Valencia v Villarreal result

Full-time · Valencia 1–1 Villarreal

La Liga · Sat, 31 Aug 2024 20:30 BST · Estadio de Mestalla

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:56 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Valencia · Villarreal · Head-to-head

Valencia 1–1 Villarreal — this La Liga match was drawn.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Valencia and Villarreal drew 1–1 at Estadio de Mestalla in La Liga on Saturday 31 August.

Valencia are winless in their last 11 matches.

The goals

It was 1–1 at half-time. The goals — Valencia: Hugo Duro (24’); Villarreal: Ayoze Pérez (45’, assisted by Santi Comesaña). Pape Gueye (68’) was sent off.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Valencia 0.90, Villarreal 0.60, from 22 shots to 9 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

The bookings — Valencia: Hugo Duro (39’), Pepelu (51’) and Hugo Guillamón (62’); Villarreal: Yeremy Pino (42’), Pape Gueye (50’), Pape Gueye (68’), Kiko Femenía (77’) and Raúl Albiol (83’).

What it changes

Villarreal are unbeaten in their last eight matches. Villarreal have scored in 15 consecutive matches — every result checked.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal) 7.7, Thierry Correia (Valencia) 5.1 and Hugo Duro (Valencia) 5.0 led the match.

Next up

Valencia next host Villarreal on 24 October 2026.

Villarreal next travel to Liverpool on 20 October 2026.

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

Next for Valencia: Valencia v Villarreal, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Villarreal: Liverpool v Villarreal, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Valencia 1–1 Villarreal · La Liga
Venue: Estadio de Mestalla · Valencia
Referee: Gil Manzano
Head-to-head (last 6): Valencia 2 · draws 1 · Villarreal 3 · 2.33 goals/game
Recent form: Valencia 0W 1D 4L · Villarreal 2W 3D 0L

Valencia 1–1 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 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.63 / 2.38

Goals

against 1.63 / 2 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.25 / 3.75

Corners

against 4.5 / 3.88 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

2.88 / 5.13

Shots on target

against 4.25 / 6 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.38 / 3.13

Cards

against 1.5 / 3.13 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 28 August 2024. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 28 August 2024. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Valencia for / against	Line	Villarreal for / against
Goals scored	0.63 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2.38 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.25 for · 4.5 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	3.75 for · 3.88 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	10.75 for · 12.63 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	15 for · 15.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	2.88 for · 4.25 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	5.13 for · 6 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.88 for · 13.75 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	9.38 for · 11 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.38 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	3.13 for · 3.13 against n 8 Last 5

Valencia

Valencia — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 August 2024. 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
Alberto Marí n 8	28.1	2.4 4/2	2 2/2	—
Thierry Correia n 8	63.1	2.3 4/4	1.8 7/2	—
Hugo Guillamón n 8	49.8	2.3 4/3	2.5 5/3	—
Dani Gómez n 8	51.6	2 6/3	1.5 3/2	—
Sergi Canós n 8	52	1.7 4/3	1.3 3/3	—

Valencia — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Sergi Canós n 8	52	3.7 7/5	1.3 4/1
Martín Tejón n 3	11.3	2.6 1/0	2.6 1/0
Dani Gómez n 8	51.6	2.4 4/4	1.3 3/3
R. Yaremchuk n 8	39.1	2 5/2	0 0/0
Alberto Marí n 8	28.1	2 3/1	1.2 2/1

Valencia — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Dani Gómez n 8	51.6	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
Rafa Mir n 8	48.9	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
Alberto Marí n 8	28.1	0.4 1/0	0 0/0
Pepelu n 8	89	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
Hugo Duro n 8	70.3	0.3 2/0	0 0/0

Valencia — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Martín Tejón n 3	11.3	5.3 2/0
Jesús Vázquez n 8	78.1	3.5 8/7
Yarek Gasiorowski n 8	90	2.5 8/6
Pepelu n 8	89	2.5 7/5
César Tárrega n 8	85	2.5 6/5

Valencia — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
G. Mamardashvili n 8	84.9	2.8 7/4

Villarreal

Villarreal — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 August 2024. 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
Yeremy Pino n 8	50.1	3.4 4/4	0.9 4/0	—
F. Coquelin n 8	51	2.9 7/5	1.1 4/1	—
P. Gueye n 8	56.5	2.2 8/3	2.2 4/3	—
Alex Baena n 8	81.9	1.8 7/5	2.1 6/6	—
Ramón Terrats n 8	34.8	1.6 3/2	1.3 2/1	—

