Villarreal vs Manchester United prediction and preview

Champions League · Wednesday 27 January 2027, 20:00 UTC

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Villarreal vs Manchester United

Champions League · Wednesday 27 January 2027, 20:00 UTC · Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal

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Villarreal vs Manchester United preview

Villarreal host Manchester United in the Champions League on Wednesday 27 January 2027, kick-off 20:00 UTC at Estadio de la Cerámica in Villarreal. Villarreal sit 29th on 3 points after 4 matches, while Manchester United are 17th in the table with 6 points from 4.

Villarreal have collected 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats from their last 5 league games; Manchester United have 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats over the same stretch. Over their last 6, Villarreal have scored 1.3 and conceded 2.2 goals per game, with 4 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Manchester United average 0.8 scored and 2.3 conceded across their last 6, with 0 clean sheets.

The sides have met 7 times in the records we hold: Villarreal won 0, 5 games were drawn and Manchester United won 2. Those games averaged 1.0 goals, 1 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 2. The most recent meeting, on 23 Nov 2021, ended Villarreal 0-2 Manchester United.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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17Manchester United42028806WLLW
29Villarreal4103814-63LWLL

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Head-to-head

7 meetings: Villarreal 0, draws 5, Manchester United 2.

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Villarreal expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Péter Gulácsi, Santiago Mouriño, Renato Veiga, Alex Freeman, Carlos Macià, Tajon Buchanan, Santi Comesaña, Pape Gueye, Ayoze Pérez

Manchester United expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Senne Lammens, Diogo Dalot, Harry Maguire, Leny Yoro, Amad Diallo, Bruno Fernandes, Carlos Baleba, Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo

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