Real Madrid 1-0 Villarreal: Result, Match Stats and Our Prediction
Our picks against the result
7 of 13 right
- Result Real Madrid win61% 1-0
- Double chance Real Madrid or draw (1X)83% 1-0
- Both teams to score Yes61% No
- Goals over/under 2.5 Over 2.569% 1 goal
- More corners Real Madrid63% Real Madrid (9-3)
- Yellow cards Around average 7 yellow cards · league 4.1
- Yellow cards 7 yellow cards 2.5 Over77% 3.5 Over58% 4.5 Under61%
- Corners Above average 12 corners · league 9.7
- Corners 12 corners 9.5 Over58% 10.5 Under52% 11.5 Under62%
Match stats
Real Madrid Villarreal
- 1 Goals 0
- 5 Yellow cards 2
- 1 Red cards 0
- 9 Corners 3
Goals, yellow and red cards and corners of each club.
Before kick-off
What this page showed before the match: our reasons, form, ratings and records as they were then.
Match summary
Real Madrid vs Villarreal meet at the Estadio Bernabéu on Saturday 10 October 2026 in Matchday 8 of LaLiga, and our model's result pick is a Real Madrid win, with a win or draw as the double chance.
Why this pick?
The pick is a Real Madrid win, and the main reason is simple: our model rates them stronger than Villarreal and clearly above the LaLiga average, with the Bernabéu behind them. What stops this looking like a formality is Villarreal's attack, which has been scoring freely. Madrid, though, carry the strongest defensive rating in the competition and have given up few big chances across their last five matches, so that threat looks manageable. Five wins from seven and home victories over Rayo Vallecano and Inter back the call, and the model finds nothing on the other side. It is a clear call.
Both teams to score: Our model also expects both teams to score. Villarreal and Real Madrid both score above the LaLiga average, although Madrid's defence concedes little.
Form guide
Real Madrid
- L 1-2 at Atlético Madrid (A) LaLiga · 20 Sep
- W 3-2 at Elche (A) LaLiga · 15 Sep
- W 4-1 vs Rayo Vallecano (H) LaLiga · 12 Sep
- W 2-1 vs Inter (H) Champions League · 8 Sep
- L 0-1 at Real Betis (A) LaLiga · 4 Sep
Villarreal
- W 3-1 vs Levante (H) LaLiga · 20 Sep
- W 3-1 at Málaga (A) LaLiga · 17 Sep
- L 1-2 vs Real Betis (H) LaLiga · 14 Sep
- L 2-3 at Borussia Dortmund (A) Champions League · 8 Sep
- L 2-3 vs Deportivo A Coruña (H) LaLiga · 5 Sep
Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.
Attack and defence ratings
0 to 100 against this season's LaLiga clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.
Head-to-head
31 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.
- 24 Jan 2026 · LaLiga Villarreal 0-2 Real Madrid
- 4 Oct 2025 · LaLiga Real Madrid 3-1 Villarreal
- 15 Mar 2025 · LaLiga Villarreal 1-2 Real Madrid
- 5 Oct 2024 · LaLiga Real Madrid 2-0 Villarreal
- 19 May 2024 · LaLiga Villarreal 4-4 Real Madrid
LaLiga so far
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Real Madrid | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18:8 | +10 | 15 |
| 9 | Villarreal | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13:12 | +1 | 8 |
Positions in our table of 20 clubs, before kick-off. Full table
Match facts
- Competition
- LaLiga, Matchday 8
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Estadio Bernabéu, Madrid
Questions and answers
What was the score of Real Madrid vs Villarreal?
Real Madrid 1-0 Villarreal in the LaLiga (Matchday 8) on Saturday 10 October 2026.
Was the OptimaGoal prediction for Real Madrid vs Villarreal right?
Yes: our result pick was Real Madrid win, and the score after 90 minutes was 1-0. 7 of our 13 picks and markets for this match were right.
How many cards and corners were there in Real Madrid vs Villarreal?
7 yellow cards (Real Madrid 5, Villarreal 2), 1 red card (Real Madrid 1, Villarreal 0) and 12 corners (Real Madrid 9, Villarreal 3).
Other LaLiga results that day
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