GolVolt — Villarreal vs Valencia: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Last time

Last meeting, 24 October: Valencia – Villarreal 1:2

DDWWW

Villarreal have won the last 3 meetings.

Player in form

Alberto Moleiro: 1 goal and 3 assists in 5 league matches

Goals1

The most goals and assists in the squad over recent league matches.

Streak

Valencia without a win in 4 matches

LDDL

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 2 draws and 2 defeats. Last win: 15 September, 1:0 against Deportivo Alavés.

Players to watch

La Liga, this season.

Alberto Moleiro

Villarreal · midfielder

2goals 4assists 7.15avg rating

Last match, Espanyol: rating 6.7.

Javi Guerra

Valencia · forward

0goals 2assists 6.78avg rating

Last match, Villarreal: rating 6.9.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

Bar height is the goal difference. Hover or tap a bar for the details.

“This set-up” is Villarreal at home and Valencia away, as in this match.

Villarreal

at home · 10

5W1D4L2.3scored per match1.4conceded per match

Valencia

away · 10

4W2D4L1.2scored per match1.2conceded per match

Head to head

5 meetings since 2024.

Last time · 24 Oct 2026 · La Liga Valencia 1:2 Villarreal Pepelu 38' (k) · Freeman 69' · Mikautadze 90+6'. Villarreal: 3 wins in a row in this fixture.

3wins

2 draws2.4 goals per match · both scored in 4 of 5

0wins

Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Villarreal (4-4-2, last: Espanyol) · Valencia (4-4-2, last: Villarreal).

PGGulácsi SMMouriño PNNavarro RVVeiga SCCardona TBBuchanan CMMacià SCComesaña AMMoleiro GMMoreno GMMikautadze SDDimitrievski PMMaffeo CTTárrega JHde Haas JGGayà DOOtorbi GRRodríguez PEPepelu LRRioja JGGuerra ADDanjuma

VillarrealValencia

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

What this match changes in the season Derby

Villarreal and Valencia are rivals.

Pro analysisGolVolt ProPro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Pro analysis

GolVolt Pro

Pro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Volt matchup

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