Villarreal vs Valencia: result 2-2 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 18Kick-off on January 8, 2012 at 05:00 PM (UTC)Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal
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What was the result of Villarreal vs Valencia?
Villarreal and Valencia drew 2-2 on January 8, 2012.
Goalscorers
- 14′M. RubenVillarreal
- 18′G. RodríguezVillarreal
- 41′S. FeghouliValencia
- 87′AdurizValencia
Official lineup for Villarreal vs Valencia
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Villarreal
- 7Nilmar Honorato da Silva
- 9M. Ruben
- 10Rubén Gracia Calmache
- 19Marcos Antonio Senna da Silva
- 20Borja Valero
- 21Bruno
- 2G. Rodríguez
- 3Joan Oriol
- 6Ángel Domingo López Ruano
- 12C. Zapata
- 13Diego López
Valencia
- 7Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira
- 9Soldado
- 5M. Topal
- 8S. Feghouli
- 10É. Banega
- 4A. Rami
- 17Jordi Alba
- 18Víctor Ruiz
- 22J. Mathieu
- 23Luis Miguel Brito Garcia Monteiro
- 1Diego Alves
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Villarreal have 2 wins, 4 draws and 9 defeats; Valencia have 9, 2 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2011 | Osasuna(away) | 1-2 | La Liga |
| Dec 11, 2011 | Real Sociedad(home) | 1-1 | La Liga |
| Dec 7, 2011 | Napoli(home) | 0-2 | UEFA Champions League |
| Dec 3, 2011 | Racing Santander(away) | 0-1 | La Liga |
| Nov 28, 2011 | Malaga(away) | 1-2 | La Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2011 | Malaga(home) | 2-0 | La Liga |
| Dec 10, 2011 | Real Betis(away) | 1-2 | La Liga |
| Dec 6, 2011 | Chelsea(away) | 0-3 | UEFA Champions League |
| Dec 3, 2011 | Espanyol(home) | 2-1 | La Liga |
| Nov 26, 2011 | Rayo Vallecano(away) | 2-1 | La Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 2 meetings: 0 Villarreal wins, 1 draw, 1 Valencia win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 2011 | Valencia 5-0 Villarreal | La Liga |
| Nov 20, 2010 | Villarreal 1-1 Valencia | La Liga |
Last archived meeting: Valencia vs Villarreal on Apr 10, 2011
How many goals should we expect?
Villarreal score 0.7 and concede 1.6 goals per match over their last 15; Valencia score 1.9 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villarreal | 0.7 | 1.6 | 4 | 6/15 | 8/15 |
| Valencia | 1.9 | 1.1 | 5 | 9/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Villarreal sit 12th in La Liga (9 points from 9 matches) and Valencia sit 19th (6 points from 9 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Villarreal | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 9 |
| 19 | Valencia | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 6 |
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