Villarreal 2-0 Getafe: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
La Liga Matchday 12 · Sunday 8 November 2026 · Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal · referee C. Muñiz Muñoz · full time
Full time: Villarreal 2-0 Getafe
Villarreal beat Getafe 2-0 in La Liga Matchday 12 on Sunday 8 November 2026 at Estadio de la Cerámica. The goals: Tajon Buchanan 80', Carlos Romero 90+1'. Moneyball's pre-match estimate had this exact score as the most likely.
How Villarreal won it
The opening goal came in the 80th minute: Tajon Buchanan for Villarreal, set up by Nicolas Pépé. Carlos Romero made it 2-0 to Villarreal in the 90th minute (+1), set up by Ayoze Pérez.
It was 0-0 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.
The referee, C. Muñiz Muñoz, showed 4 yellow cards: 2 to Villarreal and 2 to Getafe.
Villarreal: I. Pérez Soto, 4-2-3-1 · Getafe: J. Bordalás Jiménez, 4-4-2.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball's Match Board pick, Villarreal -0.75, was right: 2-0 bears it out.
The estimate's most likely result was a Villarreal win at 62%, and that is what happened. Its single most likely score was 2-0 (12%), exactly the final score.
On goals the estimate was close: about 2.8 expected, 2 scored.
Over 2.5 goals had been put at 53%; with 2 goals the under came in, against the way the estimate leaned.
Both teams to score was 50%; they did not both score, in line with the estimate.
Computed before kick-off from both sides' season goals and expected goals as of 2026-11-08, through a Dixon-Coles score model, and left as it was.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 0.95 for Villarreal and 2.08 for Getafe.
Villarreal scored about 1.0 more than their chances were worth: clinical finishing, or a goalkeeper having a bad day.
Getafe left about 2.1 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.
Getafe created the better chances, 2.08 xG to 0.95, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.
The run of play itself went against the pre-match reading: Moneyball expected Villarreal to create more, and Getafe did.
Villarreal had 7 shots on target, Getafe 1.
Getafe's goalkeeper made 5 saves.
Villarreal had 72% of the ball and turned it into the win.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Villarreal came into it with 12 La Liga matches played, scoring 1.4 and conceding 1.3 a match, with 1.96 expected goals for and 1.12 against, and had won 33% of their matches.
Getafe came into it with 12 La Liga matches played, scoring 0.7 and conceding 1.5 a match, with 0.90 expected goals for and 1.44 against, and had won 25% of their matches.
Villarreal vs Getafe: the match in numbers
| Villarreal | Match statistics | Getafe |
|---|---|---|
| 72% | Ball possession | 28% |
| 0.95 | Expected goals (xG) | 2.08 |
| 22 | Total shots | 9 |
| 7 | Shots on target | 1 |
| 4 | Big chances | 1 |
| 567 | Total passes | 220 |
| 86% | Pass accuracy | 61% |
| 9 | Corners | 4 |
| 6 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 22 | Tackles | 20 |
| 1 | Saves | 5 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 2 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Logan Costa (Villarreal), rated 8.2 by Sportmonks.
Villarreal
- Logan Costa 8.2
- Pape Gueye 8.1
- Carlos Romero 7.6 1 goal
- Tajon Buchanan 7.4 1 goal
- Ayoze Pérez 7.4 1 assist
Getafe
- David Soria 7.5
- Sebastián Boselli 7.5
- Nemanja Gudelj 7.1
- Iván Azón 6.9
- Enes Ünal 6.8
The lowest-rated starter was Andrés García at 6.3. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Villarreal: FC Barcelona vs Villarreal Sunday 22 November 2026 · La Liga
- Getafe: Getafe vs Atlético de Madrid Sunday 22 November 2026 · La Liga
Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.
Questions about Villarreal vs Getafe
What was the score in Villarreal vs Getafe?
Villarreal 2-0 Getafe (half-time 0-0), La Liga, Sunday 8 November 2026.
Who scored in Villarreal vs Getafe?
Tajon Buchanan 80', Carlos Romero 90+1'.
Did Moneyball predict Villarreal vs Getafe correctly?
Moneyball's Match Board pick, Villarreal -0.75, was right: 2-0 bears it out.
Who was man of the match in Villarreal vs Getafe?
Logan Costa, rated 8.2 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Villarreal vs Getafe?
C. Muñiz Muñoz.
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