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Villarreal vs Valencia – Lineups & Match Details

Villarreal beat Valencia 2-1. Goals: L. Ramazani (27' pen.), Santi Comesaña (31'), P. Gueye (45' pen.). Villarreal had 43% possession against Valencia's 57%. Shots on target: 5-3.

La Liga · Regular Season - 25

Sunday, 22 February 2026

VillarrealVillarreal

2 - 1

Full Time

HT: 2 - 1

ValenciaValencia

Referee: Jesus Gil Manzano, Spain

Lineups

VillarrealVillarreal4-4-2
Luiz Junior1Luiz JuniorG
S. Mourino15S. MourinoD
P. Navarro6P. NavarroD
R. Veiga12R. VeigaD
S. Cardona23S. CardonaD
N. Pepe19N. PepeM
S. Comesana14S. ComesanaM
P. Gueye18P. GueyeM
A. Moleiro20A. MoleiroM
A. Perez22A. PerezF
G. Mikautadze9G. MikautadzeF

Substitutes

25A. TenasG
3A. FreemanD
10D. ParejoM
11A. GonzalezF
16T. ParteyM
17T. BuchananF
21T. OluwaseyiF
24A. PedrazaD
27J. ValouD
32H. LopezF
ValenciaValencia3-4-2-1
S. Dimitrievski1S. DimitrievskiG
U. Nunez4U. NunezD
E. Comert24E. ComertD
J. Copete3J. CopeteD
L. Rioja11L. RiojaM
J. Guerra8J. GuerraM
G. Rodriguez2G. RodriguezM
J. Gaya14J. GayaM
F. Ugrinic23F. UgrinicF
L. Ramazani17L. RamazaniF
U. Sadiq6U. SadiqF

Substitutes

13C. RiveroG
28V. AbrilG
5C. TarregaD
7A. DanjumaF
9H. DuroF
10A. AlmeidaM
12T. CorreiaD
18PepeluM
19D. RabaF
21J. VazquezD
22B. SantamariaM
27D. OtorbiF

Match Events

23'Y

G. Mikautadze

27'P

L. Ramazani

31'G

Santi Comesaña

38'Y

L. Ramazani

45'Y

S. Mouriño

45'+3Y

Javi Guerra

45'P

P. Gueye

58'S

P. Gueye

Substitution 1

65'Y

Unai Núñez

70'S

Ayoze Pérez

Substitution 2

70'S

Alberto Moleiro

Substitution 3

70'S

F. Ugrinic

Substitution 1

70'S

Unai Núñez

Substitution 2

78'S

Luis Rioja

Substitution 3

78'S

José Gayà

Substitution 4

83'S

Santi Comesaña

Substitution 4

83'S

N. Pépé

Substitution 5

88'S

G. Rodríguez

Substitution 5

90'Y

U. Sadiq

Statistics

Villarreal
43%57%
Valencia
2.06Expected Goals (xG)1.55
12Total Shots8
5Shots on Target3
5Corners4
7Fouls16
1Offsides2
79Pass Accuracy (%)85
2Yellow Cards4
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Villarreal host Valencia on Sunday, 22 February 2026 at Estadio de la Cerámica. The kick-off time is 20:00 local. The fixture is part of the La Liga schedule. Villarreal go into the match 3rd in the table; Valencia sit 12th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Villarreal have taken 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 win. Valencia have collected 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 25 Oct 2025: Villarreal 2-0 Valencia; 15 Feb 2025: Villarreal 1-1 Valencia; 31 Aug 2024: Villarreal 1-1 Valencia. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Villarreal beat Valencia 2-1. Villarreal scored through Santi Comesaña 31', P. Gueye 45' (pen.). Valencia replied with L. Ramazani 27' (pen.). The decisive goal arrived in minute 45 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Villarreal held 43% of the ball against 57% for Valencia. Shots on target finished 5-3. Expected goals read 2.06 for Villarreal, 1.55 for Valencia.

Verdict

The win nudges Villarreal forward and leaves Valencia with work to do. Villarreal sat 3rd and Valencia 12th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.