Real Madrid v Villarreal result

Full-time · Real Madrid 3–1 Villarreal

La Liga · Sat, 04 Oct 2025 20:00 BST · Estadio Santiago Bernabéu

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Real Madrid · Villarreal · Head-to-head

Real Madrid 3–1 Villarreal — Real Madrid won this La Liga match.

Match report, in numbers

What xG said

xG said Real Madrid: 4.33 to 0.96 in expected goals, from 26 shots to 9, ahead on xG from the sixth minute (per-shot expected goals for this match).

The result

Real Madrid beat Villarreal 3–1 at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu in La Liga on Saturday 4 October. Real Madrid have scored in 10 consecutive matches in all competitions. Villarreal have scored in five consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals — Real Madrid: Vinícius Júnior (47’, assisted by Kylian Mbappé; 69’ pen) and Kylian Mbappé (81’, assisted by Brahim Díaz); Villarreal: Georges Mikautadze (73’, assisted by Pape Gueye). S. Mouriño (77’) was sent off.

Discipline

Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez, Spain showed six yellow cards and one red — against 6.4 yellows a game across the last 5 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Real Madrid: Aurélien Tchouaméni (33’) and Franco Mastantuono (45+1’); Villarreal: Sergi Cardona (12’), S. Mouriño (21’), Pape Gueye (69’) and S. Mouriño (77’).

What it changes

Real Madrid stay first after this result (eight league matches played).

Villarreal stay third after this result (eight league matches played).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) 18.3, Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) 9.2 and F. Valverde (Real Madrid) 5.8 led the match.

Next up

Real Madrid next travel to Barcelona on 25 October 2026.

Villarreal next travel to Valencia on 24 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Real Madrid: Barcelona v Real Madrid, Sunday 25 October — the preview. Next for Villarreal: Valencia v Villarreal, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Real Madrid 3–1 Villarreal · La Liga
Venue: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu · Madrid
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez, Spain
Head-to-head (last 6): Real Madrid 4 · draws 1 · Villarreal 1 · 4.67 goals/game
Recent form: Real Madrid 4W 0D 1L · Villarreal 3W 1D 1L

Real Madrid 3–1 Villarreal (La Liga): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2.75 / 1.63

Goals

against 1.13 / 1 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.75 / 4.88

Corners

against 4.5 / 3 · 1 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

8.38 / 4.38

Shots on target

against 3.88 / 2.63 · 4 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

2 / 2.13

Cards

against 1.75 / 2.25 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

6.4 yellows

Referee · Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez, Spain

3.6 home / 2.8 away

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 1 October 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 1 October 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Real Madrid for / against	Line	Villarreal for / against
Goals scored	2.75 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.63 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.75 for · 4.5 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	4.88 for · 3 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	19.13 for · 12 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	14.25 for · 10.38 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	8.38 for · 3.88 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.38 for · 2.63 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	9.63 for · 13.25 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	11 for · 13 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.13 for · 2.25 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez, Spain — 6.4 yellow cards a game, 0.2 red cards, 26.8 fouls over 5 matches (3.6 to the home side, 2.8 to the away side).

Home 3.6Away 2.8

Real Madrid

Real Madrid — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Franco Mastantuono n 8	58.6	2.7 7/5	2.5 6/4	—
Éder Militão n 8	68.9	1.8 4/4	0.8 3/2	S. Mouriño
Vinícius Júnior n 8	65.1	1.7 5/3	1.9 3/2	—
Eduardo Camavinga n 8	45.5	1.7 5/1	2.2 5/3	—
A. Güler n 8	70.6	1.4 6/2	1.4 6/2	—

Real Madrid — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Kylian Mbappé n 8	87.8	4.7 8/7	2.9 8/7
Rodrygo n 8	27.3	3.3 4/3	2.1 3/2
Vinícius Júnior n 8	65.1	2.9 7/4	1.9 6/2
Franco Mastantuono n 8	58.6	2.9 6/3	1.2 4/1
A. Güler n 8	70.6	1.8 7/4	1.3 7/1

Real Madrid — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Kylian Mbappé n 8	87.8	1.5 8/3	0.3 2/0
Vinícius Júnior n 8	65.1	0.5 3/0	0.7 4/0
A. Güler n 8	70.6	0.5 3/0	0.6 4/0
Brahim Díaz n 8	31.1	0.4 1/0	0.4 1/0
Gonzalo García n 8	33	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0

Real Madrid — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Dani Ceballos n 8	36.6	3.7 5/3
J. Bellingham n 8	50.4	3.6 7/4
Eduardo Camavinga n 8	45.5	3.5 6/4
Fran García n 8	81.5	2.6 7/5
Trent Alexander-Arnold n 8	50.4	2.5 5/3

Real Madrid — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Thibaut Courtois n 8	90	2.1 5/3

