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LaLiga 2026/27

Villarreal line-up

17th in LaLiga 2 points Most-used formation: 4-4-2 DDLL

Predicted line-up for Villarreal

Next match: Borussia Dortmund - Villarreal, Tuesday 8 September

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Villarreal 4-4-2

Our predicted line-up follows a few days before kick-off. Until then, below is the side Villarreal fielded on 5 September against Deportivo La Coruna.

1 Júnior
23 Cardona
12 Veiga
2 Costa
3 Freeman
10 Moleiro
18 Gueye
24 Saliba
19 Pépé
22 Pérez
7 Moreno

Line-up for Villarreal: Júnior, Cardona, Veiga, Costa, Freeman, Moleiro, Gueye, Saliba, Pépé, Pérez, Moreno

Villarreal injuries and suspensions

  • Juan Foyth Injury Unavailable
Played 4 0W 2D 2L
Goals for 6 1.5 per match on average
Goals against 8 2.0 per match on average
Goal difference -2 2 points
Clean sheets 0 failed to score in 1
xG 7.68 below expectation

Home and away

Per match Home Away Total
Points 0.00 0.67 0.50
Goals for 2.00 1.33 1.50
Goals against 3.00 1.67 2.00
xG for 2.10 1.86 1.92
xG against 0.95 1.52 1.38
Corners 7.0 7.3 7.3
Cards 2.0 2.7 2.5
Clean sheets 0% 0% 0%

Fixtures

Results

Stats

All stats

Goals

  1. 1 Nicolas Pépé 2
  2. 2 Gerard Moreno 1
  3. 3 Pape Gueye 1
  4. 4 Georges Mikautadze 1

Assists

  1. 1 Ayoze Pérez 1
  2. 2 Georges Mikautadze 1
  3. 3 Alberto Moleiro 1

Key passes

  1. 1 Nicolas Pépé 8
  2. 2 Pape Gueye 7
  3. 3 Gerard Moreno 6
  4. 4 Alberto Moleiro 5
  5. 5 Georges Mikautadze 4

Duels won

  1. 1 Nicolas Pépé 21
  2. 2 Carlos Romero 20
  3. 3 Santiago Mouriño 20
  4. 4 Juan Foyth 17
  5. 5 Gerard Moreno 14

Shots on target

  1. 1 Nicolas Pépé 6
  2. 2 Georges Mikautadze 4
  3. 3 Ayoze Pérez 3
  4. 4 Gerard Moreno 2
  5. 5 Pape Gueye 2

Rating

  1. 1 Nicolas Pépé 7.48
  2. 2 Juan Foyth 7.27
  3. 3 Pape Gueye 7.06
  4. 4 Alexander Freeman 6.98
  5. 5 Renato Veiga 6.84

Villarreal squad

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# Player Position MP Min Goals Assists Passes Pass % Rating
1 Luiz Júnior Age 25 · Brazil Goalkeeper 4 360 0 0 84 90.5% 6.2
25 Péter Gulácsi Age 36 · Hungary Goalkeeper 0 0 0 0 0 - -
13 Rubén Gómez Age 24 · Spain Goalkeeper 0 0 0 0 0 - -
12 Renato Veiga Age 23 · Portugal Defender 4 360 0 0 308 92.9% 6.8
8 Juan Foyth Age 28 · Argentina Defender 3 270 0 0 231 92.2% 7.3
20 Carlos Romero Age 24 · Spain Defender 3 270 0 0 155 89% 6.8
15 Santiago Mouriño Age 24 · Uruguay Defender 3 240 0 0 136 88.2% 6.7
3 Alexander Freeman Age 22 · USA Defender 3 120 0 0 117 94.9% 7.0
23 Sergi Cardona Age 27 · Spain Defender 1 90 0 0 60 88.3% 6.2
2 Logan Costa Age 25 · Cape Verde Defender 1 83 0 0 52 92.3% 6.4
6 Pau Navarro Age 21 · Spain Defender 0 0 0 0 0 - -
4 E. Pujol Age 19 Defender 0 0 0 0 0 - -
19 Nicolas Pépé Age 31 · Côte d'Ivoire Midfielder 4 336 2 0 180 88.9% 7.5
18 Pape Gueye Age 27 · Senegal Midfielder 4 332 1 0 270 85.2% 7.1
14 Santi Comesaña Age 29 · Spain Midfielder 4 230 0 0 161 85.7% 6.2
10 Alberto Moleiro Age 22 · Spain Midfielder 4 205 0 1 100 89% 6.4
24 Nathan Saliba Age 22 · Canada Midfielder 1 90 0 0 73 91.8% 6.7
16 Carlos Macià Age 18 · Spain Midfielder 2 45 0 0 40 92.5% 6.6
9 Georges Mikautadze Age 25 · Georgia Forward 4 279 1 1 87 85.1% 6.6
7 Gerard Moreno Age 34 · Spain Forward 4 211 1 0 103 86.4% 6.7
22 Ayoze Pérez Age 33 · Spain Forward 4 207 0 1 64 82.8% 6.7
17 Tajon Buchanan Age 27 · Canada Forward 4 154 0 0 64 89.1% 6.5
11 Ilias Akhomach Age 22 · Morocco Forward 4 51 0 0 35 85.7% 6.4
21 Tani Oluwaseyi Age 26 · Nigeria Forward 3 36 0 0 6 66.7% 6.5

Frequently asked questions

When do Villarreal play next?

Villarreal play away against Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday 8 September at 21:00.

When will the line-up for Villarreal be announced?

The predicted line-up for Villarreal against Borussia Dortmund will appear here a few days before the match. The confirmed XI usually follows around an hour before kick-off.

Who is the first-choice goalkeeper for Villarreal?

Luiz Júnior has started in goal in 4 of the last 4 matches.

Who is the top scorer for Villarreal?

Nicolas Pépé has scored 2 goals for Villarreal this season.

Which Villarreal players are injured or suspended?

Villarreal are without Juan Foyth (injury).