Manchester United v Villarreal result

Full-time · Manchester United 2–1 Villarreal

UEFA Champions League · Wed, 29 Sep 2021 20:00 BST · Old Trafford

Updated 10 May 2026, 04:49 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Manchester United · Villarreal

Manchester United 2–1 Villarreal — Manchester United won this UEFA Champions League match.

Next for Manchester United: Como v Manchester United, Wednesday 21 October — the preview. Next for Villarreal: Liverpool v Villarreal, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Manchester United 2–1 Villarreal · UEFA Champions League
Venue: Old Trafford · Manchester
Referee: F. Zwayer
Head-to-head (last 1): Manchester United 0 · draws 1 · Villarreal 0 · 2 goals/game
Recent form: Manchester United 2W 0D 3L · Villarreal 1W 4D 0L

Manchester United 2–1 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 10 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.75 / 1.13

Goals

against 1 / 0.75 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6.14 / 6.6

Corners

against 4.86 / 6.2 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 5 matches

5.86 / 5.4

Shots on target

against 3.43 / 3.6 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 5 matches

1.29 / 3.6

Cards

against 1.29 / 1.6 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 5 matches

4.4 yellows

Referee · F. Zwayer

2.2 home / 2.2 away

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 25 September 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 25 September 2021. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Manchester United for / against	Line	Villarreal for / against
Goals scored	1.75 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.13 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.14 for · 4.86 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	6.6 for · 6.2 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	18 for · 11.14 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	13.2 for · 12.4 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	5.86 for · 3.43 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	5.4 for · 3.6 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	7.71 for · 8.71 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	14.6 for · 12.6 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	1.29 for · 1.29 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	3.6 for · 1.6 against n 5 Last 5

Referee: F. Zwayer — 4.4 yellow cards a game, 0.4 red cards, 25.4 fouls over 5 matches (2.2 to the home side, 2.2 to the away side).

Home 2.2Away 2.2

Manchester United

Manchester United — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 September 2021. 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
P. Pogba n 8	86	2.4 7/7	1.3 6/3	É. Capoue
E. Bailly n 8	83	1.8 6/2	0.4 2/1	—
E. Cavani n 8	58.1	1.7 6/3	0.6 3/0	—
Diogo Dalot n 8	52.9	1.7 4/1	0.4 2/0	—
L. Shaw n 8	86.8	1.6 5/4	1.2 6/3	—

Manchester United — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Cristiano Ronaldo n 8	91.5	3.7 8/7	2.5 7/6
M. Greenwood n 8	80.6	2.7 6/6	1.3 6/3
Bruno Fernandes n 8	74.6	2.6 7/6	0.6 3/1
A. Martial n 8	33.5	2 3/2	1.3 3/1
P. Pogba n 8	86	1.8 6/4	0.7 4/1

Manchester United — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
E. Cavani n 8	58.1	1 4/1	0.2 1/0
Cristiano Ronaldo n 8	91.5	0.9 5/2	0.1 1/0
P. Pogba n 8	86	0 0/0	0.9 3/2
Jesse Lingard n 8	51.5	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
M. Greenwood n 8	80.6	0.4 3/0	0 0/0

Manchester United — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Diogo Dalot n 8	52.9	3.2 5/3
Fred n 8	78.8	2.7 6/5
A. Wan-Bissaka n 8	86.8	2.1 6/5
E. Cavani n 8	58.1	2.1 4/4
S. McTominay n 8	77	2 7/4

Manchester United — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Henderson n 8	90	2.9 8/4
David de Gea n 8	93.8	2.4 7/4

Villarreal

Villarreal — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 September 2021. 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
Dani Raba n 8	39.6	3.4 4/3	3.1 5/4	—
P. Estupiñán n 8	72.9	2.5 7/4	1.5 5/3	—
F. Coquelin n 8	41.1	2.5 4/3	1.9 5/2	—
É. Capoue n 8	74.8	2.4 7/5	1.4 6/2	P. Pogba
Yeremy Pino n 8	57.6	2 6/4	1.6 4/2	—

Villarreal — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Gerard Moreno n 8	94.3	2.5 7/6	1.6 7/5
Alberto Moreno n 8	28.3	2 4/1	0.8 2/0
A. Danjuma n 8	79.8	1.7 8/3	1.3 7/2
Dani Raba n 8	39.6	1.7 5/1	1.1 3/1
B. Dia n 8	75	1.3 7/2	0.8 5/0

Villarreal — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Danjuma n 8	79.8	0.8 6/0	0.1 1/0
Gerard Moreno n 8	94.3	0.4 3/0	0.2 2/0
Paco Alcácer n 8	59.4	0.2 1/0	0.4 2/0
Manu Trigueros n 8	77.5	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
B. Dia n 8	75	0.2 1/0	0.3 2/0

Villarreal — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
P. Estupiñán n 8	72.9	3.1 8/6
Manu Trigueros n 8	77.5	3 8/6
J. Foyth n 8	80.8	2.4 7/5
Alberto Moreno n 8	28.3	2.4 4/2
Yeremy Pino n 8	57.6	2.3 6/4

Villarreal — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Sergio Asenjo n 8	93.8	2.3 7/2
G. Rulli n 8	93.8	1.6 4/1

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Manchester United		Villarreal
56%	Possession	44%
14	Shots	15
7	Shots on target	7
5	Shots off target	4
2	Blocked shots	4
11	Shots inside the box	14
4	Corners	4
3	Offsides	0
10	Fouls	10
3	Yellow cards	4
0	Red cards	0
6	Saves	5
554	Passes	442
90%	Pass accuracy	85%

Manchester United player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
David de Gea	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.6
Diogo Dalot	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	7
V. Lindelöf	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7
R. Varane	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.2
S. McTominay	90	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	7
Bruno Fernandes	90	0	1	2	0	3	3	0	7.2
Cristiano Ronaldo	90	1	0	3	1	3	0	Y	7.5
Alex Telles	89	1	0	1	1	2	0	Y	7.3
M. Greenwood	89	0	0	1	1	2	3	Y	6.9
P. Pogba	75	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	6.9
J. Sancho	75	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	6.5
N. Matić sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7
E. Cavani sub	15	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6
Jesse Lingard sub	8	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	7.3
Fred sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Villarreal player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
G. Rulli	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
J. Foyth	90	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	7.7
Pau Torres	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7
Dani Parejo	90	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	7.7
É. Capoue	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
A. Danjuma	90	0	1	3	2	2	0	0	7.3
Raúl Albiol	73	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.7
Alberto Moreno	73	0	0	1	0	0	0	Y	6.5
Yeremy Pino	73	0	0	2	1	1	0	Y	7.5
Manu Trigueros	61	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	7.2
Paco Alcácer	58	1	0	3	2	0	1	0	7.2
B. Dia sub	32	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	5.6
P. Estupiñán sub	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
A. Mandi sub	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
Rubén Peña sub	17	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6.3
Moi Gómez sub	17	0	0	1	1	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 Manchester United v Villarreal — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Manchester UnitedWLWLL

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1.4 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

VillarrealDDDWD

Last 5: 1W 4D 0L · 1.6 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 1

Manchester United 0 · 1 draw · Villarreal 0 · 2 goals/game

2021-05-26 Villarreal 1–1 Manchester United

League standing · 2021/22

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Manchester United#1 pos11 pts6 pl+3 GD

Villarreal#2 pos10 pts6 pl+3 GD

Goals per game

Manchester United scored1.83

Villarreal scored2

Manchester United conceded1.33

Villarreal conceded1.5

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

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