Villarreal

Villarreal — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
S. Mouriño n 8	90	2.3 7/5	1 6/1	Éder Militão
Pedraza n 8	44.1	2.3 6/2	1.3 2/2	—
Yeremy Pino n 8	65.3	2.1 8/2	1.2 5/2	—
P. Gueye n 8	75.9	1.9 7/4	2.4 7/5	—
Ilias Akhomach n 8	35.6	1.9 5/1	1.9 3/1	—

Villarreal — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
T. Oluwaseyi n 8	40.9	2.5 5/3	1.1 3/1
G. Mikautadze n 8	74.4	2.3 5/4	1.2 5/2
Etta Eyong n 8	80.3	2.2 8/5	1.1 7/1
N. Pépé n 8	74	2 7/4	0.8 4/1
Ayoze Pérez n 8	62.9	2 5/4	1.4 5/3

Villarreal — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Solomon n 8	66.6	0.5 3/0	1 5/1
Etta Eyong n 8	80.3	0.7 5/0	0.4 3/0
Ayoze Pérez n 8	62.9	0.9 3/2	0 0/0
T. Oluwaseyi n 8	40.9	0.3 1/0	0.6 2/0
G. Mikautadze n 8	74.4	0.5 3/0	0.2 1/0

Villarreal — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
S. Mouriño n 8	90	4.5 8/7
Pau Navarro n 8	57.3	2.8 5/3
Dani Parejo n 8	40.6	2.2 4/2
Pedraza n 8	44.1	2 4/2
Sergi Cardona n 8	76.5	1.9 5/3

Villarreal — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Luíz Júnior n 8	90	3 7/3
Arnau Tenas n 8	90	2.3 7/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Real Madrid		Villarreal
70%	Possession	30%
3.52	Expected goals (xG)	1.00
26	Shots	9
7	Shots on target	2
10	Shots off target	3
9	Blocked shots	4
16	Shots inside the box	3
4	Corners	0
9	Fouls	14
2	Yellow cards	4
0	Red cards	1
1	Saves	4
711	Passes	317
92%	Pass accuracy	81%

Real Madrid player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Thibaut Courtois	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
F. Valverde	90	0	0	1	0	2	4	0	7.5
Éder Militão	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
Dean Huijsen	90	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	7.5
Álvaro Fernández	90	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	7
A. Tchouaméni	90	0	0	2	0	0	1	Y	6.9
Vinícius Júnior	90	2	0	3	3	6	2	0	9.9
Kylian Mbappé	83	1	1	3	2	3	0	0	8.7
Franco Mastantuono	75	0	0	2	0	1	2	Y	6.6
Dani Ceballos	64	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	7.2
A. Güler	64	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	6.9
Eduardo Camavinga sub	26	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	6.9
J. Bellingham sub	26	0	0	2	2	1	2	0	7.5
Brahim Díaz sub	15	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
Rodrygo sub	11	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	7.2

Villarreal player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Arnau Tenas	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
Rafa Marín	90	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	7.3
Renato Veiga	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
Sergi Cardona	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	Y	5.9
T. Partey	90	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	6.9
Santi Comesaña	86	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	6.5
T. Oluwaseyi	82	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	5.9
S. Mouriño	77	0	0	0	0	0	7	RY	6
P. Gueye	73	0	1	0	0	2	0	Y	6.7
T. Buchanan	45	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
Alberto Moleiro	45	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.7
G. Mikautadze sub	45	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	7.3
N. Pépé sub	45	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.6
Pedraza sub	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Adrià Alti sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7
Dani Parejo sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Real Madrid v Villarreal — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Real MadridWWWLW

Last 5: 4W 0D 1L · 3 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

VillarrealLWWWD

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 1.4 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Real Madrid 4 · 1 draw · Villarreal 1 · 4.67 goals/game

2025-03-15 Villarreal 1–2 Real Madrid
2024-10-05 Real Madrid 2–0 Villarreal
2024-05-19 Villarreal 4–4 Real Madrid
2023-12-17 Real Madrid 4–1 Villarreal
2023-04-08 Real Madrid 2–3 Villarreal
2023-01-19 Villarreal 2–3 Real Madrid

League standing · 2025/26

Real Madrid#2 pos86 pts38 pl+42 GD

Villarreal#3 pos72 pts38 pl+26 GD

Goals per game

Real Madrid scored2.03

Villarreal scored1.89

Real Madrid conceded0.92

Villarreal conceded1.21

Shot map and expected goals

Real Madrid 4.33 xG from 26 shots, Villarreal 0.96 from 9. Every mark is one shot, placed where it was taken and sized by the chance it had of becoming a goal. Filled marks with a white ring are goals.

Real Madrid (attacking right)Villarreal (attacking left)mark size = expected goals

Team	Shots	Goals	xG
Real Madrid	26	3	4.33
Villarreal	9	1	0.96

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What is the head-to-head record between Real Madrid and Villarreal?: In their last 6 meetings, Real Madrid won 4, Villarreal won 1 and there was 1 draw, averaging 4.67 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Real Madrid and Villarreal?: Recent form — Real Madrid 4W 0D 1L; Villarreal 3W 1D 1L.

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