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Villarreal vs Real Madrid - Predictions, Stats & Odds

La Liga Statistics, AI predictions, (Expected) Lineups and Insights for Gameweek 28

La Liga - Gameweek 28

Saturday, 15 Mar 2025 • 18:30

Villarreal

1 : 2

Real Madrid

Goals

Juan Marcos Fo...
1 : 0
7'
7'Juan Marcos Foyth
1 : 0
17'
1 : 1
Kylian Mbappé
1 : 1
Kylian Mbappé17'
23'
1 : 2
Kylian Mbappé
1 : 2
Kylian Mbappé23'

Lineups

Villarreal

PosPlayer
GK
Diego Conde
DEF
Juan Marcos Foyth
DEF
Logan Costa
DEF
Sergi Cardona
DEF
Willy Kambwala
MID
Pape Gueye
MID
Álex Baena
MID
Santi Comesaña
FWD
Ayoze Pérez
FWD
Nicolas Pépé
FWD
Tajon Buchanan

Substitutes

46'Thierno Barryfor Nicolas Pépé
64'Alfonso Pedrazafor Sergi Cardona
64'Yéremy Pinofor Tajon Buchanan
79'Daniel Parejofor Santi Comesaña
84'Denis Suárezfor Pape Gueye

Real Madrid

PosPlayer
GK
Thibaut Courtois
DEF
Fran García
DEF
Raúl Asencio
MID
Brahim
MID
Federico Valverde
MID
Aurelien Tchouameni
MID
Jude Bellingham
MID
Eduardo Camavinga
FWD
Lucas Vazquez
FWD
Kylian Mbappé
FWD
Rodrygo

Substitutes

61'Vinícius Júniorfor Brahim
61'Antonio Rudigerfor Raúl Asencio
65'Luka Modricfor Rodrygo
83'Arda Gülerfor Federico Valverde
Difference Maker Star: Top 3 players of their team

League Table after the game

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
2Real Madrid2818645927+3260
D
W
L
W
W
5Villarreal2712874938+1144
W
D
W
L
L

Last Games

Villarreal

@Deportivo Alavés
0 - 1
@Rayo Vallecano
1 - 0
vsValencia
1 - 1
@Las Palmas
2 - 1
vsValladolid
5 - 1

Real Madrid

vsRayo Vallecano
2 - 1
@Real Betis
1 - 2
vsGirona
2 - 0
@Osasuna
1 - 1
vsAtlético Madrid
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 28

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

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.