Real Madrid vs Villarreal prediction
Real Madrid
Saturday, 10 October 2026
1:0Half time 0 : 0La Liga
Villarreal
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Real Madrid vs Villarreal: preview and prediction
Real Madrid welcome Villarreal to Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid on Saturday 10 October, with kick-off at 20:00. It's matchday 8 in the La Liga. Real Madrid go into it 3rd in the table after 11 games, with Villarreal 9th, 6 places lower. Last time out Real Madrid were beaten 2-0 at Atletico Madrid, and Villarreal beat Levante 3-1 at home. Real Madrid haven't lost any of their last three at home.
Real Madrid: form and key numbers
So far in the La Liga, Real Madrid have won nine, drawn none and lost two of 11, with 28 goals scored and 10 conceded, good for 3rd place and 27 points.
Over the last six matches it has been three wins, one draw and two defeats, averaging 1.7 goals for and 1.3 against. Last time out they lost 2-0 to Atletico Madrid away; before that came a 2-1 defeat away at Atletico Madrid and a 3-2 win away at Elche.
The defence is a worry: they have conceded in each of their last five. They failed to score in two of those games. At home they've won two of three recently (6 scored, 2 conceded).
- AAtletico Madrid0-2L
- AAtletico Madrid1-2L
- AElche3-2W
- HVallecano4-1W
- HInter Milan2-1W
- HAlbacete0-0D
Real Madrid: last 6 results in all competitions, newest first.
Villarreal: form and key numbers
Villarreal have won three, drawn three and lost five of their 11 La Liga games so far, scoring 15 and letting in 15. That has them 9th on 12 points.
Their last six in all competitions read two wins, no draws and four defeats, at 1.8 goals scored and 1.8 conceded per game. Last time out they beat Levante 3-1 at home; before that came a 3-1 win away at Malaga and a 2-1 defeat at home to Real Betis.
The defence is a worry: they have conceded in each of their last six. On the road they've won one of three recently (5 scored, 5 conceded).
- HLevante3-1W
- AMalaga3-1W
- HReal Betis1-2L
- ABorussia Dortmund2-3L
- HDeportivo La Coruna2-3L
- AAlaves0-1L
Villarreal: last 6 results in all competitions, newest first.
Real Madrid vs Villarreal: match analysis
Home and away form points to Real Madrid: Real Madrid have won two of their last three at home, Villarreal one of their last three on the road. 15 points separate the two sides in the table.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Atleti | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | +14 | 28 |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | +18 | 27 |
| 4 | Real Betis | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 23 |
| ··· | |||||||
| 8 | Deportivo | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | +1 | 14 |
| 9 | Villarreal | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| 10 | Celta | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
We make Real Madrid clear favourites at 71%, with Villarreal on 13% and the draw at 16%.
- 1.71.8
- 1.31.8
- 2.51.1
On goals, it expects around 3.6 in the game: 2.5 for Real Madrid and 1.1 for Villarreal. Over 2.5 goals is 69% and both teams scoring 61%. When they last met, on 24 Jan 2026, Real Madrid won 2-0.
- Villarreal0-2Real Madrid
- Real Madrid3-1Villarreal
- Villarreal1-2Real Madrid
- Real Madrid2-0Villarreal
- Villarreal4-4Real Madrid
Backed by form, home and away records, the table and head to head.
Every market at a glance
- ResultReal Madrid win71%
- Double chanceReal Madrid or draw87%
- GoalsOver 2.569%
- Both teams to scoreYes61%
- Clean sheetReal Madrid33%
- CornersReal Madrid 6.9 · Villarreal 4.010.9 expected
- Cards4.0 yellows expectedRed 8%
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