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Real Madrid vs Villarreal

Real Madrid
#4 · 18pts
1–0Full time
Villarreal
#11 · 8pts

Chances before kick-off

IQAICalled it! I picked Real MadridLast 90 days: 45% right from 387 matches

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Real Madrid should win

Over the last 90 days IQ called the result right 45% of the time across 387 matches. Use it alongside the game, not instead of it.

3 things to know before kick-off

  1. 4Real Madrid have won 4 in a row at home
  2. 3.5Real Madrid average 3.5 goals a game at home
  3. 3Real Madrid take 3 points a game at home; Villarreal take 1 on the road

Recent form

Real Madrid · at home
  • win
  • win
  • win
  • win
Villarreal · away
  • draw
  • draw
  • loss
  • loss
  • win

✓ = win · – = draw · ✕ = loss · oldest to newest

After the match

Real Madrid's narrow 1-0 win showcases defensive resilience but attacking inefficiency. A grinding victory maintains unbeaten form despite subdued second-half performance.

Real Madrid come into this La Liga clash in formidable home form, having won all 4 of their matches at their venue while averaging 3.5 goals per game, compared to Villarreal's struggling away record of 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses from 5 trips. Villarreal sit 10th on 8 points, well behind Real Madrid's 4th-place position with 15 points, and face a Madrid side that's conceding just 0.75 goals per game at home against their own average of 1.8 goals conceded on the road. Real Madrid are favoured at 64% to win this encounter.

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