Valencia 1-2 Villarreal: result and goals
LaLigaFT
Villarreal beat Valencia 2-1 on Saturday, 24 October 2026 in LaLiga.
Goals: Pepelu 38' (penalty), Alex Freeman 69', Georges Mikautadze 90'+6'.
Valencia sit 19th on 6 points.
Villarreal sit 8th on 12 points.
Valencia have 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Villarreal have 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Last 5 meetings: Valencia won 0, Villarreal won 3, 2 drawn.
- Competition
- LaLiga
- Kick-off
- Saturday, 24 October 2026, 17:30 (UK time)
- Venue
- Mestalla Stadium, Manises
Goals and cards
Live commentary
- Match ends, Valencia 1, Villarreal 2.
- 90'+9'Second Half ends, Valencia 1, Villarreal 2.
- 90'+6'Goal! Valencia 1, Villarreal 2. Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alberto Moleiro following a fast break.
- 90'+3'Foul by Alex Freeman (Villarreal).
- 90'+3'Pepelu (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2'Attempt saved. Filip Ugrinic (Valencia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Péter Gulácsi (Villarreal). Assisted by José Gayà.
- 90'+1'Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 89'Second yellow card to Harvey Elliott (Valencia).
- 89'Harvey Elliott (Valencia) is shown the yellow card.
- 89'Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89'Foul by Filip Ugrinic (Valencia).
- 88'Attempt missed. Hugo Duro (Valencia) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Luis Rioja with a cross.
- 87'Substitution, Villarreal. Pau Navarro replaces Tajon Buchanan.
- 87'Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87'Foul by Guido Rodríguez (Valencia).
- 85'Attempt missed. César Tárrega (Valencia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Harvey Elliott with a cross following a corner.
- 85'Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Santi Comesaña.
- 83'Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Alex Freeman.
- 82'Offside, Villarreal. Santi Comesaña is caught offside.
- 82'Substitution, Villarreal. Santi Comesaña replaces Gerard Moreno.
- 79'Pape Gueye (Villarreal) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
- 79'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 78'VAR Decision: Card upgraded Pape Gueye (Villarreal).
- 78'Delay in match (Villarreal). VAR checking.
- 77'Substitution, Valencia. Hugo Duro replaces Justin de Haas.
- 77'Substitution, Valencia. Filip Ugrinic replaces Pablo Maffeo.
- 77'Delay in match because of an injury José Gayà (Valencia).
- 77'Foul by Pape Gueye (Villarreal).
- 77'José Gayà (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74'Attempt missed. Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gerard Moreno following a fast break.
- 71'Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71'Foul by César Tárrega (Valencia).
- 70'Substitution, Valencia. Harvey Elliott replaces Javi Guerra.
- 70'Substitution, Valencia. Arnau Martínez replaces Dani Raba.
- 69'Goal! Valencia 1, Villarreal 1. Alex Freeman (Villarreal) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergi Cardona.
- 68'Sergi Cardona (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68'Foul by Javi Guerra (Valencia).
- 66'Attempt blocked. Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Georges Mikautadze.
- 66'Substitution, Villarreal. Georges Mikautadze replaces Ayoze Pérez.
- 65'Substitution, Villarreal. Alberto Moleiro replaces Ilias Akhomach.
- 65'Substitution, Villarreal. Sergi Cardona replaces Juan Foyth.
- 65'Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65'Foul by Pepelu (Valencia).
- 64'Attempt blocked. Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pape Gueye.
- 62'Guido Rodríguez (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62'Alex Freeman (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62'Foul by Guido Rodríguez (Valencia).
- 61'Attempt missed. Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pape Gueye.
- 60'Pablo Maffeo (Valencia) is shown the yellow card.
- 59'Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card.
- 59'Attempt blocked. Arnaut Danjuma (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 58'Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Péter Gulácsi.
- 58'Attempt saved. Arnaut Danjuma (Valencia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Péter Gulácsi (Villarreal). Assisted by Luis Rioja.
- 57'Attempt missed. Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
- 56'Attempt missed. Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Alex Freeman.
- 55'Offside, Valencia. Dani Raba is caught offside.
- 55'Attempt saved. César Tárrega (Valencia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Péter Gulácsi (Villarreal). Assisted by Javi Guerra with a cross.
- 54'Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Juan Foyth.
- 54'Offside, Valencia. Javi Guerra is caught offside.
- 54'Attempt missed. César Tárrega (Valencia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Javi Guerra with a cross following a corner.
- 53'Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Péter Gulácsi.
- 53'Attempt saved. José Gayà (Valencia) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner by Péter Gulácsi (Villarreal).
- 52'Foul by Carlos Maciá (Villarreal).
- 52'Javi Guerra (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50'Attempt missed. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Tajon Buchanan with a cross following a corner.
- 50'Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by César Tárrega.
- 50'Attempt blocked. Pape Gueye (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Maciá.
- 49'Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by César Tárrega.
- 48'Handball by José Gayà (Valencia).
- 47'Juan Foyth (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 47'Foul by Arnaut Danjuma (Valencia).
- 45'Second Half begins Valencia 1, Villarreal 0.
- 45'+6'First Half ends, Valencia 1, Villarreal 0.
- 45'+5'Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Santiago Mouriño.
- 45'+1'Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by César Tárrega.
