National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Villarreal or Real Madrid that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Super Cup.
Villarreal form and stats
Villarreal was eliminated in the round of 32 last season in the Copa Del Rey.Villarreal are steadily winning La Liga games and points here at Estadio de la Cerámica. 5 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat is the summary from 7 games.
Villarreal drew their last game, 1-1 away at Celta de Vigo. Villarreal's goalie Reina played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Celta de Vigo with a stunning seven saves.
Ahead of that match, Villarreal won a home game hosting Real Madrid (2-1).Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the La Liga game versus Girona in only three 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 13 goals from 7 league matches. Villarreal are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio de la Cerámica in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 7 matches.
Real Madrid form and stats
Real Madrid's mission in Copa Del Rey last season failed in the quarter-finals.Real Madrid have an excellent away record in the La Liga so far with 7-0-2 from 9 games.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Super Cup home defeat versus FC Barcelona with 1-3 on the scoreboard. Benzema, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.11. Benzema scored one goal, hit one key pass and had 38 successful passes (of 44 total).
One match before, 1-1 at home against Valencia (after extra-time, 4-3 on penalties) in the Super Cup.
Real Madrid have another fixture away from home in just three days, a La Liga fixture versus Athletic Club. A difficult schedule for them!
The Madrid manager Ancelotti has got the team scoring on the road, with 20 away goals in 9 league matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Villarreal one win, six draws and Real Madrid three victories. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  K. Benzema 8 goals |  F. Valverde Dipetta 6 goals |  V. Júnior 6 goals |
Villarreal missing players
Real Madrid missing players
| Villarreal | Real Madrid | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 8 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 5 | Won | W | 9 | 17 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | ||
| 46 | 16 | Scored | S | 27 | 54 | ||
| 28 | 8 | Conceded | C | 13 | 26 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 72% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 92% | ||
| 56% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 68% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 12% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 20% | ||
| 48% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 76% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 24% | ||
| 28% | 12% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | ||
| 4.8 | 6.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 5.9 | ||
| 4.8 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.1 | 4 | ||
| 1.8 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.4 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 12 | 14.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.2 | 17.2 | ||
| 5.2 | 6.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 6.1 | ||
| 34% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 35% | ||
| 11.9 | 12.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 11.2 | ||
| 4.3 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | FC Barcelona | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 29 | 41 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 20 | 38 |
| 3 | Real Sociedad | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 35 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 28 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| 6 | Real Betis | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 28 |
| 7 | Osasuna | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 27 |
| 8 | Athletic Club | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 26 |
| 9 | Rayo Vallecano | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 26 |
| 10 | Mallorca | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 22 |
| 11 | Girona | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -1 | 21 |
| 12 | Valencia | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 19 |
| 13 | Almeria | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 15 | -8 | 18 |
| 14 | Espanyol | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | -5 | 17 |
| 15 | Getafe | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -8 | 17 |
| 16 | Celta de Vigo | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -11 | 17 |
| 17 | Real Valladolid | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 16 | -12 | 17 |
| 18 | Sevilla | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -9 | 15 |
| 19 | Cadiz | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -16 | 15 |
| 20 | Elche | 16 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 20 | -24 | 4 |
