Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Valencia CF vs Villarreal CF, La Liga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2020-21
Valencia CF
2 – 1
Full Time
Villarreal CF
Fri 5 Mar 2021 · 20:00 UTC Estadio de Mestalla HT 45+5' · FT 45+6'
Uros Racic 14' Y
Carlos Soler 23' Y
Y 36' Juan Foyth
Gaya 39' Y
Y 42' Etienne Capoue
Maxi Gomez 67' Y
Y 85' Albiol

Overview

Match Preview

Valencia CF vs Villarreal CF — La Liga at Estadio de Mestalla.

Match Details

  • Referee Javier Estrada
  • Referee Roberto Alonso
  • Referee Jesus Gil
  • Referee David Recio
  • Referee Guadalupe Porras

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Barcelona 7 21
2 Club Atlético de Madrid 7 16
3 Real Betis Balompié 7 16
4 Real Madrid CF 7 15
5 Sevilla FC 7 13
6 Deportivo Alavés 7 11
7 RC Deportivo La Coruña 7 10
8 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 7 10
9 CA Osasuna 7 8
10 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 7 8
11 Villarreal CF 7 8
12 Athletic Club 6 8
13 Getafe CF 7 8
14 RC Celta de Vigo 7 7
15 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 7 7
16 Real Racing Club de Santander 7 7
17 Levante UD 6 5
18 Elche CF 7 5
19 Valencia CF 7 4
20 Málaga CF 7 3

Head-to-Head

7
4
7
Valencia CF 18 games · Avg 2.4 goals Villarreal CF
Last 5 meetings
2021-03-05 Valencia CF 2–1 Villarreal CF 2020-10-18 Villarreal CF 2–1 Valencia CF 2020-06-28 Villarreal CF 2–0 Valencia CF 2019-11-30 Valencia CF 2–1 Villarreal CF 2019-04-18 Valencia CF 2–0 Villarreal CF

Recent Form

Valencia CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Mar Villarreal CF H 2–1 W
27 Feb Getafe CF A 0–3 L
20 Feb RC Celta de Vigo H 2–0 W
14 Feb Real Madrid CF A 0–2 L
07 Feb Athletic Club A 1–1 D
30 Jan Elche CF H 1–0 W
Villarreal CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Mar Valencia CF A 1–2 L
28 Feb Club Atlético de Madrid H 0–2 L
25 Feb FC Red Bull Salzburg H 2–1 W
21 Feb Athletic Club A 1–1 D
18 Feb FC Red Bull Salzburg A 2–0 W
14 Feb Real Betis Balompié H 1–2 L

Season Stats

Valencia CF Villarreal CF
#19 Position #11
4 Points 8
7 Played 7
1 / 1 / 5 W / D / L 2 / 2 / 3
4 Scored 13
13 Conceded 12
-9 GD +1
0.57 PPG 1.14
14% Win % 29%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
Valencia CF this season
0% Clean Sheets
Villarreal CF this season

Valencia CF are 19th (4 pts). Villarreal CF are 11th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Valencia CF
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/3
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/1
76+
1/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Villarreal CF
0-15
–/1
16-30
2/1
31-45
5/6
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/–
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Villarreal CF
Pape Gueye 3 G
Alberto Moleiro 2 G 3 A
Georges Mikautadze 2 G 1 A
Nicolas Pepe 2 G
Gerard Moreno 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Valencia CF welcome Villarreal CF for this crunch clash at Estadio de Mestalla.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Villarreal CF needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' It looks surprising Valencia CF does not make any changes. Gaya has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 14' Uros Racic was booked on 14.
  • 19' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Valencia CF that had 425 games and scored 401 goals.
  • 23' Carlos Soler picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 28' Valencia CF are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Villarreal CF's shape.
  • 33' Albiol has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 36' Villarreal CF receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 36.
  • 39' Valencia CF receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 39.
  • 40' Gerard Moreno is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 42' Controversy at the stadium! Etienne Capoue argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 46' A change in the Villarreal CF ranks — Pervis Estupinan exits the field as Trigueros enters on 46.
  • 51' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 56' With 1 assists to his name this season, Samuel Chukwueze is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Valencia CF.
  • 61' Valencia CF currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 66' A change in the Valencia CF ranks — Lee Kangin exits the field as Kevin Gameiro enters on 66.
  • 67' Poor challenge from Maxi Gomez. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 72' Jaume Costa is replacing Etienne Capoue for the Villarreal CF side.
  • 77' Gabriel Paulista, a Brazil , has 3 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 80' It is a substitution in Valencia CF team. Daniel Wass is replaced by Manu Vallejo on 80 minute.
  • 85' Albiol was booked on 85.
  • 86' Carlos Soler is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 88' Time for substitution for Villarreal CF. Moi Gomez is replaced by Carlos Bacca.
  • 90' Another change for Valencia CF made on 90 minute. Maxi Gomez leaves to be changed by Toni Lato.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Valencia CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Javi Gracia

Villarreal CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Unai Emery

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Goncalo Guedes 4
Gerard Moreno 3
Arnaut Danjuma 2
Juan Foyth 2
Paco Alcacer 2
Pepelu 2
Rodrigo 2
Carlos Soler 2

Head to Head

2021-03-05 Valencia CF 2–1 Villarreal CF 2020-10-18 Villarreal CF 2–1 Valencia CF 2020-06-28 Villarreal CF 2–0 Valencia CF 2019-11-30 Valencia CF 2–1 Villarreal CF 2019-04-18 Valencia CF 2–0 Villarreal CF

Valencia CF Form

2021-03-05 Valencia CF 2–1 Villarreal CF W 2021-02-27 Getafe CF 3–0 Valencia CF L 2021-02-20 Valencia CF 2–0 RC Celta de Vigo W 2021-02-14 Real Madrid CF 2–0 Valencia CF L 2021-02-07 Athletic Club 1–1 Valencia CF D 2021-01-30 Valencia CF 1–0 Elche CF W

Villarreal CF Form

2021-03-05 Valencia CF 2–1 Villarreal CF L 2021-02-28 Villarreal CF 0–2 Club Atlético de Madrid L 2021-02-25 Villarreal CF 2–1 FC Red Bull Salzburg W 2021-02-21 Athletic Club 1–1 Villarreal CF D 2021-02-18 FC Red Bull Salzburg 0–2 Villarreal CF W 2021-02-14 Villarreal CF 1–2 Real Betis Balompié L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.13 Valencia CF xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.6 Villarreal CF xG
I would bet for: Valencia CF or Villarreal CF 74%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Valencia CF35% Draw26% Villarreal CF39%
Actual: Valencia CF win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.73
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Valencia CF or Draw
61%
Draw or Villarreal CF
65%
Valencia CF or Villarreal CF
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Valencia CF20% Draw46% Villarreal CF34%
Actual: Villarreal CF win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
0 – 1
9.5%
1 – 2
9.1%
0 – 0
8.4%
0 – 2
8.2%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
5.2%
1 – 3
4.9%
0 – 3
4.3%
2 – 0
4.1%
2 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Valencia CF

Handicap Valencia CF covers Push Villarreal CF covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 15% 74%
-0.5 26% — 74%
+0.5 53% — 47%
+1 53% 22% 25%
+1.5 75% — 25%
+2 75% 14% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Valencia CF keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.