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Villarreal
VS Scheduled Spain 26/27 LaLiga · Matchday 22
Santander

Head-to-head overview

1 meetings
VillarrealWins
0
Draws100.0% of meetings
1
SantanderWins
0
Goals per match
4.00
Over 2.5 goals
100.0%
Both teams scored
100.0%
DateSeasonMatch
2026-08-16 Spain, LaLiga 26/27 Santander2–2Villarreal
Recent matches

Villarreal

DateSeasonMatch
2026-09-20 Spain, LaLiga 26/27 Villarreal3–1Levante
2026-09-17 Spain, LaLiga 26/27 Malaga1–3Villarreal
2026-09-14 Spain, LaLiga 26/27 Villarreal1–2Betis
2026-09-05 Spain, LaLiga 26/27 Villarreal2–3La Coruna
2026-08-28 Spain, LaLiga 26/27 Alaves1–0Villarreal
2026-08-23 Spain, LaLiga 26/27 Ath Madrid2–2Villarreal
2026-08-16 Spain, LaLiga 26/27 Santander2–2Villarreal
2026-05-24 Spain, LaLiga 25/26 Villarreal5–1Ath Madrid

Santander

DateSeasonMatch
2026-09-19 Spain, LaLiga 26/27 Celta5–0Santander
2026-09-16 Spain, LaLiga 26/27 Barcelona7–2Santander
2026-09-13 Spain, LaLiga 26/27 Santander2–1Alaves
2026-09-12 Spain, LaLiga 26/27 Santander2–1Alaves
2026-09-05 Spain, LaLiga 26/27 Vallecano3–2Santander
2026-08-28 Spain, LaLiga 26/27 Santander3–2Elche
2026-08-23 Spain, LaLiga 26/27 Getafe1–0Santander
2026-08-16 Spain, LaLiga 26/27 Santander2–2Villarreal
Villarreal Santander

Wins

38%
38%

Over 2.5 goals

88%
88%

Both teams scored

88%
75%

Clean sheets

0%
0%
Home & away results

This season · 26/27

Villarreal

Home · LaLiga

Santander

Away · LaLiga
HomeAway1st goal
1 Barcelona 7–2 Santander 10 —
2 Ath Madrid Santander 10
3 Real Madrid Santander 10
4 Betis Santander 10
5 Sevilla Santander 10
6 Alaves Santander 10
7 La Coruna Santander 10
8 Espanol Santander 10
9 Sociedad Santander 10
10 · Santander
11 Ath Bilbao Santander 10
12 Getafe 1–0 Santander 10 81′ Home
13 Celta 5–0 Santander 10 32′ Home
14 Villarreal Santander 10
15 Vallecano 3–2 Santander 10 4′ Away
16 Osasuna Santander 10
17 Elche Santander 10
18 Levante Santander 10
19 Malaga Santander 10
20 Valencia Santander 10
Villarreal Home Santander Away

Wins

Over 1.5

Over 2.5

Over 3.5

Both teams scored

Clean sheets

Scores first

Season analysis

Home, away & overall

LaLiga · 26/27 · Completed league matches only.

Villarreal

7 matches
Goals & resultsHome3 matchesAway4 matchesOverall7 matches
Points / match1.001.251.14
Draws0.0%50.0%28.6%
Goals scored / match2.001.751.86
Goals conceded / match2.001.501.71
Total goals / match4.003.253.57
Failed to score0.0%25.0%14.3%
Under 2.5 goals0.0%25.0%14.3%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time — —
Scores first → wins — —
Concedes first → wins — —

Scoring order known: 2/3 home. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Home matches
MinutesScoredConceded
0–15——
16–30——
31–45——
46–60——
61–75——
76–90——

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Santander

8 matches
Goals & resultsHome4 matchesAway4 matchesOverall8 matches
Points / match2.500.001.25
Draws25.0%0.0%12.5%
Goals scored / match2.251.001.62
Goals conceded / match1.504.002.75
Total goals / match3.755.004.38
Failed to score0.0%50.0%25.0%
Under 2.5 goals0.0%25.0%12.5%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time — —
Scores first → wins — —
Concedes first → wins — —

Scoring order known: 3/4 away. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Away matches
MinutesScoredConceded
0–15——
16–30——
31–45——
46–60——
61–75——
76–90——

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Two perspectives

What each model says about this match

The strength model considers results adjusted for opponent quality; the goals model uses recent form. Differences between them deserve a closer look.

