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Real Madrid vs Villarreal - Predictions, Stats & Odds

La Liga Statistics, AI predictions, (Expected) Lineups and Insights for Gameweek 17

La Liga - Gameweek 17

Sunday, 17 Dec 2023 • 21:00

Real Madrid

4 : 1

Villarreal

Goals

Jude Bellingha...
1 : 0
25'
25'Jude Bellingham
1 : 0
Rodrygo
2 : 0
37'
37'Rodrygo
2 : 0
54'
2 : 1
Jose Luis Mora...
2 : 1
Jose Luis Morales54'
Brahim
3 : 1
64'
64'Brahim
3 : 1
Luka Modric
4 : 1
68'
68'Luka Modric
4 : 1

Lineups

Real Madrid

PosPlayer
GK
Andriy Lunin
DEF
David Alaba
DEF
Antonio Rudiger
DEF
Ferland Mendy
MID
Toni Kroos
MID
Luka Modric
MID
Brahim
MID
Federico Valverde
MID
Jude Bellingham
FWD
Lucas Vazquez
FWD
Rodrygo

Substitutes

35'Nachofor David Alaba
46'Fran Garcíafor Ferland Mendy
78'Daniel Ceballosfor Jude Bellingham
79'Aurelien Tchouameni
for Toni Kroos
84'Joselufor Brahim

Villarreal

PosPlayer
GK
Filip Jörgensen
DEF
Aïssa Mandi
DEF
Raúl Albiol
DEF
Alti
MID
Etienne Capoue
MID
Jose Luis Morales
MID
Daniel Parejo
MID
Ilias Akhomach
FWD
Gerard Moreno
FWD
Alfonso Pedraza
FWD
Álex Baena

Substitutes

29'Ramon Terratsfor Álex Baena
46'Jorge Cuencafor Raúl Albiol
46'Alexander Sørlothfor Gerard Moreno
74'Manu Triguerosfor Ilias Akhomach
79'Ben Brereton Díazfor Jose Luis Morales
Difference Maker Star: Top 3 players of their team

League Table after the game

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
2Real Madrid1713313811+2742
W
W
W
D
W
14Villarreal174492333-1016
L
W
D
L
L

Last Games

Real Madrid

@Real Betis
1 - 1
vsGranada
2 - 0
@Cadiz
3 - 0
vsValencia
5 - 1
vsRayo Vallecano
0 - 0

Villarreal

vsReal Sociedad
0 - 3
@Sevilla
1 - 1
vsOsasuna
3 - 1
@Atlético Madrid
1 - 3
vsAthletic Bilbao
2 - 3

Head-to-Head

24 Jan 2026
Villarreal0 - 2Real Madrid
24 Jan 2026Villarreal
0 - 2
Real Madrid
04 Oct 2025
Real Madrid3 - 1Villarreal
04 Oct 2025Real Madrid
3 - 1
Villarreal
15 Mar 2025
Villarreal1 - 2Real Madrid
15 Mar 2025Villarreal
1 - 2
Real Madrid
05 Oct 2024
Real Madrid2 - 0Villarreal
05 Oct 2024Real Madrid
2 - 0
Villarreal
19 May 2024
Villarreal4 - 4Real Madrid
19 May 2024Villarreal
4 - 4
Real Madrid

La Liga

Gameweek 17

15 Dec • 21:00
Osasuna
Rayo Vallecano
1 - 0
16 Dec • 14:00
Celta Vigo
Granada
1 - 0
16 Dec • 16:15
Athletic Bilbao
Atlético Madrid
2 - 0
16 Dec • 18:30
Sevilla
Getafe
0 - 3
16 Dec • 21:00
Valencia
Barcelona
1 - 1
17 Dec • 14:00
Almeria
Mallorca
0 - 0
17 Dec • 16:15
Real Sociedad
Real Betis
0 - 0
17 Dec • 17:30
Las Palmas
Cadiz
1 - 1
17 Dec • 21:00
Real Madrid
Villarreal
4 - 1
18 Dec • 21:00
Girona
Deportivo Alavés
3 - 0

What is GAP?

What is Plus Minus Goals (G±)?

Plus Minus Goals (G±) is the average goal difference per game while the player was on the pitch. A value above 0 indicates that the team rather wins, a value below 0 means his team concedes more goals than they score when the player is on the pitch. As an example, if the player's team is winning 3:1 the goal difference is +2, if the player's team is loosing 0:1, the goal difference is -1. It is a pure metric which is barely adjusted for circumstances to purely show the goal difference.

What is GAP?

GAP (Game Advantage Percentage) shows the percentage gap between a player and the average league player. It answers the question: How much does a player improve or worsen a team's performance? It is based on high level game data with a focus on the impact on the goal difference (G±) from the last 50 games of a player. Besides that, GAP goes further and considers game context by involving data from the player and all other players who are at the same time on the pitch, no matter if teammates or opponents. Football GAP - the individual metric for team players.