Bayer Leverkusen v Villarreal result

Full-time · Bayer Leverkusen 3–0 Villarreal

UEFA Champions League · Wed, 28 Jan 2026 20:00 GMT

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

Team pages: Bayer Leverkusen · Villarreal

Bayer Leverkusen 3–0 Villarreal — Bayer Leverkusen won this UEFA Champions League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Bayer Leverkusen beat Villarreal 3–0 in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday 28 January. Villarreal have lost their last four matches in all competitions.

The goals

Bayer Leverkusen led 2–0 at half-time. The goals — Bayer Leverkusen: Malik Tillman (12’; 35’, assisted by Patrik Schick) and Álex Grimaldo (57’, assisted by Lucas Vázquez).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Bayer Leverkusen 2.03, Villarreal 0.25, from 15 shots to 5 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

E. Eskas showed three yellow cards — against 2.8 yellows a game across the last 5 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Villarreal: Pau Navarro (45’), Rafa Marín (52’) and Nicolas Pépé (55’).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Álex Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen) 10.4, Malik Tillman (Bayer Leverkusen) 10.0 and Loïc Badé (Bayer Leverkusen) 6.5 led the match.

Next up

Bayer Leverkusen next travel to OFI on 22 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 Bayer Leverkusen: OFI v Bayer Leverkusen, Thursday 22 October — the preview. Next for Villarreal: Liverpool v Villarreal, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Bayer Leverkusen 3–0 Villarreal · UEFA Champions League
Referee: E. Eskas
Recent form: Bayer Leverkusen 2W 0D 3L · Villarreal 2W 0D 3L

Bayer Leverkusen 3–0 Villarreal (UEFA Champions League): 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

1.13 / 1.25

Goals

against 1.5 / 1.88 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6.88 / 5.13

Corners

against 3.63 / 5 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

4.88 / 4.38

Shots on target

against 5.25 / 4.5 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

2.13 / 2.63

Cards

against 2.13 / 2.13 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

2.8 yellows

Referee · E. Eskas

0.6 home / 2.2 away

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 24 January 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 24 January 2026. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Bayer Leverkusen for / against	Line	Villarreal for / against
Goals scored	1.13 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.25 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.88 for · 3.63 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5.13 for · 5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	15.38 for · 12.75 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	14.25 for · 14 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4.88 for · 5.25 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.38 for · 4.5 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	8.75 for · 11.13 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	12.38 for · 11 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.13 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.63 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: E. Eskas — 2.8 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 21.4 fouls over 5 matches (0.6 to the home side, 2.2 to the away side).

Home 0.6Away 2.2

Bayer Leverkusen

Bayer Leverkusen — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 January 2026. 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
Christian Kofane n 8	66.8	2.5 6/5	1.2 4/3	—
A. Sarco n 5	23.6	2.3 2/1	1.5 2/0	—
Lucas Vázquez n 8	46.6	1.9 5/2	2.7 5/4	—
N. Tella n 8	28.5	1.6 3/1	1.6 3/1	—
J. Belocian n 8	54.3	1.5 5/1	1.2 5/1	—

Bayer Leverkusen — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Christian Kofane n 8	66.8	3.2 7/6	1.9 6/4
P. Schick n 8	63	2.5 7/4	1.1 5/1
I. Maza n 8	64	1.8 6/3	0.7 3/1
M. Terrier n 8	45.5	1.5 3/2	0.7 3/0
A. Sarco n 5	23.6	1.5 2/0	0 0/0

Bayer Leverkusen — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
I. Maza n 8	64	0.4 2/0	0.4 2/0
Arthur n 8	60	0 0/0	0.6 3/0
M. Terrier n 8	45.5	0.5 2/0	0 0/0
Álex Grimaldo n 8	89	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
Lucas Vázquez n 8	46.6	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Bayer Leverkusen — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
E. Fernández n 8	63.1	2.7 6/5
I. Maza n 8	64	2.5 7/4
E. Ben Seghir n 8	14.6	2.3 3/0
L. Badé n 8	58	2.1 6/4
Álex Grimaldo n 8	89	1.8 8/5

Bayer Leverkusen — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Flekken n 8	86.3	4.3 8/7
J. Blaswich n 8	82.5	2 5/3

