Match Report
In the standings it was Villarreal 3rd on 72 points, Real Madrid 2nd on 86 — separated by 14. The last five rounds placed Villarreal no better than 10th for form, against 3rd in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 1.89/1.21 for Villarreal and 2.03/0.92 for Real Madrid (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.35.
The head-to-head ledger counts 32 games: 4 Villarreal wins, 17 for Real Madrid, 11 draws, at 3.47 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 41% of those meetings. The fixture leans high-scoring: 66% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 72%. The recent trend is more open — 4.4 goals per game over the last five meetings versus 3.47 all-time.
Estadio de la Cerámica, capacity 23,500, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-2.
Goal scorers
Real Madrid: Kylian Mbappé (47'), Kylian Mbappé (90')
Key stats
Possession: Villarreal 42% · Real Madrid 58% · Total shots: 8-14 · On target: 1-4 · Corners: 6-6