Girona FC vs Villarreal CF, La Liga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Girona FC vs Villarreal CF — La Liga at Estadi Municipal de Montilivi.
- Girona FC 38 games · 41 pts (2025/26)
- Villarreal CF 38 games · 72 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Adrian Cordero Vega (Spain)
- Assistant 1 Israel Barcena Rodriguez (Spain)
- Assistant 2 Judit Romano Garcia (Spain)
16 games this season 🟨 0.9/game ⚽ 3.5 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 FC Barcelona 38 94 2 Real Madrid CF 38 86 3 Villarreal CF 38 72 4 Club Atletico de Madrid 38 69 5 Real Betis Balompie 38 60 6 RC Celta de Vigo 38 54 7 Getafe CF 38 51 8 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 38 50 9 Valencia CF 38 49 10 Real Sociedad de Futbol 38 46 11 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 38 46 12 Athletic Club 38 45 13 Sevilla FC 38 43 14 Deportivo Alaves 38 43 15 Elche CF 38 43 16 Levante UD 38 42 17 CA Osasuna 38 42 18 RCD Mallorca 38 42 19 Girona FC 38 41 20 Real Oviedo 38 29 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 06 Apr Villarreal CF H 1–0 W 21 Mar CA Osasuna A 0–1 L 14 Mar Athletic Club H 3–0 W 07 Mar Levante UD A 1–1 D 01 Mar RC Celta de Vigo H 1–2 L 23 Feb Deportivo Alaves A 2–2 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 06 Apr Girona FC A 0–1 L 20 Mar Real Sociedad de Futbol H 3–1 W 13 Mar Deportivo Alaves A 1–1 D 08 Mar Elche CF H 2–1 W 28 Feb FC Barcelona A 1–4 L 22 Feb Valencia CF H 2–1 W Season Stats
Girona FC Villarreal CF #19 Position #3 41 Points 72 38 Played 38 9 / 14 / 15 W / D / L 22 / 6 / 10 39 Scored 72 55 Conceded 46 -16 GD +26 1.08 PPG 1.89 24% Win % 58% Key Stats
30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history16% Clean Sheets
Girona FC this season19% Clean Sheets
Villarreal CF this seasonGirona FC are 19th (41 pts). Villarreal CF are 3rd (72 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Girona FC0-151/–16-30–/331-45–/246-601/361-754/176+1/2■ Scored ■ ConcededVillarreal CF0-153/–16-304/131-456/446-601/261-752/376+2/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Girona FC to score. At the same time, Villarreal CF does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Girona FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 10' Villarreal CF started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
- 12' The Girona FC manager makes a substitution. Vladyslav Vanat departs to be replaced by Abel Ruiz.
- 17' Alex Moreno has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 32 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 21' That looks like a foul for a card for Santiago Mourino.
- 26' Villarreal CF looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Pau Navarro scoring 1 goals.
- 31' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Villarreal CF winning 50% of all matches.
- 36' It looks like no one’s ball. Girona FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 41' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 46' Goal! Pau Navarro scores his 2 goal in 392 matches.
- 51' It’s high time Marcelino made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 53' It’s a booking for Girona FC player. Vitor Reis gets a card.
- 58' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 63' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 68' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Girona FC that had 184 games and scored 170 goals.
- 70' Another change for Villarreal CF made on 70 minute. Alberto Moleiro leaves to be changed by Alfonso Gonzalez.
- 74' The whistle greets Daley Blind as he departs to be replaced by Alejandro Frances.
- 77' Alfonso Pedraza is having his name booked by the referee on 77.
- 80' Fran Beltran is having his name booked by the referee on 80.
- 80' The whistle greets Alfonso Pedraza as he departs to be replaced by Sergi Cardona.
- 85' Hugo Rincon is replacing Arnau Martinez for the Girona FC side.
- 90' Villarreal CF is showing some good football. However, Villarreal CF are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- Another three points for Girona FC.
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Girona FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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Daley Blind ↓ Alejandro Frances 74'
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Ivan Martin ↓ Thomas Lemar 74'
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18
Azzedine Ounahi ↓ Casals 85'
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Arnau Martinez ↓ Hugo Rincon 85'
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Vladyslav Vanat ↓ Abel Ruiz 12'
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Bench
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11
Thomas Lemar ↑ 74'
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Abel Ruiz ↑ 12'
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Hugo Rincon ↑ 85'
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Alejandro Frances ↑ 74'
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Casals ↑ 85'
Coach MichelVillarreal CF Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
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Nicolas Pepe ↓ Tajon Buchanan 70'
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24
Alfonso Pedraza ↓ Sergi Cardona 80'
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Santiago Mourino ↓ Alex Freeman 70'
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Bench
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Tajon Buchanan ↑ 70'
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Alfonso Gonzalez ↑ 70'
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Alex Freeman ↑ 70'
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Sergi Cardona ↑ 80'
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Coach Marcelino -
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Dani Parejo 2 Artem Dovbyk 1 Eric Garcia 1 Bertrand Traore 1 Donny van de Beek 1 Cristhian Stuani 1 Ladislav Krejci 1 Cristhian Stuani 1 Head to Head
Girona FC Form
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Prediction accuracy1 / 41.19 Girona FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.5 Villarreal CF xGI would bet for: Girona FC or Villarreal CF 72%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Girona FC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.69Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 91% 9% ± 1.5 75% 25% ± 2.5 50% 50% ± 3.5 29% 71% ± 4.5 14% 86% Double Chance
Girona FC or Draw 61%Draw or Villarreal CF 66%Girona FC or Villarreal CF 72%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Girona FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13%0 – 1 9.2%1 – 2 8.8%0 – 0 8.7%0 – 2 7.5%1 – 0 Actual2 – 1 6.9%2 – 2 5.3%2 – 0 4.7%1 – 3 4.4%0 – 3 3.7%3 – 1 2.8%Asian Handicap — Girona FC
Handicap Girona FC covers Push Villarreal CF covers -2.5 4% — 96% -2 4% 8% 88% -1.5 12% — 88% -1 12% 17% 71% -0.5 29% — 71% +0.5 57% — 43% +1 57% 21% 22% +1.5 78% — 22% +2 78% 13% 9% +2.5 91% — 9% Clean Sheet
Girona FC keeps clean sheet 23% ✗Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet 31% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.