Valencia vs Villarreal Highlights - October 24, 2026

Villarreal beat Valencia 2-1 in La Liga on October 24, 2026. The match was played at Mestalla Stadium.

Pepelu (38') scored for Valencia. Alex Freeman (69'), Georges Mikautadze (90'+6') scored for Villarreal.

At kick-off Valencia stood in position 19 with 6 points. Their previous five had brought 1 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.

Villarreal went into the game in position 14, on 9 points. They had won 2, drawn 1 and lost 2 in their previous five.

Pape Gueye shot wide for Villarreal on 9 minutes. Tajon Buchanan forced a save for Villarreal on 18 minutes.

Pape Gueye could not find the target for Villarreal (25'). Soon after, Pape Gueye sent an effort off target for Villarreal (25').

The referee cautioned Dani Raba of Valencia on 34 minutes. Shortly afterwards, Renato Veiga was booked for Villarreal (37').

Pepelu scored from the spot for Valencia on 38 minutes. Substitutions: Valencia 1, Villarreal 0.

After the break, a block denied Pape Gueye on 50 minutes. Gerard Moreno shot wide for Villarreal on 50 minutes.

Moments later, the keeper had to be alert to keep out José Gayà’s effort (53'). César Tárrega could not find the target for Valencia (54').

Soon after, César Tárrega tested the goalkeeper for Valencia (55'). Arnaut Danjuma forced a save for Valencia on 58 minutes.

Shortly afterwards, the referee cautioned Tajon Buchanan of Villarreal on 59 minutes. Pablo Maffeo was booked for Valencia (60').

Alex Freeman scored for Villarreal on 69 minutes after a pass from Sergi Cardona. Pape Gueye of Villarreal was shown a red card on 79 minutes.

Harvey Elliott was sent off for Valencia (89'). The keeper had to be alert to keep out Filip Ugrinic’s effort (90'+2').

Alberto Moleiro picked out Georges Mikautadze, who scored for Villarreal (90'+6'). Substitutions: Valencia 4, Villarreal 5.

Villarreal controlled 61.5% of possession. Valencia had 9 shots with 5 on target, while Villarreal had 19 and 3.

Goalkeeper saves: Valencia 1, Villarreal 4. Corners: Valencia 6, Villarreal 9.

Villarreal completed the most passes, 539 in total at 86.3% accuracy. The referee produced 7 yellow cards.