Analysis and prediction for Real Madrid vs Villarreal: The King's Mettle
The Real Madrid vs Villarreal match in La Liga will take place at 1:00 AM on October 5th. Nghe An newspapers, radio, and television will analyze the teams' form, provide football commentary, and predict the score.
Latest Real Madrid vs Villarreal team news
Real Madrid will continue to be without Trent Alexander-Arnold, Dani Carvajal, Ferland Mendy, and Antonio Rudiger due to injury. However, Eder Militao is likely to return after recovering from an ankle injury.
Coach Alonso is expected to make some changes, possibly switching to a three-centre-back formation to strengthen the defense, with Aurelien Tchouameni potentially dropping back to play more defensively.
Jude Bellingham and Eduardo Camavinga are almost certain to start, while Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior could form a strike partnership in a 3-4-1-2 formation. Federico Valverde is also likely to return to the starting lineup.
Villarreal suffered further setbacks with the absence of Logan Costa, Willy Kambwala, Juan Foyth, and Pau Cabanes. Additionally, Ayoze Perez and Gerard Moreno are doubtful to play.
Georges Mikautadze will continue to lead the attack, most likely partnering with Nicolas Pepe if Perez does not recover in time.
Compared to the draw against Juventus, Villarreal will have a few adjustments: goalkeeper Luiz Junior returns to the starting lineup, along with the possibility of Sergi Cardona, Thomas Partey, Alberto Moleiro, and Ilias Akhomach in the starting XI.
Latest predicted lineups for Real Madrid vs Villarreal
Real Madrid:
Courtois; Militao, Huijsen, Tchouameni; Valverde, Guler, Camavinga, Carreras; Bellingham; Vinicius, Mbappe
Villarreal:
Junior; Mourino, Veiga, Marin, S Cardona; Akhomach, Partey, Gueye, Moleiro; Mikautadze, Pepe
Latest Real Madrid vs Villarreal football match prediction
Real Madrid started the 2025-26 La Liga season with six consecutive wins against Osasuna, Real Oviedo, Mallorca, Real Sociedad, Espanyol, and Levante. However, this winning streak was halted when they unexpectedly suffered a heavy 2-5 defeat to Atletico Madrid in the derby last weekend.
This result caused Real to lose the top spot to Barcelona, but coach Xabi Alonso's team is only 1 point behind their Catalan rivals. Overall, this is still considered a successful start for the Royal team.
In the Champions League, Real Madrid also won both of their first two matches, defeating Marseille and Kairat respectively. They are currently ranked second in the overall group stage standings of the tournament.
Following the October international break, Real Madrid will return to La Liga with an away match against Getafe, before facing Juventus at the Bernabeu in the Champions League group stage on October 22nd.
Last season, Real Madrid won both of their La Liga matches against Villarreal, including a 2-0 victory at home. However, they did lose 2-3 to the "Yellow Submarine" at the Bernabeu in the 2022-23 season.
On the other side, Villarreal also played in the Champions League midweek, drawing 2-2 with Juventus at home. After two matches, they only have one point in the European competition.
In La Liga, Villarreal are playing well with 5 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, earning 16 points and ranking 3rd – 2 points behind Real Madrid and 3 points behind the leaders.
"The Yellow Submarine" is currently on a three-game winning streak in the domestic league, winning against Osasuna, Sevilla, and Athletic Bilbao respectively. Their only defeat this season came against Atletico Madrid, right after the September international break.
Finishing the 2024-25 season in 5th place, Villarreal now have reason to believe in their ability to break into the top 4, especially given Athletic Bilbao's inconsistent start.
Head-to-head statistics show that Villarreal have only won 6 out of 53 encounters with Real Madrid – a rather modest number. However, they have only lost 3 of their last 8 La Liga matches against "Los Blancos".
Latest Real Madrid vs Villarreal score prediction
Based on the above football analysis, we and leading football websites worldwide have provided our predictions for the match.Real Madrid vs Villarrealas follows:
- Sportsmole:Real Madrid 2-1 Villarreal
- WhoScore:Real Madrid 2-0 Villarreal
- We predict:Real Madrid 2-1 Villarreal
When and where can I watch Real Madrid vs Villarreal live?
To watch the Real Madrid vs Villarreal match live in La Liga, taking place at 1:00 AM on October 5th, viewers can tune in to the following channels:K+ Sport,K+PMor online sports channels. We hope you enjoy watching football.