Villarreal

Villarreal — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 January 2026. 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
Ilias Akhomach n 8	22.6	3.5 5/1	5.5 6/3	—
P. Gueye n 8	86	2.4 7/5	2.5 8/6	—
Pau Navarro n 8	74.8	2.4 7/4	1.4 6/1	—
Pedraza n 8	67.1	1.8 5/2	1 4/2	—
Alberto Moleiro n 8	78.3	1.6 6/4	0.4 3/0	—

Villarreal — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
G. Mikautadze n 8	63.1	2.3 7/4	1.4 5/2
P. Gueye n 8	86	2.1 7/4	1.3 4/2
Gerard Moreno n 8	52.9	2.1 6/3	0.6 3/0
Ayoze Pérez n 8	51.4	1.8 5/2	0.7 3/0
Alberto Moleiro n 8	78.3	1.7 7/4	0.7 5/0

Villarreal — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
T. Oluwaseyi n 8	29.5	0.8 2/0	0 0/0
G. Mikautadze n 8	63.1	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
Gerard Moreno n 8	52.9	0.6 3/0	0 0/0
Pedraza n 8	67.1	0.2 1/0	0.3 2/0
Ilias Akhomach n 8	22.6	0 0/0	0.5 1/0

Villarreal — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
C. Macia n 5	26.6	4.7 3/2
S. Mouriño n 8	82.3	4.4 8/8
Pau Navarro n 8	74.8	4.1 6/6
Ilias Akhomach n 8	22.6	3.5 3/2
Dani Parejo n 8	59.9	3.4 7/5

Villarreal — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Luíz Júnior n 8	90	2.4 5/3
Arnau Tenas n 8	93.8	2.2 5/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Bayer Leverkusen		Villarreal
65%	Possession	35%
2.03	Expected goals (xG)	0.25
15	Shots	5
7	Shots on target	2
5	Shots off target	2
3	Blocked shots	1
10	Shots inside the box	2
4	Corners	1
0	Offsides	2
7	Fouls	15
0	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	4
790	Passes	419
93%	Pass accuracy	86%

Bayer Leverkusen player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
J. Blaswich	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
J. Quansah	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.3
R. Andrich	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
L. Badé	90	0	0	1	1	1	6	7.6
E. Fernández	90	0	0	1	0	0	2	7.2
M. Tillman	90	2	0	2	2	0	1	9.7
Álex Grimaldo	89	1	0	1	1	2	4	9
Aleix García	70	0	0	1	1	0	2	7.3
I. Maza	70	0	0	2	0	2	1	7.6
Lucas Vázquez	62	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.9
P. Schick	62	0	1	2	1	2	0	6.3
Arthur sub	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
Christian Kofane sub	28	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.2
E. Palacios sub	20	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.2
E. Poku sub	20	0	0	1	1	0	0	6.3
E. Tapsoba sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Villarreal player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Arnau Tenas	90	0	0	0	0	0	5.3
Pau Navarro	90	0	0	0	4	Y	6.2
Rafa Marín	90	0	0	0	4	Y	6.3
Renato Veiga	90	1	0	0	1	0	6.2
Sergi Cardona	90	0	0	0	4	0	6.2
T. Oluwaseyi	90	1	1	0	1	0	6.2
Santi Comesaña	83	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
N. Pépé	69	1	1	2	1	Y	6.7
A. Diatta	65	0	0	0	3	0	7
T. Buchanan	45	1	0	0	1	0	6.3
T. Partey	45	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
Hugo López sub	45	0	0	1	1	0	6.6
G. Mikautadze sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
Dani Parejo sub	25	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
Daniel Budesca sub	21	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
P. Gueye sub	11	0	0	1	0	0	6.6

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 Bayer Leverkusen v Villarreal — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Bayer LeverkusenWLLLW

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

VillarrealWWLLL

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1.4 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

League standing · 2025/26

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Bayer Leverkusen#16 pos12 pts8 pl-1 GD

Villarreal#35 pos1 pts8 pl-13 GD

Goals per game

Bayer Leverkusen scored1.63

Villarreal scored0.63

Bayer Leverkusen conceded1.75

Villarreal conceded2.25

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