Villarreal vs Valencia

2 - 1

🕒 Sun, 22 Feb 2026 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Estadio de la Cerámica 🧑‍⚖️ Jesus Gil Manzano 🔁 Regular Season - 25 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 25

Regular Season Table

Villarreal 3 · Valencia 9

Referee Stats

Jesus Gil Manzano

19 matches · 3.63 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.63
Reds avg	0.21
Penalties avg	0.37
Over 4.5 cards	42%
Home wins	53%
Draws	16%
Away wins	32%

How the match was won

Physical contest: 6 yellows.

Team Overview

Villarreal (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 15-1-3

Goals For / Against

48 / 19

Avg: 2.53 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 2.42

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Valencia (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-4-10

Goals For / Against

19 / 32

Avg: 1.00 / 1.68

Points

Avg: 1.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this LaLiga fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.42

PPG

1.00

2.53

1.00

1.68

74%

O2.5

47%

63%

BTTS

47%

63%

Score 1st

37%

League-position context

Villarreal rank3rd

Valencia rank9th

Villarreal points72

Valencia points49

Villarreal: #3 · 72 pts · GD +26

14 pts off the top 2. 23 pts above the play-off edge. 30 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Valencia: #9 · 49 pts · GD -9

37 pts off the top 2. 1 pts off the play-off line. 7 pts clear of the relegation zone.

23-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Villarreal last 5 home

W L W W W

Points12/15

Weighted index73

Goals17-7

Record4-0-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Valencia last 5 away

W W D L W

Points10/15

Weighted index73

Goals8-5

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Villarreal trend breakdown

Over 2.574%

BTTS63%

BTTS + O2.563%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 95% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 16%

Valencia trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.537%

1H Over 0.568%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Villarreal score at home89%

Villarreal clean sheet at home26%

Valencia score away68%

Valencia clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Villarreal score first63%

Villarreal win after scoring first83%

Valencia score first37%

Valencia win after scoring first57%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Villarreal 50% · Valencia 20%

Avg first goal minute: Villarreal 33.0' · Valencia 45.4'

Vs league average

Villarreal score at home2.53 vs 1.57

Villarreal concede at home1.00 vs 1.12

Valencia score away1.00 vs 1.12

Valencia concede away1.68 vs 1.57

Villarreal score 61% above league average, while Valencia score 11% below league average.

Defensive side: Villarreal are 11% below league average at home, and Valencia are 7% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.00

BTTS60%

Over 2.520%

At this venue setup: 2.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Villarreal goal timing (home)

1H scored: 45% 2H scored: 55% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 9

61-75 8

46-60 7

76-90+ 7

16-30 6

0-15 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

31-45 3

46-60 3

61-75 3

0-15 2

16-30 2

Valencia goal timing (away)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 6

16-30 4

76-90+ 4

31-45 3

0-15 2

46-60 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 10

16-30 7

31-45 6

46-60 5

61-75 5

0-15 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

—

Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

23'

23' G. Mikautadze

25' ⚽

⚽

25' ⚽ VAR

U. Sadiq

Penalty confirmed

27' ⚽

⚽

27' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

L. Ramazani

Penalty

31' ⚽

⚽

31' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

Santi Comesaña

Normal Goal

38'

38' L. Ramazani

45'

45' S. Mouriño

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

P. Gueye

Penalty

45+3' ⚽

⚽

45+3' ⚽ VAR

N. Pépé

Penalty confirmed

45+3'

45+3' Javi Guerra

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ P. Gueye

1st substitution · For: T. Partey

65'

65' Unai Núñez

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ Ayoze Pérez

2nd substitution · For: T. Buchanan

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ Alberto Moleiro

3rd substitution · For: Pedraza

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ F. Ugrinic

1st substitution · For: A. Danjuma

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ Unai Núñez

2nd substitution · For: Thierry Correia

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ Luis Rioja

3rd substitution · For: Hugo Duro

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ José Gayà

4th substitution · For: Jesús Vázquez

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ Santi Comesaña

4th substitution · For: Dani Parejo

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ N. Pépé

5th substitution · For: Alfon González

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ G. Rodríguez

5th substitution · For: André Almeida

90'

90' U. Sadiq

Villarreal vs Valencia 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Villarreal beat Valencia 2-1 on Sunday, 22 February 2026 in LaLiga. The match was refereed by Jesus Gil Manzano. It was played at Estadio de la Cerámica.

First half: G. Mikautadze received a yellow card for Villarreal at 23'. VAR intervened at 25' for Valencia (Penalty confirmed). Valencia took the lead at 27' when L. Ramazani scored (Penalty), making the score 0-1. Villarreal leveled the score at 31' when Santi Comesaña scored, making the score 1-1. L. Ramazani received a yellow card for Valencia at 38'. S. Mouriño received a yellow card for Villarreal at 45'. Villarreal took the lead at 45' when P. Gueye scored (Penalty), making the score 2-1. VAR intervened at 45+3' for Villarreal (Penalty confirmed). Javi Guerra received a yellow card for Valencia at 45+3'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Villarreal made their 1st substitution at 58', with P. Gueye replacing T. Partey. Unai Núñez received a yellow card for Valencia at 65'. Villarreal made their 2nd substitution at 70', with Ayoze Pérez replacing T. Buchanan. Villarreal made their 3rd substitution at 70', with Alberto Moleiro replacing Pedraza. Valencia made their 1st substitution at 70', with F. Ugrinic replacing A. Danjuma. Valencia made their 2nd substitution at 70', with Unai Núñez replacing Thierry Correia. Valencia made their 3rd substitution at 78', with Luis Rioja replacing Hugo Duro. Valencia made their 4th substitution at 78', with José Gayà replacing Jesús Vázquez. Villarreal made their 4th substitution at 83', with Santi Comesaña replacing Dani Parejo. Villarreal made their 5th substitution at 83', with N. Pépé replacing Alfon González. Valencia made their 5th substitution at 88', with G. Rodríguez replacing André Almeida. U. Sadiq received a yellow card for Valencia at 90'.

Villarreal used 5 substitutions while Valencia used 5 substitutions. Villarreal got 2 yellow cards, while Valencia got 4 yellow cards.