La Liga · Sun, 22 Feb 2026 ·
Villarreal vs Valencia — 2 - 1
Estadio de la Ceramica · Referee: J. Manzano
Match report
Villarreal beat Valencia 2-1
Valencia were beaten 2-1 by Villarreal at Estadio de la Ceramica on Sunday, 22 February 2026 in La Liga matchday 25. S. Comesana (31') and P. Gueye (45' pen) scored for Villarreal, while L. Ramazani (27' pen) found the net for Valencia. It was 2-1 at half-time.
Villarreal had 43% of the ball and 12 shots (5 on target) against Valencia’s 8 (3 on target). Pape Gueye (Villarreal) was the top-rated player with 8.2. The result leaves Villarreal 9th in the La Liga table on 8 points and Valencia 19th on 4.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Real Sociedad | 7 | -4 | 10 |
| 9 | Villarreal | 7 | +1 | 8 |
| 10 | Athletic Club | 6 | +1 | 8 |
| 18 | Elche | 7 | -6 | 5 |
| 19 | Valencia | 7 | -9 | 4 |
| 20 | Malaga | 7 | -9 | 3 |
Match events
- 23'yellow cardGeorges MikautadzeYellow Card
- 25'VAR decisionUmar SadiqPenalty confirmed
- 27'penaltyL. RamazaniPenalty
- 31'goalS. ComesanaNormal Goal
- 38'yellow cardLargie RamazaniYellow Card
- 45'yellow cardSantiago MouriñoYellow Card
- 45'penaltyP. GueyePenalty
- 45+3'VAR decisionNicolas PépéPenalty confirmed
- 45+3'yellow cardJavier GuerraYellow Card
- 58'substitutionP. GueyeOff: T. Partey
- 65'yellow cardUnai NúñezYellow Card
- 70'substitutionA. PerezOff: T. Buchanan
- 70'substitutionA. MoleiroOff: A. Pedraza
- 70'substitutionF. UgrinicOff: A. Danjuma
- 70'substitutionU. NunezOff: T. Rendall
- 78'substitutionL. RiojaOff: H. Duro
- 78'substitutionJ. GayaOff: J. Vazquez
- 83'substitutionS. ComesanaOff: D. Parejo
- 83'substitutionN. PepeOff: A. Gonzalez
- 88'substitutionG. RodriguezOff: A. Almeida
- 90'yellow cardUmar SadiqYellow Card
Lineups
Villarreal
Formation 4-4-2 · Coach Marcelino
Starting XI
- 1Luiz JuniorG
- 15S. MourinoD
- 6P. NavarroD
- 12R. VeigaD
- 23S. CardonaD
- 19N. PepeM
- 14S. ComesanaM
- 18P. GueyeM
- 20A. MoleiroM
- 22A. PerezF
- 9G. MikautadzeF
Substitutes
- 25A. TenasG
- 3A. FreemanD
- 10D. ParejoM
- 11A. GonzalezF
- 16T. ParteyM
- 17T. BuchananF
- 21T. OluwaseyiF
- 24A. PedrazaD
- 27J. ValouD
- 32H. LopezF
Valencia
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Carlos Corberan
Starting XI
- 1S. DimitrievskiG
- 4U. NunezD
- 24E. ComertD
- 3J. CopeteD
- 11L. RiojaM
- 8J. GuerraM
- 2G. RodriguezM
- 14J. GayaM
- 23F. UgrinicF
- 17L. RamazaniF
- 6U. SadiqF
Substitutes
- 13C. RiveroG
- 28V. AbrilG
- 5C. TarregaD
- 7A. DanjumaF
- 9H. DuroF
- 10A. AlmeidaM
- 12T. RendallD
- 18PepeluM
- 19D. RabaF
- 21J. VazquezD
- 22B. SantamariaM
- 27D. OtorbiF
Match statistics
- 43%Possession57%
- 2.06Expected goals (xG)1.55
- 12Total shots8
- 5Shots on target3
- 6Shots off target2
- 1Blocked shots3
- 9Shots inside the box8
- 3Shots outside the box0
- 5Corners4
- 1Offsides2
- 7Fouls16
- 2Yellow cards4
- –Red cards–
- 2Goalkeeper saves3
- 362Passes493
- 286Accurate passes421
- 79%Pass accuracy85%
- 0.44Goals prevented0.44
Player statistics
Villarreal
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Luiz JúniorG | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 6Pau NavarroD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 12Renato VeigaD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 15Santiago MouriñoD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 23Sergi CardonaD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 14Santi ComesañaM | 83 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| 18Pape GueyeMTop rated | 58 | 8.2 | 1 | |
| 19Nicolas PépéM | 83 | 6.3 | ||
| 20Alberto MoleiroM | 70 | 6.7 | ||
| 9Georges MikautadzeF | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 22Ayoze PérezF | 70 | 6.6 | ||
| 25Arnau TenasG | – | – | ||
| 3Alexander FreemanD | – | – | ||
| 24Alfonso PedrazaD | 20 | 7.0 | ||
| 27Jean Ives ValouD | – | – | ||
| 10Dani ParejoM | 11 | 6.9 | ||
| 16Thomas ParteyM | 32 | 6.9 | ||
| 11Alfon GonzálezF | 11 | 6.3 | ||
| 17Tajon BuchananF | 20 | 6.3 | ||
| 21Tani OluwaseyiF | – | – | ||
| 32Hugo LopezF | – | – |
Valencia
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Stole DimitrievskiG | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 3José CopeteD | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 4Unai NúñezD | 70 | 5.9 | ||
| 24Eray CömertD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 2Guido RodríguezM | 88 | 7.2 | ||
| 8Javier GuerraM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 11Luis RiojaM | 78 | 6.3 | ||
| 14José Luis GayàM | 78 | 6.9 | ||
| 6Umar SadiqF | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 17Largie RamazaniF | 90 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 23Filip UgrinićF | 70 | 6.3 | ||
| 13Cristian RiveroG | – | – | ||
| 28Vicent AbrilG | – | – | ||
| 5César TárregaD | – | – | ||
| 12Thierry CorreiaD | 20 | 6.7 | ||
| 21Jesús VázquezD | 12 | 6.6 | ||
| 10André AlmeidaM | 2 | – | ||
| 18PepeluM | – | – | ||
| 22Baptiste SantamariaM | – | – | ||
| 7Arnaut DanjumaF | 20 | 6.5 | ||
| 9Hugo DuroF | 12 | 6.5 | ||
| 19Dani RabaF | – | – | ||
| 27David OtorbiF | – | – |