Real Madrid 0-1 Villarreal: result and report

La Liga · Saturday 13 January 2018

Result

Real Madrid 0-1 Villarreal

La Liga · Saturday 13 January 2018, 15:15 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Real Madrid 0-1 Villarreal: match report

Real Madrid were beaten by Villarreal 0-1 in La Liga on Saturday 13 January 2018. It was 0-0 at half-time.

The only goal came from Pablo Fornals of Villarreal in the 87th minute.

Discipline: Real Madrid received 2 yellow cards; Villarreal received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Real Madrid were 4th on 32 points from 17 and Villarreal 6th on 28 points from 18. Real Madrid went on to finish that season 3rd with 76 points, and Villarreal 5th with 61.

Real Madrid lined up in a 4-3-1-2 and Villarreal in a 4-4-1-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Sergio Asenjo of Villarreal (8.4), ahead of Toni Kroos (8.2).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Real Madrid wins, 4 draws and 1 for Villarreal.

Going into the match Real Madrid's last five read D-L-W-D-W and Villarreal's D-W-W-L-L.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 44'Yellow card · Carlos BaccaVillarreal
  • 58'Yellow card · Daniel CarvajalReal Madrid
  • 87'Goal · Pablo FornalsVillarreal · 0-1
  • 89'Yellow card · Lucas VázquezReal Madrid

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Real Madrid 5, draws 4, Villarreal 1.

Team news

Real Madrid line-up (4-3-1-2)

Keylor Navas, Daniel Carvajal, Raphaël Varane, Nacho Fernández, Marcelo, Toni Kroos, Luka Modrić, Casemiro, Isco, Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale

Villarreal line-up (4-4-1-1)

Sergio Asenjo, Mario Gaspar, Álvaro González, Jaume Costa, Daniele Bonera, Samu Castillejo, Manu Trigueros, Rodri, Dani Raba, Pablo Fornals, Carlos Bacca