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La Liga | Gameweek 28
Mar 15, 2025 at 5.30pm UK
Estadio de la Ceramica
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Villarreal
1 - 2
Real Madrid

Foyth (7')
Cardona (50'), Foyth (75')
FT(HT: 1-2)
Mbappe (17', 23')
Tchouameni (33')

The Match

Match Report

Real Madrid move to the top of the La Liga table courtesy of a 2-1 victory over Villarreal, with Kylian Mbappe hitting a brace for the capital giants.

Team News

Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest injury and suspension news ahead of Saturday's La Liga clash between Villarreal and Real Madrid.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's La Liga clash between Villarreal and Real Madrid, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole looks at how Real Madrid could line up in Saturday's La Liga clash with Villarreal.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sports Mole looks at Real Madrid's injury and suspension news ahead of their La Liga clash against Villarreal.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Alaves 1-0 Villarreal
Saturday, March 8 at 3.15pm in La Liga
Last Game: Atletico 1-0 Real Madrid (2-4 pen.)
Wednesday, March 12 at 8pm in Champions League

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Real Madrid win with a probability of 39.81%. A win for Villarreal had a probability of 36.81% and a draw had a probability of 23.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Real Madrid win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.52%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (6.62%) and 0-2 (5.43%). The likeliest Villarreal win was 2-1 (8.16%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.39%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 8.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted a 1-2 win for Real Madrid in this match.

Result
VillarrealDrawReal Madrid
36.81% (-0.498 -0.5)23.37% (-0.077000000000002 -0.08)39.81% (0.576 0.58)
Both teams to score 63.82% (0.259 0.26)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
62.2% (0.356 0.36)37.8% (-0.355 -0.35)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
39.96% (0.379 0.38)60.04% (-0.379 -0.38)
Villarreal Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
79.18% (-0.085999999999999 -0.09)20.82% (0.088000000000001 0.09)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
46.52% (-0.13500000000001 -0.14)53.48% (0.13500000000001 0.14)
Real Madrid Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
80.6% (0.416 0.42)19.4% (-0.414 -0.41)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
48.78% (0.679 0.68)51.22% (-0.677 -0.68)
Score Analysis
    Villarreal 36.81%
    Real Madrid 39.81%
    Draw 23.37%
VillarrealDrawReal Madrid
2-1 @ 8.16% (-0.077 -0.08)
1-0 @ 6.34% (-0.126 -0.13)
2-0 @ 4.97% (-0.112 -0.11)
3-1 @ 4.27% (-0.050999999999999 -0.05)
3-2 @ 3.5% (0.004 0)
3-0 @ 2.6% (-0.066 -0.07)
4-1 @ 1.67% (-0.025 -0.03)
4-2 @ 1.37% (-0.002 -0)
4-0 @ 1.02% (-0.029 -0.03)
Other @ 2.91%
Total : 36.81%
1-1 @ 10.39% (-0.07 -0.07)
2-2 @ 6.69% (0.024999999999999 0.02)
0-0 @ 4.04% (-0.069 -0.07)
3-3 @ 1.91% (0.027 0.03)
Other @ 0.34%
Total : 23.37%
1-2 @ 8.52% (0.054 0.05)
0-1 @ 6.62% (-0.027 -0.03)
0-2 @ 5.43% (0.048999999999999 0.05)
1-3 @ 4.66% (0.089 0.09)
2-3 @ 3.66% (0.061 0.06)
0-3 @ 2.97% (0.065 0.07)
1-4 @ 1.91% (0.061 0.06)
2-4 @ 1.5% (0.044 0.04)
0-4 @ 1.22% (0.042 0.04)
Other @ 3.33%
Total : 39.81%

How you voted: Villarreal vs Real Madrid

Villarreal
16.6%
Draw
13.2%
Real Madrid
70.2%
151
Head to Head
Oct 5, 2024 8pm
Gameweek 9
Real Madrid
2-0
Villarreal
Valverde (14'), Junior (73')

Femenia (33')
May 19, 2024 6pm
Gameweek 37
Villarreal
4-4
Real Madrid
Sorloth (39', 48', 52', 56')
Moreno (45+5'), Traore (84'), Marcelino (90+1')
Guler (14', 45+2'), Joselu (30'), Vazquez (40')
Camavinga (66'), Ceballos (86')
Dec 17, 2023 8pm
Gameweek 17
Real Madrid
4-1
Villarreal
Bellingham (25'), Rodrygo (37'), Diaz (64'), Modric (68')
Bellingham (67'), Tchouameni (83')
Luis Morales (54')
Altimira (67'), Akhomach (74'), Capoue (85')
Apr 8, 2023 8pm
Gameweek 28
Real Madrid
2-3
Villarreal
Torres (16' og.), Junior (48')
Chukwueze (39', 80'), Luis Morales (70')
Jan 19, 2023 8pm
Round of 16
Villarreal
2-3
Real Madrid
Capoue (4'), Chukwueze (42')
Junior (57'), Militao (69'), Ceballos (86')
rhs 2.0
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CBarcelona382846102396388
2Real Madrid38266678384084
3Atletico MadridAtletico382210668303876
4Athletic Bilbao381913654292570
5Villarreal382010871512070
6Real BetisBetis381612105750760
7Celta Vigo38167155957255
8Osasuna381216104852-452
9Rayo Vallecano381313124145-452
10Mallorca38139163544-948
11Valencia381113144454-1046
12Real Sociedad38137183546-1146
13Getafe38119183439-542
14AlavesAlaves381012163848-1042
15Espanyol38119184051-1142
16Sevilla381011174255-1341
17GironaGirona38118194460-1641
18Leganes38913163956-1740
RLas PalmasLas Palmas3888224061-2132
RReal ValladolidValladolid3844302690-6416


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