Villarreal — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Alexander Sørloth n 8	54.3	3.9 6/4	2.1 5/3
José Luis Morales n 8	19.8	2.8 3/1	1.7 2/1
B. Traoré n 8	52.1	2.6 7/4	1.1 4/1
Gerard Moreno n 8	63.6	2.5 6/5	0.9 4/1
N. Pépé n 8	60.3	2.4 8/4	1.5 6/2

Villarreal — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Alexander Sørloth n 8	54.3	1.5 3/2	0.2 1/0
Alex Baena n 8	81.9	0 0/0	0.8 4/1
Gerard Moreno n 8	63.6	0 0/0	0.7 3/1
N. Pépé n 8	60.3	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
José Luis Morales n 8	19.8	0.6 1/0	0 0/0

Villarreal — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Yeremy Pino n 8	50.1	4.5 8/4
Ramón Terrats n 8	34.8	3.2 4/4
P. Gueye n 8	56.5	3 6/5
Sergi Cardona n 8	73.8	2.6 8/5
F. Coquelin n 8	51	2.4 6/3

Villarreal — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
F. Jörgensen n 8	90	3.4 7/5
Diego Conde n 8	90	2.9 6/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Valencia		Villarreal
58%	Possession	42%
0.90	Expected goals (xG)	0.60
22	Shots	9
5	Shots on target	2
9	Shots off target	4
8	Blocked shots	3
10	Shots inside the box	5
14	Corners	3
1	Offsides	1
15	Fouls	11
3	Yellow cards	5
0	Red cards	1
1	Saves	4
479	Passes	372
87%	Pass accuracy	82%

Valencia player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
G. Mamardashvili	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Thierry Correia	90	0	2	0	3	5	0	7.2
César Tárrega	90	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.6
Cristhian Mosquera	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
Diego López	90	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.3
Pepelu	90	0	2	1	2	1	Y	8
Hugo Duro	90	1	3	2	1	0	Y	7.7
Luis Rioja	82	0	2	0	1	1	0	6.7
André Almeida	82	0	0	0	1	2	0	7
Jesús Vázquez	70	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
Hugo Guillamón	69	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.7
Rafa Mir sub	21	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.7
D. Foulquier sub	20	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
Javi Guerra sub	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.6
Sergi Canós sub	8	0	3	2	1	0	0	7.5

Villarreal player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Diego Conde	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
Kiko Femenía	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	Y	6.9
Raúl Albiol	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	7.2
Logan Costa	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Sergi Cardona	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	7.2
Santi Comesaña	90	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	6.6
T. Barry	90	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	6.3
Ayoze Pérez	77	1	0	3	1	0	2	0	7.9
Yeremy Pino	69	0	0	0	0	2	3	Y	6.6
P. Gueye	68	0	0	2	0	0	0	RY	6.3
Dani Parejo	45	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.9
Ilias Akhomach sub	45	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	7.2
Ramón Terrats sub	21	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
Juan Bernat sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	1	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 Valencia v Villarreal — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

ValenciaLDLLL

Last 5: 0W 1D 4L · 1 scored / 2.2 conceded per game

VillarrealDDDWW

Last 5: 2W 3D 0L · 2.6 scored / 2.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Valencia 2 · 1 draw · Villarreal 3 · 2.33 goals/game

2024-03-17 Villarreal 1–0 Valencia
2024-01-02 Valencia 3–1 Villarreal
2023-05-03 Valencia 1–1 Villarreal
2022-12-31 Villarreal 2–1 Valencia
2022-04-19 Villarreal 2–0 Valencia
2021-10-30 Valencia 2–0 Villarreal

League standing · 2024/25

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Valencia#12 pos46 pts38 pl-10 GD

Villarreal#5 pos70 pts38 pl+20 GD

Goals per game

Valencia scored1.16

Villarreal scored1.87

Valencia conceded1.42

Villarreal conceded1.34

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What is the head-to-head record between Valencia and Villarreal?: In their last 6 meetings, Valencia won 2, Villarreal won 3 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.33 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Valencia and Villarreal?: Recent form — Valencia 0W 1D 4L; Villarreal 2W 3D 0L.

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