- 45'Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 45'Attempt missed. Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tajon Buchanan with a cross following a corner.
- 45'Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Pablo Maffeo.
- 43'Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43'Foul by Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal).
- 43'José Gayà (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41'Foul by Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal).
- 41'Pablo Maffeo (Valencia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 40'Foul by Pape Gueye (Villarreal).
- 40'Pepelu (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38'Goal! Valencia 1, Villarreal 0. Pepelu (Valencia) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 37'Renato Veiga (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36'VAR Decision: Penalty Valencia.
- 35'Penalty conceded by Renato Veiga (Villarreal) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 35'Penalty Valencia. Dani Raba draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 34'Dani Raba (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34'Carlos Maciá (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34'Foul by Dani Raba (Valencia).
- 32'Offside, Villarreal. Gerard Moreno is caught offside.
- 32'Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32'Foul by Pablo Maffeo (Valencia).
- 30'Attempt missed. Pape Gueye (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ilias Akhomach following a corner.
- 29'Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Guido Rodríguez.
- 29'Attempt blocked. Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tajon Buchanan.
- 29'Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Pepelu.
- 28'Attempt missed. Pape Gueye (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Tajon Buchanan.
- 26'Alex Freeman (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26'Foul by Dani Raba (Valencia).
- 25'Attempt missed. Carlos Maciá (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ayoze Pérez.
- 25'Attempt missed. Pape Gueye (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 25'Attempt missed. Pape Gueye (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Freeman.
- 22'Handball by Javi Guerra (Valencia).
- 19'Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by César Tárrega.
- 19'Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 19'Foul by Pablo Maffeo (Valencia).
- 18'Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Stole Dimitrievski.
- 18'Attempt saved. Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Stole Dimitrievski (Valencia). Assisted by Gerard Moreno.
- 17'Foul by Carlos Maciá (Villarreal).
- 17'Dani Raba (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16'Foul by Pape Gueye (Villarreal).
- 16'Pepelu (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 14'Substitution, Valencia. Dani Raba replaces David Otorbi because of an injury.
- 12'Delay in match because of an injury David Otorbi (Valencia).
- 11'Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Justin de Haas.
Commentary: ESPN
Starting line-ups
Valencia · 4-4-2
Substitutes
37Aimar BlázquezSUB
Villarreal · 4-4-2
Substitutes
28JoselilloSUB
13Rubén GómezSUB
27Nizar El Jmili Ben HamouSUB
Match stats
VALVIL
38.4Possession (%)61.6
9Shots19
5Shots on target3
6Corners9
18Fouls9
3Yellow cards3
1Red cards1
2Offsides2
1Saves4
Last 5 matches
Valencia
L@ Sevilla1-011 Sept 2026
W@ Alavés1-015 Sept 2026
LReal Sociedad3-220 Sept 2026
D@ Racing Santander2-211 Oct 2026
DAthletic Club0-017 Oct 2026
Villarreal
WLevante3-120 Sept 2026
L@ Real Madrid1-010 Oct 2026
WNapoli3-113 Oct 2026
DElche0-017 Oct 2026
L@ Liverpool4-320 Oct 2026
Head-to-head record
0
Valencia
2
Draws
3
Villarreal
Last meetings
22 Feb 2026Villarreal2 – 1Valencia
25 Oct 2025Valencia0 – 2Villarreal
15 Feb 2025Villarreal1 – 1Valencia
31 Aug 2024Valencia1 – 1Villarreal
17 Mar 2024Villarreal1 – 0Valencia
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Barcelona | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | +30 | 27 | WWWWW |
| 2 |  Atlético | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | +12 | 25 | WWWWW |
| 3 |  Real Madrid | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | +14 | 21 | WWLWW |
| 4 |  Betis | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 19 | WWDWL |
| 5 |  Real Sociedad | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 16 | WLWWW |
| 6 |  Sevilla | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 14 | WWLDL |
| 7 |  Alavés | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 12 | LDLLD |
| 8 |  Villarreal | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | +1 | 12 | WLWDL |
| 9 |  Celta Vigo | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 11 | DDWDW |
| 10 |  Deportivo | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | LDLDL |
| 11 |  Osasuna | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -8 | 11 | LLDLW |
| 12 |  Racing | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -11 | 11 | LLDLW |
| 13 |  Levante | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 10 | LLDDW |
| 14 |  Elche | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 10 | LWDDW |
| 15 |  Athletic | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 9 | DDDDL |
| 16 |  Getafe | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -6 | 9 | DLWLD |
| 17 |  Rayo | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -8 | 9 | WDDDL |
| 18 |  Espanyol | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 8 | LLDLL |
| 19 |  Valencia | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -10 | 6 | LWLDD |
| 20 |  Málaga | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -12 | 5 | LLDLD |
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FAQ
What was the score in Valencia v Villarreal?
Villarreal beat Valencia 2-1 on Saturday 24 October (LaLiga).
Who scored in Valencia v Villarreal?
Goals: Pepelu 38', Alex Freeman 69' and Georges Mikautadze 90'+6'.
When do Valencia play next?
Valencia play Elche on Sunday 1 November at 17:30 (UK time).
When do Villarreal play next?
Villarreal play Espanyol on Friday 30 October at 20:00 (UK time).
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