Villarreal CF vs Club Atletico de Madrid, La Liga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Villarreal CF vs Club Atletico de Madrid — La Liga at Estadio de la Ceramica.
- Villarreal CF 38 games · 72 pts (2025/26)
- Club Atletico de Madrid 38 games · 69 pts (2025/26)
Standings
# 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 Fútbol 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 24 May Club Atletico de Madrid H 5–1 W 17 May Rayo Vallecano de Madrid A 0–2 L 13 May Sevilla FC H 2–3 L 10 May RCD Mallorca A 1–1 D 02 May Levante UD H 5–1 W 26 Apr RC Celta de Vigo H 2–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 24 May Villarreal CF A 1–5 L 17 May Girona FC H 1–0 W 12 May CA Osasuna A 2–1 W 09 May RC Celta de Vigo H 0–1 L 05 May Arsenal FC A 0–1 L 02 May Valencia CF A 2–0 W Season Stats
Villarreal CF Club Atletico de Madrid #3 Position #4 72 Points 69 38 Played 38 22 / 6 / 10 W / D / L 21 / 6 / 11 72 Scored 62 46 Conceded 44 +26 GD +18 1.89 PPG 1.82 58% Win % 55% Key Stats
63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history19% Clean Sheets
Villarreal CF this season37% Clean Sheets
Club Atletico de Madrid this seasonVillarreal CF are 3rd (72 pts). Club Atletico de Madrid are 4th (69 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Villarreal CF0-153/–16-304/131-456/446-601/261-752/376+2/1■ Scored ■ ConcededClub Atletico de Madrid0-152/116-301/331-454/646-602/161-752/276+2/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Villarreal CF and Club Atletico de Madrid has kicked off!
- 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Club Atletico de Madrid winning 50% of all matches.
- 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Dani Parejo, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio de la Ceramica with 18 goals in the last 15 games.
- 20' It looks surprising Club Atletico de Madrid does not make any changes. Clement Lenglet has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 25' Club Atletico de Madrid looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Marc Pubill scoring 1 goals.
- 27' Marc Pubill was booked on 27.
- 30' Villarreal CF is taking the lead after the goal scored by Dani Parejo on 30.
- 34' What a strike from Ayoze Perez! The score is 2-0.
- 39' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Villarreal CF that had 407 games and scored 555 goals.
- 40' GOAL! Georges Mikautadze scores on 40.
- 43' What a strike from Marc Pubill! The score is 3-1.
- 45' What a strike from Pape Gueye! The score is 4-1.
- 50' Villarreal CF is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 54' GOAL! Ayoze Perez scores on 54.
- 59' 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.
- 64' It’s high time Marcelino made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 69' The travelling Club Atletico de Madrid supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 74' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 74 minutes.
- 79' It looks like no one’s ball. Villarreal CF is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 84' David Hancko needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 89' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- Another three points for Villarreal CF.
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Lineups
Villarreal CF Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
- 22
- 19
- 18
- 10
- 24
- 9
- 25
- 4
- 20
- 15
- 6
Bench
- 17
- 2
- 11
- 3
- 21
- 12
- 1
- 23
- 5
- 33
- 38
- 37
Coach MarcelinoClub Atletico de Madrid Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
- 22
- 6
- 7
- 15
- 14
- 17
- 1
- 21
- 20
- 18
- 10
Bench
- 9
- 13
- 3
- 32
- 29
- 40
- 31
- 34
- 47
- 37
- 61
Coach Diego Simeone -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Angel Correa 5 Gerard Moreno 3 Arnaut Danjuma 2 Samuel Lino 2 Saul 2 Dani Parejo 2 Joao Felix 2 Ayoze Perez 2 Head to Head
Villarreal CF Form
Club Atletico de Madrid Form
2026-05-24 Villarreal CF 5–1 Club Atletico de Madrid L 2026-05-17 Club Atletico de Madrid 1–0 Girona FC W 2026-05-12 CA Osasuna 1–2 Club Atletico de Madrid W 2026-05-09 Club Atletico de Madrid 0–1 RC Celta de Vigo L 2026-05-05 Arsenal FC 1–0 Club Atletico de Madrid L 2026-05-02 Valencia CF 0–2 Club Atletico de Madrid W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 42.25 Villarreal CF xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.47 Club Atletico de Madrid xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 68%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Villarreal CF winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.72Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 96% 4% ± 1.5 88% 12% ± 2.5 71% 29% ± 3.5 50% 50% ± 4.5 32% 68% Double Chance
Villarreal CF or Draw 75%Draw or Club Atletico de Madrid 47%Villarreal CF or Club Atletico de Madrid 77%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Villarreal CF win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 5–1 not predicted5 – 1Actual1 – 1 8.8%2 – 1 8.7%3 – 1 6.5%2 – 2 6.3%2 – 0 6.2%1 – 2 5.7%1 – 0 5%3 – 2 4.8%3 – 0 4.5%4 – 1 3.7%0 – 0 3.7%2 – 3 3.1%Asian Handicap — Villarreal CF
Handicap Villarreal CF covers Push Club Atletico de Madrid covers -2.5 18% — 82% -2 18% 16% 66% -1.5 34% — 66% -1 34% 20% 46% -0.5 54% — 46% +0.5 76% — 24% +1 76% 13% 11% +1.5 89% — 11% +2 89% 7% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet 24% ✓Club Atletico de Madrid keeps clean sheet 11% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.