⚽ 24' 7.8
- 14 Santi Comesaña · sub 8' 6.3
- 6 Pau Navarro · sub 3' 6.4
Ratings out of 10. Data: API-Football. How ratings work
Match facts
Valencia
19th
in the table · 6 pts from 9
· GD -9
Villarreal
14th
in the table · 9 pts from 9
· GD 0
Form going into the match
Valencia