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Real Madrid vs Villarreal - Predictions, Stats & Odds

La Liga Statistics, AI predictions, (Expected) Lineups and Insights for Gameweek 9

La Liga - Gameweek 9

Saturday, 5 Oct 2024 • 21:00

Real Madrid

2 : 0

Villarreal

Goals

Federico Valve...
1 : 0
14'
14'Federico Valverde
1 : 0
Vinícius Júnio...
2 : 0
73'
73'Vinícius Júnior
2 : 0

Lineups

Real Madrid

PosPlayer
GK
Andriy Lunin
DEF
Daniel Carvajal
DEF
Antonio Rudiger
DEF
Ferland Mendy
MID
Luka Modric
MID
Federico Valverde
MID
Aurelien Tchouameni
MID
Jude Bellingham
MID
Eduardo Camavinga
FWD
Vinícius Júnior
FWD
Kylian Mbappé

Substitutes

71'Kylian Mbappéfor Rodrygo
71'Eduardo Camavingafor Éder Militão
79'Vinícius Júnior
for Arda Güler
90'Luka Modricfor Lucas Vazquez

Villarreal

PosPlayer
GK
Diego Conde
DEF
Kiko Femenía
DEF
Raúl Albiol
DEF
Logan Costa
DEF
Sergi Cardona
MID
Daniel Parejo
MID
Pape Gueye
MID
Santi Comesaña
FWD
Nicolas Pépé
FWD
Álex Baena
FWD
Thierno Barry

Substitutes

68'Álex Baenafor Yéremy Pino
68'Nicolas Pépéfor Ilias Akhomach
68'Raúl Albiolfor Eric Bailly
79'Daniel Parejofor Ramon Terrats
Difference Maker Star: Top 3 players of their team

League Table after the game

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
2Real Madrid9630196+1321
W
W
W
D
W
4Villarreal95221717017
W
L
W
W
L

Last Games

Real Madrid

@Atlético Madrid
1 - 1
vsDeportivo Alavés
3 - 2
vsEspanyol
4 - 1
@Real Sociedad
2 - 0
vsReal Betis
2 - 0

Villarreal

vsLas Palmas
3 - 1
@Espanyol
2 - 1
vsBarcelona
1 - 5
@Mallorca
2 - 1
@Valencia
1 - 1

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 9

04 Oct • 21:00
Leganes
Valencia
0 - 0
05 Oct • 14:00
Espanyol
Mallorca
2 - 1
05 Oct • 16:15
Getafe
Osasuna
1 - 1
05 Oct • 16:30
Las Palmas
Celta Vigo
0 - 1
05 Oct • 18:30
Valladolid
Rayo Vallecano
1 - 2
05 Oct • 21:00
Real Madrid
Villarreal
2 - 0
06 Oct • 14:00
Girona
Athletic Bilbao
2 - 1
06 Oct • 16:15
Deportivo Alavés
Barcelona
0 - 3
06 Oct • 18:30
Sevilla
Real Betis
1 - 0
06 Oct • 21:00
Real Sociedad
Atlético Madrid
1 - 1

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.