Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Villarreal CF vs Valencia CF, La Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2024-25
Sat 15 Feb 2025 · 20:00 UTC Estadio de la Ceramica 19,701 HT 45' · FT 45'
Pape Gueye 32' 1–0
1–1 84' Umar Sadiq
Y 47' Diego Lopez
Y 48' Gaya
Y 87' Pepelu
Y 90' Umar Sadiq
Y 90' Fran Perez

Overview

Match Preview

Villarreal CF vs Valencia CF — La Liga at Estadio de la Ceramica.

Match Details

  • Referee Ricardo de Burgos
  • Assistant 1 Iker De Francisco Grijalba (Spain)
  • Assistant 2 Asier Perez de Mendiola (Spain)
3 games this season 🟨 6.7/game ⚽ 23.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Feb Valencia CF H 1–1 D
08 Feb UD Las Palmas A 2–1 W
01 Feb Real Valladolid CF H 5–1 W
25 Jan Club Atlético de Madrid A 1–1 D
20 Jan RCD Mallorca H 4–0 W
13 Jan Real Sociedad de Fútbol A 0–1 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Feb Villarreal CF A 1–1 D
09 Feb CD Leganes H 2–0 W
02 Feb RC Celta de Vigo H 2–1 W
26 Jan FC Barcelona A 1–7 L
19 Jan Real Sociedad de Fútbol H 1–0 W
11 Jan Sevilla FC A 1–1 D

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

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

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
Valencia CF
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/3
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/1
76+
1/5
■ 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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Villarreal CF is hosting Valencia CF for another epic battle.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ayoze Perez suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Marcelino will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Villarreal CF must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 25' Spain international Hugo Duro has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 30' named a 4-4-2 earlier, and opted for a 5-4-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 32' The deadlock is broken! Pape Gueye gets on the scoresheet on 32 minutes.
  • 37' 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.
  • 42' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 47' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Diego Lopez.
  • 48' Gaya catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 48.
  • 53' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 55' Valencia CF ring the changes. Andre Almeida has done his job and it is now time for Ivan Jaime Pajuelo to step up.
  • 60' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Villarreal CF that had 410 games and scored 559 goals.
  • 65' The crowd applauds Yeremy as he leaves the pitch. Tajon Buchanan steps in for Villarreal CF.
  • 67' The Valencia CF manager makes a substitution. Diego Lopez departs to be replaced by Fran Perez.
  • 72' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Villarreal CF and Valencia CF are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 74' Time for substitution for Villarreal CF. Nicolas Pepe is replaced by Thierno Barry.
  • 77' The whistle greets Luis Rioja as he departs to be replaced by Rafael Mir.
  • 81' Fresh legs for Villarreal CF! Denis Suarez comes on to replace Ayoze Perez.
  • 84' A goal from the Nigeria international Umar Sadiq! He fires home on 84 to make it 1-1!
  • 87' Pepelu catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 87.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Umar Sadiq.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.44 Villarreal CF xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.83 Valencia CF xG
I would bet for: Villarreal CF to win 64% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Villarreal CF64% Draw21% Valencia CF15%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 3.27
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Villarreal CF or Draw
85%
Draw or Valencia CF
36%
Villarreal CF or Valencia CF
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Villarreal CF52% Draw38% Valencia CF10%
Actual: Villarreal CF win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
11.3%
2 – 1
9.1%
1 – 0
9%
3 – 0
8.9%
1 – 1
Actual
3 – 1
7.3%
4 – 0
5.4%
0 – 0
5.2%
4 – 1
4.5%
2 – 2
3.7%
3 – 2
3.1%
1 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Villarreal CF

Handicap Villarreal CF covers Push Valencia CF covers
-2.5 29% — 71%
-2 29% 21% 50%
-1.5 50% — 50%
-1 50% 22% 29%
-0.5 71% — 29%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 7% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet
44% ✓
Valencia CF keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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