La Liga · Full time ·Matchday 8

Real Madrid vs Villarreal

1 – 0 Full time

10′Renato Veiga
19′Jude Bellingham
45′Álvaro Fernández CarrerasMarc Cucurella
52′Trent Alexander-ArnoldVinícius
56′Santi ComesañaNathan-Dylan Saliba
56′Juan FoythCarlos Romero
62′Yan Diomande
67′Ilias Akhomach ChakkourGerard Moreno
67′Sergi Cardona BermúdezGeorges Mikautadze
68′José Mário dos Santos Mourinho Félix
72′Vinícius
77′Arda GülerEduardo Camavinga
81′Ibrahima Konaté
83′Antonio Rüdiger
84′Pau Navarro
86′Yan DiomandeDenzel Dumfries
86′Alberto MoleiroNizar El Jmili
87′Aurelien Tchouameni
90′Kylian Mbappé

Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, MadridReferee: Isidro Diaz de Mera Escuderos

Real Madrid 68%
Draw 17%
Villarreal 15%

Confidence: High  ·  blended with market odds

Match stats

11 Shots 15
4 Shots on target 4
46 Possession % 54
9 Corners 3
8 Fouls 13
3 Offsides 1
4 Saves 3
338 Accurate passes 423

Real Madrid vs Villarreal overview

Garuda Lions analysis: Real Madrid vs Villarreal

model vs market on the 1X2
ProbabilityReal MadridDrawVillarreal
Model61.9%18.2%19.8%
Market69.8%16.6%13.6%
Final67.8%17.0%15.2%
Edge-2.0%+0.4%+1.6%

Confidence: High · Edge = Final minus Market

Why Real Madrid

  • Higher expected-goals rate in this fixture: 2.84 vs 1.75.
  • Better recent form: 4 wins in the last 6 vs 2 for the opposition.

Scoreline probability

model grid

Every scoreline the model gives this fixture, 0 to 4+ goals a side. Darker means likelier.

Real Madrid ↓ / Villarreal → 0 1 2 3 4+ 0 1 6% 2 7% 6% 3 7% 6% 4+ 6% 11% 9% 5%

Goal probability

Chance of the match reaching each goal total, from the same grid.

1+ goals 98%
2+ goals 96%
3+ goals 85%
No goals 2%

Real Madrid and Villarreal expected goals

Real Madrid 2.84
Villarreal 1.75

Total expected goals: 4.58

Real Madrid and Villarreal attack and defence ratings

Real Madrid

Attack 1.49 +49%
Defence 0.91 -9%

Villarreal

Attack 1.66 +66%
Defence 1.20 +20%

Attack is goals scored relative to the league average (1.00); defence is goals conceded relative to that average, so a lower defence number is better. Green means better than the league, amber worse.

Real Madrid vs Villarreal: result vs prediction

Real Madrid 1 – 0 Villarreal

MarketOutcome
1X2 pick✓ Correct
Over/Under 2.5 pick✗ Incorrect
BTTS pick✗ Incorrect

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Before and after this match

Real Madrid vs Villarreal markets

Best value

the model's strongest selection per market
MarketModel pickProbabilityFair oddsEdgeBest price
1X2 Real Madrid 67.8% 1.47 -2.0% —
Over/Under 2.5 Over 2.5 85.0% 1.18 — —
Both teams to score Yes 79.3% 1.26 — —
Double chance 1X (home or draw) 84.8% 1.18 — —
Handicap -1 Real Madrid win 44.1% 2.27 — —

Fair odds = 1 / probability, the break-even price implied by the model. Best price is the top bookmaker quote on the 1X2 pick.

All probabilities

all probabilities from one model grid
MarketSelectionProbability
1X2Real Madrid67.8%
Draw17.0%
Villarreal15.2%
Over/Under 2.5Over 2.585.0%
Under 2.515.0%
Both teams to scoreYes79.3%
No20.7%
Double chance1X (home or draw)84.8%
12 (either side)83.0%
X2 (draw or away)32.2%
Handicap -1Real Madrid win44.1%
Push (exactly one goal)17.9%
Loss38.0%
Correct score (top 3)2-16.9%
3-16.8%
2-26.0%

Real Madrid vs Villarreal stats

Real Madrid and Villarreal recent form

newest first
Real Madrid LWWWLW
Villarreal WWLLLL

W = win, D = draw, L = loss, in each team's last 6 completed matches.

Real Madrid and Villarreal going into this match

league record before kick-off

Real Madrid record

  • They have won 5 of their 7 league games this season, scoring 2.6 goals per match.
  • They average 4.0 goals per game at home against 1.5 on the road.
  • Their longest winning run this season stretches to 3 matches.

Villarreal record

  • They have won 2 of their 7 league games this season, scoring 1.9 goals per match.
  • They have converted 3 of 3 penalties (100%).
  • 67% of their yellow cards have come after the 75th minute.

Real Madrid vs Villarreal head-to-head

Last 10 meetings

6Real Madrid wins 2Draws 2Villarreal wins
DateHomeAwayCompetitionScore
2026-01-24VillarrealReal MadridLa Liga0-2
2025-10-04Real MadridVillarrealLa Liga3-1
2025-03-15VillarrealReal MadridLa Liga1-2
2024-10-05Real MadridVillarrealLa Liga2-0
2024-05-19VillarrealReal MadridLa Liga4-4
2023-12-17Real MadridVillarrealLa Liga4-1
2023-04-08Real MadridVillarrealLa Liga2-3
2023-01-19VillarrealReal MadridCopa del Rey2-3
2023-01-07VillarrealReal MadridLa Liga2-1
2022-02-12VillarrealReal MadridLa Liga0-0

League and cup meetings from our records and provider history.

Real Madrid vs Villarreal odds

Odds comparison

latest snapshot per book

Median de-vigged market: home 69.9%, draw 16.5%, away 13.6%.

Bookmaker1X2
1xBet 1.40 5.84 7.60
Bet365 1.36 5.75 7.00
BetVictor 1.36 5.75 7.00
Betano 1.40 5.50 7.60
Betfair 1.33 5.50 7.00
Dafabet 1.39 5.80 6.60
Marathonbet 1.38 5.75 7.50
Pinnacle 1.37 6.06 7.41
SBO 1.36 5.32 5.90
William Hill 1.36 5.00 6.50
pinnacle 1.34 6.09 7.67

Odds movement

Median book price at each recorded snapshot, oldest to latest.

1 1.37 ▲ +0.12
X 5.75 ▼ -1.08
2 7.00 ▼ -2.50

67 snapshots recorded, from .