Villarreal v FC Copenhagen result

Full-time · Villarreal 2–3 FC Copenhagen

UEFA Champions League · Wed, 10 Dec 2025 17:45 GMT

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

Villarreal 2–3 FC Copenhagen — FC Copenhagen won this UEFA Champions League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

FC Copenhagen won 3–2 at Villarreal in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday 10 December. Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: Villarreal out-shot FC Copenhagen 19 to 8 and created the better chances, 2.08 xG to 1.36 (the provider’s expected goals for this match). Context.

The goals

FC Copenhagen led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — FC Copenhagen: Mohamed Elyounoussi (2’, assisted by Marcos López), Elias Achouri (48’, assisted by Yoram\t Zague) and Andreas Cornelius (90’); Villarreal: Santi Comesaña (47’, assisted by Ilias Akhomach) and Tanitoluwa Oluwaseyi (56’, assisted by Pedraza).

Discipline

I. Kruzliak showed five yellow cards — against 3.0 yellows a game across the last 6 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Villarreal: Pedraza (34’), Ilias Akhomach (58’) and Pape Gueye (89’); FC Copenhagen: Andreas Cornelius (77’) and Elias Achouri (83’).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Mohamed Elyounoussi (FC Copenhagen) 6.8, Marcos López (FC Copenhagen) 5.8 and Pedraza (Villarreal) 5.5 led the match.

Next up

Villarreal next travel to Liverpool on 20 October 2026.

FC Copenhagen next travel to FK Crvena Zvezda on 22 October 2026.

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

Next for Villarreal: Liverpool v Villarreal, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for FC Copenhagen: FK Crvena Zvezda v FC Copenhagen, Thursday 22 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Villarreal 2–3 FC Copenhagen · UEFA Champions League
Referee: I. Kruzliak
Recent form: Villarreal 3W 1D 1L · FC Copenhagen 3W 0D 2L

Villarreal 2–3 FC Copenhagen (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

1.63 / 1.38

Goals

against 1 / 2 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.75 / 5.57

Corners

against 3.75 / 3.57 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

5.75 / 4.86

Shots on target

against 3.5 / 5 · 4 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

2.5 / 1.75

Cards

against 1.88 / 1.75 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

3 yellows

Referee · I. Kruzliak

1.17 home / 1.83 away

over 6 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 7 December 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 7 December 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	Villarreal for / against	Line	FC Copenhagen for / against
Goals scored	1.63 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.38 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.75 for · 3.75 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5.57 for · 3.57 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	16 for · 11.38 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	15.14 for · 11.29 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	5.75 for · 3.5 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.86 for · 5 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	13.5 for · 13.13 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	12.57 for · 11.71 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	2.5 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.75 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: I. Kruzliak — 3 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 19.67 fouls over 6 matches (1.17 to the home side, 1.83 to the away side).

Home 1.17Away 1.83

Villarreal

Villarreal — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 December 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
Ilias Akhomach n 8	12.8	4.4 3/2	5.3 4/1	—
Pau Navarro n 8	76.4	2.4 8/5	0.6 1/1	Junnosuke Suzuki
Alberto Moleiro n 8	68.6	2.1 7/5	1.3 5/2	Robert
Ayoze Pérez n 8	52.8	1.9 5/3	1.5 5/2	—
Santi Comesaña n 8	70.5	1.8 5/3	1.4 6/2	Robert

Villarreal — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 December 2025. 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	50.9	2.7 7/4	1.5 4/2
Ilias Akhomach n 8	12.8	2.6 3/0	0.9 1/0
Ayoze Pérez n 8	52.8	2.1 6/3	1.5 5/2
Alberto Moleiro n 8	68.6	2 6/4	1.6 5/4
T. Oluwaseyi n 8	55.6	2 5/1	1.6 5/1

Villarreal — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Ayoze Pérez n 8	52.8	0.6 3/0	0.9 4/0
Alberto Moleiro n 8	68.6	0.7 3/1	0.2 1/0
Gerard Moreno n 8	58.9	0.8 4/0	0 0/0
M. Solomon n 8	50.3	0 0/0	0.7 1/1
G. Mikautadze n 8	50.9	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0