ModelVillarrealDraw SantanderHow it works
Strength (Elo) 57.1% 19.9% 23.0% Historical results adjusted for opponent quality and the league's home advantage
Goals (Poisson) 49.9% 15.1% 20.1% Each team's recent attack and defence relative to the league average
3.40–2.12 Model expected goals
76.5% Probability of over 2.5 goals
71.9% Both teams to score
3-2 Most likely score, at 5.9%

Most likely scores

Poisson model
3-25.9%
3-15.5%
2-25.2%
4-25.0%
2-14.9%
4-14.7%
Strength and dominance

Team strength and finishing efficiency

Recent results need context. These measures account for opponent quality and the balance of play.

MeasureVillarrealSantander How to read it
Strength (Elo) 1580 1486 The league average is 1500. A higher rating indicates stronger results after adjusting for opponent quality.
Change over the last 10 -61 -14 Rating gained or lost over the last ten matches
Opposition strength 1514 1541 Average opponent rating over the last 20 matches. Above 1500 indicates a tougher schedule.
Shot share 48.7% 43.7% Share of all shots in a match. Above 50% means the team takes more shots than its opponents.
Shots on target share 53.5% 39.0% The same measure, counting only shots on target
Finishing and saving index (PDO) 998 1118 Shooting conversion plus save percentage, on a scale centred on 1000. Extreme values can reflect short-term variation.
Conversion 37.3% 43.8% Shots on target converted into goals
Save percentage 62.5% 68.0% Opponents' shots on target that are saved
Goals

When teams score and how matches unfold

Averages hide the distribution. Teams with similar goals per match can have very different patterns of scorelines.

Goals by half

20 matches
Team1H scored2H scored 1H conceded2H conceded
Villarreal 1.250.65 0.850.70
Santander 1.290.29 1.571.43

Total goals

40 matches per team
Team012 34+
Villarreal 0%10%25%20%45%
Santander 0%12%0%25%62%
Context

Coming into the match

Home and away performance, rest since the last match, and each team's manager.

2.00 Villarreal at home, 9 matches
0.00 Santander away, 4 matches
133d Days of rest for Villarreal
134d Days of rest for Santander
— Manager of Villarreal
— Manager of Santander
0 Matches for Villarreal in the last 14 days
0 Matches for Santander in the last 14 days
16 Points for Villarreal behind the leaders, and 2 above the relegation zone
14 Points for Santander behind the leaders, and 4 above the relegation zone
2.72 League goals per match
24.5% League draw rate
Statistics

Side-by-side comparison

Averages over each team's last 20 matches. The left bar represents Villarreal, the right bar represents Santander.

On the ball

20 matches
12.53
shots
11.25
4.88
shots on target
4.0
39.0%
accuracy
35.6%
5.4
corners
5.0
10.4
fouls
14.14
1.53
yellow cards
2.57

Recent form

10 matches
TeamLast 10PPG goalsstreak
Villarreal WWLLLDDWLL 1.10 2.00–1.80 2W
Santander LLWWLWLD 1.25 1.62–2.75 2L

At half-time

20 matches
Teamaheadlevel behindcomeback winslead lost
Villarreal8 66 01
Santander1 42 00
Squads

Injuries and suspensions

0 players reported unavailable or doubtful across both teams, with the reason.

Villarreal

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Santander

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Newsroom

News about both teams

No recent news linked to these teams.