Villarreal
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Team Overview
Villarreal are one of Spanish football's great overachievers, a club from a small city that has established itself among the country's established top-flight sides. Nicknamed the Yellow Submarine, they are known for their distinctive yellow identity and for building a reputation on consistency rather than financial muscle. That reputation rests on regular European qualification, a Champions League semi-final run in 2006 and a UEFA Europa League triumph in 2021, which remains the club's major continental honor.
Historically, Villarreal have been a fixture in the upper half of La Liga for much of the past two decades, regularly finishing in the European places. Their story is one of steady competitiveness, which has made them a difficult opponent for clubs with far larger resources. Under manager Iñigo Pérez, they carry that tradition into the current campaign.
The numbers available for this season are a very small sample, just two matches, so they should be read cautiously. Villarreal have won one and lost one, scoring five goals and conceding four for a goal difference of +1. The split is clear: a win in their single home match and a defeat in their single away match. Two features stand out. They have scored in every game, with no failed-to-score matches, averaging 2.5 goals per game. They have also yet to keep a clean sheet, conceding 2.0
Squad (30 players)
Goalkeepers (4)
Defenders (10)
Midfielders (9)
Attackers (7)
Player Statistics
2026/27 Season| # | Player | Pos | Rating | Apps | Goals | Assists | Mins | Tackles | Passes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | |
FW | 2 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 0 | 48 | |
| 18 | |
MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 4 | 111 | |
| 14 | |
MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 7 | 113 | |
| 23 | |
DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 2 | 25 | |
| 9 | |
FW | 2 | 1 | 1 | 153 | 3 | 47 | |
| 10 | |
MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 0 | 47 | |
| 24 | |
MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 5 | 44 | |
| 15 | |
DF | 2 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 6 | 99 | |
| 12 | |
DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 120 | |
| 21 | |
MF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 2 | 23 | |
| 3 | |
DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 2 | 39 | |
| 6 | |
DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 4 | 90 | |
| 8 | |
DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 22 | |
| 25 | |
GK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 34 | |
| 19 | |
FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 14 | |
| 22 | |
FW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 4 | |
| 17 | |
MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 19 | |
| 20 | |
DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 8 | 41 | |
| 1 | |
GK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 1 | 27 | |
| 5 | |
MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7 |
Recent Transfers
2025/26 & 2026/27Arrivals (47)
Departures (59)
Injuries & Availability
Impact Analysis
Villarreal have two players unavailable, T. Buchanan with a muscle injury and N. Pepe with an eye injury, and both are listed as confirmed absences. No one is currently rated doubtful, so the picture is clear: the club is planning without both players and has no additional fitness concerns.
The information available does not specify the positions of either player, so it is not possible to say which area of the pitch is most affected. It also does not include minutes played, goal contributions or recent appearances, which makes it difficult to judge how central either player has been to the team's results. Two absences is a modest number for a top-flight squad, and the fact that none of the other players are listed as doubtful suggests the wider group is in reasonable shape.
On replacements and depth, the data names no specific alternatives, so any assessment has to stay general. With only two players out, Villarreal should retain most of their options. The two injuries are also of different types, a muscle problem and an eye injury, so they do not point to a shared pattern. No return dates have been provided, and further updates will clarify how long the squad must adapt.
Recent Form
Form Analysis
Villarreal's last five matches brought three wins, one draw and one defeat, a return of 10 points from a possible 15. The form is solid but not entirely smooth. The attack has been feast or famine: three of the five matches produced exactly three goals (Napoli, Levante and Malaga), while the other two, the 0-0 draw with Elche and the 1-0 loss at Real Madrid, ended without a goal. That gives nine goals scored overall, but the output is concentrated in a few high-scoring performances.
Defensively, Villarreal conceded four goals, never more than one in a match. They kept one clean sheet, against Elche, and otherwise limited opponents to a single goal, which kept them in every game. The wins over Napoli and Levante and the away win at Malaga all came by a two-goal margin.
There is a clear home and away split. At home they won twice and drew once, sc
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