Valencia vs Villarreal: result 3-1 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 19Kick-off on January 2, 2024 at 08:30 PM (UTC)Estadio de Mestalla, Valencia
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What was the result of Valencia vs Villarreal?
Valencia won 3-1 on January 2, 2024.
Goalscorers
- 4′R. YaremchukValencia
- 27′PepeluValencia (pen.)
- 57′PepeluValencia (pen.)
- 73′Gerard MorenoVillarreal
Official lineup for Valencia vs Villarreal
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Valencia
4-4-2- 17R. Yaremchuk
- 9Hugo Duro
- 7Sergi Canós
- 18Pepelu
- 6Hugo Guillamón
- 23Fran Pérez
- 14José Gayà
- 5Gabriel Paulista
- 3Cristhian Mosquera
- 20D. Foulquier
- 25G. Mamardashvili
Villarreal
4-3-3- 15José Luis Morales
- 7Gerard Moreno
- 27Ilias Akhomach
- 20Ramón Terrats
- 6É. Capoue
- 10Dani Parejo
- 18Alberto Moreno
- 5Jorge Cuenca
- 3Raúl Albiol
- 26Adrià Alti
- 13F. Jörgensen
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Valencia have 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats; Villarreal have 8, 3 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 2023 | Rayo Vallecano(away) | 1-0 | La Liga |
| Dec 16, 2023 | Barcelona(home) | 1-1 | La Liga |
| Dec 8, 2023 | Getafe(away) | 0-1 | La Liga |
| Dec 5, 2023 | Arosa(away) | 1-0 | Copa del Rey |
| Dec 2, 2023 | Girona(away) | 1-2 | La Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 2023 | Celta Vigo(home) | 3-2 | La Liga |
| Dec 17, 2023 | Real Madrid(away) | 1-4 | La Liga |
| Dec 14, 2023 | Rennes(away) | 3-2 | UEFA Europa League |
| Dec 9, 2023 | Real Sociedad(home) | 0-3 | La Liga |
| Dec 6, 2023 | Maccabi Haifa(home) | 0-0 | UEFA Europa League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Valencia wins, 1 draw, 2 Villarreal wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2023 | Valencia 1-1 Villarreal | La Liga |
| Dec 31, 2022 | Villarreal 2-1 Valencia | La Liga |
| Apr 19, 2022 | Villarreal 2-0 Valencia | La Liga |
| Oct 30, 2021 | Valencia 2-0 Villarreal | La Liga |
| Jul 16, 2021 | Valencia 3-2 Villarreal | Friendlies Clubs |
| Mar 5, 2021 | Valencia 2-1 Villarreal | La Liga |
Last archived meeting: Valencia vs Villarreal on May 3, 2023
How many goals should we expect?
Valencia score 1.0 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Villarreal score 2.0 and concede 1.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia | 1.0 | 1.2 | 6 | 6/15 | 5/15 |
| Villarreal | 2.0 | 1.7 | 2 | 12/15 | 12/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Valencia sit 19th in La Liga (9 points from 11 matches) and Villarreal sit 9th (12 points from 11 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Villarreal | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 12 |
| 19 | Valencia | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 9 |
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy