UEFA Champions League · Matchday 2
Villarreal v Napoli
- Tue, 13 Oct 2026 19:00:00 UTCEstadio de la CerámicaMatchday 2
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
Villarreal 71%Draw 18%Napoli 11%
Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.
Match stats
VillarrealNapoli
48Possession52
0.72Expected goals (xG)1.31
8Shots7
2Shots on target2
3Shots off target4
3Blocked shots1
3Shots inside box6
5Shots outside box1
3Corners3
2Offsides2
3Fouls3
1Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
1Saves0
214Passes225
181Accurate passes189
Match events
- 8′Amir Rrahmani
- 23′Georges Mikautadze
- 26′Santiago Mouriño (assist Gerard Moreno)
- 33′Georges Mikautadze
- 55′Giovane
- 60′Giovane ← Noa Lang
- 60′Scott McTominay ← Leonardo Spinazzola
- 61′Matteo Politano ← David Neres
- 62′Kevin De Bruyne
- 63′Gerard Moreno → Tani Oluwaseyi
- 63′Georges Mikautadze → Alex Freeman
- 67′Nathan Saliba
- 68′Alberto Moleiro → Juan Marcos Foyth
- 72′Billy Gilmour ← Stanislav Lobotka
- 72′Rafa Marín ← Lorenzo Lucca
- 83′Santi Comesaña → Ayoze Pérez
- 84′Pape Gueye → Sergi Cardona
- 85′Giovanni Di Lorenzo
- 86′Tani Oluwaseyi (assist Ayoze Pérez)
Villarreal · Napoli
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
Villarreal77.5↓63'Moreno
186.8↓84'Gueye
146.8↓83'Comesaña
16.8Júnior
126.8Veiga
246.5Saliba
106.8↓68'Moleiro
157.8Mouriño
97.5↓63'Mikautadze
206.8Romero
66.8Navarro
Napoli216.3↓61'Politano
116.0Bruyne
86.3↓60'McTominay
56.3Badiashile
226.0Lorenzo
137.3Rrahmani
66.3↓72'Gilmour
325.9Milinković-Savić
196.3Højlund
166.3↓72'Marín
236.0↓60'Giovane
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Villarreal
- 7Gerard Moreno7.5
- 18Pape Gueye6.8
- 14Santi Comesaña6.8
- 1Luiz Júnior6.8
- 12Renato Veiga6.8
- 24Nathan Saliba6.5
- 10Alberto Moleiro6.8
- 15Santiago Mouriño7.8
- 9Georges Mikautadze7.5
- 20Carlos Romero6.8
- 6Pau Navarro6.8
Napoli
- 21Matteo Politano6.3
- 11Kevin De Bruyne6.0
- 8Scott McTominay6.3
- 5Benoit Badiashile6.3
- 22Giovanni Di Lorenzo6.0
- 13Amir Rrahmani7.3
- 6Billy Gilmour6.3
- 32Vanja Milinković-Savić5.9
- 19Rasmus Højlund6.3
- 16Rafa Marín6.3
- 23Giovane6.0
VillarrealTale of the tapeNapoli
4-4-2Formation4-3-3
0 ptsTable0 pts
-1Goal difference-1
LLLLLFormLLDLW
71%Win chance11%
Head to head
First meeting
Villarreal and Napoli have not met in the seasons we hold. Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.
Recent form — Last five, before this fixture
Villarreal
LLLLL- @Borussia Dortmund2-3
- @Bayer Leverkusen0-3
- vsAjax1-2
- vsFC Copenhagen2-3
- @Borussia Dortmund0-4
Napoli
LLDLW- vsArsenal0-1
- vsChelsea2-3
- @FC Copenhagen1-1
- @Benfica0-2
- vsQarabağ2-0
Where they stand — In a 36-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villarreal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Napoli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
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