It's been four days and nights since Villarreal fought FC Cartagena and the scoreline was 5-1. Can they get the points vs Real Madrid?
- Villarreal have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in La Liga
- Real Madrid have the most scored goals (35) in La Liga
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Villarreal form and stats
13 points is a decent return from 6 La Liga games here at Estadio de la Cerámica for Villarreal. The data says 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.
Villarreal are returning here after guesting FC Cartagena in a Copa Del Rey match and winning with a 5-1 scoreline. Baena (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.84/10. Baena scored one goal, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 34 successful passes (of 39 total).
Previous to that game, a La Liga home match hosting Valencia in a game that was won 2-1.It should be taken into account that a peek at the 15 most recent league fixtures reveals that 12 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the sides scored).
The Villarreal fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 11 goals in 6 league matches. Villarreal have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Real Madrid form and stats
The away performances of Real Madrid have been very solid so far with 7 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat in the La Liga. The question is whether this happy travelling can continue.
Two away matches in a row for Real Madrid, whose manager Ancelotti could celebrate last time after the Copa Del Rey win against Cacereno. Ceballos got a match rating of 7.74 in that game, top player of the team. Ceballos served one assist and hit one key pass.
Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Real Valladolid.Sports betting fact: Both sides have scored in 12 of this club's last 15 league fixtures.
A new game in only three days for Madrid, the Super Cup home match versus Valencia. Busy days.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Real Madrid are regular goalscorers on their travels. It's not easy to score on Real Madrid as they have only conceded 7 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Real Madrid have managed a streak of 9 consecutive games without losing (3-6-0) when playing Villarreal.Top Goalscorers
  K. Benzema 7 goals |  F. Valverde Dipetta 6 goals |  V. Júnior 6 goals |
Villarreal missing players
Real Madrid missing players
| Villarreal | Real Madrid | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 6 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | 11 | 0 | Scored | S | 4 | 19 | 35 |
| 11 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 4 | 7 | 14 |
| 87% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 60% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 93% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 75% | 73% |
| 7% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 38% | 40% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 25% | 20% |
| 20% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 62% | 80% |
| 47% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 38% | 20% |
| 47% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 5.3 | 6.7 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 10 | 5.6 | 5.9 |
| 4.8 | 3.3 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 5 | 3.7 |
| 2.2 | 2.2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11.8 | 13.8 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 23 | 17.5 | 17.9 |
| 4.9 | 6.5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 8.5 | 6.9 | 6.3 |
| 23% | 28% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 35% | 37% |
| 12.7 | 11.2 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 12.6 | 11.1 |
| 4.1 | 2.5 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 4 | 3.5 |
- All of Villarreal's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Real Madrid have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Real Madrid have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Real Madrid have scored in all their matches so far.
- Real Madrid have scored more than double the goals of Villarreal.
- Real Madrid have the fewest matches under the total-line (4) in La Liga
- Real Madrid have the most matches over the total-line (11) in La Liga
- Real Madrid have the most points (21) away in La Liga
- Real Madrid have the most scored goals (19) away in La Liga
- Real Madrid have the most scored goals (35) in La Liga
- Real Madrid have the most scored goals in the second half (19) in La Liga
- Real Madrid have the the best goal difference (+12) away in La Liga
- Real Madrid haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Villarreal have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Villarreal have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Villarreal have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in La Liga
- Villarreal have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Villarreal 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 | Barcelona | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 28 | 38 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 21 | 38 |
| 3 | Real Sociedad | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 29 |
| 4 | Atletico Madrid | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 27 |
| 5 | Athletic Club | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 25 |
| 6 | Real Betis | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 25 |
| 7 | Villarreal | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 |
| 8 | Rayo Vallecano | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 23 |
| 9 | Osasuna | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| 10 | Valencia | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 19 |
| 11 | Mallorca | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -2 | 19 |
| 12 | Girona | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -2 | 17 |
| 13 | Almeria | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 15 | -6 | 17 |
| 14 | Getafe | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 17 |
| 15 | Real Valladolid | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -10 | 17 |
| 16 | Espanyol | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -6 | 13 |
| 17 | Celta de Vigo | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 15 | -12 | 13 |
| 18 | Sevilla | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -9 | 12 |
| 19 | Cádiz | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -17 | 12 |
| 20 | Elche | 15 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 20 | -23 | 4 |
