Valencia vs Villarreal — match summary
Spain · La Liga · kick-off 24 Oct 2026 23:30
Full time · score 1-2
pPS pre-match readiness (0-100): Valencia 36 · Villarreal 38
mPS in-play performance (0-100): Valencia 41 · Villarreal 41
Shots on target 5-3 · corners 6-9 · possession 38-62
NextGOAL tip: Villarreal -0.25 · 1 stars
Valencia and Villarreal meet in La Liga tonight, with the hosts sitting 19th on 6 points from 9 matches, while the visitors are 12th on 9 points from the same number of games. Neither side has won back-to-back matches recently, so this is a game where both teams need points to move out of the early-season crossroads. Valencia have just drawn 0-0 at home after previously drawing 2-2 and losing 2-3; their attack is still struggling, scoring only 6 goals from 9 matches. Villarreal, meanwhile, have just lost 3-4 in Europe, but in their last league match they drew 0-0 and before that won 3-1. Their attack clearly scores more, netting 13 goals from 9 matches, even though their defense concedes similarly with 13 goals. The pattern of the last 10 matches suggests Villarreal will dominate possession and create more chances, while Valencia are likely to sit back and look to counter. The game should open up for the visitors to dictate play, and if they score first, they have a good chance of taking the game in the direction they want.