PREVIEW | Villarreal vs Real Madrid - team news, lineups, predictions

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·22 January 2026

PREVIEW | Villarreal vs Real Madrid - team news, lineups, predictions

Villarreal and Real Madrid clash this Saturday at the Estadio de la Cerámica for round 21 of the La Liga.

Villarreal have 41 points to their name this season and occupy 4th position in the table. Last time out, Marcelino Toral's team slipped to a 1-2 defeat against Ajax (UEFA Champions League 2025/26).

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Real Madrid have won 48 points to date and are placed in 2nd position. In their last game, Álvaro Arbeloa's team won 6-1 against Monaco (UEFA Champions League 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Real Madrid winning 3-1.

Predicted lineups

Villarreal: Luiz Júnior, Pau Navarro, Juan Foyth, Renato Veiga, Alfonso Pedraza, Tajon Buchanan, Dani Parejo, Thomas Partey, Alberto Moleiro, Georges Mikautadze, Gerard Moreno

Real Madrid: Thibaut Courtois, Fede Valverde, Raúl Asencio, Dean Huijsen, Álvaro Carreras, Eduardo Camavinga, Jude Bellingham, Dani Ceballos, Gonzalo García, Kylian Mbappé, Vinícius Júnior

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Villarreal

Logan Costa - Cruciate Ligament Tear
Pau Cabanes - Cruciate Ligament Tear

Real Madrid

Trent Alexander-Arnold - Muscle Tear
Éder Militão - Muscle Injury
Ferland Mendy - Muscular problems

Last starting XIs

Villarreal ( vs Ajax 2026-01-20): Arnau Tenas, Santiago Mouriño, Renato Veiga, Rafa Marín, Sergi Cardona, Nicolas Pépé, Santi Comesaña, Thomas Partey, Alberto Moleiro, Tani Oluwaseyi, Ayoze Pérez

Real Madrid ( vs Monaco 2026-01-20): Thibaut Courtois, Fede Valverde, Raúl Asencio, Dean Huijsen, Eduardo Camavinga, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Arda Güler, Jude Bellingham, Franco Mastantuono, Kylian Mbappé, Vinícius Júnior

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MANAGERS

Marcelino Toral has faced Real Madrid on 27 occasions, recording five wins, four draws and 18 losses

TEAMS

Away from home, Real Madrid currently has two defeats in the last ten games.
Away from home, Real Madrid comes from nine consecutive games scoring goals.
Away from home, Real Madrid comes from five consecutive games conceding goals.
Away from home, Real Madrid comes from two consecutive games without winning.
Away from home, Real Madrid comes from two consecutive defeats.
Real Madrid currently has five losses in the last 23 games.
Real Madrid currently has one draw in the last 14 games.
Real Madrid comes from ten consecutive games scoring goals.
Real Madrid comes from two consecutive games without losing.
Real Madrid comes from two consecutive victories.
At home, Villarreal comes from four consecutive games conceding goals.
Villarreal currently has one draw in the last 18 games.
Villarreal comes from seven consecutive games conceding goals.
Villarreal comes from two consecutive games without winning.
Villarreal comes from two consecutive defeats.

HEAD TO HEAD

Villarreal and Real Madrid have faced each other 54 times, with Real Madrid having the advantage: 31 victories, against six wins for Villarreal.
At the Estadio de la Cerámica, Real Madrid has an advantage in the duels against Villarreal: 12 victories in 27 games. Villarreal has four wins.
In the Spanish League, there have been 51 matches between the two teams, with six wins for Villarreal, 17 draws and 28 victories for Real Madrid.