Villarreal vs Real Madrid

Value Assessment

Home Win
3.75
28% pred
+1.5%
Draw
4.01
24% pred
-0.9%
Away Win
1.85
48% pred
-6.3%
BTTS Yes 1.41 58%
BTTS No 2.80 36%

Key Insights

Title Race

Real Madrid

Real Madrid in position 2, 1 point behind leader - competing for title

High impact

Rotation Risk

Villarreal

Villarreal has 5 fixtures in 14-day window - rotation risk due to congestion

High impact

Away Specialist

Real Madrid

Real Madrid exceptional away form: 5 wins in last 8 away matches (62% win rate)

Medium impact

Match Normality

60%

Significant concerns

Match Info

Kickoff
Sat, Jan 24 2026 · 20:00
Venue
Estadio de la Cerámica (Villarreal)
Competition
La Liga · 21
Coaches
Marcelino
Marcelino
Villarreal
Arbeloa
Arbeloa
Real Madrid
Referee
César Soto Grado César Soto Grado

Recent Form

Villarreal Villarreal
1W 0D 4L
1.2 GF · 2 GA
L H Real Madrid Real Madrid 0-2
L H Ajax Ajax 1-2
W H Deportivo Alavés Deportivo Alavés 3-1
L H FC Barcelona FC Barcelona 0-2
L H FC København FC København 2-3
1W 0D 4L
1.2 GF · 2 GA
L H Real Madrid Real Madrid 0-2
L H Ajax Ajax 1-2
W H Deportivo Alavés Deportivo Alavés 3-1
L H FC Barcelona FC Barcelona 0-2
L H FC København FC København 2-3
1W 1D 3L
1.2 GF · 2 GA
D A Osasuna Osasuna 2-2
L A Bayer 04 Leverkusen Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0-3
L A Real Betis Real Betis 0-2
W A Elche Elche 3-1
L A Racing Santander Racing Santander 1-2
0W 1D 4L
0.6 GF · 2.2 GA
D A Osasuna Osasuna 2-2
L A Bayer 04 Leverkusen Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0-3
L H Real Madrid Real Madrid 0-2
L H Ajax Ajax 1-2
L A Real Betis Real Betis 0-2
Real Madrid Real Madrid
3W 0D 2L
2.2 GF · 2 GA
L A Benfica Benfica 2-4
W A Villarreal Villarreal 2-0
L A Albacete Albacete 2-3
W A Talavera CF Talavera CF 3-2
W A Deportivo Alavés Deportivo Alavés 2-1
5W 0D 0L
3.4 GF · 0.6 GA
W H Rayo Vallecano Rayo Vallecano 2-1
W H Monaco Monaco 6-1
W H Levante Levante 2-0
W H Real Betis Real Betis 5-1
W H Sevilla Sevilla 2-0
3W 0D 2L
2.2 GF · 2 GA
L A Benfica Benfica 2-4
W A Villarreal Villarreal 2-0
L A Albacete Albacete 2-3
W A Talavera CF Talavera CF 3-2
W A Deportivo Alavés Deportivo Alavés 2-1
4W 0D 1L
2.8 GF · 1.2 GA
W H Rayo Vallecano Rayo Vallecano 2-1
L A Benfica Benfica 2-4
W A Villarreal Villarreal 2-0
W H Monaco Monaco 6-1
W H Levante Levante 2-0

Sidelined Players

Villarreal Villarreal 6 out
Alfonso Pedraza
Alfonso Pedraza
injury
Raúl Albiol
Raúl Albiol
suspension
Pau Cabanes
Pau Cabanes
injury
Sergi Cardona
Sergi Cardona
injury
Logan Costa
Logan Costa
injury

+1 more

Real Madrid Real Madrid 5 out
Rodrygo
Rodrygo
suspended
Raúl Asencio
Raúl Asencio
suspended
Éder Militão 
Éder Militão 
injury
Ferland Mendy 
Ferland Mendy 
injury
Antonio Rüdiger 
Antonio Rüdiger 
injury

Head-to-Head (Last 10)

Villarreal
2
20%
Draws
2
20%
Real Madrid
6
60%
Avg Goals
3.7
BTTS
70%

League Signals

Predictability
46%
LOW
Home Bias
+9%
MODERATE
Avg Goals
2.6
MEDIUM
Draw Rate
27%
BTTS
51%
Over 2.5
46%

Final Words

Villarreal have struggled recently, winning just 0 of their last 5 matches. Real Madrid arrive in strong form with 4 wins from 5 games. The head-to-head favors Real Madrid in recent meetings.