Villarreal — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
S. Mouriño n 8	87.5	4.1 8/7
Pau Navarro n 8	76.4	3.7 7/4
Ilias Akhomach n 8	12.8	3.5 3/1
Adrià Alti n 8	74.3	2.9 8/3
Santi Comesaña n 8	70.5	2.4 7/4

Villarreal — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Luíz Júnior n 8	90	2.5 6/5

FC Copenhagen

FC Copenhagen — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 December 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
Thomas Delaney n 8	51	2.9 7/3	1.3 4/2	—
Birger Meling n 8	43.3	2.1 5/2	0.5 1/1	—
Robert n 8	43.1	1.8 4/2	0.5 2/0	Santi Comesaña
Junnosuke Suzuki n 8	88.5	1.7 6/3	1.3 5/4	Pau Navarro
L. Lerager n 8	84.4	1.7 7/5	0.9 4/2	—

FC Copenhagen — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Youssoufa Moukoko n 8	44.1	3.1 6/4	1.8 4/3
Robert n 8	43.1	2.3 5/2	1.3 3/1
Mohamed Elyounoussi n 8	79.1	2 5/5	0.7 3/2
Viktor Bjarki Dadason n 8	30.8	1.8 3/1	1.8 3/1
Andreas Cornelius n 8	61.1	1.5 6/2	0.6 3/0

FC Copenhagen — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+
Yoram\t Zague n 8	22.4	1 2/0
Jordan Larsson n 8	56.5	0.4 2/0
Viktor Bjarki Dadason n 8	30.8	0.4 1/0
Youssoufa Moukoko n 8	44.1	0.3 1/0
Robert n 8	43.1	0.3 1/0

FC Copenhagen — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Birger Meling n 8	43.3	4.4 6/4
Mads Emil Madsen n 8	44.1	3.6 6/3
Mohamed Elyounoussi n 8	79.1	3.1 6/6
Yoram\t Zague n 8	22.4	3 3/2
Thomas Delaney n 8	51	2.9 6/4

FC Copenhagen — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Dominik Kotarski n 8	90	3 8/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Villarreal		FC Copenhagen
52%	Possession	48%
2.08	Expected goals (xG)	1.36
19	Shots	8
5	Shots on target	4
8	Shots off target	2
6	Blocked shots	2
11	Shots inside the box	6
6	Corners	4
3	Offsides	0
14	Fouls	15
3	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	3
424	Passes	409
84%	Pass accuracy	78%

Villarreal player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Luíz Júnior	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Pau Navarro	90	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	6.6
Rafa Marín	90	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.5
Renato Veiga	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
Santi Comesaña	90	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.3
P. Gueye	90	0	0	0	0	2	5	Y	7.3
Pedraza	83	0	1	2	0	3	2	Y	7
Alberto Moleiro	63	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	6.3
T. Buchanan	45	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	6.9
N. Pépé	45	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	7.5
G. Mikautadze	45	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	6.3
Ilias Akhomach sub	45	0	1	0	0	1	0	Y	6.5
T. Oluwaseyi sub	45	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.7
Ayoze Pérez sub	45	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.6
M. Solomon sub	27	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.3
Sergi Cardona sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2

FC Copenhagen player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Dominik Kotarski	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
Gabriel Pereira	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
Junnosuke Suzuki	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	7.5
Marcos López	90	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	7.2
Jordan Larsson	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
Mohamed Elyounoussi	90	1	0	1	1	1	2	0	7.9
Mads Emil Madsen	82	0	0	1	1	0	4	0	6.6
William Clem	81	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
Yoram\t Zague	72	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	5.9
Viktor Bjarki Dadason	71	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	7
Robert	45	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.3
Elias Achouri sub	45	1	0	1	1	0	1	Y	6.9
Andreas Cornelius sub	19	1	0	1	1	0	0	Y	7.6
Birger Meling sub	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
Viktor Claesson sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Thomas Delaney sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	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 Villarreal v FC Copenhagen — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

VillarrealWLWDW

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

FC CopenhagenWWLWL

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

League standing · 2025/26

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Villarreal#35 pos1 pts8 pl-13 GD

FC Copenhagen#31 pos8 pts8 pl-9 GD

Goals per game

Villarreal scored0.63

FC Copenhagen scored1.5

Villarreal conceded2.25

FC Copenhagen conceded2.63

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