International cups are a highlight for most teams. Both Villarreal and Manchester United are looking forward to this Champions League fight to decide who advances from the Group Stage.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Villarreal and Manchester United.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2100 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Villarreal form and stats
3-2-1 (win-draw-lost) are the La Liga numbers at home for Villarreal so far this season. This match is a Champions League match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in this competition.
Villarreal travelled for their previous game, a trip to Celta de Vigo that ended 1-1. Midfield player Dani Parejo got a match rating of 8.04 in that game, the max score being 10. Parejo served one assist, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 45 successful passes (of 54 total).
Ahead of that match, Villarreal won a home game hosting Getafe (1-0).Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the La Liga game versus FC Barcelona in only four days. This game is also played here at Estadio de la Cerámica.
A decent goal production from Villarreal in their home games so far, with 11 goals from 6 league matches. 6 goals have been conceded.
Manchester United form and stats
Last season their Champions League adventure ended in the group stage.As the visiting team in Premier League matches, Manchester United have produced an overall stat of 3-1-2 so far. When we have look at the Champions League statistics, we find 2W-1D-1L. This is both home and away.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Manchester United, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-4 versus Watford. Midfield player Donny van de Beek was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.54/10. Beek scored one goal and hit three key passes.
Preceding that, the 0-2 home loss versus Manchester City.United has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 10 goals from 6 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as United have conceded 10 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The last head-to-head game ended Manchester United - Villarreal 2-1, played this season. As for the last six games between these two teams, there's zero Villarreal victories, five draws and one Manchester United win. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Groeneveld 5 goals |   B. Borges Fernandes 4 goals |  M. Greenwood 4 goals |
Villarreal missing players
Manchester United missing players
| Villarreal | Manchester United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 9 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Won | W | 5 | 10 | ||
| 12 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 9 | ||
| 36 | 15 | Scored | S | 20 | 44 | ||
| 34 | 8 | Conceded | C | 21 | 43 | ||
| 80% | 78% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 56% | 44% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 68% | ||
| 40% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 22% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 32% | ||
| 64% | 44% | BTTS | BTTS | 83% | 72% | ||
| 32% | 56% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 12% | ||
| 24% | 22% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 16% | ||
| 4.4 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 4.8 | ||
| 5.6 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 4.8 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.8 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 11 | 11.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 13.3 | ||
| 4.2 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.6 | ||
| 33% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 38% | ||
| 11.6 | 8.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.8 | 11.9 | ||
| 3.7 | 2.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Villarreal | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | Atalanta | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Young Boys | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 3 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Real Madrid | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 18 | 30 |
| 2 | Real Sociedad | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 29 |
| 3 | Sevilla | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 28 |
| 4 | Atletico Madrid | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 26 |
| 5 | Real Betis | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 24 |
| 6 | FC Barcelona | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 20 |
| 7 | Rayo Vallecano | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 20 |
| 8 | Athletic Club | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
| 9 | Osasuna | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | -4 | 19 |
| 10 | Valencia | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 18 |
| 11 | Espanyol | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| 12 | Villarreal | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 16 |
| 13 | Mallorca | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -6 | 15 |
| 14 | Deportivo Alaves | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -7 | 14 |
| 15 | Celta de Vigo | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -4 | 13 |
| 16 | Cadiz | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | -11 | 12 |
| 17 | Granada | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -8 | 11 |
| 18 | Elche | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -9 | 11 |
| 19 | Getafe | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | -9 | 9 |
| 20 | Levante | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -13 | 7 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Chelsea | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 26 | 29 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 26 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 24 | 25 |
| 4 | West Ham United | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 23 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -4 | 20 |
| 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 19 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -6 | 19 |
| 8 | Manchester United | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | -1 | 17 |
| 9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 17 |
| 10 | Crystal Palace | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 16 |
| 11 | Everton | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -3 | 15 |
| 12 | Leicester City | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -5 | 15 |
| 13 | Southampton | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -3 | 14 |
| 14 | Brentford | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | -1 | 13 |
| 15 | Aston Villa | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -4 | 13 |
| 16 | Watford | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | -4 | 13 |
| 17 | Leeds United | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -8 | 11 |
| 18 | Burnley | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 9 |
| 19 | Norwich City | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 16 | -20 | 8 |
| 20 | Newcastle United | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -12 | 6 |
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