Spanish LALIGA

Valencia vs Villarreal, 2026-27 LALIGA

· Spanish LALIGA
Valencia
  • 38': Pepelu (P)
  • Red Card 89': Harvey Elliott
FT
1 - 2
Villarreal
  • 69': Alex Freeman
  • Red Card 79': Pape Gueye
  • 90'+6': Georges Mikautadze

About

Valencia are hosting Villarreal at Mestalla Stadium, Manises, Spain, starting on . The match is a part of the Spanish LALIGA.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Guido Rodríguez (Valencia).
  • 2': Alex Freeman (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by César Tárrega (Valencia).
  • 3': Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Javi Guerra (Valencia).
  • 4': Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Guido Rodríguez (Valencia).
  • 5': Carlos Maciá (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Pepelu (Valencia).
  • 6': Pape Gueye (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Pape Gueye (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ilias Akhomach.
  • 11': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Justin de Haas.
  • 12': Delay in match because of an injury David Otorbi (Valencia).
  • 14': Substitution, Valencia. Dani Raba replaces David Otorbi because of an injury.
  • 14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 16': Pepelu (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Pape Gueye (Villarreal).
  • 17': Dani Raba (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Foul by Carlos Maciá (Villarreal).
  • 18': Attempt saved. Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Stole Dimitrievski (Valencia). Assisted by Gerard Moreno.
  • 18': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Stole Dimitrievski.
  • 19': Foul by Pablo Maffeo (Valencia).
  • 19': Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 19': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by César Tárrega.
  • 22': Handball by Javi Guerra (Valencia).
  • 25': Attempt missed. Pape Gueye (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Freeman.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Pape Gueye (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Carlos Maciá (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ayoze Pérez.
  • 26': Foul by Dani Raba (Valencia).
  • 26': Alex Freeman (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Pape Gueye (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Tajon Buchanan.
  • 29': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Pepelu.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tajon Buchanan.
  • 29': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Guido Rodríguez.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Pape Gueye (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ilias Akhomach following a corner.
  • 32': Foul by Pablo Maffeo (Valencia).
  • 32': Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Offside, Villarreal. Gerard Moreno is caught offside.
  • 34': Foul by Dani Raba (Valencia).
  • 34': Carlos Maciá (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Dani Raba (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 35': Penalty Valencia. Dani Raba draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 35': Penalty conceded by Renato Veiga (Villarreal) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 36': VAR Decision: Penalty Valencia.
  • 37': Renato Veiga (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 38': Goal! Valencia 1, Villarreal 0. Pepelu (Valencia) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 40': Pepelu (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Foul by Pape Gueye (Villarreal).
  • 41': Pablo Maffeo (Valencia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 41': Foul by Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal).
  • 43': José Gayà (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal).
  • 43': Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Pablo Maffeo.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tajon Buchanan with a cross following a corner.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by César Tárrega.
  • 45'+5': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Santiago Mouriño.
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, Valencia 1, Villarreal 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Valencia 1, Villarreal 0.
  • 47': Foul by Arnaut Danjuma (Valencia).
  • 47': Juan Foyth (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 48': Handball by José Gayà (Valencia).
  • 49': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by César Tárrega.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Pape Gueye (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Maciá.
  • 50': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by César Tárrega.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Tajon Buchanan with a cross following a corner.
  • 52': Javi Guerra (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Carlos Maciá (Villarreal).
  • 53': Attempt saved. José Gayà (Valencia) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner by Péter Gulácsi (Villarreal).
  • 53': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Péter Gulácsi.
  • 54': Attempt missed. César Tárrega (Valencia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Javi Guerra with a cross following a corner.
  • 54': Offside, Valencia. Javi Guerra is caught offside.
  • 54': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Juan Foyth.
  • 55': Attempt saved. César Tárrega (Valencia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Péter Gulácsi (Villarreal). Assisted by Javi Guerra with a cross.
  • 55': Offside, Valencia. Dani Raba is caught offside.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Alex Freeman.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Arnaut Danjuma (Valencia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Péter Gulácsi (Villarreal). Assisted by Luis Rioja.
  • 58': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Péter Gulácsi.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Arnaut Danjuma (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 59': Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card.
  • 60': Pablo Maffeo (Valencia) is shown the yellow card.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pape Gueye.
  • 62': Foul by Guido Rodríguez (Valencia).
  • 62': Alex Freeman (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Guido Rodríguez (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pape Gueye.
  • 65': Foul by Pepelu (Valencia).
  • 65': Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Substitution, Villarreal. Sergi Cardona replaces Juan Foyth.
  • 65': Substitution, Villarreal. Alberto Moleiro replaces Ilias Akhomach.
  • 66': Substitution, Villarreal. Georges Mikautadze replaces Ayoze Pérez.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Georges Mikautadze.
  • 68': Foul by Javi Guerra (Valencia).
  • 68': Sergi Cardona (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Goal! Valencia 1, Villarreal 1. Alex Freeman (Villarreal) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergi Cardona.
  • 70': Substitution, Valencia. Arnau Martínez replaces Dani Raba.
  • 70': Substitution, Valencia. Harvey Elliott replaces Javi Guerra.
  • 71': Foul by César Tárrega (Valencia).
  • 71': Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gerard Moreno following a fast break.
  • 77': José Gayà (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Pape Gueye (Villarreal).
  • 77': Delay in match because of an injury José Gayà (Valencia).
  • 77': Substitution, Valencia. Filip Ugrinic replaces Pablo Maffeo.
  • 77': Substitution, Valencia. Hugo Duro replaces Justin de Haas.
  • 78': Delay in match (Villarreal). VAR checking.
  • 78': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Pape Gueye (Villarreal).
  • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 79': Pape Gueye (Villarreal) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  • 82': Substitution, Villarreal. Santi Comesaña replaces Gerard Moreno.
  • 82': Offside, Villarreal. Santi Comesaña is caught offside.
  • 83': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Alex Freeman.
  • 85': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Santi Comesaña.
  • 85': Attempt missed. César Tárrega (Valencia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Harvey Elliott with a cross following a corner.
  • 87': Foul by Guido Rodríguez (Valencia).
  • 87': Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Substitution, Villarreal. Pau Navarro replaces Tajon Buchanan.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Hugo Duro (Valencia) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Luis Rioja with a cross.
  • 89': Foul by Filip Ugrinic (Valencia).
  • 89': Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Harvey Elliott (Valencia) is shown the yellow card.
  • 89': Second yellow card to Harvey Elliott (Valencia).
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Filip Ugrinic (Valencia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Péter Gulácsi (Villarreal). Assisted by José Gayà.
  • 90'+3': Pepelu (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Alex Freeman (Villarreal).
  • 90'+6': Goal! Valencia 1, Villarreal 2. Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alberto Moleiro following a fast break.
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Valencia 1, Villarreal 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Valencia 1, Villarreal 2.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 18
3 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 1
2 Offsides 2
9 Corner Kicks 6
4 Saves 1
61.5 Possession 38.5
19 SHOTS 9
3 ON GOAL 5
0.2 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
465 Accurate Passes 250
539 Passes 332
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 5
16 Crosses 16
0.3 Cross % 0.3
55 Long Balls 49
27 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
4 Blocked Shots 1
9 Effective Tackles 7
15 Tackles 15
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
11 Interceptions 5
22 Effective Clearances 29
22 Clearances 29

