VillarrealAttacking momentumReal Madrid
Preview
- In week 21 of the 2025-2026 La Liga, Villarreal face Real Madrid on 2026-01-24 (kick-off 20:00 GMT) at Estadio de la Cerámica.
- With the data available to us, Marcelino and Alvaro Arbeloa have not met as managers before.
- Villarreal currently rank 3rd (with 41 pts), versus Real Madrid at 2nd on 48 pts.
- Villarreal misses 6 players: P. Cabanes (Knee Injury), S. Comesana (Red Card), L. Costa (Knee Injury), T. Fernandez (Knee Injury), W. Kambwala (Hamstring Injury), S. Mourino (Yellow Cards) but Real Madrid misses 7 players: T. Alexander-Arnold (Thigh Injury), Eder Militao (Hamstring Injury), F. Mendy (Calf Injury), A. Tchouameni (Yellow Cards), R. Asencio (Knock), Rodrygo (Injury), A. Rudiger (Knee Injury).
- Our forecast has Villarreal in a 4-man backline (4-4-2), with Real Madrid set to counter in 4-3-3.
- Last time out, P. Gueye registered the best mark for Villarreal - 8.5 - and Brahim Díaz did likewise for Real Madrid with an 6.6 score.
- Both teams are coming from different results: Villarreal fell 1-2 against Ajax, while Real Madrid prevailed 6-1 over Monaco.
- Villarreal's form is 2-0-3 recently, but Real Madrid are on a roll with 3-0-2 in their last 5 matches.
- Real Madrid lead this rivalry - 21 wins from 42 matches versus Villarreal (who've won just 6 games), alongside 15 draws.
- 1-2 leads the pack at 12.5% of all our users' guesses, with 2-2 next on 11.1%.
- Expect Real Madrid to edge a 1-2 win: their 6-3-1 record on the road and 2.30 goals per away match tip the balance.
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Match Info
Most Guessed Score
1
2
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Team Kits
Villarreal
Real Madrid
Events
| 2' | J. Foyth | ||
| 24' | |||
HT 0 - 0 | |||
| 47' | 0 - 1 | ||
| 51' | T. Buchanan | ||
| 57' | P. Navarro | ||
| 62' | F. Mastantuono | ||
| 70' | |||
| 70' | |||
| 74' | |||
| 77' | |||
| 77' | |||
| 80' | |||
| 90+4' | 0 - 2 | ||
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Villarreal is going head to head with Real Madrid on 24/1/2026 20:00 GMT at Estadio de la Cerámica for the Spain La Liga. Our users most predicted score for this game is 1 - 2. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Villarreal v Real Madrid H2H statistics!