Valencia and Villarreal have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the La Liga.
- Valencia haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Valencia form and stats
When playing at home in the La Liga, Valencia have managed 4 wins, 5 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 12 games. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Valencia after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Valencia lost their last game at Getafe (placed 14th) after a 0-3 scoreline. Before that, Valencia had a home game versus Celta de Vigo which ended with a victory 2-0.
Valencia have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio de Mestalla with 18 goals in 12 league matches. On the other hand, Valencia have conceded 14 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Villarreal form and stats
3 wins, 7 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Villarreal playing as the away team in the La Liga this season. It's three draws from Villarreal's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.
Villarreal's previous game was their home loss versus Atletico Madrid (0-2). Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Salzburg in the Europa League.
Villarreal find the net regularly in their away games. 15 goals from 12 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Villarreal have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Villarreal - Valencia 2-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - one - four (Valencia wins - draws - Villarreal wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. Moreno Balaguero 14 goals |   C. Soler Barragán 6 goals |  M. Gómez González 5 goals |
Valencia missing players
Villarreal missing players
| Valencia | Villarreal | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 25 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 30 | 18 | 9 | Scored | S | 8 | 15 | 33 |
| 35 | 14 | 5 | Conceded | C | 2 | 13 | 27 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 75% | 84% |
| 76% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 84% |
| 48% | 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 42% | 44% |
| 28% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 42% | 28% |
| 8% | 17% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 60% | 58% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 50% | 64% |
| 20% | 17% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 33% | 24% |
| 24% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 42% | 28% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9.9 | 8.8 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.3 | 8.5 | 10.4 |
| 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 3.1 | 3.9 |
| 34% | 45% | 64% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 57% | 41% | 34% |
- Valencia haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atletico Madrid | 24 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 47 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 31 | 58 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 25 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 55 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 9 | 33 | 53 |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 23 | 52 |
| 4 | Sevilla | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 48 |
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 41 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 21 | 41 |
| 6 | Real Betis | 25 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 33 | 38 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 23 | -5 | 39 |
| 7 | Villarreal | 25 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 33 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 37 |
| 8 | Granada | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 42 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 26 | -11 | 33 |
| 9 | Levante | 25 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 35 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 32 |
| 10 | Athletic Club | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 30 |
| 11 | Celta de Vigo | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 37 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 30 |
| 12 | Osasuna | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -10 | 28 |
| 13 | Valencia | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 30 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -5 | 27 |
| 14 | Getafe | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 21 | -10 | 27 |
| 15 | Cadiz | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 41 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -20 | 25 |
| 16 | Eibar | 25 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 28 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 14 | -8 | 22 |
| 17 | Real Valladolid | 25 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -13 | 22 |
| 18 | Deportivo Alaves | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 39 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 23 | -19 | 22 |
| 19 | Elche | 24 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -15 | 21 |
| 20 | Huesca | 25 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 22 | -14 | 20 |