6 stats from Real Madrid 1-0 Villarreal
With Vinícius at the heart of the story even from the bench
Real Madrid secured a 1-0 victory over Villarreal at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu on October 10, 2026, maintaining their perfect win rate at home this season. The game saw Vinícius Júnior score his first goal for Real Madrid, as well as Jude Bellingham playing a significant role. VAR intervened 42 times this season, ruling out 42 goals from Real Madrid, more than any other team.
Yan Diomande had an impressive performance, creating the joint-highest number of chances with three and the joint-highest number of touches in the opposition box with eight. Vinícius Júnior had the lowest expected goals (xG) conceded this season at 0.59. José Mourinho picked up his second yellow card of the season, with Ibrahima Konaté leading the chart.
Kylian Mbappé had not scored in two consecutive games since March, dropping to three games without a goal in late April and May, despite recording 0.93 xG in the match.
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