La Cerámica hosted a clash that felt like it came from two different worlds, a true duel between teams living in separate football realities.
Villarreal and Real Valladolid opened the weekend’s LaLiga slate, facing off on a Saturday that carried big expectations. The game, a fixture on matchday 29, unfolded at the Castellón venue, and an unexpected twist emerged as Valladolid pressed to turn a 1-2 deficit into an unlikely victory.
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- Villarreal had won their last three LaLiga encounters with Real Valladolid, extending a stubborn run that saw Valladolid fail to score across those meetings.
- Historically, Valladolid had not beaten Villarreal in six straight league clashes (D2 D4) dating back to a 1-0 defeat at La Cerámica in September 2018.
- Villarreal had not tasted defeat in six consecutive league matches (5 wins, 1 draw), a run that underscored their consistency this season.
- Valladolid had not secured a league win in their previous four LaLiga outings (D2 D2), conceding three goals in each of the last three matches.
- Quique Setién, Villarreal’s head coach, has recorded three wins and three other results from six league games against Valladolid across all competitions (D1 D2), reflecting a tactical familiarity between the sides.
- In the latest domestic action against Mallorca, Paulo Pezzolano became the third Valladolid coach to debut in LaLiga and score three or more goals in a single top-flight campaign, joining historical figures Antonio Barrios (Sevilla, 1949) and José Iraragorri (Real Zaragoza, 1952) in that distinction.
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Expect more footage and analysis about the duel in the days ahead as teams digest the result and plan for the next round.
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Source: Goal