VILLARREAL. Villarreal and Real Madrid didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Real Madrid was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Estadio de la Cerámica stadium in Villarreal on Saturday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. The referee was José María Sánchez Martínez who was helped by Raúl Cabañero Martínez and José Gallego García. The 4th official was Alonso De Ena Wolf. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11 degrees Celsius or 51.85 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 32%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Real Madrid had a superior ball possession 57% while Villarreal was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Real Madrid had a more offensive attitude with 59 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Real Madrid to win the contest​.

Villarreal shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Real Madrid shot 17 times, 4 on target, 13 off target.

Cards

Villarreal received 2 yellow cards (J. Foyth and R. Albiol). On the opposite side, Real Madrid received 4 yellow cards (E. Militao, M. Asensio, G. Bale and Casemiro).

Standings

After this match, Villarreal will have 36 points to hold in the 6th place. On the other side, Real Madrid will have 54 points to remain in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Villarreal will play away against Granada on the 19th of February with a 8-2 head to head record in favor of Villarreal (5 draws).

Real Madrid will host Deportivo Alavés on the 19th of February with a 11-2 head to head stats in favor of Real Madrid (0 draws).

Villarreal – Formation

Villarreal started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Unai Emery Etxegoien decided to play with the following team: Gerónimo Rulli (7.5), Juan Foyth (7.1), Raúl Albiol (6.7), Pau Torres (7.2), Alfonso Pedraza (6.7), Samuel Chukwueze (7.0), Dani Parejo (7.3), Vicente Iborra (7.0), Alberto Moreno (6.4), Giovani Lo Celso (7.4) and Arnaut Danjuma (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Manu Trigueros (6.8), Boulaye Dia (6.6), Mario Gaspar, Aïssa Mandi, Pervis Estupiñán (6.7), Paco Alcácer, Serge Aurier, Filip Jörgensen, Sergio Asenjo, Yéremi Pino (6.8) and Moi Gómez.

Substitutions

Villarreal made 5 changes: V. Iborra for M. Trigueros (67′), A. Danjuma for B. Dia (67′), S. Chukwueze for Y. Pino (74′), Alfonso Pedraza for P. Estupinan (75′) and G. Lo Celso for S. Aurier (87′).

Best player: Gerónimo Rulli​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Villarreal was the goalkeeper: Gerónimo Rulli. His rating is 7.50. He performed 5 saves.

Real Madrid – Formation

Real Madrid started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Carlo Ancelotti played with: Thibaut Courtois (7.1), Daniel Carvajal (7.2), Éder Militão (7.3), David Alaba (7.1), Marcelo (6.7), Toni Kroos (7.2), Casemiro (8.5), Federico Valverde (7.1), Marco Asensio (7.1), Gareth Bale (6.1) and Vinícius Júnior (7.1).

These were the players on the bench: Rodrygo (6.6), Nacho Fernández (6.8), Luka Modrić (6.3), Eden Hazard (6.9), Dani Ceballos, Jesús Vallejo, Luka Jović (6.1), Isco, Toni Fuidias, Andriy Lunin, Eduardo Camavinga and Lucas Vázquez.

Substitutions

Real Madrid made 5 changes: G. Bale for L. Jovic (75′), F. Valverde for L. Modric (78′), M. Asensio for Rodrygo (78′), Vinicius Junior for E. Hazard (82′) and Marcelo for N. Fernandez (82′).

Best player: Casemiro​

The player that probably impressed the most for Real Madrid was Casemiro.

His rating is (8.5) with 74 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 13.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga.​

• Atlético Madrid – Getafe – 4-3
• Cádiz – Celta de Vigo – 0-0
• Rayo Vallecano – Osasuna – 0-3
• Villarreal – Real Madrid – 0-0