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Mestalla Stadium
Location: Manises, Spain

LALIGA Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Barcelona 10 +29 27
2 Atlético Madrid 10 +12 25
3 Real Madrid 10 +15 24
4 Real Betis 10 +2 20
Full Standings

Line-Ups

VAL Valencia (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Stole Dimitrievski (GK)
12 Justin de Haas
5 César Tárrega
14 José Gayà
24 Pablo Maffeo Yellow Card
18 Pepelu
2 Guido Rodríguez Yellow Card
11 Luis Rioja
27 David Otorbi
7 Arnaut Danjuma
8 Javi Guerra
Valencia Substitutes:
Jesús Vázquez, Filip Ugrinic, Ryunosuke Sato, Kayne Van Oevelen, Aaron Mayol, Aimar Blázquez, Mouctar Diakhaby, Harvey Elliott, Aliou Dieng, Hugo Duro, Arnau Martínez, Dani Raba.

VIL Villarreal (4-4-2)

No. Name
25 Péter Gulácsi (GK)
12 Renato Veiga Yellow Card
8 Juan Foyth
3 Alex Freeman
15 Santiago Mouriño
18 Pape Gueye Red Card
16 Carlos Macià
17 Tajon Buchanan Yellow Card
11 Ilias Akhomach
22 Ayoze Pérez Yellow Card
7 Gerard Moreno
Villarreal Substitutes:
Joselillo, Rubén Gómez, Luiz Júnior, Alassane Diatta, Pau Navarro, Georges Mikautadze, Santi Comesaña, Logan Costa, Alberto Moleiro, Sergi Cardona, Tani Oluwaseyi, Nizar El Jmili Ben Hamou.

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